I've always struggled with weight. Always! I love food and enjoy eating vast quantities of it. Learning self-control is an on-going endeavour.
I have been all over the scale all the way from a high of 215 lbs (before I was pregnant with Nate) down to my current weight and I am not embarrassed to tell. I weigh 151 lbs.
I lost a ton of weight after Nathan was born simply because my focus turned from eating to taking care of Nathan (and we didn't have a second car...had to walk everywhere!).
My weight has gone up and down over the years since but had generally stayed between 170 and 180lbs. Several months before our cruise I decided that I wanted to look svelte on our holiday and was a very determined woman with calorie counting (MyFitnessPal app is awesome for that) and brisk walking most days of the week. It was successful...I lost a good chunk of weight in six months. Maintaining the weight loss has been mostly easy because my eating habits changed. I enjoyed being physically active most days of the week. I still love food and will never deprive myself of treats!
Recently, Keith and I embarked on a fairly unheard of eating plan called the 5:2 diet. The basic premise is that by giving your body a rest from food any two days of the week and eating normally the other five you can achieve great health benefits. And a side effect of that is weight loss. On the two days you can eat 500 calories. It wasn't impossible but a challenge and I gave it three months. It reshaped my body. My waist whittled down and my legs got leaner...my wedding rings are slipping off but I only lost 5 lbs. Keith on the other hand has dropped close to 20 lbs and is looking amazing! He's got a way to go but I am moving toward just maintaining instead of this crazy struggle to achieve more. I'm not where I want to be but I feel very healthy, consider myself leaner and have a very great awareness of what true hunger is.
If I lose another few pounds....great. If I do not....that's okay too. And the end of the day I want to be healthy and strong and think I am there.
So, if you see me eating a piece of cheesecake....join me :)
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6 comments:
You look amazing! Very inspiring indeed. I may have to think about the 5:2 thing.
You have willpower like nobody else I know! You look great, and I'm glad you feel great too!
You are an inspiration!
You look great! Your hard work has definitely paid off. Personally, I would rather lose inches than pounds...which is why I haven't stepped on a scale in years.
You look amazing!! :)
You look amazing! You are a real inspiration
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