Way back when I started my "get healthy" kick I honestly wasn't sure I'd ever get this far but today I got the Goal Accomplished achievement in Lose It.
In 5 days it will be one year since I had a cigarette. Yes I still occasionally miss them, but not enough to start again. Hard to believe it's been a year. It was very hard at first but I'm so glad I quit.
Since January I have lost 91 pounds, and I'm not allowed to go to the gym right now (haven't been allowed since 8/10). I'm really missing the gym, but I hit my initial target weight this week. I've subsequently reset my goal to be about 10 pounds less but that should be pretty straightforward.
A lot of people ask me how I did it. Here's what I did:
Smoking: I picked a date and quit cold turkey. No drugs, no cheating no nothing. Yes it sucked, yes I was an ass, yes I was crabby and yes I put on about 25 pounds quitting. The weight pushed me to part 2 of the plan.
Weight: I started by just changing my diet and going to the gym. At first I just logged my weight on the phone, then i got the Lose It app which I use to track my food intake and exercise amounts. You can see how you're doing every day. At my peak I was going to the gym 4-5 days a week. I cut down to 4 days and one day of Yoga with Merinda. When I cut my arm I had to stop the gym but will start again as soon as I'm medically cleared for the gym.
I do my best to record EVERYTHING I eat. It's ok to go over your calorie target. It's ok to gain a little every now and then as long as your overall progress is down. Hell, you'll have weeks where you don't lose anything and just gain. It's the same as smoking, just keep at it, and keep working and the weight will come down.
The hardest part for me will be to keep the weight off. That part starts now.
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