Well, it's Wednesday, which means that this morning was the first workout with our trainer since our weigh-in Monday night. It was a SERIOUS workout, too! We did exercises, running, lifting, treadmill, lats, elliptical trainer, rowing, and recumbent bike. And most of us are still having to do all this while carrying severe amounts of excess weight.
I think the powers that be are afraid we are all going to run off the rails with our diets on Thanksgiving. At this point, it doesn't concern me at all. It's not "willpower" - it's understanding that I'm working too hard to throw it all away for a meal. Our trainer told me today that you can ruin weeks of working out with one day of uncontrolled eating. It's not just the extra calories; metabolism, sugar and salt levels, and other biological factors can get all messed up. Maybe if we spent the day being thankful instead of spending the whole day focused on food, it might be beneficial.
We had our church Thanksgiving dinner last night, and I cheated. No, not with my diet... I went through the line before anybody else and fixed my plate, and stuck it in the microwave. Not because I'm special, but because I usually end up going through the line last, and the few dishes I picked out that I could eat from would probably have been empty if I had waited. Instead of lingering over the dessert table, I brought a couple of sugar-free Jello cups for my sweet tooth. Then I hid in the kitchen and ate to avoid any discussions of what I could and couldn't eat!
This will probably be my last post before Thanksgiving, and I would like to express my gratitude specifically for this experience. I am thankful to God for bringing me to this place in my life. It was no accident, and nothing that I did, that got me into this process. I'm thankful for our trainer, Johnnie Hughes, who is gifted in uncovering hidden potential. I'm thankful for my teammates - five unique and terrific people - and especially thankful for my "Big Sis" and my "Little Sis". I'm thankful for all the people at PHC who have given so much to us already. I'm thankful for the six other competitors on the blue team - a constant reminder that we have to do better, and also an encouragement, even though we only see each other once a week. I'm thankful for my support system - my family, my church, and my facebook friends scattered across America. Not one day has passed that I have not received encouragement, and not one day has passed that I have not needed it. I'm not going to lie to you - none of this is easy. If you've ever watched The Biggest Loser, we are doing much of the very same thing they are, on much of the same equipment, but without the 24-hour access to trainers, chefs, doctors, massage therapists, producers, etc.
The most important things in my life are God, my wife, my children, and my church - and while this experience is taking time away from most of these, I will be a better person, and better suited to be all I can be in all those roles. It will pay huge dividends.
Finally, thanks to those of you who read my blog postings at echavis64.blogspot.com. Maybe you will find some humor, some empathy - maybe even some hope - as I write on a daily basis. Have a happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Ed
1 comments:
Eddie, I am just so proud of you. I knew when you started this thing that you had the motivation and the determination to do this to the end. Like I told you earlier, Henry & I could see the difference last Sunday in Sunday School, and I can't even imagine what we are going to see this Sunday. I too, am trying to lose weight. I'm not doing all that stuff you are doing but I am on the treadmill everyday, and counting my carbs, I weight every Saturday morning. Last Saturday I had lost 16.4 lbs. since Nov. 7th. I can't wait to weigh this Saturday. We went to Ryans Friday evening, and I had baked chicken w/o skin, turnip greens, string beans, carrots, and for desert I had sugar feer jello.
I was completely filled up and satisfied. Today will be turkey, turnip greens, carrots, brussel sprouts, and Henry has defrosted a pumpkin pie from Swam's. He will be eating that, not me. I will have
fruit. If Henry doesn't watch out he is going to be on insulin because his BS is running so high.
Doesn't it feel good to be able to get in clothes that you thought you would never be in again. I am really proud of myself, lets both keep up what we are doing. I pray for you each day. Have a blessed Thanksgiving with your family.
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