The Zeal of the Newly Converted and Checking in on My Goals

So there is a phrase out there...
The zeal of the convert is a phrase describing the typically fierce devotion of someone whose belief system has changed because of personal experience or argument, especially as compared to someone who has held their beliefs since childhood. In addition to some empirical support of the phenomenon, the occasionally excessive fervency of converts has long been proverbial ~RationalWiki

I was riding my bike the other day and I was thinking of some people that have expressed their frustration about their weight and health, and I was just bursting with then need to evangelize to them about the system that is working for me because I was high on this achievement.


But I realized that I needed to contain myself, and live my life as an example. I needed to be open to questions and offering suggestion but only when and if they are asked for because if I offered with my zeal even though my intentions are good they will likely fall on deaf ears.  I have come to realize that I have tried various things to get healthier and lose weight in the past but in retrospect, I didn't try that hard because I had not hit my personal rock bottom and I wasn't willing to put in the work it takes to make the lifestyle changes I needed.  If I wasn't being asked by these people then they were not ready, the best I can do is live my life and offer support when they ask.

However, that didn't mean my zeal wasn't doing good for me.  I need that zeal as my internal pep talks to help me stay on task and believe in my changes and work the system.  I am very fortunate that Mr. Padawan is very supportive and when I espouse my zeal he is ok with it, and I asked the other day if it bothered him and if it did to please let me know and I will reign it in.  His response was he didn't notice anything and it didn't bother him so I should continue if it was helping me.  Score for me!

So last Sunday I had posted some new goals, the long, medium, and short term goals. It is Friday a few days shy of a week which I had allowed myself and here is where I am at.  I will repost the goals below and my status.
  • Wear that skirt that I talked about a few days ago that was just a bit tight
  • Reach my 28-day goal within my Scaless App. My target date is in 3 days, to reach that goal I need to lose 0.4lbs.  This is totally doable
    • Scaless sets weight loss goals for you (you can adjust how much weight and how long to get there if you are not happy with what they prefill for you). Done See Above 
  • Try on all my jeans, identify which ones are just too baggy to be acceptable to wear in public and which ones are baggy but acceptable. Done
  • Donate the jeans that no longer fit Done, really I trashed them since the seams were pretty threadbare they were not really suitable to donation
  • Shop and purchase and addition pair or two (depending on how many fit) Done, I didn't actually purchase any new jeans but I tried a bunch on.  As I described in my previous post the problem is the rise and thighs (ha I am a poet) are not the same size.  I tried on a smaller pair of jeans and the rise felt fantastic fit wise, however my thighs felt like they were being squeezed into sausage casing despite not looking like they were.  I would not wear jeans like that.  So I decided for my mental health to just stick with the acceptably baggy jeans for now and keep working to lose inches around my thighs.


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