Summer was wonderful! (although I enjoyed beautiful walks almost daily and composed multiple blog posts in my head, I never decided to sit at the laptop and type them up. I made some scrawls on the back of an old envelope so I may use that for inspiration in the next few weeks)
On the positive side, I finally jumped off my weight loss plateau and my
new total weight loss is 33 lbs. I’ve spent the past 10 days flirting between
31# - 33# so I’m hoping I’m not on another plateau. Also, I’ve discovered that since I’m losing
weight SOOO SLOWLY my body can handle a couple days off. Now don’t think “oh, here we go, this is the
beginning of the end for Carol!” When I say “days off” I mean eating a meal at
a restaurant, skipping 2 days in a row of exercise, or indulging in pizza night
or 1 sensible serving of dessert. I eat
and exercise so differently than the old me did, that I’d like to take a look
(reflection time!) at the differences:
Old: Follow strict diet & lose 8-10 lbs in 2-3 weeks
~ New:
Exercise & eat healthfully & lose 1.5 lbs. in 2-3 weeks
Old: Take a break from diet & gain 50% of my loss back
in 1 day
~ New:
take a break and maintain my weight
Old: Binge eat out of sugar craving desperation.
~ New: Sugar cravings are gone; eat some
sweets in moderation but always know that after 1-2 days I will go back to very
low sugar.
Old: Exercise but try not to sweat or change my clothing
more than 2x/day
~ New: Get totally sweaty and enjoy it! Have as many “exercise” clothes as regular
clothes and change back & forth all day.
Old: after 2 months be right back at my starting weight,
spend 2 more months gaining a few extra pounds.
~
New: for each 5 pounds down I gain 1
back, then just keep going and it leaves again and takes another pound with it,
Yay!
Old: Reads the latest “lose 30 lbs. in 8 weeks!” and is
tempted to see what it’s all about
~ New:
I’ve got this, I know what I need to do and how to do it. I also know that the person who loses 30 lbs.
in 8 weeks, gains 15 back in week 9. (at least when that person is ME)
On the negative side I’ve realized that all the exercise in
the world cannot make up for a poor diet. My summer is over so no more off days
with ice cream. Fair season brings its
own challenges but my tastes have changed enough that I’m really not tempted by
that stuff. Well, maybe the big doughnut…errrhhhh,
I can resist and take just 1 bite out of someone else’s. So my September Goal is NUTRITION Mindfulness.
=> Protein at every meal
=> Increase Veggies & Fruits
=> Decrease Breads & Pasta
I’m also going to post on FB my food pictures with
motivation instead of my workouts.
