Weight is coming off easily and quickly as I keep plugging along with my protein, fiber, and water goals. I feel good, both physically and mentally… who knew?
Rounding out month 3 & 4 I am hit the 30 lb loss mark… I can’t believe my eyes looking at the scale. I do not weigh myself weekly, I try to keep it at monthly for now. I am noticing things still, I can do more yard work without getting tired or wearing out as fast. Clothes are fitting better so I am dreading less about going out to shop or running errands. Yes, I would hesitate to go out in public, not like I felt I was too big, but my clothes were not always flattering, and I didn’t want to purchase more, so I would head out every so often just not as much as I used to. Maybe that is also a weight thing where I would wear out a lot sooner. Get all my errands done in a day and wear the one outfit that I felt good in. I know… silly, right?
I can keep up with tasks around the house, and here is a big one… again, I am just being real here… My bras weren’t bothering me. They were never uncomfortable until the end of the day but now I can keep going. They were not ill-fitting, but they would just not be as comfortable at the end of the day. This is a game changer. I was on the last hook and now I am on the first one and have no irritation at 7 pm. What? Crazy!
Each month I find things I didn’t realize were uncomfortable for me before, because I just, I don’t know, became content with it being that way. Maybe thinking ‘this is as good as it is going to get’ attitude. (shrug)
I am starting to fit into those jeans that I wore only a few times before they were no longer comfortable, or that top that never seemed to lie right across my middle.
Moving on to things I have learned…
I learned that keeping within a specific calorie content has also been a good thing. I keep it around a specific number; I am not by any means journalling it but just paying attention. I also was not keeping to an exact number that every day, just in the general vicinity. That doesn’t mean I do not allow myself to enjoy some food, because I do. I do find that I am not “needing” or wanting it as much though, which is so eye opening.
A perfect example of something I am not “needing” is bread, it is not that I do not eat it, I just don’t eat as much of it. I eat my protein first, then if I still want a piece, I have it. So, when I go to a steakhouse where lovely bread shows up first, (Yum!) I just wait until after my steak. If I still want a piece of bread, I have a piece, but I find that just a few bites and my taste is satisfied. Carbs are not bad; we do need them for energy… just don’t let them be your main course, or your last meal of the day. I occasionally have a hamburger on a bun, but most of the time it is in a lettuce wrap, or I ask for extra shredded lettuce to enjoy the burger. I do not really call that “treating” myself, it is just a change up in the menu that I do.
In the next few months (month 5 & 6), I knew my next step was to be able to get some exercise, no matter how small. I was ready to start small, just like when I changed my food intake to increase my protein. Small changes, all in, if you fall, just get back up and start again. Knowing that all my smarter choices were helping me so much, I wanted to continue to be all in, without the derailment… or at least find a better way to keep on the tracks.
I am finding contentment, I am finding hope, I am finding my power to change, I am finding… me!