300-pound goal? SHATTERED!
I usually don't give away weight numbers, but in this case, it's warranted. I'm now a svelte 298 pounds, folks. I made it into the two hundreds!
However, I'm only one-third of the way to the finish line- I still have about 140 pounds to lose.
300 was my weight after having each of my kids. I went back to 265 when I had my first child, but stayed at 300 after my second child. I remained at this weight within a five-pound range for almost a decade. Even now, I still have a hard time imagining being lighter than 300.
My next goal is 280, and after that, 265. That last number is what I weighed when I got married almost twenty-five years ago (not including the weight loss after kiddo #1).
Maybe when I reach that goal, I'll show you pics of me trying on my wedding dress! Twenty-five years is a long time, and though I won't be that weight within the next month (our anniversary is 5/10), I should be in the dress before the end of the year- how exciting is that?
I'm finding myself not wanting to eat as much as a month ago. I'm almost to the point of OMAD, but not quite there yet, and I'm okay with that. One meal and a snack, and on a rare occasion, a minimal meal instead of a snack when I want to 'feed the machine.'
The food choices are also changing. I'm adding in more veggies and doing almost an Atkins eating plan without actually doing Atkins- or is it called paleo now? It doesn't matter, because I still eat what I like, just a lot less of it. I don't feel the need to feed my face like before during my two-hour window. I don't do two-hour windows as often anymore; I'm usually done eating within forty-five minutes, enjoying each of those minutes, savoring every bite.
By the time we open our bakery, the temptation of eating everything I make will be easily thwarted. Besides, I can put the irresistible foods (like our fabulous soft, buttery rolls) aside for when my window does open! Fresh bread as a sandwich or toasted and buttered with a hearty bowl of soup is the best!
I've lost 65 pounds just by controlling when I eat and being aware of what my body tells me. That's it. There are no special diets that force me to eat chicken livers, non-fat cheese, or gluten-free bread. No gym memberships or strenuous workouts. Instead, I eat what I like, what my body likes, in a time frame I'd never thought I'd be able to do.
I do exercises my body wants to do, like walking and doing the unthinkable- housework! Intermittent fasting has also given me the energy to do the impossible by starting a bakery with my husband- a dream we've had for almost twenty years.
Breaking all kinds of barriers this week!
I hope this blog inspires you to keep going and not give up; you can do this!
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