Day 200: Time To Get SERIOUS !

 




Time for a new mission statement. My goal for 2025 was to lose 100 pounds by 12-31-25 but I've failed miserably. At some point I need to pick myself up and try. A realistic goal at this point is 50 pounds by 12-31-25, so that is where I will start. When will I start ? I don't know .. do I need a "starting point" ? I don't. Every day that I don't "start" just adds to my misery. I plan to just take each day as it comes and do what I can to move closer to where I want to be. Life has changed and I haven't been able to adapt just yet.


So today is Day 200. I've spent the past 199 days making little effort to get on track and work hard to lose the weight. I'm happy to say I made it onto the treadmill today ! It was 21m40s plus the usual 6 minutes of warm up and cool down. It's 12:13 pm now, so I got it done before noon rolled around ! I also took a shower right after I got up, so that is out of the way for the day. Last accomplishment (so far) was ordering some Nutrisystem gift cards for my next order, which is due to process later this week. I'm a bit sad as they no longer have my 2 favorite dessert items: the chocolate cupcake and the lemon zest cake. They also don't have the rotini with meatballs that I like. I'm hoping these items will come back soon. If they keep removing all the things I like, I may end up canceling the program. 


From a food perspective, there is much work to do. I'm ok when it comes to breakfast and lunch most days. Dinner isn't awful either. What is really kicking my butt is ice cream ! I mentioned that I bought 2 half gallons on Saturday and I've had ice cream 2 days in a row now. I haven't even TRIED to minimize the portion. I sat down last night with a giant bowl and thought to myself, this is like 4 portions. Then I ate it all. So the goal for today is a single serving. I did have store bought Chinese for dinner last night and the leftovers were lunch today. I've also been eating hotdogs. They'll be my dinner tonight. Once the hot dogs are gone I'll be back to Nutrisystem entrees for lunch and dinner.

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