The Long Haul
Tony commented on my Week 30 post:
Nice job John! Keep up the great work. 30 weeks is along time. It’s very impressive and inspiring to see how dedicated you still are.
He is not the first person to say something along that vein. I have mentioned the diets I’ve been on, the money I’ve spent and the tonnage that I have lost and gained. If Tony is impressed, the comments I am getting from people that have known me for any length of time are slightly less than encouraging.
I have posted on my personal blog, the list of mini-goals I have placed in front of me, currently working on losing 25 lbs. between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
Yesterday I heard a comment at Weight Watchers about “being successful in the long haul“. To tell you the truth, I am surprised that I am still having success 30 weeks into this journey. So I made some calculations as to just how LONG the long haul is going to be.
Over the last 30 weeks, I have lost an average of 1.8 lbs. per week. At that rate, it will take 78 weeks to reach my goal weight of 196 lbs.
78 weeks sounds like a LONG time!
But there is something else that is only going to be around for another 78 weeks.
Something that is a bit MORE in the public eye.
I removed the link/animation I had here… I’ll give you a hint… 78 weeks takes me up to around January 20, 2009.
There will be a MAJOR event taking place that day.
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Thanks Rick, I honestly forgot where I was posting. I removed the link.
I was feeling a little sorry for myself that I’ve been attending Weight Watchers for 7 months now and I’m still not at my goal. Then I realized that if I hadn’t joined WW when I did, 7 months would have gone by and I would still be 80 lbs overweight.
I’m trying to keep the perspective that the time is going to pass either way, whether I take action or not.
Keeping up motivation and a good attitude is one of the major ingredients for success. I will posting week 65 weighin right after I finish this — lost about 80 so far, with 60ish to go. What keeps you going is remembering this is a life style change forever – not a quick fix.