In response to a Daily Blog entry about Diet bets:
www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=betting_on_weight_loss
My friend and I decided to bet $20 per month for 11 months to get lose x # of pounds and whoever did it would get the pot. I thought the number of pounds lost was too much for 11 months knowing my own history of trying to lose weight. She was convinced. I told her at the end of January that I couldn't do it because a) I wouldn't have the money and b) she too could ill-afford the money either since is in debt no thanks to a hubby who is always late on child support.
What's more, it clearly wasn't enough of an incentive for either of us. Even in December she was convinced that we could do it but she didn't lose more than 2 lbs and I haven't lost more than 5.
So we've just let it go. She's clearly not ready and I wasn't until recently. My motivation right now is not so much losing weight but just to move my body. If I can do that, then I know I'm on the right track. I also am focusing on getting good foods. That's all I can manage right now. The added pressure of the # showing on the scale is too much.
What I didn't write with the above comment at the daily blog site was that I am also participating in a Biggest Loser contest at my school. About 15 staff members have joined in. Half the pot goes to the winner and the other half is divided between the first and second runner up. (There are no teams or drop outs). Even thin people joined in just to support every one else which was great.
I haven't moved down much on the scale since we started 5 weeks ago. But what it has done for me is jump start me to move this body and eat better. We end during the fourth week of March. I don't think I"ll be in the top 3 but that's ok. I'm just moving and eating a little better.
Tonight, I dragged myself to square dancing. I am very tired tonight and really didn't want to go back out. It was a tough day at school and I was worn out. I toyed with not going but after seeing a couple of ladies at school walking the building for 1/2 hour I knew I had to go because maybe I can be the biggest loser in a month or so. I can't let those ladies win LOL
So tonight was someone's 70th birthday and his wife brought a cake to the dance hall. I didn't eat even one crumb. I had brushed my teeth before going and don't want to brush again. It also helped that it wasn't chocolate. I'll eat white cake but it's not my favourite. So, I didn't have any. And I didn't even get a twinge of want either. Yay me!
I am going out to Boston Pizza so I thought to research choices ahead of time. After all, the last time I went there (about 9 months ago) I had one of the worst items you could ever pick. My choice today isn't the best but it is not even the worst either. Calorie-wise, I can live with it but the sodium and fat isn't the best.
I'll also have a side salad. I chose the caesar because I prefer it over garden. In fact, the garden with house dressing is worse than the caesar. And the fries are actually less calories and a bit less fat than the salad but the sodium is much too high especially since I am already having an item that has way too much sodium.
I slept in this morning so I'm having a brunch instead of lunch and breakfast separately. So that should help with my calorie consumption. I am going to see a movie too after supper and I'll be full from food but it will still be hard not to munch on something during a movie.
On a side note, I made it to Curves last night so that makes the third time. So now I can put a check mark under that item for the Renewal Challenge. It has also put me over the amount of minutes planned to do per week. So I upped the minutes by 30 so now I am trying to commit to 120 minutes per week to exercise. I also include shoveling and snowblowing in my minutes because it does burn calories.
Now I have to figure out what i want to do for exercise. Hmmmm, I could walk to the restaurant. It's a 15 minute walk. I'll have to keep an eye out on the temperature. It's -18C right now brrrr so that's a bit nippy.
I made it to Curves tonight. I have signed up there for the "Renewal" program whereby we commit to 8 weeks of going 3x per week, stretching afterwards, weighing in once a week and showing a food diary once a week. Tonight made twice this week. I will go again on Friday.
I also walked there even in this -26C weather. It was -22C when I left and then 30 minutes later when I got home it was -26C. Colder walking back! BRRRRRR Thankfully I only live 4 houses up! (And there is absolutely no excuse for not going because I'm soooo close!)
I even shovelled a bit when I got home.
On a side note, we had Mass this morning. The school is right beside the church thankfully. At my old school, it was a km walk there one way and we might have had to walk. Sometimes, though, our principal would get busses because if the wind was too cold... bad bad bad. But not at this school hehe. but it was blinking cold. It was 500 yards at most and my legs and fingers were frozen by the time I got there. I couldn't feel them they were so numb! ouch! And deep freeze through the weekend too!
