So, here we are...8 days until the end of this game. You can see it in our facebook posts...or some lack of posts. It is not as much fun as 21 days ago. Not because it is not fun to lose weight, but because this is the teetering point.
At 21 days, they (whoever "they" are) say that a habit is formed. I disagree...I think it is more like 2 months or so for a serious good habit to be formed/bad habit to be given up. But I don't have a "they" behind me...this is my opinion.
I have a friend on the game who is truly eating the same thing everyday, and she is totally fine with that. However, I think she was doing that before she started playing the game...she just wasn't eating all of the right foods.. Once she bought into how the game worked, she jumped on board. She loses a pound a week. She won't win a "game" but she's won a bigger game with herself. She is not saying "T minus 8 and counting." She is in this for the long haul. She takes her days off well...enjoys them and the food she is eating, and moves on. She doesn't have regrets because she has jumped on this bandwagon with two feet, and she is in it for good.
This same friend doesn't complain when things are not working the way they do with everyone else. Although she envied my 5.9 pound loss for the first week of this game, I envied more that she didn't GAIN weight the week after Christmas when we were off the Holiday Game and waiting for this game to start. She didn't gain because her good new habits are that--she has gained a habit, and is continuously losing weight...slowly, but the formula works...she plays the game EXACTLY as it is supposed to be played.
So to my friend, and she knows who she is, I say cheers...she is not a person who puts herself all over the place, but she is one of my heroes in this journey. She has found what works, and thankfully, it works for both of us...And when those who don't want to stay on the bandwagon, jump off, I know she will be right alongside with me...riding slowly, with all of our new habits, weighing less, feeling great, and in a better, healthier place.
good post! I think I have a lot in common with your friend. I a losing slow....but sure do feel a lot better inside and out. The changes are small but I know significant. But I do feel envious of those who lose bigger numbers. My personal goal was to lose 10 pounds this game and I have 1.5 to go this week but when I hear that others lost 15-18 their first game I do feel envious! However, I am already planning new milestones for exercise and food planning for my second game. That "looking ahead" is a new, positive change for me personally. Thanks again Barb for saving me!
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