A slow and steady slope
I have been on a mini yo-yo as of late, I always have a harder time sticking to a plan during the warmer months, but on the 12th, I hit a number a bit too far for my comfort into the 200s (204) and pulled the full breaks! No way in hell am I going to allow myself to fall back into bad behaviors and higher weight brackets any longer! I really don’t like being in the 200s and I’d been feeling a bit more bloated, even if my clothes still fit me! I felt like I was pudgier in the belly!
I’m still going to journal my food, but this time I’m not going to nearly completely cut out carbs! I was heading into bad ED thoughts around my food and about carbs in general, and while I know I have a binge ED, I didn’t want anything new to manifest!
I’m more powerful than my ED!
So between Monday and now I’ve dropped 6.2lbs with just not over eating and measuring my foods!
PLUS! I have another VACATION coming up to visit my little niece! I can’t wait to see her again! I want to be as healthy as I can be to watch her grow up and set up being a good healthy role model!
(Plus I’m starting up again nearly a whole month sooner than last years rebound journey that had started Sept 4th, where I was 236.6lb and got down to 191.6 by Jan 6th, losing 45lbs)
My current goal is always to get back down to 140lbs, but I want to be at least 170lbs by my birthday (Nov 22)
According to the BS BMI I’m still considered Obese until I hit 175, then I’d just be classified as overweight! From 204 to 170 doesn’t sound hard to me! I’m down 6.2lbs already in just 4 days! Just 26.8lbs to my mini goal!
Another non sale victory I felt earlier in the year was not feeling full wedged in a seat on a plane (not that I’ve ever needed a seatbelt extender, and there is nothing wrong with needing one!), or that people will not look at me from the aisle and think: “oh god I gotta sit next to this obese person”
I’m feeling so highly motivated by the cooler weather! Tomorrow though is my mother’s birthday, but I won’t let it derail me!
And looking in the mirror this morning, I am already seeing a huge difference, I’m not as bloated, I’m feeling more slim less doughy! I got this!
Wish my good luck! 🙏🏻😳 #weightloss #weightlossforwomen
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