Friday, March 13, 2009

Weekends and Weight Loss - Oh My!!


Good Friday the 13th and day 5 of my weight loss journey.

Only a .2 of a pound loss from yesterday, but loss is the key word. In four full days on my program I'm down from 194.2 to 190.4, and if you believe the body fat %, down from 34.9% to 32.1%. All in all, I'll take it.

Two quick topics for the day - How to handle your weight loss plan over a weekend (especially the 1st weekend), and is Fast better than Slow in the weight loss process. PLEASE ADD YOUR COMMENTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOG!!

Weekends are for kicking back, shopping, March Madness, NASCAR, pizza, eating out and all the obstacles that many people use as excuses to blow all the good work done during the week. So how do you deal with it and stay on your plan?

  • Focus on your goal - if your goal is strong enough you will find it easy. Hang a pair jeans you want to fit into on your bedroom door so you can't miss seeing them.
  • Plan to stay busy - plan your Saturday and Sunday to be more than a couch potato. Failing to plan is like planning to fail.
  • Don't let yourself get hungry - fruit, carrots, celery sticks, water.
  • If you eat out plan to take half your meal home - eat something you're not eating at home, like fish or lobster, but watch the butter.
  • Focus on how proud you'll be with good results on the Monday morning weigh-in.
Fast versus Slow.

I'm a believer in Faster is Better. Many weight loss "experts" say that slow, steady weight loss of a pound a week is the best way to lose weight and keep it off. I find that a slow process is the quickest way for me to lose my motivation - how about you?

Here's a quote I subscribe to, "Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its' value." Seeing results quickly is the best motivator I know. That's why doing a daily weigh-in keeps you on track better than a weekly weigh-in. There's too much wiggle room weighing in weekly because you always think you can catch up in the last couple of days.

So my weekend is planned to stay busy (mainly working on my website) and I'll weigh-in each day and report back on Monday.

Hope you all have a great and focused weekend, and you may get motivated to join me (if you need to) on your own weight loss journey on Monday.

Regards,
Bill Ehmann
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1 comment:

  1. I love your new blog! And, YES! I know I owe you a phone call...so call me and give me your new #! Congrats on your Blog and your weight loss commitment...as of today I have lost 50 lbs! I started my journey on April 4, 2008.

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