I am now -12. 12 less lbs. than one month ago. I am very, very happy. I know that it’s not radical weight loss, but it feels good. It’s nice to see some of the weight I put on while pregnant/surviving a newborn melting away. I’m even starting to feel like myself again. I have been at this weight before, while in college and NOT on the crew team. So this was my “I’m heavier than I want to be, but let’s go get some Taco Bell” weight. But can we just reinforce, for one bright moment, that THIS IS A WEIGHT I’VE BEEN BEFORE. I’m back in “that range.” And I’m planning to do more.
Interestingly enough, this was the biggest loss I’ve had since the first week, and I’ve had the biggest cheater week EVER. On WW, you get your “points allowance,” and then you get 35 extra for the week. Just because. Before, I never used those extra 35 points. Maybe 6 of them. Definitely not all of them. This week I ate all but 3 of my extra points- and I lost bigger than before. I guess we’ll see if that was just a fluke, or if I can eat them every week. My group leader told me that I might need to eat them to achieve the best weight loss. Wouldn’t that be sweet?
Even though I “cheated” this past week, I think I still did ok because a) I still tracked EVERYTHING. Even when I ate something I wasn’t proud of, it went on my tracker, and b) my “cheating” is so different than it used to be. Yes, I ate out, but I got fish (grilled) and shrimp, and no fries. Yes, I got a sandwich at Burger King, but I got diet soda. And no fries.
So yay for discovering how to be healthier, and how to get some semblance of my pre-baby body back.
And the sun is out today. It’ll be a good day.
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Congrats!!! it always feel good to get back to where you have been pre-pregnancy as then you know you can get back to where you want to be with some work.
Thanks for letting me know about the stealth comment I figured it was from someone out East but was not sure who. Tell your parents Hi along with the Johns we miss you all. See you in a couple of weeks.