Well it has been over a month since I have started to work on my weight, needless to say it hasn’t been going as well as I had imagined….but then again is it ever? I got on the scale today and the weight was 160.8, four pounds less than the doctor’s office, but only .9 oz from weight I weighed on my scale a month ago.
Part of the problem has been that my daughter was home for almost two weeks and I didn’t get to work out that entire time. I guess instead of being upset, I will just keep working at it and now that I can work out again hopefully I will see better numbers next week.
I’m also working on being a better person. I want to be that happy person that I see walking down the street with a smile on their face. The other day my goal was to make eye contact with two complete strangers. I am happy to say that I did it! I said “hello” to both of them, one of them returned my greeting and the other just kind of looked at me like I was losing my marbles. That’s ok, because for me to just make eye contact and talk to a complete stranger was HUGE! I have horrible self-esteem issues and I figure while I’m working on my weight I might as well work on this too.
Goals for this week:
Drink more water
Exercise
Keep working on the eye contact
This week at school I will keep my head up walking in the halls (for me it’s just easier and more comfortable to keep my head down)
Eat healthy, but allow myself something bad every couple days (within reason)
Good luck everyone!!!!!
April 16th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
Hey I just stumbled upon your blog and since you don’t know me-what I have to say might be completely random but I have to say it!
PLEASE PLEASE keep your head up! The weight loss process sucks, I agree, and know first hand but to me NOT making it FEEL like a process is what’s been helping… If you can walk with a friend or go in a pool. Make it fun not daunting…
I’ve spent the last year all but bed ridden and in the process gained almost 30lbs. My clothes don’t fit and when I see a pic of myself sometimes I cringe but I’m trying to lose weight for ME! and to make sure I’m back to being healthy!
Make sure you’re doing it for yourself! Don’t look at the BS weight charts either because everyone carries their weight differently. Keep your head up (literally), you’d be amazed how much simply ‘faking the funk’ when it comes to confidence can make a difference! Oh and don’t focus too much on the scale (I know it’s easier said then done but weight is tricky)… It should be about feeling and looking better and sometimes watching that scale sets us back!
GOOD LUCK!!!
April 16th, 2012 at 9:11 pm
Nice job on the eye contact… Before you know it, you will be slapping ppl on the back when you talk to them!!
April 19th, 2012 at 12:39 am
Hey! I love your blog and have nominated you for a Kreativ Blogger award. The post is here: http://bariatricbeginnings.com/2012/04/18/kreativ-blogger-award/. Keep up the awesome work!!!
April 19th, 2012 at 2:10 am
Thank you so much!