So what I failed (for now)…..
Well I set a goal of reaching 200 lbs by the 18th and I didn’t make it. As it stands right now I weigh 201 lbs. Why didn’t I make it? One thing: obsession. I’m an ‘all or nothing’ type of guy generally and for the last few months have been a little psycho about chewing off the fat around my midsection. Too much psycho actually. I’m eating right, exercising with intensity and proper form, etc, etc. The problem is, at least I believe, is that my body is saying ‘HOLD YOUR HORSES, NOT SO FAST’. In a little over two and 1/2 months I’ve dropped 29 lbs of fat. That is almost 3 lbs a week. That’s pretty decent weightloss. I’m also seeing an increase in strength and relative muscle size, which obviously has to be offsetting some of those numbers with muscle gain. There comes a time when one has to be realistic about how much weightloss they can do in a set amount of time and it be healthy and/or not burning up precious muscle. A few years ago this failure may have deralied and set me back. But you know what, so I missed my weight goal, but that is not going to stop me from having a healthier tomorrow. Slow and steady wins the race….and I’m stil just warming up. Blessings!
August 21, 2008 at 11:14 am
Goals are really just arbitrary figures…who’s to say a goal is realistic when we make one? I look at them as just things to help keep us motivated along the journey to improving our bodies and our health. Your progress is fantastic, and isn’t making progress the best goal we can achieve? Keep it up!