Second Week Slump?

Well, here we are again my friends, and I wish that I could tell you that I am this awesome rock of a man, that is impervious to food temptations and is "the man" when it comes to staying on track. But that is not me, and this world of weightloss is littered with moments where we all stumble. I am no different. The question that I had to ask myself is what type of man am I?

Well this second week I feel that I am doing a lot better about knowing the man that I am, and using that to my advantage in this bout with fixing the weight issue that has plauged me for a long time. So therefore knowing myself I know that I have to stay on plan, and the plan must be a part of my daily routine. So I am working on doing all my eating and supplement taking at the same times. That worked great most of the week. I have a plan no matter where I am, at home, at work, and at my girlfriend's house. All the places that I would be in a week I have good food, and support waiting for me. I also know that I like a variety of food, well if you read last week, the food list I have is not really that diverse, so I did what I could. I NEED the process of tracking my food, even when its revealing that I messed up a little. As much as I want to check my progress on a scale during the week before my weigh ins, I don't. I have been on the other side of that, and obsessed, and that is not healthy for me. So, here are some of the high points about my week, and some of the snags that I ran into. To share one or the other only would be less than open with you guys, and with myself.

SNAGS:

1. There were moments that I ate food that was off of the list.
2. I could have been more diligent with working out harder.
3. I could have tried to look for more recipes to not have such a "boring" diet.

SUCCESSES:

1. When I ate off the list, I was making conscious decissions, and set myself up for tasting and enjoying something without all the excess guilt. (sharing meal with my girlfriend so that only half the temptation was there. Eating 3 Pretzel M&Ms and then handing the bag back. Having peace about my decisions and not beating myself up about them. Knowing that the weightloss was a numbers game, and that if on the average I was better that I used to be, I was going to have good results.)
2. I will get better at this, and I am placing some tangible goals for excercise in my near future. ( Warrior Dash, and Pat Tilman Run) I am looking at you.
3. Well I love to cook, so this should be no problem. On the upside, I have found out I make pretty salads, (more color, more appeal in my book) my grilling is making me feel extra manly. Thanks to my new friend Guillermo (my girlfriend's new grill) grilling has been an awesome experience, and we are eating healthy together.
4. I tracked my butt off, and for me that is so huge, I used to leave things off in my past trys at losing weight, but not writing it down, doesn't erase that it happend. This ownership over my food has been great for my journey.
5. I feel the love, people have been encouraging both on here, and in my life in general.
6. Clothes is getting less restrictive. Loose clothing is a good indicator that things are heading in the right direction.

The Tale of the Tape:

1/20/2011- I weighed 361 lbs

1/26/2011- I weighed 353 lbs

2/3/2011- I weighed 345 lbs

So far I am 16 lbs less me! I feel great, I feel motivated, and I feel that I am more than capable of doing this.

Things that I am learning along the way:

Trust: Trust the system. Trust yourself to make the right choices. Trust God, to walk with you through your trials, even if they are ones that you have made for yourself. I have been prayerful in this experience, not that God would make this all just go away, but that he would be there walking through this with me as I find myself doubting, or dealing with things and issues from my past that have come up along the way of doing this.

Thanks for reading, and I look forward to keeping you posted on this journey I am on.