I checked my weight-loss record, I lost 2 Lbs. between yesterday and this a.m.'s readings. I worked like a dog yesterday, then didn't snack a lot. Today, I walked a lot, worked a lot, and haven't been snacking at all. I'm hoping this is a good sign,
that I'm finally putting to rest the nighttime snacking!
The weight loss feels good. I'd almost give anything to weigh 165 Lbs., I'm about 177 Lbs. now and used to be 280 Lbs. back in 1990. It's a long slow struggle, but it does come off, if you slowly keep at it. It doesn't need to get off overnight, or it'll come back overnight and then some. Baby steps is the best way and "distraction" in the evenings is what helps me. It can be crochet, journaling, reading, writing stories or writing to friends or just watching TV with DH. I used to give up on myself and yo-yo up again.
In 2010, I was about 215 Lbs. and I was bound and determined to get under 200 by the time of my rotator cuff surgery. On the day OF surgery, I was in hospital slipper socks, undies, and a gown. I saw the scales say, "192.6 Lbs." and wasn't embarrassed when I told the lead nurse in the waiting surgery-group of patients. Maybe that number would be embarrassing to someone else, but I felt so PROUD I'd finally made it under 200! ONEDERLAND! Now I'm about 177 Lbs. and I think, 'wow! I'm almost in the 160's!' I'm blown away. Yes, I have the cellulite, crepe paper-like skin, sags, soft skin, and bulges, too, but I'm happy to know that I earned them. There are much worst things in life than what your skin looks like or jiggles like when you laugh or run after a grandchild trying to outsmart you.
It's what's inside the soul and the heart, which makes the man or woman. It's not the number on the scales or the size of the tight jeans either. Which reminds me: Once a doctor told me that she heard, from a speaker, if you don't use the scales it's better, but to use a tighter size of jeans as your gauge. She said you can't zip up jeans, which are too tight for you, which means the zipper causes "THE "V" SIGN.
She said she now goes by the "V" sign and when she zips those, she buys a smaller pair of jeans to do the "V" sign thing again. I thought it was cute. I have several "V" sign pants.
But I've given away a lot of them that were too large, too, though.