Goodbye 90s!
Oct. 22nd, 2003 07:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pasitheaSo... This morning the scale told me I weighed 187! Woo! First time in 3 years I've been below 190. Okay, it isn't much below but it gave me resolve. I biked home from work this evening, the whole 11 miles, not just the two to the train station that I biked in this morning. Even after lotsa water, lunch, and dinner, I'm still just a smidge under 190! Two weeks ago I was at 200 so I'm rather happy indeedy. It sure is nice to watch those numbers creep down.
Our family doctor had a patient die last year and it had really really upset her. She has been concerned about my weight (which went up almost 50 lbs after surgery) So... I promised her I'd lose at least 30 pounds before my next annual checkup. I'm really obsessive about keeping promises so this gives me a lot more motivation to do it. Also, I have a deal with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
centauress that I will wear a costume to FC if I lose the weight by the end of November. So plenty of motivators. The negative motivator, of course, is time. My time is insanely valuable to me and taking an hour out of my nightly schedule to clear the space, set up the DDR mat, exercise, and shower was frustrating because I see it as time lost. Bicycling home from work tonight took 45 minutes. Driving home at absolute best (2 in the morning) is 20 minutes and driving home at a regular time is usually more like 30-45. There was a big wreck on the road I drive home on tonight. 2 cars smashed up pretty bad, two fire trucks and an ambulence. Cars stacked for a good mile. I flew past them on my bicycle. Yay for positive re-enforcement!
So... Exercise with at worst a 2 minute time hit to my schedule plus the air of superiority that comes with snooting at car drivers about their big dirty vehicles. I can so handle this! :D
Our family doctor had a patient die last year and it had really really upset her. She has been concerned about my weight (which went up almost 50 lbs after surgery) So... I promised her I'd lose at least 30 pounds before my next annual checkup. I'm really obsessive about keeping promises so this gives me a lot more motivation to do it. Also, I have a deal with
centauress that I will wear a costume to FC if I lose the weight by the end of November. So plenty of motivators. The negative motivator, of course, is time. My time is insanely valuable to me and taking an hour out of my nightly schedule to clear the space, set up the DDR mat, exercise, and shower was frustrating because I see it as time lost. Bicycling home from work tonight took 45 minutes. Driving home at absolute best (2 in the morning) is 20 minutes and driving home at a regular time is usually more like 30-45. There was a big wreck on the road I drive home on tonight. 2 cars smashed up pretty bad, two fire trucks and an ambulence. Cars stacked for a good mile. I flew past them on my bicycle. Yay for positive re-enforcement! So... Exercise with at worst a 2 minute time hit to my schedule plus the air of superiority that comes with snooting at car drivers about their big dirty vehicles. I can so handle this! :D
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Date: 2003-10-23 07:17 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-10-23 11:27 am (UTC)Bicycle instead of driving.
Play DDR instead of video games.
Don't sit on the computer all the time.
Don't let Jeff cook all the time ^-^
And especially - Don't eat out.
Like I said. In an annoying way, it's easy.