Finally losin’ it

OK, it was actually a 2 a.m. meltdown, because we got off work late. But after work, I drove straight to Del Taco and bought a cheeseburger, small fries AND a taco. (As I was eating the taco, which I had first while driving home, I was thinking “this doesn’t even taste good.” It didn’t stop me from devouring the thing, but still … I wish I’d thought the same thing about the burger and fries, but those were both delicious!)

I guess I should take it as progress that I’ve only had one late-night drive-thru snack attack this week. It’s better than doing it every worknight, like I have some weeks.

More encouraging was the progress in my measurements. We had our final Lose To Win meeting today and they gave us results of the pinch-test they did a couple of weeks ago.

The good news? In the last four months, my BMI has dropped 2 points — from 33 to 31 — and my body fat percentage has gone down 4 — from 33 to 29.

At first I was disappointed, thinking it should have been more. But as I started to think about it, I realized that’s quite a bit of progress in 16 weeks. So even if I haven’t seen a lot of pounds lost on the scale, I am toning up and building muscle.

It’s better than nothing! And I have been getting a lot of compliments in the last couple of weeks. Several people at work and at the gym have told me I’m looking good and they can tell I’m losing weight.

I’m not really losing much, but it’s still one of those times when I should just say “thank you” instead of pointing that out. Why is that so doggone hard to do? Just say “Thank you” and then shut your mouth! But I have a heck of a time doing it.