Hehe ! Well, all I know is I only tried twice to lose some weight and both times I did it on the first try, I don't quit once I have decided to do it. In the early 90's (1990 ? 1991 ?) I lost 35 pounds within 100 days and now I've lost around 61 pounds in 6 and a half months. My mistake after the initial weight loss was cutting down (quitting !) on the exercise a few years later around 2000-2001 after a bad break up with a girl I loved ... and then eating bad food quite regularly, something I'll try to avoid from now on.
I remember the very night this girl broke up with me
I was eating a whole container of ice cream, so
typical !! I probably put on 25-30 pounds in a year after that ... emotional eating !
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It slowed down later but still adding a 10 pounds each year and eventually getting to 280 in late 2008.
Hopefully once I am done with this on nov. 1st 2009 it'll be the last time ever I have to lose a lot of weight like this, twice in a lifetime is enough... I'll just maintain my weight in the low to mid 190's most likely and it'll be fine.
A year is a long time to stay focused though, so I have already made plenty of big changes to make it, things I can stick with long term that will help me maintain my weight once I am done with this break neck pace.
HabitCal, No S'ing, shovelglove, cycling (summer), jumping jacks (winter) ... I have all sorts of programs I made, things to do to exercise, what to eat, the best food, all that ... things to make it easier to get through the year.
I just have a solid plan from the get go, the basic idea ... I decide how much I want to lose and how long it should take me to get there. I try to be 'reasonable' with my objectives although others might think it's really *crazy*.
I set the main objective, then the monthly objectives, then the weekly objectives (Well, 5-6 days really) and then I make a graph and I do what it takes to remain under the line as much as I can. This means watching my diet and exercising a lot of course.
Of course I change my objectives all the time depending how it is going, so I don't get too discouraged if I am not able to make it all the way ... but for the most part I am right on the money ... I just checked one of my first graphs I made way back and even in december 2008 I was predicting I would be around 219 pounds at this time, mid may 2009 ... my weight right now : 219.6 ... almost a bull's eye several months later.
You have to be really motivated and willing to work hard cos' it won't be easy of course. There are temptations everywhere but being motivated really helps. I think you have to motivate yourself first though, others can help you later on but the main motivation has to come from yourself.
Cheers !
Marc
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