I feel like I’m moving like the tortoise, super slow.  At least it seems to be going in the right direction though it’s taken me 4 weeks to lose 4 lbs according to my official WI’s at WW.  I know it’s a release and better to have slower loses than quick ones - but a little more weight releasing would be much appreciated!  I’m going to have a little heart to heart with this body of mine tonight.  We need to make some compromises here because it’s just too darn slow. 

I didn’t have this much trouble when I lost a bunch for my wedding last summer - though I must admit I gained it all back once I was happily married ever after.  What’s frustrating is that I haven’t changed anything other than I’m officially on the WW program now.  Last year I ate healthy, didn’t skip meals, or go on a fad diet and I still lost much quicker or at least it seemed quicker.  So I’m a little frustrated today with my progress and my lack of resolve. 

I’m trying a new trick tonight.  My WW counselor gave us an anchor pebble today to remind us that it’s not a mountain we trip over but the pebbles on the mountain.  Yet with each step over the pebbles pretty soon you’ve crossed over the mounatin.  The pebble and mountain symbolism got me thinking.  I’m a visual learner to an extreme.  The anchor gift was really cool & I’m carrying it around in my purse so that I’m reminded of my goal for the week.

However, I’ve also decided to put up a visual marker of my weight loss progress to help me on this journey.  I’m going to go buy two pretty vases and a large bag of glass pebbles tonight.  I plan to fill one vase with my fat pebbles (the weight I have yet to lose) and my healthy vase with the fat that I’ve lost.  Each pebble will represent one pound.  So this way I can visually see every morning & night where I am, how much I need to improve, and where I’ve come.  No one else needs to know what the pebbles stand for - just me (and you).  It’s amazing how pebbles quickly do add up to a mountain and I think if I can see it, it’ll inspire me a bit. 

I know photo’s work well too but to be honest you don’t really start seeing releases until you hit a 10lb mark or so, where a pebble here and there really starts to add up, especially if they’re in a tall skinny vase.  So here’s to my new idea and hopefully my weight releasing progress goes from zero to sixty (well okay zero to forty pounds would be nice)!