I've now lost half the weight towards my goal. I reach this milestone with a mixture of joy and frustration.
I am on day 70 which means that I've not eaten proper food for 70 days. Phew! There are been some genuine white knuckle moments but I am pleased that I have stuck with it and know I can manage the next 30 days without too many challenges. I mean, if I've made it this far why would I give up now, right?
On the other hand, I am frustrated to the core that having not eaten for 70 days my weight loss has been significantly below the expected weight loss for the program. I should be losing .5 pound/day or 3.5/week. I haven't. I lost far less.
My mind gets in my way and I start thinking I could lose this without the starvation element. I start thinking I could eat sensibly and exercise and lose even more.
But then I convince myself that I've got to stick to my commitment to myself to finish the 100 days and this morning I find myself going to yet another meeting of my "group".
I know that at the end of the 100 days I'll still have at least 20 pounds to go to my goal weight and realise that I will have to keep working beyond 8 June to lose those final pounds.
Oh, give me strength!
3 comments:
Here is wishing you all the strength you need and want.
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I admire your stamina.
I'm not sure it is stamina....more stubborness!
There is no way on earth that I could stick to a diet like this. If it is stamina or stubborness, you have it. Hang in there.
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