2 more weeks gone and I'm down another 7 pounds! The weight is melting off right now and I wish I could put a finger on exactly what I'm doing. All I can say is, I feel terrific. I have no inclination to cheat or eat off plan for even one day. And every time I step on the scale it is good news. Right now I am losing a pound every other day. I don't know how long this will continue, so I am taking advantage for as long as I can. I still have a long way to go to get to my goal, but the goal gets smaller by the week. When I started out I had a daunting 172 pounds to lose. now I have 95 to go. It's so nice to say I have less than a hundred pounds to lose. On the other hand it is hard having come so far to still look ahead of me and think I am not even half way there yet. this process is nearly 99% mental. For example, this weekend in my household we had 3 birthdays, which meant 3 cakes and so much garbage food everywhere I looked there were cookies and candy bars and ice cream and cheetos and you name it. We had a funeral of a sweet lady from church this week and they even had extra cake from the funeral they decided to drop off as well. It's like the entire world wanted to send me cake. I didn't touch any of it, but there were moments this weekend that I realized that the me of just a few months ago would have caved. I have thought long and hard about how a person can survive all of the pitfalls of this process to finally get to the mindset needed to get where I'm at. I'll be giving this more thought as I move forward. I have been kicking around the idea for a book if I can get this weight off so I can help others do what I am doing. At this point though, I need to concentrate on ensuring my own success. But if I can get there, and help others in the process, then this whole journey will have been worth it.
Yesterday on Facebook there was a video of my daughter's wedding day since this was her 1 year anniversary. In the video I am there hugging her at the biggest weight I've ever been. It was so hard to concentrate on my daughter when all I could see was my huge self bursting at every seam. That was 77 pounds ago. It's hard to believe I ever let myself get that bad. If I ever feel weak again I just need to dig up that video and watch it over and over again. I will say this. Once I said say no to eating off plan on those special occasions that were derailing me before, it becomes easier and easier. I look at food in a much more healthy way. I don't see chocolate double fudge cake as fun, I see it as poison that will taste good for a few fleeting moments and then will make me sick. With all of the substitutes I have found, If I really need cake I am sure there is a low carb substitute anyway. Before I close this post I will repeat that the most important component of this lifestyle is the mentality. You have to go from the place where you say, "I can't have that," to a place where you say, "I don't want that!" Until you get there you have to hang on by your fingernails every day and get a good support system in place. Someday I hope to be a part of that support system for people. But for now, I just hope anyone reading this and struggling as I have knows, you can do it!"
Weight - 290 lbs, started 367lbs
Chest - 51 Inches, started 60 inches
Stomach - 51.0 inches, started 64 inches
Waist - 44 inches, started 54 inches
Mid Thigh - 23 inches, started 25 inches
Total pounds lost - 77 lbs, Total inches lost - 34 inches
Goal weight - 195, Pounds to go 97 pounds
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