can I have a YAY!!??
 

I JUST started my weight loss journey. I've started and given up a million times.... but this time I'm going to do it.


I got on the scale this morning and I am down half a pound! I know it may sound silly to be so thrilled over half of a pound, but it's a huge deal for me :) In the past, I've done some workouts, gone a few days with no sugar at all, etc...and never really seen and visible difference. This time, I'm eating a LOT better. I'm not totally cutting out sugar, just being mindful of it. I'm trying to set realistic eating habits that I can follow the rest of my life... so, that doesn't mean cutting out ALL fast-food, it just means not having it 4 times a week. Same thing with sugary type things that I love. I think I'll have much better success this way.

anyway, the half a pound down just absolutely gave me the boost that I need to find that stubborn, determined side of myself that always runs away when it's time to work out or find something to eat....and my daughter and I went on a 45 minute power walk. So I pushed her stroller (with a 24lb toddler in it) up and down our hilly neighborhood for 45 minutes :) The first 15 min or so I was thinking "I hate this, I hate this, I hate this" but after I just pushed through that inital hard time, the rest wasn't bad at all-- and now I feel fabulous!

Goodbye, .5 pound! Now, the rest of those 16.5lbs to go!! I'm finally starting to feel like I CAN do this.

That is wonderful! Keep it up! The key is to make sustainable lifestyle changes, believe you me :-)

Yay! I believe in moderation, not elimination. You sound like you have the right idea!

Every ounce lost or not gained is a celebration!!!! I'll go get my party hat!

:yay:

and I'll go a few further with a :woohoo::congrat::cheer::bravo:
and an :encore: for good measure!!!

thanks, everybody :) I also did 2 circuits of the 30 day shred. I'd only had yogurt to eat, so I didn't have enough energy to do all 3, but I did 2!!


the encouragement is just what I need to keep going!