I Am Mentally Fit!

Jun 14, 2009

I can't believe that I'm celebrating my 5 month anniversary already!  I'm down 52 lbs so far but the most important thing that's happened in the last 5 months is that I've really truly learned that losing weight is a process.  For me, it's 60% mental & 40% physical.  I have learned to become mentally fit in order to get a jump start on my physical activities.
It took about 2 months post-op to prepare myself mentally to go on this journey in the healthy way.  It wasn't easy in the beginning.  I literally had to drag myself off of the sofa to go to the gym, even though I was losing 3-4 lbs a week.  What got me through was mentally visualizing myself at the gym working out at maybe  a size 10.  Then I told myself that the way to get there was to get my ass off of the sofa and get moving.  I started out doing cardio for 15-20 minutes 3-4 days a wk, and strength training 2-3 days.  Now, I'm either in the gym doing cardio 45-60 min. or riding my bike for 1 1/2 hours 6-7 days, and strength training 4 days.  I am now a gym rat  with so much energy. 

The hardest part of this journey for me is eating.  I've been good with the things that I know I will never eat again, like sweets that are high in sugar (>15gm).  My problem/issue is that I always have to fight to get my 60gm of protein in.  Usually I'm always forcing those 5-6gm at the end of the night so that I can hit my goal.  Although I think I'm a "grown as woman" because I have mastered the mental aspect of this journey, I see that I still have a lot to learn about how to pace myself throughout the day so that I can get always reach my protein goal. 

The journey continues...

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