08/2019 loss: 11.2 (TOTAL -11.2)
09/2019 loss: 9.1 (TOTAL -20.3)
Sunday, 10/6/19 -2.6 (TOTAL -22.9)
Monday, 10/14/19 -1.0 (TOTAL -23.9)
Monday, 10/21/19 -1.2 (TOTAL - 25.1)
25 pounds gone forever!
Here are some thoughts:
*25 pounds in 11 weeks = 2.3 pounds per week. I was initially shocked by this because it
certainly hasn’t felt like 2.3 pounds per week.
However, I look back to when I first started and I had a few big loss
weeks which resulted in this average. I
am very pleased with this.
*I weigh slightly less now than what I weighed when I got
married almost 10 years ago.
*I still have a long way to go. I have a ‘goal’ number in my head, but I don’t
know if that number is attainable. I
would like to lose at least 30 more pounds.
I try not to think about that number, because knowing that I’m not even
halfway there yet can be a little depressing.
However…it hasn’t even been 3 full months yet. And losing 30 more pounds
is definitely attainable.
*This is the most weight I’ve lost in one ‘go’. When I went off of sugar a few years ago I lost
about 20 pounds, but I also started off at a lower weight. This time, I started from my highest weight
ever.
*I wore size 10 jeans last night. I haven’t been able to fit into size 10 jeans
in quite some time.
*I’ve started a pile of clothes in my closet that no longer
fit.
*I am not going to be one of those people that says ‘oh it
was so easy and the pounds just melted off!’.
I WILL say that it hasn’t been incredibly hard or a huge struggle. But easy?
Is it ever EASY to lose weight? No. But WW REALLY makes it less of a
struggle. Nothing is off limits. I am going to start keeping track of the ‘non-healthy’
food that I’ve been eating while losing weight.
Just to prove that it CAN be done without totally depriving
yourself. But it’s not EASY. Last night for example, we went to dinner at
a fancy restaurant with another couple.
And they brought out the bread basket, with this delicious soft garlicy
type bread, served with soft butter and jam.
I’ve been to this restaurant before and eaten that bread and it’s
delicious. But before we drove to the
restaurant, I ate a few pieces of chopped grilled chicken. So I wasn’t starving when we got there. When they brought out the bread basket it
wasn’t difficult to say no. Was it
EASY? No. But was it super difficult? No. It
was just a choice.
And then the drinks.
First off, I was the designated driver (we all rode in one car). I still could have had one drink, but drinking
at restaurants is a rarity for me unless we are on vacation or it’s a special
occasion. I’ve always preferred to eat
my calories ha ha (even at my highest weight). So when the 3 others ordered drinks, it wasn’t
difficult to not order one.
And because of those two choices (no bread, no drinks), I
enjoyed the heck out of my entrée and ate every single bite and the scale still
showed a loss this morning. I had cheese
ravioli with an asparagus/artichoke green cream sauce….it was delicious and
made my pasta-loving heart sing.
*It is ALL ABOUT THE FOOD.
People that think they can lose weight JUST by exercising….well, it’s
not gonna happen. I gained weight while
regularly exercising, because I did not change my diet. Exercise is incredibly important. It is important for your heart, your bones,
and your brain. But weight loss? Nope.
*If you want to lose weight, start eating in a way that you
can eat for the rest of your life. I’ve
known people that go off sugar completely and the pounds come right back on the
minute they eat a piece of bread. Same
with keto. And paleo. And shakes.
And supplements. If it’s not
something you can do forever, the pounds won’t stay off.
*Besides eating healthier, the two most important things in
my opinion are water and sleep. Water
flushes everything out. It is SO
important. And sleep. There’s a reason why they say to weigh
yourself first thing in the morning and not at night. Weight loss happens while you sleep. Meaning the fat cells are actually physically
shrinking while you sleep. If you aren’t
getting at least 7 hours of sleep at night, your weight loss will slow down.
I am not an expert at ALL.
These are just my thoughts about the last 11 weeks. Onto the next 25!
