On the upswing

I finally feel myself getting my resolve back. I lost 2lbs this week which made me very happy. I had been to the doctors yesterday and was concerned when they came up with a 6lb gain but this morning as I was weighing in I realized there is a big difference between weighing in first thing in the morning without a stitch of clothes and weighing in after lunch with big boots, heavy jeans and a sweater on.
I will happily wear my 2lbs less and look forward to putting together two losing weeks in a row. Until then.....be well.
M

Frozen in more ways than one.

I had a gain of 2oz. this week. Not a huge change but in the wrong direction just the same. The arctic temperatures have made it too cold to venture to the gym and made my Zumba instructor sick so no Zumba. That means an entire week with zero exercise. On top of that the cold weather has left me chasing warm comfort foods so I wasn't trying to stick to the rules very hard. I have 126.6lbs to go until I reach my goal weight. That's a huge number. I think the most important thing is that I keep writing even when I'm not doing so hot. (As in the last several months). It keeps me focused on what I'm doing so I can continue to try and correct myself. It's sad to think that if I had worked harder over the last few months I could be just 2 months from reaching my goal. I think as long as I reach that is what matters. I'm not going to beat myself up over a timeline. Hopefully after today it will get a bit warmer and with any luck my class won't be cancelled tonight. Until next week.......Be Well.
M

Try Try again

Today's weigh in rewarded me with a 3.6lb loss. So why do I feel like a failure? I think it's mostly because I know I could have done better. I cheated on 4 out of 7 days. Most days not too badly but still I could have eaten much better. After such a big holiday gain I should have come down more. I only made it to the gym one day and my Zumba classes were cancelled this week. I'm hopeful that I will do better this week. Looking back I see this is the biggest loss I've had since July so I should be happy. I will be when I'm doing my best. Until next week....Be well.
M

Weigh in

So after only 2 days of following the rules this week I was hopeful but not foolish enough to think I had made any real progress. Sadly I saw a 1.2lbs gain this week. That was no doubt due to the binge weekend that preceded the following of the rules. Next week promises to be much better. This morning I was looking at my weekly record of loss, or in the case of the last few months, gain. I noticed that my recent slide has sent me back over the weight for my last 2 milestones. Granted they were very close together but I'm still pretty disappointed with myself. I enjoyed the feeling of my close getting baggier by the day. I don't think I realized how much until they began getting tighter. It really is a terrible feeling sitting here in pants that used to be a little loose and feeling like you could bust out of them.
The good news is it's never too late to turn things around. The journey continues and I'm looking forward to dropping what I gained and continuing down the road to success. Until next time......Be Well.
M

Long time...

Hello and Happy New Year. My apologies for having been away these last few weeks but I took a little break for the holidays. Apparently the idea to lose 30lbs by Christmas had the opposite outcome. Since my lowest weigh in back in July I have gained 30lbs. Failure? In some ways yes but since I am a continual work in progress I will choose to think of it as a detour on my way to success. I will start by telling you that 10lbs was just over Christmas and New Years. My pants are tight and I feel like poo. I'm tired and I've been getting headaches more often. This is not just because it's Monday but because for the last month and a half I have paid no attention to the rules. I refuse to get involved with the foolishness of New Year solutions and for that reason have waited until today to begin the road back to the path of success. I know that given a couple of weeks following the rules I will shed that weight fairly quick. I do need to find my way back to the gym and tonight is Zumba which is always a constant for me. I need to feel good again. The first step is to get through today with just 1200 calories. It's not hard really I just need to focus on that. I'll check in on Wednesday and let you know how weigh in goes. It should be promising since I'm sure some of the weight is fluff. Until then..... Be Well.
M