Weigh-in Eve

I'm wrapping up Week 3 of this weight-loss journey which I am calling The Drop.

The first week I dropped 11 pounds. Who knows how much of that is water, and how much of that is legit, but I gained 3.2 pounds back the second week (Christmas to New Years). Tomorrow morning, I weigh-in for week three. For some reason, I'm nervous.

Yeah, I struggle with making good food and drink choices.

In less than four years at Washington State, I put on almost exactly 100 pounds. From Slot Reciever to a situational Defensive Tackle. I learned to love being full. I lifted like crazy and got after life. We won tons of games and everything was going great.

I was never good at wanting to lift and run, but always knew what had to be done to take care of business. My athleticism and size were good enough to keep me rollin', but it was never about discipline, it was just about getting done what needed to get done in order to be an effective teammate.

Strong as a necessity. Unfortunately, never as a passion.

In my adult life, with no physical goals to chase, my lack of intrinsic motivation has led to some very inconsistent results physically. When I worked with a team and there was the potential of playing, I hit the gym hard. When I was just a coach, teacher, or analyst....the weights got dusty.

But I engrained that love of feeling full. So, the pounds began to fluctuate.

• Down to 250 in Innsbruck as a player/coach

• up to 278 back in the States as a teacher/coach

• down to 255 in Hohenems as a player/coach

• back up to 283 in the States as a teacher/coach

• down to 265 in Salzburg as a player/coach

• up to 290 in Traun as a coach

• down to 275 contemplating a move to coaching college ball

• up to 315 during the pandemic

• then up to 325 as I transitioned to Athletic Director

• then up to 336 with all the commuting to and from Puyallup

Now it is the eve of my third weigh-in. Week one was down, week two was up. I hope I can get back on track. This Drop cannot fail.

I've lost a total of 7.8 pounds heading into tomorrow's weigh-in; that's 6% of my goal after two weeks. Though I struggle to stay focused on clean-eating and more movement, I am starting to notice the difference.

The Drop works like this. I'm aiming for a consistent loss of two-to-three pounds per week. As of the last weigh-in, I am dropping faster than my goal-pace (seen in green in the graphic below).

Key: Blue Dot (Weigh-In), Green (Target Window), Blue Line (Trend Line)

The goal is to keep the blue trend line in or below the green target window. To track my habits and make adjustments as I plateau.

I was tempted today at lunch, hungry, stressed, a bit of brain fog setting in...but I was good and got a Greek salad. Not exactly Keto, but a massive step up from a habit of just hitting up Taco Bell's drive-thru.

So here's to tomorrow morning. Pray for me.

-Bonnell

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today's daily devotional & reflection (usccb)

Tuesday after Epiphany

• 1 John 4:7-10

• Luke 4:18

• Mark 6:34-44

Reflection:

"Five loaves and two fish."

Love & understanding teaches you not to see limitations, but possibilities. The disciples see the impossibility and enormity of the task at hand. There are BUT five loaves of bread and two fish. Jesus sees what is possible and provides. Talk about a lesson in looking for perspective and making things happen. Where there is a will, there is a way. This was a good reading for my current journey.

Thanks be to God.