Week 2 of Biggest Loser

This is the start of week two for our Biggest Loser adventure and I have had several light bulb moments.

1)This is not a temporary thing that I should be thinking about. This weight loss goal should not even be considered a goal, as there is no finish line. This is a lifestyle change.

2)I hate having the write the above crap. It sounds motivational and preachy. Here's the thing, it is all true. It is why I have struggled for years. You can not be successful if you do not make lifelong changes. I can not go back to having several glasses of wine, bread and cheese as a meal. It is not going to happen.

3)Moderation. This is a word that is just not in my vocabulary. I'm sort of a "go big or go home" kind of gal. When I want something, I want it. I am that way with shoes, purses, home items etc. Food is a tricky one for me as I have such a rough relationship with it. I put things on my NO list for as long as possible. Then I cave in and suddenly it is gorge city for a day or even longer. Then I feel guilty and start the same terrible cycle I have for years.

This was a really good week for me and Kent. We both had a 4 pound weight loss. Do we both know most of that is water? You bet! Did we both get in exercise though and make better choices? Yep, so I see this as a win in the Davis household.

For week two my goal is to focus on my fitness. This is the top priority. If this means that we eat at the Whole Food salad bar all week so that there is less time in the kitchen and more time in the gym, then fine. We need to get this habit to stick, the habit of daily fitness. Kent and I are excellent at coming up with excuses for why we don't have time to exercise, but honestly, we do. We watch enough TV, computer surf etc to make it to our gym or run outside daily. We feel better when we are done and I want our family to be that family that walks, rides bikes, hikes etc. Kent and I were both not raised in an environment of exercise, we are going to start that ritual right away.

Knowing what I know about my body...insulin resistance, PCOS etc, I need to do better. I can mope all I want about how it is unfair that my body works against me to lose weight, how it processes foods differently. Really though, those are just obstacles that I can learn to overcome. I have a giant brain that has soaked in quite a bit about food and nutrition. There are days though that I know I am angry that this is my body, that this is what I have to work with. Having the possible fertility issues has only made things more difficult for me to accept. I am going to accept them though because I really have no other choice. No point in denying these facts and then have a donut.

When you know better, you do better. Here's to week two and exercise galore!