Well, It's been a while...a long while. Back in January I registered for a local fitness challenge. How did I do ? I had some success, but not as much as I had anticipated - it is all coming off so slowly - but still a loss is a loss.
During the 12 weeks of the challenge, I lost 8 pounds, but 21 cm AND the best part - dropped 16 beats of heart rate. I have to be happy with that. Since the challenge finished up, I have lost about 5 more pounds. There is a maintenance award - for the person who looses the most pounds between the end of this challenge and the beginning of the next one. That's my goal - a little extra motivation never hurt anyone !
Something just feels different this time - maybe I am more in tune with my body and reognize that when I feed it crap, I feel like crap !
Another victory was vaction in Phoenix without a real weight gain - up 3 pounds I think, but it was gone within a week.
My husband is having amazing success - which is making it so much easier for me to succeed too! He was laid off in January, and has since has less stress and more time to eat better and exercise - he is down 25 punds in 4 months !! WTG hunny !!
I really want to feel better about myself - and even loosing 30 pounds has helped that. I fit in airplane seats a little better, don't worry so much about what I think people are thinking about me and I can accept a compliment.
I used to make excuses whenever someone said - you are looking good, I'd say, ph I really haven't lost - jsut toning up. Now I just say THANKS !!!
I have a long way to go - but I am determined to get there this time.
think it, be it !
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Love the "think it, be it!"
Sometimes, just saying a simple "thank you" in response to a compliment is the toughest thing. I understand my friend.
Congratulations to you and your husband! What a wonderful thing!!
It gets better and better, it really does---You got this, you know that? You really do---this time is different...this time is really---for real.
And I love the theme of of your blog---it is about rediscovering ourselves---finding ourselves---and freeing ourselves from the prison of morbid obesity.
It's so much more than just 'eat less-move more,' as you've discovered and know. It's a physical and mental transformation all the way.
My best always
Sean
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