Friday, September 20, 2013

TGIF Weigh In (9.20.13)

And the scale says......
A 2.6 Lb loss. Yessss!
I'm sure being sick earlier this week and not eating had something to do with this, but I have been diligently sticking to plan since I felt better on Wednesday. I even went out to dinner with friends, had sushi (avoiding the rolls full of sauces and fried batter), and didn't wreck my progress. This is my definition of success (living life and still making progress!) and my confidence received a nice little boost :)

 What I have started finally wrapping my brain around is that this is normal life for me. It's not temporary, a phase, or a fluke. There is no going back to how I used to be unless I want to gain all the weight back. And I'm OK with that. Before I felt deprived because immediately it felt like I couldn't eat ANYTHING once I started looking at labels to really see what I was putting in my body. There's a blog I love to follow called "A Black Girl's Guide to Weight Loss". The author chronicles her journey from 330 lbs to training for a competition. She is amazing and reading her posts is like finding someone who could finally put my thoughts into words. Here's the one that came to mind as I was writing this post:

"Easing into clean eating is first and foremost about re-framing the situation -- you are not limiting yourself....you are giving yourself more options than you've ever had before. You are not depriving yourself, you are using your time to explore other possibilities. You aren't unhappy about giving up your old favorites.... you are nervous about finding new ones, but still willing to try. Willing to try because, well, our health depends on it" 

Check her out, I do on a regular basis. She has this clean eating boot camp that I am trying out, which actually helps you learn to cook. And there's tons of recipes and she even does meal plans. 

So I shall continue to chug along and tackle the weekend. Looking to be low key and not making too many commitments. The temperature will be in the 80s, so going to spend some time outdoors. 

And I moved another pin! 
In the double digits! 
10 down, 57 to go! 

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