I had to postpone my Nutritionist appointment, but they still let me weigh myself before the weekend.
I'm now 291.5- I lost another 5.5 pounds!
This is not only a weight loss celebration, it's a benchmark- all thanks to that little half pound. This is the lightest I've been since I was pregnant with my daughter fourteen years ago.
I had done the diet thing and the exercise thing, but the lowest I'd ever gotten was 292 pounds. I couldn't break that plateau. I'd remain there for weeks, then give up and gain all the weight back- and more. My weight was a yo-yo going in the wrong direction.
To be honest I really thought I'd lost more- 5.5 pounds is a little less than 1.5 pounds a week, and despite the fact I didn't exercise as much, I was still staying within my calorie counts. I was hoping to have lost more.
But when I saw that number 291.5, I had to smile. I'd broken a major plateau! How awesome is that?
My next goal is still 275, but I forgot all about this mini-goal until I looked at the scale.
It feels really, really, good.
This weekend I was running a community event, and burned the exact amount of calories I consumed. Don't ask me how that happened. I couldn't calculate that if I tried! Calorie-wise, Saturday was a wash- 0 calories are hanging on the hips...WOOHOO!
I'll be working at the polls this Tuesday, so as long as I eat a good breakfast and take something for lunch I should be okay and not overindulge. Unless there's pizza. I might have that if they order it. Total yummo.
It's amazing what a little half-pound will do. It really does matter! That tiny weight loss turned a frustrating situation into a triumph. I'm encouraged to do more than I ever have, because that nasty plateau is shattered!
I go to the Nutritionist this week for my official weigh-in. I'm so excited to tell her about my breakthrough!
Lessons learned:
Every half-pound counts.
Stop grousing about how much you should have lost- the point is you lost.
Mini goals can be more encouraging than bigger goals.
Step up the exercise- even on hot/cold/wet/windy days- and days you ache from overdoing it at events.
Recognize that 0 calorie days are rare, and should remain so. Major calorie burns are good here and there, but not on a regular basis.
Learn that sweating isn't a bad thing.
That last lesson is a tough one- I hate to sweat. Unfortunately I'm really good at it, especially when it's humid. (That's more fortunate than unfortunate body-wise, but you get the idea.) It's already in the high eighties and sometimes nineties, and I look like I'd just been swimming after doing yard work- not to mention the sweat in my eyes and droplets dripping off of my hair. It's times like these I know someone important is going to knock on the door, when I'm a hot, sweaty mess. Bleah!
Water weighs a lot more than fat does, so maybe this can be a good thing- especially if I take a shower before seeing my nutritionist! Every half pound matters...right? Including sweat!
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