Progress

Do you remember that post where I showed you pictures of myself in a bathing suit? The humiliating ones? Yup, I let it all hang out in front of you because I felt like I needed that to push myself to loose weight. Well, it didn’t quite work out that way. I did good for awhile and then I went back up in weight. I lost some weight again only to gain it back again. Then recently I finally started my plan. Yes, folks, the one that I'm DETERMINED to stick with. And so far, with a few adjustments, I’ve been keeping it up consistently.

*knocks on wood*

Unfortunately, I haven’t used MFP consistently so I never got around to updating the ups and down of my weight. Hence the "inaccurate" widget on my sidebar. I’m also trying to make better food choices on my own, without always counting calories. So here’s the gist of my weight gain/loss rollercoaster:

January I was at 159 lbs.

By April I was back up to 164 lbs.

Over the summer I hurt my back; stopped working out.

At the beginning of August I hit 178 lbs. 

 Two weeks after that I was down to 174 lbs. 

 By the time September came around I was at 169 lbs. 

 A week ago I was down to 165 lbs. 

 Then yesterday after weighing myself I’m back up to 167 lbs.

This last weigh-in really bothered me at first. How had I GAINED weight after busting my ass so hard?! Well, that’s easy, aunt flow had arrived just two days before. So naturally I’m bloated and yucky. Then there’s also the fact that I’m lifting weights, which builds muscles. So, after talking myself out of kicking the scale, I realized that I’m actually doing pretty good. I’m down 11 lbs. since August! And I’m not going to lie, I’m pretty proud of myself for that.

My regular mileage now is 3.1 miles. I’m definitely drinking my 6-8 cups of water daily. Fruits and veggies have overtaken our fridge. Gym time has also really helped me stay on track. I try to use as many of the weight machines as I can. I try my best to stay away from fast food, but I have indulged here and there. I’m packing my lunches and snacks daily so I don’t get tempted though. And today my pants feel a bit more loose. Overall, I feel pretty awesome!

Now, I haven’t actually dropped a pant size or anything. I still have PLENTY of jelly, believe me. But I feel like continuing with this WILL give me results in the long run. Maybe not next week, or next month. But more than likely by the time next summer comes around, I’ll be much closer to my goal weight than I was yesterday. This go around definitely feels different to me. Mentally I feel more determined. I don’t want to get ahead of myself because tomorrow it could all go down the drain, but I think I’m finally ready to lose weight for good.

Not a huge difference, but it's a start.