When I think that Im beginning my second year on this weight loss journey it just amazes me. I haven't grown weary of it and I haven't quit. I have no idea what sparked the change in me this time but last January when I made the decision to get healthy I stuck with it. I went to the doctor yesterday and she noticed right away that I had lost. That was a good feeling. My blood work isn't back yet but I'm hoping my good cholesterol is up.
Overall I feel good about this journey. I'm also feeling a thrill of excitement at the thought of what I will be weighing next year this time. If you look at my monthly losses you will see a very slow weight loss yet it netted me 40 pounds by years end. If that's all I lose this year I would weigh 170. That just seems unreal to me. I think there just comes a time in life where a sort of calm falls over one and the things that are really important are all that matter. Usually that calm happens after 40. I can honestly say my first reason to lose weight is for my health.
When that is the reason its not so hard to eat right. Its also not such a huge issue when the scales doesn't move. I love the place I find myself on this journey.
Speaking of scales hubby bought one of those scales this weekend that weigh body fat and BMI and hydration and all. I step on it just for the kicks but I still like my old weight balanced one better. There's something about the clanging of the weights settling into place that does the heart good.
Well I better get back to work. I just thought Id check in here for a little and chat. Hope you all are having a wonderful weight loss week. Here's a toast to good health for you all.
when I start getting impatient about not losing as fast as I'd like, I just ask myself, "what's the hurry?" and it kind of grounds me :)
ReplyDeleteI love that you love the old school metal clanging for some reason....there's something about that (before we ever fretted about too much info. the bodyfat the hydration :)) that's just OLD SCHOOL PLAIN OLE INFO.
ReplyDeleteHi there...way to go...you rock! I know it's not easy losing weight and staying on the right track. I lost 30 pounds recently, and I can say it was one of the hardest things I have ever done. I used sites like this for motivation, but also got natural tips from http://www.modeldietsecrets.com ...like they have "green tea packets" you can take to work and add to your water.
ReplyDeleteIt totally helped me pass the "candy dish" everyday without taking a million like I usually want to.
So I totally noticed your calories were too low for yesterday. I won't scold since I understand the loss of appetite when you don't feel very well. But let's get those numbers up soon..:)
ReplyDeleteYeh they were low again today. I am just plain not feeling well so Im just going to let my body do the talking and worry about the calorie deficit when I get well. I dont know what else to do. I just cant eat more right now. Nothing tastes good and I just feel sick.
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