Day 22 Home Scale Reading = 149.2

So I officially lost another 2 lbs last week and I couldn’t be more excited!!   It’s so great to see those 140’s again!!! I hope to see them for a long time and not see those 150’s anymore!  I’m finally back down to the weight I was before my wedding in December, even though I’m in much better shape than I was then due to the muscles and what not.

I am also starting to see a lot more definition in my arms, legs, and even my abs.  Dare I say that something is forming on my stomach that I’ve never seen before!!!! Having a flat stomach has always been a dream of mine, one that never seemed possible until now.  I WILL have one this summer….I promise you that!

I ate well yesterday (stayed right at my 20 points) but I skipped the gym.  Apparently my “lazy Sunday” spilled into Monday.  But today is the first day of the dreaded lady time, so I have a feeling that is helping the lazy feeling along!  Tonight I go back to personal training though so I know I’ll get a good workout in.  I’m dreading it a little bit since it’s the first training session since our little spat, but we’ll see how it goes!  I’m trying to remain optimistic so that I don’t go in with any kind of “negative attitude”.

I was reading Roni’s blog about what the “key” to losing weight and it really made me think back to the beginning of last year.  That was the beginning of a total transformation not only of my outside appearance, but also a transformation of my relationship with food.  I know that sounds strange…having a relationship with food, but I did…and it was NOT a healthy one.  WW really taught me that food is not the be all end all of life.  It is there to give us the nutrients we need, and to be there for the occasional treat…but that it should not rule our lives.   As crazy as it sounds, before joining WW last year, I really had no concept of how to eat healthy.  I lost 50 lbs a few years ago by working out everyday and eating less.  I wasn’t eating healthier, just eating less.  The original reason I did this was because my doctor told me I had high cholesterol and that was a huge wake up call for being a 25 year old.  However, after losing that 50 lbs, my cholesterol hadn’t gone down…in fact, it had gone up.  When I joined WW and started losing weight, I learned about what your body needs and the types of food you should be eating (ie. whole grains, non-processed foods, fruits and veggies, etc.).  I’m happy to say that I no longer have high cholesterol…WW helped me lower more than 20 points and it is now in a normal range.  So for me, the key is that you have to be ready to learn how to eat…it’s a LOT easier to eat conveniently, so you have to be committed.  But I can tell you that eventually it does get easier, although I never think it totally ends.  Here I am a year and four months after starting WW and I still have to journal to keep myself in check, I still have to reign my diet in sometimes when it gets out of hand, but I have the tools now to know that I CAN do it.