rebecca1428

Hey everybody - well, I weighed in on Friday again and I’m the same, at 138.5… which is great!  I had a little carb binge yesterday though, nothing too out of control, mostly rice cakes and unsalted saltines… so I expected to be a little bloated today, but instead, I’ve had 3 people at work (no, 4 actually!) comment on how much weight I’ve lost!  One said, “Wow, you are looking really thin!” Another said, “My goodness, you are losing weight huh?” and when I said yes, I still have 10 pounds to go, she said “From where???”  and then in the break room someone said “You look like you are going to blow away!”

Now, I’m not sure if that means I’ve lost more?  I didn’t weigh today, but I certainly feel thinner… plus, I’m wearing my minimizing bra which I think makes me look about 10 pounds thinner right there!  Big boobs can be deceiving!!! anyway I guess I have mixed feelings - altought it is certainly being noticed, I’m beginning to wonder if I should stop here even though I’m not at my goal?  Some of those comments weren’t exactly compliments after all, more like just exclamations… i’m not sure if that’s the reaction I was going for :)  And anyway, I’m FAR from underweight, still.  Maybe they were just commenting onthe difference from before…   I don’t know!  And, I wonder if stress is causing more weight loss?  I have been freaking out lately… 

I was just reflecting on this idea this morning after I weighed in (still 139 pounds, hope to be 138 tomorrow!  Or at least 138.5 :)  )…  When I started this, I weighed just over 150 pounds and I thought that was my body’s “Natural” weight - overweight, yes, but not obese, and it was the weight where I’d been stuck for several years…  The thought of weighing 125 was ridiculous….  130 was out of the question…. 135 was near impossible… 140 would be way more trouble than it was worth…. I was happy to get down to 145.  Now, I’m at 139 and my whole perspective has shifted! 

I know for sure now that 135 isn’t impossible!  In fact, it’s so close I can taste it!  (OK, bad choice of words :)  )  130 even seems within reach… after all, I’ve already lost more weight than I have to go and all it took was determination, discipline, but most of all PATIENCE!!!  I think the 2 things that have gotten me this far are patience and focusing on my goal.

I ran my first marathon last year (yes, at my heavier weight!) and that was a goal I never thought I would achieve!  But once I started training and improving, I realized it was possible, and I did it.  That experience was life-changing for me, because it proved to me in a very real way that anything is possible if you believe it!  I truly believe now that the only barrier to most things in life is the mind. 

So, I’m re-committed, redetermined, and ready to go.  I can SEE myself weighing 130…. and who knows, maybe even 125 in the near future.  All I need to do is keep my goal in the forefront of my mind and be PATIENT!!  I know it will happen!

So anyone out there who is struggling with weight loss and wondering if you can do it, YOU CAN!!  Just push all doubts out of your mind and stay the course!  We can do this!!!!

Am I in some sort of alternate reality?  Did I dream my weigh in this morning? 

:):):):):):):)  I’m so motivated to continue now - I know I can get down to 130!  I’m 2 pounds away from my next mini goal.  :):):):):):):)

That’s all folks!!  :):):):):):)

Hey everybody!  If I wasn’t so tired I’d be really really excited to report that I stepped on the scale this morning and am now 140.5!!  I added to my tracker, which doesn’t take .5 pounds, and rounded to 140, which is my mini-goal!!  I know it was only a half pound, but after an agonizing few weeks of going up from and back down to 141, I’m SO excited that I have broken that barrier!  I’m hoping a good cardio workout today, tomorrow, and Friday will push my weighin down to 140 or even 139 by the weekend!  YAY!

I can’t remember the last time I weighed less than 141.  This is truly a big deal!  And if I can get in the 130s - well, I know for sure that I haven’t weighed that since 2002 - 2003 - so 5 or 6 years!!!

I set a new mini-goal of 137.  I know that’s a really small step but my body is telling me that my weight loss is going to be much slower and more difficult from this point on as I approach my goal weight.  So I have to rearrange my thought process to fractions of pounds instead of pounds.  From here on out I’m sure will be the most difficult part, so I hope I can focus and stay determined!!

The good news is that I’ve been dieting so long that it doesn’t bother me anymore… so that’s a positive.

In other news, my wedding is 50 days away!  Can I at least get down to 135 by then?  We’ll see, but I have to kick it into high gear for sure!!!  As the wedding approaches it is getting harder and harder to sleep at night too, so I’ve had to start using half a Xanax before bed to relax my nerves a bit.  I’m not worried about it since I know this is situational stress…. and I read somewhere that one of the keys to weight loss is getting plenty of good rest, because the body repairs itself and muscles grow during sleep.. so I will make getting enough water and rest a definite priority as well.

OK, so there is my plan!  Thanks for all your support ladies, and I look forward to  a good weigh in for the Heartbreakers this weekend!

YAY!!!

Help!  It’s been 2, yes 2 long weeks since my last post.  Yes I have a million reasons why but the main reason is that I have nothing to report in the weight loss department.  I am stuck, stubbornly, at 141.  This week my plan is to not do weights, but focus on cardio cardio cardio and hope I see the scale budge!!!  Otherwise, I guess I just have to be patient?  I know I’m doing all the right things…. I think!  And i’m still just 1 pound away from my next mini goal!  Damn I wish weight loss didn’t take so much time!!