OK! Good news. I am down. I am down two pounds from last week and 2.8 overall. (Because I had a gain one week.)
Note to self: Good job eating mindfully. I have to continue not just eating for fun, but only if I'm hungry. Also need to stop when I'm full. Keep reminding myself that this is not a matter of eating as much as I can get away with. It's a matter of eating healthfully and only as much as I need.
Well, it's another Weight Loss Wednesday. I've lost a measly .8 pounds from last week. Pretty pathetic.
Overall, I am still a pound up from when I started two weeks ago. This is not good. Time to wake up and remind myself, maybe many times a day, that I will not lose weight unless I eat less food.
I must eat only when I'm hungry and stop when I am full. That's it.
Hopefully this week will go a little better. Time to get serious. Do I want to eat whatever I want, whenever I want, or do I want to lose weight? That's the question. I hope I know the answer.
All right. I have to confess. I am UP 1.8 pounds. I write this having just finished a small bowl of sweet potato chips that I did not need.
Notes to Self:
Eating when I am not really hungry is not in my best interests. If I want to lose weight I must stop eating for fun. God does not want me to waste food by putting in my mouth food that I do not really need.
Time to get serious. My daughter is getting married next year. Wouldn't I like to wear something in a good size, instead of looking for a dress that does not look too bad at this weight? Yes, I would.
Extra weight is hard on the joints. Nuff said? I'm getting older. I want to be able to have maximum mobility.
OK. Next week I hope to do better. And I pledge to work a little harder this week. Bottom line? No eating for fun.
Anyone else working on this? How is it going?
My daughter has pointed out to me that years ago I had a blog post thread called Weight Loss Wednesday. She read me some of the posts. Hehe. Could hardly remember writing those.
Anyway, I've decided to start it again. I will not tell you my weight. But I weighed myself today and next week on Wednesday I will confess to either a loss or gain or no change.
Feel free to join in in the comments. I think even this little bit of accountability (having to put it in writing) will help me stick to my goals.
I don't have as much to lose as last time but good health is important, especially as I get older. Well, everyone is getting older. Let's face it.
I told my daughter how old I would be on my next birthday. Her response. Haven't you been that old for the last 5 or 6 years? I am not lying about my age! She is revealing her perception of me as, well, pretty old. I am, after all, more than 40 years older than she. Yeah. Bonus baby. And a lovely one at that! I have two bonus babies actually. Unusually special gifts from God. Unusually special because they are rather rare. I am blessed with three daughters, but two after my fortieth birthday.
God is so good!
