Everyone hits a lull, I suppose, and I think that ten weeks into this, that isn't too bad (it is suggested that it takes a person 6 weeks to get into a habit so now that I'm where I am, I know that I can't falter for a very long time now especially with this ecletic mix of happiness pounding in my ears)
So, to get out of this, I went looking for a goal-date predictor which I found on a forum (if anyone wants this, to motivate yourself, then forward me your email in a comment or get in touch via my twitter (@flelafel ) and I'll send you this graph. It is an absolutely EXCELLENT graph. You simply enter your details and from that you're told your BMI, BMR, percentages lost and all sorts. You can see it on a chart. Main thing too, is that it shows you when you're predicted to reach your goal. It records your transformation and progress over the course of a year with not too much difficulty. Here's an image (you enter your details in the yellow boxes and then the red arrow signifies where you can opt to see your progress in graph form. If someone like me who can't even format pictures properly can use it, then anyone can!)
From this, I've been able to see my progress in table form and it's put in perspective how much has changed. I'm looking at it differently now because yes, it's gradual and I want it to go faster, but if it's done at a healthy rate, I feel the effects will be more long-lasting.
MY STATS AFTER TEN WEEKS
- I have lost 22.5 lbs/10.21 kg
- I have lost 3.49 from my BMI
- I have lost 98.69 from my BMR
- I've lost roughly 0.3 pounds per day and roughly 2.5 pounds per week
- I've lost 24.19% of my target loss (22.5/93)
- My estimated goal date: March 19th 2013
Seeing your progress on a chart, with very little effort involved except data entry, has made it realise how far I've come, but it's not just the figures that can prove how much I've changed my lifestyle around. A few months ago, I'd get out of puff walking up any incline. I'd laze around in uni eating probably ritz crackers or some equivalent and we'd watch TV vacantly. A friend of mine and I ate whole tubs of Ben and Jerry's to ourselves during our exams in May, now I won't even touch a carbohydrate without thinking twice. It really hit me the other day - when I was packing up my stuff from uni, I couldn't even lift my huge suitcase (hid it in the garage and avoided packing it - sneaky student through and through, and yesterday I carried it up the stairs with no great difficulty. I'm sprinting on the cross trainer. I paid, yes, paid for a couch to 5k app and I'm in my second week, having avoided running for most of my life! Rather than just sneaking in from nights out, I'd be going out to swim at 6am. I'd drink pints and gin in the daytime - I haven't touched even a drop of alcohol since graduation two and a half months ago (that's not such a great achievement, but for me it's a huge adjustment!) Post-exams I used to fuck around like a inebriated troglodyte, and now my heart is set on my diet and fitness, and of course, moving to Spain. My mind and thinking finally feels healthier and adjusted, my body - cleaner, fitter, and like I'm finally testing what it's capable of doing.
I've gone from being this beery lazy gin-soaked loser to...well, less of the alcohol and laziness. And I feel like I've achieved something. I'm not fully transformed but I'm here, I'm writing this health kick blog, and I'm trying. I'm transforming, slowly but surely...
Still, I'm going out tonight. No drinks, just unadulterated fun. We'll see how that goes, in this tiny town! Have a great friday
Xxx
PS To motivate myself moreso, I've also bought this bad boy. Currently holding £22.50, £1 is put in every time I lose a pound. See how that goes, eh?
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| Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad... |
