As I mentioned before, I’m attempting a lifestyle change! Today is the 3rd day of my “diet” and I feel really good today. The past two days have been more difficult, I’ve been very tired and headachy. Today, I feel energetic for the first time since I began eating three meals and two snacks a day, drinking more water, getting more sleep, and going walking! Today I’m fantastic! I think the endorphins from the exercise are finally starting to feel like they belong in my brain, rather than like they’re intruders from outer space here to destroy me from the inside out.
So far, I’ve lost one pound, which doesn’t sound like much, but is a LOT to me!! Dieting has never, ever been my thing. Losing weight is not easy for me, I have no willpower and a very short memory. In other words, I forget quite quickly why I wanted to do it to begin with. Then, I proceed to step two, convincing myself and others that I, in fact, actually like how I look. After that, it’s all down hill. So, to have lost one pound, while nearly insignificant in the bigger picture, is a huge step forward in motivating me. I am so thrilled!
All this lifestyle changing has kept me really busy the last few days, but I’ve been sleeping okay. The first few days, though, I couldn’t sleep. I laid down at 11:30pm and couldn’t fall asleep. Then, when I did sleep, it was terribly uncomfortable, difficult sleep. Last night, however, I slept really well and I didn’t go back to sleep –even though I wanted to– when my alarm went off this morning! Yay for me!
I did have one very difficult day on Tuesday, when I was grocery shopping, which I will tell you about later. It was so difficult for me, I need a whole entry to set the scene. lol. But, I’ve gotten past temptation so far, one second, one minute, one hour at a time. Go me!
My first goal is 14 lbs. One down, 13 to go!!
That’s excellent! I’m happy for you.
You go girl! Hell, I’d be happy to lose 1 lb too. No shame there! You’ll probably start sleeping better soon too, exercise and treating yourself right will do that for you.
Kristine, thanks!! /hug!!
Mindy, thanks! I’m happy with that pound gone. I’m also happy with the other one, I’m at 2 lbs down now!! WooHoo!! 2.5 lbs a week is my goal. Sadly, I don’t have a really accurate scale. The one I have weighs 8 lbs light. So, it says I weigh less than I do. But, at least it’s a constant 8 lbs light so I can gauge what I’ve lost. And you’re right, I have been sleeping better!
YAY!! I am so proud of you…. but please refer to it as a healthy lifestyle change rather than “dieting”…I hate the word diet, it implies all kinds of unpleasant things. I am glad to see that you are setting mini goals, that way it doesn’t seem so overwhelming. I think that the way you have chosen to eat is especially good since it is the only healthy diet out there…If it weren’t it wouldn’t have been prescribed to us diabetics for so many years eh? Ohhh did I tell you that the sugar free chocolate (well any flavor actually, but I know you like chocolate) pudding, when made w/ non fat milk or even w/ 1% counts the same as a glass of milk? You can even put a little sugar free or lite cool whip on it…yummmm!! half a banana in some vanilla counts as a fruit and a milk, if you need some more fruit. Anyway, just wanted you to know that I am proud of you for making a healthy lifestyle change and that you are feeling so good for doing it!!!
Love you!!
Mom