Can An Old Dog Learn New Tricks? Where NCN Gets Real

Oct 08 2007

Posted by NCN as Life

I had a pretty good day today. I started off strong - but I’m up late and I really want to have a snack. As most long-time readers will note, I always spend much more time writing about personal finance - and I usually post here for a while and then slack off. Why? Because managing money is easy! Losing weight is hard! I hate the fact that I can “do everything right” and the scale doe——-

Still here? Good. You see the junk that you just read? That was NCN from, say, the past 10 years. I’ve complained about my weight - and then I’ve talked about how I “do everything right” - and then I whine about not losing weight. No more! Instead of putting a pretty face on an ugly pig (so to speak), I’m going to be brutally honest. Losing weight takes time, dedication, and hard work - and I have done a very poor job of managing my time, I have failed to be dedicated, and I have slacked off on the hard work. So, instead of griping and complaining, I am actually going to listen to my own advice and DO something.

Today, I did a great job of managing my hunger. I ate when I was hungry and I made good choices. I did some work around the house that needed to be done and I managed to get in a little exercise. I’ll weigh in in the morning to get a good “starting weight” - and then I’ll know where I need to go from there. I plan to hit the gym and get my fat rear moving.

For those of you who are tired of seeing me start over - imagine how I feel! Will this time be different? I sure hope so.

As added motivation, in the next year, I am going to run in a race - I’ll decide what kind and how long later - but I’m going to get up off of my fatness and do something. Seriously. No, I mean it. No, really…

Here’s a list of races to be held in Georgia.

2 Responses

g_face

October 9th, 2007 at 4:44 am
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Good luck man!
wealthy_1

October 9th, 2007 at 7:42 am
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Dear No Calories Needed,

Congratulations on your commitment to your health and well being! Starting again could mean that fitness and nutrition are very important to you and have always been a goal. Sometimes we put a goal on the back burner to focus on another goal. I think it’s a matter of which one is most important at the moment. I mean, all goals are important, we just prioritize.

Unlike you, I find focusing on my finances very, very difficult. In fact you and many other financial bloggers have inspired me to start blogging. I just completed my second entry at http://collectingmycash.blogspot.com. My goal is to use my blog to become and stay focused on being debt free. I have also listed my debt reduction chart on the NCN Network.

Anyway, back to you. It seems that your debt reduction plan is very detailed. Have you considered making your health and wellness plan just as detailed?

Have you considered any of the following:

1. How much water are you going to drink every day?
2. How many meals will you eat? Will they consist of a quality protein, a quality carbohydrate (brown rice, sweet potato, whole grain pasta or bread)and a green vegetable or salad with low fat dressing?
3. How many calorie do you plan to consume each day? Calories really do count.
4. When you go to the gym, what is your resistance training plan?
5. How much cardio will you do each day?
6. When will you rest?
7. Do you plan to take pictures each week? This is a very powerful tool. You may not see progress from week one to week two, but from week one to week four you should.

Also, today zenhabits has an execellent entry comparing losing weight to losing debt.

I wish you continued success!