I've gained about 20 pounds of the weight back over the last couple months:
Yeah, it's shocking how fast the weight can come back on when you are not paying attention! I'm not going to make any excuses, I just let myself go plain and simple. I did weight myself every day for the past two months since I've been writing on here, so I will add those weights to my weight chart so you can see exactly how my weight fluctuated during that time.
I think a lot of things combined together to make this happen, but it came down to what I've been talking about over and over, and that is what is my major motivators. My primary motivation for losing the weight was that my clothes didn't fit, I was out of breath all of the time, and I had aches and pains, etc. Well, most of those issues had gone away, and with that I was not as motivated. Add to that a huge increase in my workload and some other challenges, and my weight was not my primary focus. That's not to make excuses, I own my weight gain, and I could have and should have stayed on despite those things, and I should have and now will find new motivators.
So now I'm to the point where a few of my clothes are just starting to get a bit snug, and it's a reminder/wake-up call. I'm still working out what my new motivators will be, but they will center around being able to play with my kids and be around for them a good long while. There are also some things I'd like to do that I can't at my size.
So it's back to One Meal A Day (OMAD). I did OMAD today, and had spaghetti for dinner, which is what the family was having:
It wasn't too bad to OMAD. The hardest part was just saying no to all of the snacks around the office. Someone brought in donuts today as usual, and someone else had oreos at their desk, and a couple people had halloween candy. I made it though! And I know I can do it!
So I'm going to do it again. I'm 270 right now, and my goal is to lose 50 pounds in 90 days again, so in three months I'll be 220 and feeling great! That's lower than I've ever been in my adult life, so I can only imagine how good it will feel.
