OK I know I said I was going to get off of maintenance in my last post. Well I did and didn't haha. I changed my points back to the losing cycle and followed in until Thursday. Adam's cousin got married the Saturday before last so we went down for the wedding and stayed for about a week in Modesto. Since it was vacation, neither Adam or I tracked. We did the best we could to enjoy ourselves but not to gorge ourselves on food. We came home on Thursday the 23rd so I weighed in Saturday (two days ago now). During these last 2 weeks I lost 0.3 pounds. Not too shabby for not counting!
Now on to a follow up from my last post!
We stayed with our friends Adam and Vera the first day down in Modesto area. Vera has also lost a lot of weight ( by the way, you look great Vera!) Her starting size was an 18 (what I am now) Vera literally handed me a huge basket of clothes and said go at it! I got a TON of new shirts, pants, skirts, and a pair of boots! It was awesome!
This last week Tara drove home with us to Chico and she stayed with us for the weekend. Beside the AWESOME weekend we had, Tara and I went through my closet and got rid of every piece of clothes that doesn't fit me anymore or that totally needed to go!
I have been wanting to do this for a long time but couldn't justify it because I can't afford to buy a completely new wardrobe...or I just don't want to get rid of it because I am a tiny bit of a hoarder. Mostly the second lol. All the shirts that were lose, shrunk so they were short on me, or had stains. I mean, who really needs like 2 or 3 painting shirts? It was great to my self esteem to purge into clothes that fit me and looked great!
I don't have one pair of fat jeans anymore! Hooray!
We had a pile of DI and a pile for the trash. And believe me- she was not afraid to throw things in the trash!
SO last weeks goal of more confidence was a success! This next weeks goal is to get back on track of counting and go to the gym everyday!
What are your guys goals for this next week?
Monday, June 27, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Maintenance Week 2
Hello Everyone!
So its Week 2 of maintaining my weight. And this week I maintained to the exact ounce of my weight! Much better than last weeks 3 pound loss. (But hey any loss is appreciated :D)
This week was kind of hard mentally. I am not sure what I want to do about my weight loss and I fretted all week about it.
I would LOVE to loose weight and be thin, healthy, fun, and active- insert any fun exciting word here.
But at the same time I'm scared. 225 was what I hung out at for years. Its my identity. Its who I am. I am back to being me now. But then at the same time I still feel like the really fat person weighing in at 260 pounds saying- I'll start my diet monday- no more fat pants! Umm this chocolate looks good- I'll start next monday. Then etc...
I feel like I haven't lost an ounce and its upsetting. Truth is though- I have lost 38 pounds. It doesn't feel real.
My friend Vera posted her status on FB a week or so ago saying "do you have those days where you feel skinny in the same skin you were wearing yesterday? " I have those days back and forth. Some days I feel fat the next I am thinking- Wow! I can hug my knees now! I haven't been able to do that for several years!
Almost all of my old clothes fit now. There are a few that are still snug that I bought a few years ago thinking -when I loose weight (from my 225) I'll look great in this.
So I am afraid to loose more weight and then not have all my jeans fit me and I will have to go buy clothes.
But shouldn't buying new cute skinnier clothes be a celebration?
So here is my conclusion! My body is not ready for a maintanence track. If it was then it would have plateaued and I have not had that problem yet. I am determined to forge on and keep shedding. I am going to break out of my comfort zone and not determine myself but my jean size.
I made my decision from yet another status from a friend on facebook:
If you're not being treated with the love and respect you deserve, check your "PRICE TAG". Perhaps you have marked yourself down. It's "YOU" who tell people what you're worth by what you accept. Get off the "CLEARANCE RACK" and get behind the glass case where they keep the "VALUABLES". Bottom line "VALUE" yourself more...you are responsible for you..you are worthy...you alone are enough.
So this week I am not focusing on if I eat points to maintain or loose weight but rather I am going to focus on my confidence in myself. I am tired of fake it till you make it! I have a achieved a great accomplishment and I am pleased with myself for what I have done thus far!
So its Week 2 of maintaining my weight. And this week I maintained to the exact ounce of my weight! Much better than last weeks 3 pound loss. (But hey any loss is appreciated :D)
This week was kind of hard mentally. I am not sure what I want to do about my weight loss and I fretted all week about it.
I would LOVE to loose weight and be thin, healthy, fun, and active- insert any fun exciting word here.
But at the same time I'm scared. 225 was what I hung out at for years. Its my identity. Its who I am. I am back to being me now. But then at the same time I still feel like the really fat person weighing in at 260 pounds saying- I'll start my diet monday- no more fat pants! Umm this chocolate looks good- I'll start next monday. Then etc...
I feel like I haven't lost an ounce and its upsetting. Truth is though- I have lost 38 pounds. It doesn't feel real.
My friend Vera posted her status on FB a week or so ago saying "do you have those days where you feel skinny in the same skin you were wearing yesterday? " I have those days back and forth. Some days I feel fat the next I am thinking- Wow! I can hug my knees now! I haven't been able to do that for several years!
Almost all of my old clothes fit now. There are a few that are still snug that I bought a few years ago thinking -when I loose weight (from my 225) I'll look great in this.
So I am afraid to loose more weight and then not have all my jeans fit me and I will have to go buy clothes.
But shouldn't buying new cute skinnier clothes be a celebration?
So here is my conclusion! My body is not ready for a maintanence track. If it was then it would have plateaued and I have not had that problem yet. I am determined to forge on and keep shedding. I am going to break out of my comfort zone and not determine myself but my jean size.
I made my decision from yet another status from a friend on facebook:
If you're not being treated with the love and respect you deserve, check your "PRICE TAG". Perhaps you have marked yourself down. It's "YOU" who tell people what you're worth by what you accept. Get off the "CLEARANCE RACK" and get behind the glass case where they keep the "VALUABLES". Bottom line "VALUE" yourself more...you are responsible for you..you are worthy...you alone are enough.
So this week I am not focusing on if I eat points to maintain or loose weight but rather I am going to focus on my confidence in myself. I am tired of fake it till you make it! I have a achieved a great accomplishment and I am pleased with myself for what I have done thus far!
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Maintenance Week 1
This was my first week of maintenance....I sucked at it. I am trying to maintain my weight for a month before I set onto my next goal that way my body can kind of recharge its batteries. I was given 6 more points a day to eat everyday plus my weekly points.
The funny thing about it is I don't need as much food as I use to anymore. I am completely full and satisfied with the 37 points I was given to lose weight. In fact- every night when I would track I would hit exactly my 37 points and I was so full I didn't want to scrummage around for 6 points.
The week before I was starving with 37 points and I kept cheating by eating small things here and there and not tracking them. The difference? I didn't focus and stress on what I was eating or not allowed to eat.
So my results for weight this week? I lost 2.7 pounds. What the heck? That's not maintaining! I'll take it though! I'll talk to one of the trainers at the gym this week and get tips or something. Or just dump the maintenance phase...
Have a good week everyone!
The funny thing about it is I don't need as much food as I use to anymore. I am completely full and satisfied with the 37 points I was given to lose weight. In fact- every night when I would track I would hit exactly my 37 points and I was so full I didn't want to scrummage around for 6 points.
The week before I was starving with 37 points and I kept cheating by eating small things here and there and not tracking them. The difference? I didn't focus and stress on what I was eating or not allowed to eat.
So my results for weight this week? I lost 2.7 pounds. What the heck? That's not maintaining! I'll take it though! I'll talk to one of the trainers at the gym this week and get tips or something. Or just dump the maintenance phase...
Have a good week everyone!
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