Weight....does it really tip the scales?

When you’re on a fitness path, there are a lot of things you are concentrating on. That’s a given. How does weight factor in? I’m not an expert, but since it is #healthyhumpday here on the blog, I’m going to share my thoughts on it. I’ve worked out alone and I’ve had trainers. I have had good trainers, and I have had bad trainers. The one trainer I connected with, let’s call him T, still stays with me on every part of my journey, even if he’s not with me physically. The things he taught me and the inspiration he provided was immense. He was the only person that I allowed to play with my diet.

Food is important on your workout journey, I know that. I just wasn’t seeing any results with the tried and true methods that everyone else used. One morning, I broke down all of my frustrations to T and we got me on a plan. I can’t “diet” or calorie count or look at macros when I am on the road sometimes up to three weeks of the month. It just isn’t going to happen. If I wanted to get my weight under control, I needed something simpler. I got a plan that worked. I got a plan, that even now when I’m feeling bloated or fat, I revisit to help take some pounds off. I know when I have slacked, as the weight comes back on, despite my exercise. It might not work for others, but it works for me. I know what I can and can’t eat. I know what I absolutely cannot eat and what I should try and avoid. It is easy to order at restaurants now, portions and calories don’t matter. If the food is in the yes or sometimes column then I can eat it. Simple. Life on the road isn’t horrible that way.

I’ve gotten to the heaviest I’ve ever been this month – I HATE that. I have been cheating all the time. I dropped the plan and left it in ruins. I have kept up the exercise bit though, so yay? I’m going back on the plan full time. I’ve dropped sugar all together, which last time resulted in a big drop once my body acclimated. I’m hoping since it’s been two weeks, I’ll start to see that anytime now. =) I drink my water. I exercise in the morning, fasted cardio. I am committed to dropping to 160lbs, but I still have a ways to go. I weigh myself every day. There are various schools of thought on this, I find it comforting to know what I’m confronting. I’m a data person, the more I have, the better my decision making process.