Okay. So I missed my first transformer goal by 0.7 lbs. While I am diappointed in this loss, I sure am proud of the 5.8 lbs I did lose this month. Time to sharpen my focus and work towards meeting my round two goal. But losing this round has me thinking a lot about excuses.
Many of my friends at work have heard all about the dietbet, and are offering up a lot of excuses for me:
You're gaining muscle. It's true. I've been running about 25 miles a week and I can feel new, hard muscles where there once we not.
It's the holidays and we're working so much. That's true, too. I work in a jewelry store and between Black Friday and Christmas, I am at the store between 60-70 hours a week.
You already look great. Thanks! I agree. I was pushing the upper limits of a size 18 in August and now I can slip into a size 12 dress. I'm liking what I see in the mirror.
And all that is great, but I am still obese, and I need to do something about. Me. Obese. I don't think I've ever said the words out loud--"I am obese." I like to spout out excuses like, "BMI doesn't accurately depict people with a lot of muscle. George Clooney is considered obese." While I do feel like I have a lot of muscle, I have seen pictures of George Clooney in a swimsuit on his yatch and I am no George Clooney.
I need to stop believing that widely accepted standards don't apply to me. I live in San Antonio, which in my opinion, is one of the greatest cities in the world, but we have one big problem. Obesity. An obesity rate of 39% to be exact. And you know who is contributing to that statistic? Me. I'm part of the problem and I need to put down the chardonnay or bag of chips or the slice of cake and leave that label behind.
I've got 9 lbs to go before I'm in the category of simply Overweight. It feels bananas to want to be considered Overweight (another word I do not like to say out loud) so badly, but man! I can't wait.
Onward!