The Rise and Fall and Rise of Operation 309

 The Rise and Fall and Rise of Operation 309





June 11:  Today begins Operation 309!  I have posted 6 index cards around my house reading Operation 309 as a reminder of my current goal and where I want to get by August 1, 2022.





What is Operation 309?




It’s really rather simple.  It is getting my weight to or below 309 pounds.  




Why 309?




It’s 309 pounds bc the weight loss clinic wanted me to be at 310 and I want to be better than that?




Why August 1, 2022?




It will be almost 2  years since I started my path.  My Doctor and RD said that is where the statistics say I should be after 1 year.  I want to get there and beyond ahead of schedule.   




Why do you need this goal and these reminders?




Honestly, because I need to be constantly reminded of where I want to go.  I want to post these reminders in places I will see them when I am in a position to do things not in my path.  Whether it be grab a fudge bar, or some protein sticks when I am bored and not hungry.  Or if I’m in the car going for a coffee and I am like one ice cream cone won’t hurt me. I want reminders that there is a bigger picture here.  There is something I want more than snacking while bored or having that small gratification of ice cream.




Now I’m not saying that ice cream is bad or snacks are bad.  I’m saying I want to have a reminder rod my goal so that I can ask myself, are you really hungry or are you bored?  If you're bored then let’s find something to do that challenges you mentally.  Write a chapter.  Puzzle.  Walk your dog.  




It has become easy for me to fill boredom with snacking.  




Are there other reasons?




Yes, the first 200 was easy.  Or it felt easy.  It’s gotten harder.  My body has changed. I don’t drop weight like I did.  So, where I used to be able to pass boredom, I logged and counted snacks I can’t anymore.  So, I need help focusing on that.




What else?




My body is a temple and I must fuel it properly.  I’m in training now.  Not just for survival.  For endurance events.  I’ve signed up for a 62 mile ride.  If I’m going to put more fuel in, then it needs to be good fuel.  Not snacks.  Not cones, or sticks, or popsicles.  




Operation 309 is about walking the path, to help build the machine.  The machine is turning my body back into a racing machine.  Lavaman will be my bitch but before that Le Tour De Fuzz it is on.  Who knows what’s after that. 




18 lbs. to goal if I go by my last logged weight!  18 lbs. in 50 days… It's a challenge.  It’s a worthy goal.  




What’s  Next?




THIS IS SPARTA!






Reassessment after writing:  




June 19:  Writing a week after original writing: I talked long and hard with my therapist about this.  While my weight loss goals have not changed my outlook on Operation 309 has.  I have gone through my weight loss over the last year and half or two years with little to no stress.  That’s because it was never about a number, it was about a lifestyle change and commitment to living healthy.  If I gained 10 pounds before August 2 or if I lost 30 lbs is the number on the scale the true measure of my success over the last year?  Or… Or are there things I can do now that I couldn’t do a year or a year and a half ago?  I think my doctor who has said if I lived the rest of my life at the weight I am today she’d be happy would probably agree the line in the sand is arbitrary.  What matters is what I can do today that I couldn’t before I committed to a healthy life:




  • Ride my bike 20+ miles and attack hills

  • Walk a 5K but be ready to do a 10K, hell let’s be honest walk without pain

  • Move freely without pain 

  • Touch my toes

  • Fit in an airplane seat without an extender

  • Walk my dog multiple times a day

  • Chase my dog in the backyard

  • Lay in the ground with my dog and play

  • Get myself off the floor without help or needing to be pulled up

  • Energy to cook, clean, shop

  • Fit into jeans

  • Have clothes that fit and I mean really fit

  • Going from a size 8 or 9x to a size 3x or smaller in some cases

  • Being able to butterfly!!! Yes that’s right I can fly

  • No more blood pressure medication

  • No diabetes medication 

  • No stomach medication



The list can go on and on because the results are real and are felt everyday of my life.  While operation 309 is alive and active.  It is more of a guiding light on a path than a place I just arrive at.  The signs I have put up, could just as easily say… stop, think… Are you really hungry or are you bored? Know thyself and listen to what your body needs…











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