Pastor Pusch

The last 3 weeks has been more difficult as I continue down the journey through weight loss. I haven’t been craving any specific food or dying to eat the 3.5lb bag of peanut M&Ms. There’s no desire to eat that extra-large meat supreme pizza with extra cheese or the triple chocolate cheese cake. It’s nothing like that at all. I haven’t really experienced those types of cravings at all, even from the beginning. Of course there have been times where something looked really good, or thoughts of “man, I can eat that whole thing”, but those thoughts were quickly swallowed up by passion, drive, and the motivation from friends and family.

I am so thankful for the great results I have seen over the past 14 weeks. I remember hitting the first 20lbs and thinking for the first time that I might actually do pretty good at this thing. I remember laughing with my wife when I lost 24lbs because I had “lost a Jovie.” Jove is my 16 month old daughter who at that time weighed 23lbs. Soon it was 30lbs gone, then 40lbs. Another week or two later came 50lbs and now I have lost over 60lbs in my journey. Those are incredible results! I looked in the mirror yesterday and for the first time I actually saw half of my back (fat) was missing. (Have you ever seen a man rejoice in a bathroom? HA!) While everyone has been noticing changes in me, it has taken me much longer. Now I am beginning to see it and it’s exciting!

So… why the difficulty? What’s the problem?

Here’s where I have been struggling lately. It seems like the more weight I lose, the more I’m slacking off. I realize that may not make a whole lot of sense being that I have lost pounds every week. Let me just say this… there is more to weight loss than just losing weight. There is a discipline involved. In the beginning I was very cautious as to what I allowed myself to eat and I maintained that strictness for a couple months. However, during the last few weeks, as I have been losing, my head has been telling me that it’s ok to cut some corners and the need to be so strict isn’t as necessary because I have been doing so well. I haven’t let myself go or anything, it’s just that I think it’s time to tighten up (and exercise).

I am excited about days to come!

Blessings,
Pastor Pusch
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Week 14: -5
Total: -67

Have weight loss questions? Need a little encouragement? Email me anytime! pastorpusch@randallhouse.com.