I checked my mini 2014 calendar booklet where I log my daily weight. This evening, I noticed how on Jan. 16, 17, & 18, I weighed 189.8 Lbs.
But NOW, I'm 178.3 Lbs.
That's minus 11.5 Lbs., since January, which I "know" is extremely slow, but slowly, but surely, it's coming down ounce by once. I'd love to weigh anywhere between 140 - 165 Lbs., too. I'm going to go by how I feel physically and how my energy level is. Also, I'll go by my blood pressure at the doctor's office. My blood pressure is always low and normal anyway, but it'd be nice to see it be even better.
I tend to emotional or stress eat, too.
So it's a "challenge" to keep on track, to keep my emotions in check, so I don't binge or eat the wrong foods. I journal my thoughts out, which helps so much with stress and have a gratitude section in my other journal I write 10 daily thankfulness things in daily. It keeps me feeling so grateful, by doing this, with the smallest of things and huge happy things, too. I don't want to be blinded from my emotions anymore so I am running to food.
I'd rather write out in my journal, whatever is challenging me that day or night. It's helping me anyway.
Also, I sometimes get discouraged when I have a gain, especially after a big family get-together holiday sometimes with dessert. I try to just get back "on that horse again," to try again. I know that by keeping at it, day after day, I'll slowly be a winner, to finally get to goal- whatever goal it ends up being. I want to take my journey one day at a time, so when I do lose, I can judge which weight is best for me. My doctor's slide rule thingies from the insurance company, on a circle thing in his shirt pocket said for my height and my age (5 ft. 5.5" tall and 62 and 4 months old), I should weigh between 137 - 165 Lbs. I know that's quite the range to fall into, but like I said before, I'll go by how well my energy level is and how my joint pain feels. If I look bad at a lower weight, because of aging loose saggy skin, I'll put on 10 Lbs., so I'll look better and feel better about how I look.
I'm so glad this thread's here, too. It makes me feel like I'm walking along side by side with others, trying to get fit and be healthier, too. I don't feel so solitary and alone. The camaraderie here is good for the soul, too. Thank you, Everyone, for being here with me, too. I feel like you're supporting me, too, and I get so much information and good vibes from reading your posts, too.
Thanks!