So I decided I need to post an update to my weight loss. I made my pre-pregnancy weight a few weeks ago and I've sort of been in a 1-3 pound range since then. I'll go up a few pounds and then down and then up. I have hit a new low of 179.7.... and then I went back up. I haven't been stressing it too much because I know I've lacked a little bit of motivation.
It's hard to hold yourself to lower calories when there are birthdays and traveling and such going on. I am trying to get back into the groove though. I have been having an internal dialogue with myself about where I am. One side of me tells myself I knew I'd get to where I am now, but the next 15 pounds or even 5 pounds is going to be much harder because that is the weight that has been there for a long time. Then another side of me says no, it is the exact same concept, principle, action, etc. as the last 15 pounds. I don't know which side is winning.
I have tried a few different things to sort of trick my body. I was doing a lot of little 'meals' (if you call a handful of almonds a meal) but now I am focusing on more 3 meals with 1-2 snacks. So instead of six 100 calorie meals I will do breakfast about 200, lunch about 350, and then dinner 450 (ish) with 1-2 100 calorie snacks in there. I've been doing that for about 1 week and a half and I feel like it's been good so far.
It's also nice that it is starting to cool down a bit so we can go bike riding also. I love taking JJ out in his trailer for a ride and hey the extra burned calories can't hurt!
I don't think I wrote this before but we were at a boutique a week or two ago and I wanted to buy a pair of their 'fancy' jeans. I don't have any of these jeans because most of them cut off about a 30 waist and I need bigger than that. I decided to try them on and was excited when I found some 34 waist. I was pretty happy when the 34s were too big and so were the 33s. After buying the 32s I think I could do a 31 or 30. That is a feel good moment for me.
So it continues...
I just came across this and I would say I basically mirror her sentiments and actions:
https://www.yahoo.com/health/clara-s-243-pound-weight-loss-1253098413154358.html
