Wow, MickeySP! Look how much you have lost! You are such an inspiration. No matter how much I try to re-orient my thinking, it is the number on the scale that still means so much to me. You must have worked so incredibly hard to lose that much and to have your BMI drop more than 13 points. Congratulations!
Hi, sarahsmom73! It is always so nice to hear from you. Well, the scale was good to me this morning -- down 2.5 pounds in a week. That made me feel really good. Of course, I'd always wish it was going faster, but I am telling myself that slow and steady wins the race! (see my little turtle guy on my ticker
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Hi, Beth! Your pixie dust worked and I am really glad that I stayed off the scale for a week! I do think I might have gotten discouraged along the way if it was 1/2 a pound up or down on any given day -- this way I see all at once the result of a whole week's worth of being on plan and exercising.
I did avoid all the regular chocolate here all day yesterday and had treats at home last night on plan -- a no pudge fudge brownie ice cream cone and 2 low carb mini reese's peanut butter cups. All that after a really delicious dinner I cooked -- a new recipe from weight watchers called bruschetta chicken.
Howard bought me such sweet, thoughtful gifts for Valentine's Day -- a beautiful burgundy glass vase with a sweet arrangement of roses, mini cala lilies and daisies and baby carnations. It is beautiful. And he bought me 3 low carb chocolate treats -- pecan delights, a chocolate bar with almonds, and reese's PB cups.
DH has been so amazing. Since I came home from the hospital I have lost a total of 18 pounds (though some of the beginning pounds were from the huge volumes of IV fluids they pumped into me -- I still have the IV hole in the back of my hand as a souvenir!) He said he is so proud of me for being on plan and exercising as soon as I felt better -- and he has been right there with me every step of the way, encouraging me to go to the gym and helping with healthy opportunities for food. Between the two of us, I am thinking we can probably keep on track for a few more months, at least!
Looking forward to getting fitted for good sneakers will be the next motivator. Then a week later, it is the 5K. Will check the races2run.com website to find another 5K to do after that one, just to get in the habit of walking quickly on something other than the treadmill.
We are going out for our Valentine's dinner tonight and I am looking forward to all the great healthy choices this restaurant has. Of course, that means another night of no exercise (drats!) but I will get back in the habit tomorrow, with a meeting with a personal trainer tomorrow night. Very nervous about that and will have to work really hard to overcome my self-consciousness, but I keep reminding myself that I am a work in progress, and anyone who looks critically at me is not someone whose opinion I care about.
Thank you again, everyone, for your support. You make it so much easier to get through the day.
) the chocolate in the kitchen today -- all sorts of yummy stuff, and I am holding out for my carb smart mini reese's cups when I get home. YIPPEE!! Of course, I'll be here a while longer, but I just ate a lite yogurt with broken up pretzels in it (one of my snack addictions) and my tummy is full. I think I can hold out until I get home, eat a reasonable dinner, and get popcorn if DH and I get to go to the movies. YIPPEE.
for today's weighin. You are doing great. I understand about the chocolate. I have no problem with it during most of the year, but come Feb/March I crave it. I think it has to do with winter being so long, and I just want to hibernate. Chocolate seems to fit in there somewhere.
