Great! I'm on my way towards a new low again. Still a little ways to go - New Year's celebration wasn't too kind to my weigh-ins, but now we're moving. I dropped 1.1 kgs since yesterday, reaching 83.1 kgs. My lowest so far is 81.6, so there is still 1.5 kgs to go. I'm pretty sure I'll reach that goal before the end of the week.
Today, I will spend the morning at home. I have a work-from-home option, if we don't have meetings and interviews at work, and I am claiming that option today.
Hopefully, the mail man will be here to drop off the "packages" today, and I want to be here to receive them. No so much cause I am all eager about getting my hands on them (cause I am!), but more that it's quite some hassle if we're NOT here and have to get them at the post office. It takes another day for them to get there, and it's a good walk away. I'd much rather have them delivered to the door.
Winter is supposedly coming to Denmark today. They're warning about storms, rain, bad weather all around, and so the class tonight has been canceled. No teaching the kids. That's kind of a bummer, also because I won't be making any money, but it's out of my hands. Oh well. I get to set up my new toy instead.
Today's breakfast was what is ALWAYS is on workdays: Two HUGE glasses of water, two slices of low-fat rye bread, a slice of ham, and two boiled eggs. It's a great breakfast, it tastes good, and it'll keep me full for HOURS. It's all good. It's even reasonable on calories - 399 cals.
I know some of you have heard or read this before, but I do find it to be such an interesting topic, and I know there are a lot of new buddies that might not have heard of this:
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/08/05/adults.who.eat.eggs.breakfast.lose.65.percent.more.weightI find it really interesting, it's a very easy-to-do tip, and something I have done every single day through my weight loss journey.
I love when we find these little useful tidbits of information, that we can really use and apply, without it taking a whole lot from us. Sometimes things easily get too complicated, and that's when the going gets rough for me.
I need my weight loss journey to be simple and easy. I know there are a lot more things I could do to speed up my process, build muscle (which I can't really allow myself to do due to my BMI requirement for surgery), lose fat, trim and look good. However, I also know that if I set up TOO many rules for myself, then I will not make it to the end.
That being said, what I do to lose weight today is WAY more advanced than it was when I started. I have slowly implemented new rules and systems to what I do in order to keep it as optimized as I can handle, and to not get too much in a rut.
In the beginning I basically set out to do a diet that I could handle. Something easy and accomplishable. I found it in calorie counting with FatSecret, and it was pretty much a walk in the park. It's just a matter of doing it with honestly and accountability. If you eat it, register it. It enters your journal before it enters your mouth. No questions asked. I didn't do ANY exercise at all. Just that. I lost insane amounts just doing that.
So, for those of you who are newcomers here, and read my journal, I'd start there. Register your food. Also when you have a bad day. Also when you cheat. ALWAYS do it. Make it LAW. Then, when you are upset a few days later because you DIDN'T lose any weight, then you can go back and see what you ate, learn from it and do better next time.
Of course, then build an exercise regime that fits you. I had the hardest time doing that, and I wasn't motivated as I was still losing weight. However, I feel today what I wish I had felt back then - it feels GREAT to exercise! :) I am really getting into the groove on it, and now I don't think I want to be without it. Even wife is slowly getting into it with her morning exercises. I am now a little later online as my morning exercises are delayed a little so she can do hers first before work. I can live with that - I'm just happy that she gets to work out a little and stretch before work.
Then, the last thing that I fully think is good for us for losing weight, is to write a journal. I think FatSecret is a brilliant place for that, as you can allow your buddies to comment. You can learn a LOT from the comment section of your journal. Also, comment on others journals. It makes you think, it makes you read, it makes you focus on your weight loss journey.
It doesn't really matter what you write about. It doesn't always have to be weight loss related. Anything goes. :)
As a matter of fact, here is something not at all weight loss related:
I'm watching a brilliant DVD from Glenn Hughes - one of my big music icons. He did an amazing semi-acoustic show in Australia 6 years ago, and I'd love to share one of the songs with you. It's one of my favorites, and this is such a beautiful rendition. I hope you like it.
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Today, I am thankful for
- being able to work from home, waiting for the mail man.
- Day to day delivery of mail in Denmark. :)
- Coffee!
- A good, hearty breakfast. Try a soft boiled egg, cut in half with a little chili pepper drizzle on top. Yum!
- An easy afternoon at work today - one interview, that's it!
- No teaching tonight. Yes, I'm thankful since there is a storm warning, and I'd have to walk to the school. Also, gives me time to play with my new toy. I think I'll name it "Tabby". LOL.
I hope your day will be as awesome as mine! I know mine will rock, no matter what happens! :)
Life is good!