Fast(ing) Food: Two Months In

I can’t believe it has been two months already. I will tell you one positive thing about this intermittent fasting diet— it is easy to follow. I cheated only once, and it was the morning after a weekly weigh-in that I was happy about.

The downside to this diet is that it is only supplemental. As stated in my first entry about the Intermittent Fasting Diet, “I know that this diet isn’t the final solution, but is merely the launching pad for me to get back on track and gain some control and self-confidence while I get back to health.” I was spot on with that reflection.

In the last two months, I found myself very much taking a two-steps-towards-weight-loss progress, followed by a step-or-two-backward. Each week as I weigh in, I know exactly the justification for either my progression or regression. The weeks where I get average close to 10,000 steps a day and hit the gym once or twice are the weeks I make progress. I’ll see insane jumps; one week I made nearly a 4.5 lbs drop in weight.

Then there weeks where I don’t make any progress, and I think back to lazy days spent on the couch in the air conditioning avoiding a heat wave. Or, there were the evenings with friends with a few beers that I never "worked off." Or, how I went a week and a half without going to the gym.

Now I’ll be honest, there were definitely justifications for the weeks where I didn’t do work: back injury flaring up, wife having medical issues, being a stay-at-home dad for the summer while taking a grad course, and there was a really nasty heat wave for about a week. However, I need to appreciate these things for what they are and realize that I also have been using them as a crutch. I have DVDs that I can workout to. I can wake up early and go for a quick jog around the neighborhood before my wife has to go to work and before it gets too hot.

To be honest with you, internet folks, it isn’t just laziness and excuses. With finishing grad school and the vastness of summer vacation upon me, I feel a little lost. I feel as though I have no goal, and therefore no drive.

So right here, right now, I am making a pledge:

I am going to take time to meditate starting as soon as I finish this draft, and plan on continuing every Monday. I am also going to start doing Yoga twice a week because I can, and because it would be significantly good not only for helping me towards my weight loss, but also to help my spinal recovery. Hopefully, I will be able to check in soon enough and provide an update as to what kind of goals I set for myself and what kind of benchmarks I make towards that progress.

Thank you all for checking in on my progress— I hope to hear from several of you to help keep me accountable.

What pledge will you make to hold yourself accountable to your goals?
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