I talked with a friend today who helped me remember what I'm doing and
what my goals are. I'm sticking with my WW goal of 145 and once I'm
there, I'll consider whether to keep going. Like others who once
thought they were large-framed only to discover that a small frame was
hiding underneath the bulk, I'm realizing that I'm small-framed too.
130 probably is not an unrealistic weight for me. When I look at
what's still stuck to my middle, I know that there's more than 14 lbs
to lose.

If I can get back to my exercise routine this week, that'll help keep
the other voices quiet. Making matters worse, I remembered today that
I haven't taken my Body Blues vitamin since Tuesday. Once I start
feeling good, I forget to do what it takes to keep feeling good.
Defies all logic that I do that.

Linda P

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 09:05:55 -0800, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:


"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week. I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going. This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't heard from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

What you need to do is take time to decide what you're comfortable with.
You are the one that has to live in your body, so you do what's right for
you. I think you've done exceptionally well, losing 72.4 lbs. must feel so
good!


It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size 10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift. Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

Ooooh, two nice clothing NSV's, those are my favorites! I'm at a 38D right
now, but would like to get down to about a 36-38C, which is what I was
before I gained all my weight. At least I'm down from a 38DD to a 38D! The
rest will come, I just have to stay OP! So far so good....


My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending construction work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion and
morphing into an even bigger project.

We all have weeks that our food is off, and it sounds like you've had alot
on your mind this week, so maintaining while you have all this other *stuff*
to deal with is something to be proud of!


All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

A maintain is wonderful! Congratulations!!

Brenda

It's the best day of my life!
--
Linda P
week 54: 232/159.6/WW goal 145
RAFL week 9: 167/159.6/154
next mini-goals: 157 (75 lbs total loss); 155 (10 lbs to WW goal); 154
( RAFL goal)
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003
5'4" | 50 | F