It has been a long time since I've posted! The holidays were a wonderful and busy time, and now I finally feel like I'm back into my routine. We returned home from Dallas very late Monday night, so this week I've been pretty tired at night, even though I've wanted to blog. Now, since it's Friday, and we had a 2 hour delay due to the talk of snow (even though we didn't get any) I'm rested and relaxed, and able to write. :)
Pounds-wise, I'm down 74 pounds. Things have started slowing down a little. I lost 12 pounds in December, compared to the 20-25 pounds/month I had been losing before. This has caused me to think about my eating to evaluate what's going well and what I need to work on. I know that things are not going to continue at the rate they were, and it's a big change from the past to lose 15 pounds between Thanksgiving and Christmas instead of gaining! I'd like to lose 55-60 more pounds. It's amazing to think that in just 4 months, I've lost over half of the weight I'd like to lose. Every time I go shopping at my favorite new stores and think about the sizes I'm wearing, I sigh with contentment. And these aren't even the sizes I'll be at in a few months! I cleaned out my old clothes that don't fit anymore, and it filled 6 large trash bags! I had the VVA pick it up over the holidays, and my closet looks so bare. One good thing about my weight loss slowing is that I can wear the pretty clothes I've gotten lately a little longer. It was crazy to think that some of the clothes I've only worn a few times were too big already and had to be given away. I'm trying not to buy too much, but I can't help myself! ;) (and the gift cards I got over Christmas are burning a hole in my wallet...)
The one pitfall I found myself enveloped in over the holidays is grazing. This was especially the case in Dallas. My family went there for New Year's to see my aunt and uncle, and spend time together since we hadn't seen them for Christmas. It was a nice trip to relax and enjoy spending time with each other. In thinking about my eating habits while we were there, I would graze between meals...which is something the doctor had warned us all about. Even though I can't consume as much food as I did in the past, eating between meals when you're not hungry is not a habit I want to bring back. It really showed me how quickly old bad habits can return. I'm not beating myself up over it, but I decided that I need to make a change, since I'd like to see my weight loss continuing at a good rate. About a month ago, I stopped tracking my foods into my food diary. I decided for a while again, I'm going to enter it back in to be more accountable. I figured before, since I knew I was being conscious of how much protein I was getting, it didn't really matter if I entered it into my program, but now I'll enter it for the purpose of tracking my eating again.
I would like to start lifting weights, along with a cardio exercise plan. Chris and I are going to set up a plan to go a few nights a week so he can help me with the weights, and then I can go with my friend Kelly after school the other days. This is an area I continue to struggle with having the motivation to do. Like I was talking about with friends last night, I guess summer and bathing suit season needs to be my motivation now...to tone some areas being affected by the rapid weight loss.
I need to buy a new hot pink camisole and gray shorts, and then I'll take another comparison picture at 75 pounds down. I also want to take some pictures with my pretty new outfits too.
Well, Chris and I have a fun date night planned--dinner at Firebirds to share a club sandwich and BLT salad, and then shopping to spend our gift cards! :) I love shopping with Chris, and he usually never wants to go, so I'm super excited he wants to tonight--it was even his idea! Have a great weekend everyone! :)
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