January 2021: 7 pounds
February 2021: 5 pounds
March 2021: 4 pounds
April 2021: 3 pounds
May 2021: 5 pounds
54 pounds down in 10 months.
I think it's finally time to start using real numbers.
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On August 1, 2020 I was 240 pounds. The highest I've ever been.
Today I am 186 pounds. The lowest I've been since June 2014.
(I haven't been under 175 since 2009.)
In February, I went from 203 to 198. That was a big deal. This month I went from 191 to 186. Closing in on my college weight of 180.
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I've admitted many times in this space, a common sentiment:
"Food makes me happy." -2010
"It's no secret that I derive great pleasure from food." - 2018
Back in 2007, when I first adopted healthy habits, I described it as "breaking my dependence on food" and "eating food as fuel, and not as pleasure."
But as I learned by watching Ted Lasso, every disadvantage has it's advantage.
I used to view the idea that food makes me happy as a flaw or fault. I inherently connected food making me happy to unhealthy eating habits and being overweight and didn't see a way to untie that thread.
But now I do.
Food makes me happy. All I needed to do was to find a way to incorporate healthy choices, healthy habits into the equation. So I can still look forward to food. I can still try new recipes and snacks. Now my passion for food is an advantage. While I'm not about to enter any TV cooking competitions, I know how to make healthy food that I find delicious.
Google says it can take anywhere from 18 to 254 days for a person to form a new habit and an average of 66 days for a new behavior to become automatic.
After ten months of eating like this, it's now true to say that healthy eating is important to me.
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In two months, I'll post one-year before and after progress pictures.
Keep stacking good months.™
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