Sorry I haven't posted in a few days especially since I said I would the day after my last post. I was annoyed that I didn't have great news to share so I put it off till now. Good news, I didn't gain a single pound over the Thanksgiving/Christmas holidays. Your wondering what does this have to do with us now 3 months later? Well my initial weigh in right when I signed up for the study was a week before Thanksgiving. I forgot what I weighed at that time and was wondering if I was just working off what ever it was that I gained over the holidays. So I was excited to find out that everything that I have lost has really been a loss.
At my appointment I weighed in and have lost 4 pounds total. 4 pounds! The study is half way over and I have only lost 4 pounds. I really was hoping for 10 by now. The good news is is that 4 pounds has made a surprising difference in how I look and even feel about how I look. I have lost an inch in my waist and and inch on my hips. I can easily fit into cloths that were too tight before and have to lay some others to rest because they have become too big. Humm....just imagine what a difference 10 pounds would make.....
I have realized that I am in an excersise slump and am not pushing myself as much as I should. I have gotten to the point where what I'm doing has become comfortable because my body has adjusted and gotten stronger. I need to push myself into the uncomfortable zone. It will be easier now that I'm finally feeling better from all this sickness that has gone around in my home. I think this is the 3rd or 4th week of sickness and still not 100% but I think I'm well enough now to push a little harder.
Sadly I still struggle with just leaving all the sweet foods alone. I made a cake for a memorial service yesterday and took the left over cake home. It has been calling me all day and called me all yesterday too. I had a small slice and accounted for it in my tracking book but man, I really wanted to eat half the thing. I still hold onto that mentality that if it is there I should just hurry up and eat it instead of tormenting myself for the next few days. I have discovered really need a new way of thinking. I have also discovered that any time I feel uncomfortable I want to eat. Interesting. Who knew I had so many food issues? Not me.
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First - I think it should be about the look, the inches, the feeling, and the clothes - not the pounds! Great Job Jessica!
Second - I get the exercise slump! I've had to step it up lately, as well. It's so nice to be comfortable and consistent! But, it doesn't get the results we're looking for. Nice job getting to be comfortable and consistent with exercise though! That is a big accomplishment.
Finally - Oh sweet foods! I've been dreaming about your cake and wishing I took that home! hehehe. I noticed last night I really wanted icecream before bed. BUT, i had a piece of cake after dinner. I was still going to do it and decided to hurry and brush my teeth :-). Oh the effort we have to have for self control :-). It's good!
You are on the path of the ups and downs and ins and outs of the journey! Hmmm, sometimes a breeze and sometimes not. Just keeping up with it, looking at it from different angles, struggling, it's all the path. It's all good. And interesting. And hard sometimes...but good.
PAC
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