Original weight: 142.5 lbs
Last week's weight: 133.6
This week's weight:
Overall loss: 10.1 lbs!!
I'll be honest. I was dreading this morning. I knew I had made some healthy choices and didn't snack and drank more water, but I didn't exercise and I didn't count calories. So I really wasn't sure where I stood with this week's weight. When stepped on the scale this morning and saw this, I had to refrain from screaming (since my husband was laying in bed not 20 feet away). You better believe I did a happy dance though--that's why the picture is blurry. :)
Biggest challenges this week: Self-esteem and feeling like I CAN do this. I get easily discouraged when things don't go my way. So, when I woke up one morning having a "fat day" and not feeling very good in my clothes, I wanted to give up. I wanted to drive to my nearest drive thru and get a Big Mac. I'm terrible about rewarding or comforting myself with food. I'm not going to lie, there are some big things going on in life right now that leave me feeling completely overwhelmed and stressed. My immediate reaction is to turn to the comfort foods--the chips, the mac and cheese, the powdered donuts. I never realized this about myself. I never thought that I was the type that looked at food as a crutch. But I do. And I think now that I've recognized that and admitted it about myself, it'll be easier to stop it when I do feel like comforting myself with food.
What worked: I think I'm beginning to understand what I can and can't have. I know which foods I used to eat before my diet began and I know their calorie counts and I know to stay away. I know to drink more water and snack on baked chips or fruit. It's beginning to register.
I know I've been saying it for awhile now, but I AM going to exercise. THIS WEEK. I may have lost 10 pounds during this journey, but I'm not really feeling it yet. My jeans are still too tight, I still see the extra weight under my chin. And I know that's not going away unless I work for it. So, to guide me, a few quotes I found by following "Fitness Motivator" on Twitter:
"Motivation is what gets you started.
Habit is what keeps you going."
"The only workout you'll regret is the one you never did."
"Less sugar, more fruit. Less meat, more veggies. Less soda, more water.
Less worry, more sleep. LESS WORDS, MORE ACTION."
And, my personal favorite:
"SUCK IT UP, then one day, you won't have to SUCK IT IN."
So. Suck it up Devan.
2 comments:
Congrats! I need to become a part of this. Seems motivating!
You are more than welcome to join!!
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