05/24/17
Day 71 Extreme Accountability Challenge
Starting weight 304 pounds
Destination weight 175 pounds
Total weight loss to date 49.8 pounds
79.2 pounds to go
When I started on this journey of posting my scales daily to Facebook, it was a little over a week after taking the picture of my scales at 304 pounds pictured above. I had this idea of posting my scales daily to Facebook for maximum accountability, but I was hesitating, not hesitating to change my eating habits, but hesitating to go “all in”. It took, as I’ve written about several times, Hyo Kim, giving me a push, to get accountability. I had been on dozens if not hundreds of weight loss plans, even the one that I am using now, I had used 3 or 4 times before. So something must have been wrong with the plans, right? Wrong!
My level of commitment was the problem, always had be, and potentially always would be if I didn’t face it head on.
Facing this giant that haunted me was scary.
Sometimes people comment to Extreme Accountability Challenge Participants that we are brave to do this. As for me, I can tell you it was scary, I don’t consider myself brave in posting my weight, humbling, to not be strong enough to get the job done without this public admission that I haven’t been able to get the weight off on my own.
But when I pushed post, this mountain got smaller, the mountain of willpower that I lacked, got a lot smaller. When I get tempted to cheat, or discouraged that it’s taking so long, this posting of my scales, gives me that extra strength that I never had before. The refrigerator is smaller, the fast food signs are dimmer, the only thing that I can clearly see is 175 pounds up in the distance. I will get there.
If you’re watching wanting the courage to join us, you’ll never have enough. I heard someone say that courage is just the willingness to take action despite the fear. Take action now
Join us, and…
Press forward.
175 pounds here I come!!!