Wow. I can't believe I skipped the entire month of August. I've been having quite the month literally filled with ups and down. I lost the 2.6 I had gained after my last post, then I gained again then I lost again and so on and so forth. But all is not over and dark in my life, (at least when it comes to my outlook) and that's surprising and refreshing.
So here are some positive things that have gotten me through this rather difficult month:
1. I went clothes shopping. I am wearing the smallest size available at a "plus size" store. It's unbelievable. The best thing is that I went shopping and discovered this after one of my weight gain weeks.
2. I like the way I'm looking in my clothes. That's HUGE! There are still more times then not when I feel like I have nothing to wear and when I really wish I could look differently, but when I do settle on something I am finding that I'm much more likely to be satisfied with what I have on, and not think about it when I walk out the door.
3. Someone at my meeting told a new person that I was an inspiration to her. WHAT :-O!! I was so shocked because she said that the day I had my biggest gain EVER...4.4 lbs. I cannot believe that I have inspired someone else but I am determined to make her proud. She has now become one more person to make this work for. Although all the benefits of this are for me I know that when I keep others in mind I am more likely to feel committed to something.
4. I missed my next Sunday meeting after the 4.4 weight gain but then went in to do my weigh-in on that Tuesday and found that I lost 5.4 lbs. So I lost those 4.4 plus 1! (Hurray)
5. At that Tuesday meeting I was confident, shared my experience and then encouraged two other members to keep going to meetings and keep going with the program. I reminded them and myself that they needed to take it one day at the time. That's all they could do.
Overall, its quite overwhelming and I am ready to continue on my road to steady loss. Luckily the school year is about to start and I can get back into my routine (The topic of this weeks meeting by the way). Although I'm not looking forward to going back to work I am looking forward to being able to get into a steady swing of things that include working out and eating right.
Whoop!
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