So for those of you who know me, you know I'm as likely to forget something
as I am to remember it, if not more so. And although I have now been tracking
and logging my food intake for 195 days (wow where did the time go), I have
slowly been slipping away from my blog because, well, quite honestly, I forgot
how much fun I have writing it.
Am I losing weight 195 days in? Yup. Is it fast? Nope. Is it even consistent? Not really. Am I considering my 13 or so lbs gone a success? You bet your 13-lb turkey I am.
Here's the thing. It's not a race to lose weight. And yeah, I'm sure I could have made better food choices along the way and lost quicker. And there have been a couple of times when I went back up and had to go back down again and there have been lots of plateaus when I haven't exercised as much as I should have... but despite those things, I am still DOWN 13+ lbs. That, in and of itself, motivates me to keep tracking (even when I know I'm going over my calorie goal for the day or when I know I have to make a best guess because there's no exact match) and logging in every day.
Getting healthier is NEVER boring. Improving my overall well being and managing my summer life with 2 kids and a part-time babysitting gig, a martial arts school to co-manage, a resume job to fill in the gaps, and occassional housework and hubby time... and KEEPING THOSE 13 lbs off despite all of those things? That's a win in my book.
It would always be easy to say "I haven't lost weight in 3 weeks so this doesn't work and I'm just going to give up". I'm POSITIVE that would swing the scale alright... but in the wrong direction.
So I'm just keeping on swimming, swimming, swimming....
Am I losing weight 195 days in? Yup. Is it fast? Nope. Is it even consistent? Not really. Am I considering my 13 or so lbs gone a success? You bet your 13-lb turkey I am.
Here's the thing. It's not a race to lose weight. And yeah, I'm sure I could have made better food choices along the way and lost quicker. And there have been a couple of times when I went back up and had to go back down again and there have been lots of plateaus when I haven't exercised as much as I should have... but despite those things, I am still DOWN 13+ lbs. That, in and of itself, motivates me to keep tracking (even when I know I'm going over my calorie goal for the day or when I know I have to make a best guess because there's no exact match) and logging in every day.
Getting healthier is NEVER boring. Improving my overall well being and managing my summer life with 2 kids and a part-time babysitting gig, a martial arts school to co-manage, a resume job to fill in the gaps, and occassional housework and hubby time... and KEEPING THOSE 13 lbs off despite all of those things? That's a win in my book.
It would always be easy to say "I haven't lost weight in 3 weeks so this doesn't work and I'm just going to give up". I'm POSITIVE that would swing the scale alright... but in the wrong direction.
So I'm just keeping on swimming, swimming, swimming....
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