07.20.21

Losing Weight is my Master Goal

I have been obese for as long as I can remember and have tried to lose weight for just as long.

Of course, losing weight will change this. The obesity has had a negative effect on my self-confidence and my focus in life. Reflection showed me this. I have tried many times to lose weight but have never been successful. I get to a point and then throw it all away.

It is time to become the thin person nature intended me to be and enjoy myself and my body.

It frightens me to see photos of myself. I know I am obese, but looking at a photo makes me see reality but not accept it. I never look into a full-length mirror because I won’t see a reflection of what I want to see. I will see a reflection of reality. I am a realist in all aspects of my life except where it comes to my weight. This needs to change. I just want to take pictures of myself and embrace my body.

 Let’s look at the steps to get there.

• 1–Eat Less
  • Cut down on bread and other starches
  • Embrace intermittent fasting–there is enough info out there to do it properly.
• 2 – Exercise
  • Do some weight training every day
  • Do cardio on the exercise bike twice a week
• 3 – Drink water
  • Drink more water
  • Go for 2,5lt per day–I am currently drinking about 1,5lt per day.
  • Use water to suppress appetite
• 4 – Drink coffee
  • Use less milk and sugar

It should be easy to lose weight, but it has taken me decades to achieve nothing. I have noticed each time someone compliments me on my weight loss, I immediately regain that weight, and more. I need to stop that. I will be at my ideal weight of 95kg by 30 October 2021.

27kg in about three months? Is this even possible?

REVIEW PROGRESS ONCE A WEEK

Track food and water consumption daily, but weigh yourself on a Monday morning only. Weighing myself every day has really given my mind a beating. Up one day, down the next. Losing up to 2kg in one day and then gaining it back over the next few days, even though your diet and exercise routine hasn’t changed a bit. Very stressful on the soul.

As much as I hate looking at myself in mirrors or pictures, I will be taking photos of my progress. I’m still mulling over daily or weekly pics.

DAY 1–again, for the umpteenth, and last time.

You’ve heard it all before, I know, but give me this last opportunity to lose weight.

Weight at 07h30 is 122.30kg

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