I've been trying very hard to adopt a healthy lifestyle since February of this year. Since then, I've lost 43 pounds, and I'm proud of that.
I don't "cheat", I really don't have the desire to eat unhealthy foods, and I exercise/resistance train at least 4-5x a week.
I've been doing it slower than usual on purpose, with the hopes that this will become a new lifestyle instead of just another "diet" with a goal, and end, and an inevitable return to unhealthy eating habits.
I started doing the P 90 X fitness DVD program last Monday. I love it! I figured it would kick start the weight loss.
No such luck. The scale said 167.8 last Monday. It said 167.8 today. That's down from 170 on 9/2 - good, but considering how HARD I am busting my ***, I'll admit I was a little disappointed.
Last March, I signed up at Physicians Weight Loss Center. I didn't stick with the program because it seemed to be more about "reaching a goal" using very stringent, restrictive diets, rather than learning a new way of life. But, since I paid for the program, I stop in from time to time to use their body composition scale.
I went in today. The scale showed I'd lost 3 pounds. A pound a week is GOOD, but with as much as I am REALLY working my butt off, a little increase in the rate of loss would have been nice!
But here's when the YAY comes in! The body composition report showed I'd lost SIX pounds of fat in the past three weeks. I'd put on 1 pound of lean body mass, and 2 pounds of water.
OMG and YAY! Home scale said 2.2 pounds down - but it was really 6 pounds of fat gone. Woohoo!
Add this to the fact that the really talented salesgirl at WhiteHouse/BlackMarket looked at me in a size 10 pants this past Sunday and said "Wow those look great - do you want to try an 8 or do they feel like they fit?" and I am having a pretty good week
I could barely fit into my 16's 7 months ago - actually, I COULDNT fit into my 16's 7 months ago unless they had an elastic waist.
Thank you for listening to my "Yay me"
I just had to share with someone who would understand.