My Journey Back to Trudy - Day 77: Interim weight goal achieved

I'd like to say just a few things, before I hit the sack - it's sooooo late, but this is the first time I've had a chance to write!

Today was Day 77 = the end of 11 weeks of eating healthily. My interim  weight goal was to have lost 10kg by this weekend (Cape Town International Jazz Festival). I weighed myself this morning, and to my utter surprise and delight, I had lost a total of 10,2kg. I am now 5,5kg from my goal weight, which I want to have reached by 30 June this year. 

Just a few thoughts:

1. I thought about why I'd chosen an event's date as my interim goal date, and I must admit it was initially about my visibility on the night, and the ego-driven side of me anticipating people's responses to my weight loss. However, as the weeks passed, and the full impact of what I was doing (radically altering one aspect of my life, in order to radically alter my approach to everything else in my life) dawned on me, I became a lot less invested in what people said, and a lot more interested in the journey itself, and how it was changing me - especially psychologically. 

By the day that I went to the festival (23 March), I was in a completely different head space to when I'd started (8 January), and I was actually not wanting to hear people's opinions of my physical changes. To my relief, only one friend I hadn't seen for a while commented.

And another thing about pinning a goal to an event date - it's actually something I've done before, with other goals. 

2. I've been thinking about what it is that's made me remain constant, with my revised lifestyle, and I've figured out what it is: eating healthily is not something I do - it's who I am, now. When I started this journey, as I've said before, I was completely ready; it was like something had switched on inside of me, and there was no off switch. I've recently been to an event where there was a buffet spread. Unlike before, when I would've over-eaten, in my attempt to try as many tastes as possible, this time I sought out the protein and veg options that I wanted, and ate as though I was eating at home. My relationship with food has changed significantly. 

3. Exercise development: I started planking, a few days ago. Yes! Strengthening my core. It's another aspect of the journey. I'm still dancing, and still loving it. 

4. A change I've noticed is that I enjoy almost everything about my life. The things that don't change their status as ''not enjoyable'' are the things I'll eliminate from my life when the time's right. This is a process of shedding unwanted baggage, to prepare for a lighter existence. 

                   Before my gig on Sat 24 March 2018. Day 76 of eating healthily. 10,2kg down.