My refocusing and venting my frustration worked! Today I weighed myself and I've lost 2 pounds this week for a grand total of seven pounds since the beginning of this challenge! This just proves if you stick to it and don't give up you will reach your goals. Even though 171 is still 20 pounds heavier than I want to be, it is under 173. Now, I have to explain that statement a bit. About nine years ago I joined Jenny Craig, which really did work for me but my starting weight was 173. So don't really feel I made any progress until I can reach a weight lower than that.
After telling you my frustration, I decided to focus on losing weight and not making life changes. In the beginning, I was trying to add fruit and veg to my diet but try not to deprive myself too much. Then I remembered we have a pool! If I wanted to be seen there everyday by friends and neighbors in a bathing suit I had to really start working. On my walk when I was tired of pushing myself to go faster I just keep repeating "bathing suit, dress, bathing suit dress". I also took Karen's advice about the picture with the shorts you want to fit into but this time I used a bathing suit. I have to say I screamed when I saw the picture. Well, I don't have to worry that will all change soon. Thanks again for this push to help me lose weight! Now I really believe I could reach my goals by the end of the challenge. How wonderful would that be!
I have not reached my exercise goal this week but food has been great. I 've been eating cereal in the morning and fruit and veg as snacks at work with one real meal a day. Sometime that meal is a salad with bread but it does fill me up. I have not exceeded 3 coffees a day and I have not decreased the amount of water a day.
Hooray for me! I can't wait to see what I weigh next week!
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