After 4 weeks I've lost my first 10 lbs. Actually, it's 11 :) I'm so excited! I had determined from the beginning that instead of tackling the huge number that I need to lose, that I would lose it 10 lbs at a time. I've put my scale in the linen cupboard because I've been a little obsessed with stepping on it every day which was messing with my head. I will get my extra encouragement during the week from how my clothes are fitting. I was trying to see how many pounds of weight loss equals a change in pant size, unfortunately, it's between 10-30 depending on the person's frame and how much weight they need to lose. On to my next curiosity. What is good about losing 10 lbs? For that one I turned to the celebrity diet doctor, Doctor Oz :) http://www.celebritydietdoctor.com/5-health-reasons-to-lose-10-pounds-from-dr-oz/
I'm still excited about the changes taking place in my body. I'm not being super strict with myself; still eating normal food and some junk food (just staying in my calories), I'm not working out every day or for long periods of time but moving my body, and I'm giving myself permission to not lose the entire amount in a month. It took a long time to get here, next summer is not impossibly long to wait. It gives me time to save up for a fabulous vacation somewhere tropical :D
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Kathy
2/4/2012 07:43:08 am
My mom reminded me again today about not being too hard on myself. My nature is to be legalistic about things and weight loss definitely falls into that category. I will remain legalistic about logging my food and activities BUT if I think I had a bad eating day I'm not going to let it ruin the entire change I'm making my life and give up. Keep plugging away!! :)
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AuthorMy name is Kat and I'm a single mom of two young adults. I have not always been overweight but after having children and going through some personal hurdles, let it get out of control. My philosophy about eating is this: Eat real food. Real eggs, butter, veggies. Eliminating processed junk as much as possible. I eat butter, not faux butter product because I believe my body can better process real food rather than chemicals. Archives
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