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WOO HOO!!! Go me!!! Loving those scales right now!!
252.4!! That means I have lost 50 lbs since June!!!
I know that my profile says that I only lost 35,6, but you have to add 15 pounds to that, that I had lost prior to joining here! My neighbor that lives across the street, gave me a high five this morning and asked me how I was going to celebrate!! I told her I wasn't sure, but I had already gotten a haircut, I would just have to think about it.
The hubby wants to go to Cracker Barrel tonight, so maybe there will be something in the store that will catch my eye! There is usually a bunch that does!! I have a really cute Christmas sweater that I haven't worn yet, that I got from there. I checked the tag, and may be able to wear it now!! I've gotten my mom in law some nice things for Christmas there too!! Love the store, have to readjust myself to the restaurant. If we do go tonight, I just may get a salad. Oh, and of course the raspberry Iced tea!
When I started this journey, I was kind of apprehensive. I almost had myself convinced that this was going to be so very hard. Guess what?? Not very hard at all.!! The secret for me is, attitude, determination, and acceptance. I accept the fact that I will mess up from time to time. I accept the fact that I will gain back a few pounds from time to time. I accept the fact that at my age, my skin has lost a little bit of its elasticity and that I will have some floppy parts. I am determined to lose this weight! I am determined to do it slowly, so that it stays off. I am determined to eat well, and healthy!! I will not deny myself anything. I will eat in moderation and thoughtfully!! I will not starve myself to lose this weight!! When I go out, and someone offers me something I really shouldn't eat, I will either say " No thank you" graciously, or I will say " I really shouldn't but I can have just a little". I will make it known that I am eating healthier, and that when I say no thank you, I mean no thank you. If you persist, I will leave. I refuse to let someone else sabotage me, or to try to bully me into eating something I do not want!!!
I accept the fact that I must exercise, and that it will help me on this journey in more ways than just losing weight! It will help me to walk better, make my muscles stronger, to carry my body and to increase my ability to do things I haven't been able to do for a while. I accept the fact that losing weight will help me to breathe better, and exercise will make my heart stronger.
Its all in the attitude, and the honesty that you have with yourself. You have to be completely honest and upfront with yourself and every one around you, You have to know why you want to lose, and you need to lose it for yourself!! Not for public acceptance!! The public image of beauty is kind of warped, and that is because of the media. Magazines that airbrush the imperfections out of a picture!! This barbie doll perfection is just a fabrication. REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES!!! Gentle, soft curves!! Not the bony extreme skeletons that walk the catwalk!!
I have a extended goal of 165 pounds. If I were to get to the weight that I am supposed to be according to the medical journals, I would look anorexic!! I want to have that voluptuousness that was Marilyn, and Bardot, and Welch!!! Those were glamorous women!! they had some "meat" on those bones!! I surely don't want to achieve the "Twiggy" look!! That's ridiculous!! I am going for a reasonable, realistic loss, even though the total weight loss will be about 135 pounds. You have to look at the bigger picture, and then you need to focus on the little goals that get you to your final destination!!! Don't dwell on things that you have no control over!! Accept the fact that, when you exercise, you gain muscle mass, and that weighs more than fat! It also increases your metabolism by burning fat more efficiently!! That little weigh gain is nothing to dwell on and that little slip you had with eating a cupcake, or candy bar is trivial!! Don't beat yourself up over it!!! Just say, ok, I had a little hiccup and now I will get back on track!! Like when you fall down. You pick yourself up, you dust yourself off and get back to doing what you were doing!!!
Which is what I am going to do today! The sun is shining and it is a beautiful day!! The morning fog is dissipating, and I will be on my way to the gym soon, to have some fun and exercise in the pool!! I hope I didn't bore everyone with my journal today, and in turn I hope I have been able to help someone. I really love coming here, an all my buddies!! You have given me so much help, and encouragement!! I think of all of you, and sometimes I just want to crawl through these wires and hug you!! I am wishing and praying for all of you to have a wonderful day today, and a fantastic weekend!! I love you all!!
Lu
Diet Calendar Entries for 18 October 2013:
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1266 kcal
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Fat: 29.37g | Prot: 34.14g | Carb: 176.29g.
Breakfast: White Chocolate Peppermint Bark Coffee Creamer, Equate Fiber Powder, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds, Decaffeinated). Lunch: Meat loaf, Great Value Frozen Sweet Peas, Heirloom Farms Baby Corn, Kiwi Fruit, Cauliflower, Baby Carrots. Dinner: AriZona Beverage Raspberry Iced Tea, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Grilled Chicken Salad. Snacks/Other: Spiced Apple Cider, Kit Kat, Mars Milky Way Midnight Dark Bar, Snickers Snickers Bar (Fun Size). more...
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3800 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Shopping - 1 hour and 30 minutes, swimming breaststroke - 5 minutes, water jogging - 20 minutes, water exercises - 20 minutes, Desk Work - 3 hours, shower - 20 minutes, dressing - 3 minutes, Sleeping - 7 hours, Resting - 10 hours and 22 minutes, Driving - 1 hour. more...
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