Striving for 100. Part 1

 Striving for 100

Part 1

The plan is to do a recap weekly until I eclipse the 100 pound weight loss. This is how it starts.

Why 100?

Its a funny story actually. I worked with a guy that was a big weight lifter. He was trying to bulk up, and I was in the constant struggle to lose. I was around 290 at this time. He asked what my goal weight was, which remains at sub 200. One day he said

 "you should just get over 300 and then start your weight loss. That way when you get under 200 you can say you lost 100 pounds!"

Well....unintentionally I did pass the 300 mark. If you don't know, I maxed out at 309 once upon a time. Ugh. Heavy. 

Fast forward to today....his comments have resurfaced. Back then that 100 pound mark seemed so far away. To fathom losing that much was difficult. How does a person go about it? Turns out that losing the weight is the same way you gain it.....a little at a time. 

Yes it is much easier to gain than to lose, anyone and everyone knows this. I can gain 50 pounds in what feels like a week. And it can take years to lose that same weight. Anyway, getting off track.

Reaching 100 pounds will be incredible. As of this week I am around 15 pounds away. Yes that is up from last week. But....I was likely dehydrated last week after Fast Fitty and the warm temps. Weight will fluctuate every week. While my trend is still moving down, I simply don't lose every week. Body needs time to reset and find balance. Next week will be trend down again. Water weight can be 3-4 pounds week....in either direction. Crazy, but true. 

So I am 'striving' for 100 pounds down. Why 'striving'? Well, my Exercise Physiologist finishes his emails with 'keep striving' and it has stuck with me.  The definition means to "make great efforts to achieve or obtain something". It is a great term for this situation. Its actually a great term for this entire weight loss journey. 

I need to 'strive' for the 100 right now. Its a short term goal that I have. I have to be more consistent on the bike. I have to take extreme care with what I put into my body. I have to make the great efforts to reach this goal. I am right there, and I have the tools to make it. I just need to use them. Follow along as Week 1 gets started. Check back next week to see how it went and what the plan moving ahead will be. 

Constant adjustment. Stay focused. Be better today than you were yesterday. Keep moving forward. Lets Strive together.