23rd May 2012
Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in
your pockets. American Proverb
YAY, I did it,
tracked everything for an entire week, stuck to my ProPoints, albeit I used
every last one, every daily (26pp x 7), every weekly (49pp) and every activity
ProPoints (50pp total) has been consumed!
I’ve enjoyed every last thing I’ve eaten and I’ve lost weight, so I’m a very
happy girl. How much did I lose – ½ pound
wooooo hoooooo! “Onyarf” as the majority
of my members would say, but I’m chuffed with that because if you recall last
Tuesday after being weighed on the morning, I didn’t track for the rest of the
day because I was smitten having lost 2.5lb and I was doing the 4.5 day diet
dance because somehow I’d got away with it and lost lots! Then I did what you’re not supposed to do and
weighed the next morning to realise I’d put 1.5lb of that back on, not this
morning though because this morning I’m on day 8 of total tracking with honesty
and thought. Yep, there isn’t a weight
gain this morning because I did have a ‘treat day’ like last week, so I am officially
one step closer to getting back to goal for August 17th, 3lb gone in
2 weeks, and 9lb left to go.
Better still than any of that information is the fact
that I feel like I can do it, I’m finally in the zone where I know it’s
possible and I have the power. Yesterday
was the first day I didn’t think about food most of the day, yeah I don’t care
what anyone says the first week on a diet is usually consumed with thoughts of when
can I eat next, what can I have, how many ProPoints have I got left! Yesterday, I had a tuna wrap for quickness
about 3pm (I did take the time to slice some cucumber and pepper though) when
usually I’ve eaten my lunch about noon, so hopefully my appetite is calming
down because it does, we’re not naturally greedy people, we become greedy
people through exposure to food and availability, and habit over time.
Having looked back on my 2008 blog and realised I lost
weight quicker back then but I changed my eating pattern quite a bit and I cut
out the wine, I’ve realised I’m not willing to do that now, I’d rather lose it
slowly and tweak my eating and keep my wine and then I’ll be more than likely
to keep it off.
I was so proud of Charlotte achieving her goal yesterday,
over 3 stone lost and she’s made changes to her lifestyle that she will be able
to continue for ever. She plans her main meal of the day first and
then the rest of the day around that, she’s got to the stage now where she
doesn’t 'need' a treat everyday like she used to because her attitude towards
food and how much she needs has really altered. It may sound like she’s painting a perfect
picture but it has taken a long time for her to reach this stage. She’s even managed to have two holiday over
that time and gained 12lb then got back on track to lose it and achieve her
GOAL. Just shows we can have a life and
lose.
So here’s to Day 8, already have an idea of what I’m eating today, it
actually includes chips but pre-bought ones that are portion controlled and
ProPointed, not manky orange ones brought from a moody dude in a chip shop!
Enjoy the sunshine, looking positive again today.
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