Week 12 Check-In: Overcoming Roadblocks to Weight Loss

My total weight loss is now at 24 lbs, just one pound way from the magical 25 pound number. It's special because for each 25 lbs weight loss, I'm going to get a massage to reward myself and take new weight loss pictures to document my progress.

My topic of discussion this week is "staying the course." It seems that so many times in the past when I've tried to lose weight "stuff got in the way" -- a bad day, a bad week, problems at work, health issues, financial problems, or family issues. Besides stuff, time can also get in the way of losing weight -- lack of time to cook good meals, easy access to fast unhealthy foods you can grab in a rush, working overtime, and not enough time and energy to get my butt to a gym.

It's hard to overcome all these roadblocks to weight loss ... and easy to throw up the hands saying "the hell with it." Then you fall back into poor eating habits like buying a gallon of ice cream, splurging on a super-duper hamburger, eating spagetti with meatballs, or ordering pizza to be delivered to your home.

I've played those games before and the result has been years of being fat, unhealthy, and unable to live my life fully. I think the key to "staying the course" and conquering the road blocks is persistence. If you fail, immediately pick yourself up and get back on track. Do not let stuff control your life, take the reins and steer your own course.