My weight is holding steady today, but still trending down overall. I’m perplexed at how much harder this round of weight loss has been compared with every other time I’ve undertaken a weight loss regimen, diet, whatever you want to call it. Shoot, at 50 years young, it’s so much more work than it was even four years ago. That’s when I first successfully lost 45 pounds on The Plant Paradox and Longevity Paradox. I’ve found Plant Paradox to be a very powerful approach to healthy living. I will incorporate it increasingly in this blog as I go. It’s the only way I’ll reach my target weight of 190 pounds in a sustainable manner.
Zero + ; Quartet ; M: 92 ; C: 55 ; P/U: 50 ; W : 4mi
Health R.O.S.
- Weight: 215.3
- BMI: 29.1
- Fat %: 22.4
I know that slow and steady wins the race. I can’t expect to rewire my brain and rebuild my body in a few short weeks. Patience!
It’s worth mentioning that I did lose a belt loop yesterday. Frankly, looser clothes communicate a whole lot more than any scale ever will! A belt loop is equal to an inch off my waistline. That ain’t nothin’.
The scale versus the belt can be quite the poundage paradox!
It’s not what I tell you to eat that’s very important. It’s what I tell you not to eat that makes all the difference.
– Doctor Steven Gundry M.D.
On the sobriety front, while marijuana has virtually disappeared from my consciousness, alcohol, especially beer, continues to whisper to me throughout the day. Not constantly, but consistently. As I look at a Sober September, that voice is already hinting at what we will drink to celebrate sobriety on the first day of October. Talk about a powerful paradox!
This voice also likes to remind me that going to the mountains (my happy place) will never be the same without a pack of brewskies. So, as I continue on in my sobriety journey, I’ll need to actively work to redefine my relationship with my beautiful wooded retreat.
Lastly, I’ve spent a lot of time recently working through my Core Beliefs. On my morning hike, I kept encountering piles of litter. Every time I saw one, I become angry and annoyed. I often stop and pick litter up on my hikes, but today it was out of control!
I reflected on this annoyance and realized that I possess a deep seated ‘need’ (aka Core Belief) to seek and establish order. This is probably why I feel a profound sense of satisfaction when I finish cleaning the house. In a world full of people who simply throw their garbage everywhere, this is something I’m going to have to come to grips with. One day at a time…
Today will be a ‘Nickel +’.
