To read how I got into this crazy fiasco of losing 10 pounds in a month, you can read Weight Loss Challenge for Losing 10 Pounds to catch up. Here is my continuing story….
I failed…. or did I? One month went by and I lost a total of six pounds. Actually, it was six pounds one week, four pounds another. Although I know weight can fluctuate and I’m okay with that, at the end of my deadline, I was back to two pounds. It was a roller coast of excitement and frustrations.
Have I benefited anything? Absolutely! My dizzy spells have subsided, my energy level has shot through the roof to the point where I can’t sleep at night, I don’t wake up feeling like a truck ran over me in my sleep, my focus is back, my kids seem to like me more and I want to play with them more, I have an overabundance of patience with them and my clothes fit better. I have found a new love for yoga. Especially on those days where I don’t feel like working out, I’ll go to yoga and still feel like I’ve accomplished some kind of workout. Above all, I’ve accomplished everything I really wanted to accomplish.
What my sponsors said…. “You’re not giving up…” It was like they knew my brain was gearing up to get back on junk food and give myself permission to skip a couple days a week at the gym. If I call it quits now, I walk away with very little money to donate to my church. My sponsors all asked, “Since you didn’t lose all 10 pounds, couldn’t you extent it another month and buy more time?” It was like they knew my brain was tricking me into giving up.
Ugh! So here I go again, another month. This is exactly why I had asked for sponsors. If I failed, my sponsors were going to make me keep going until I accomplished my goals and I knew I wouldn’t do that for myself. I make it sound like a bad thing, but I know this is very good. I made it through Halloween and mountains of candy spread out all over the floor. No wait, I didn’t make it through Halloween. I started eating chocolate and I learned something after a few days. Chocolate was one of the factors that gave me dizzy spells. All month, I had lost any cravings for sweet treats and junk food until I treated myself to chocolate. Then I felt like I ended up back to square one. My daughter offered me an Almond Joy today and I was happy to turn it down.
I refuse to give up…. I’m convinced that my body needs a little extra time to lose 10 pounds. I’m giving it one more month and I am determined to make it through Thanksgiving! Thank you for all your support. If it wasn’t for my sponsors, my faithful readers and God, I would’ve given up after the second week. That email I received a month ago was a sign from God and there’s a lesson to be learned from this. I’m very curious to find out what that lesson is going to be.