Days 5 & 6 - My Obesity Free Challenge
The Magic of Thin, part 2
On my last post I described some of the feelings that many obese people feel about being thin…that it is the magic solution to all of life’s problems. If only I was a normal size; if only I wasn’t 200 pounds overweight; if only there was a way for me to stop eating so much food; if only there was a pill so I could just lose this weight… Furthermore, I will be happy when my desire is met.
Choosing happiness over food
What if we approached it differently?
What if we decided to be happy because we were alive?
What if we chose to be happy because we had an opportunity today to live more in line with how we want to be? Would you make different decisions if you were happy? Would the need for food to comfort you be so powerful?
If you were happy, just with living, with the family who loves you, with the friends you enjoy, with the job that pays you money, with the home that provides you shelter, with the animals that turn to you for support…if you were just happy…would massive amounts of food be that necessary?
Let me know your thoughts…
As for my challenge; Sunday was an oppressively hot day in Central New York, so I just walked with friends at the beach. Calories were @ 2300 (included beer and ice cream - not bad actually.)
Monday, heat is still bad, but I got out for an early morning walk with the dog, and more spinning in the evening. Calories were @ 1850. Just 6 days into the challenge, clothes are looser at my waist and hips. I am resolving not to weigh myself until the 9th of September, just to have a purely objective experiment.
Based on the success so far, I predict about 10-12 pounds of weight lost, with 1.5 inches lost around my waist and hips, each. That is the goal for the pants for the trip.
How is your challenge going? Have you been tracking your calories?
Final question for the evening;
What are you concerned would happen if you just were happy in your life now?