I haven't posted here in a while, but that doesn't mean I haven't been making progress! 26 pounds down since I started getting serious about weight loss on Feb. 4th! I'm super proud of myself, but I still have a long ways to go. So I need to stay focused and on-task.
I am no longer doing the Medifast plan. That was WONDERFUL for me to get started and get a boost early on, but the plan doesn't match my core values of eating healthy, REAL food from nature and exercising to create the body I want. But it did give me a huge boost at the beginning and it got me going. So it was very, very useful for that. If I hit a plateau along the way, I am keeping that open as an option to do for a week here and there to get me going again--it's basically like going on a fast.
After doing Medifast for a week back in February, I have been eating fruits, vegetables, whole grains and really watching my portion sizes. I have been eating smaller meals, more frequently, which is really working for me. When I get hungry, I eat something small and continue to do that throughout the day.
I've also really started exercising in the last month--doing Zumba twice a week and going to the gym 3-4 mornings per week to do cardio and strength exercises. That has made me feel so much stronger. I just feel really great and my endurance is MUCH improved.
Now that I've lost 26 pounds, I feel like I'm kind of in my "crunch time". It has always been relatively easy for me to lose 20-30 pounds. Honestly, it doesn't seem like I've had to work that hard for it. I have soooo much extra weight, that 20-30 pounds isn't that much for me.
But in the last few years of trying to lose weight, I haven't been able to get past the 30 pound mark. Once I hit the 30-pound loss, I plateau there for a while, get frustrated, then give up and go back to old eating and non-exercise habits. Therefore, the weight comes back.
So this is a very critical time. I need to get past the 30 pound mark. My next goal is to hit the 40 pound mark. If I can do that, there will be a huge celebration!!!
Welcome to my journey.
About Me
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
----Marianne Williamson
----Marianne Williamson
Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in an eternity. We have only this moment--sparkling like a star in our hand. And melting like a snowflake. ---- M.B. Ray
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