I'm really trying to have them!
Any other time I'd be thrilled to be weighing 148.4 pounds. But today it seems overshadowed by KariAnn's huge losses. She's amazing and I admire her for her diet skills and self-control. She's an expert at healthy and creative eating. Truly she's a superwoman and I don't want to take anything away from that.
I felt like my eating was pretty good this week. I'm improving at eating less and better things for breakfast, which is my biggest challenge. My kids are eating, for the most part, the new recipes I've been trying for dinner. I'm not going over my daily calories. I had successes in social situations, too. I went to two gatherings with lots of yummy, fattening food--a scrapbook party and only ate one bite of a butterscotch chip cookie, and the aforementioned MMA fight and only had a diet soda. I'm happy with my exercising, when I can do it. I missed or cut short a few workouts this week due to a needy 2-year-old, but I also got in lots of snow-shoveling, including twice yesterday. I guess I just need to forget the throwdown thing and just concentrate on my own successes, because that's what's going to get me to my goal in the end. Although I don't think there's any hope for me in this throwdown competition, I do know that I'm finding strength that I haven't been able to muster for a very long time. When Eli was born 2 years ago, I weighed somewhere between 190 and 200 pounds (I tried to avoid the numbers). I've lost a lot since then, but these last 25 have been stubborn. I will continue my fight. I can't lose the mental edge, because that's what weight-loss is all about for me. It's all in my focus. And I'll stop comparing myself to my incredible sisters and SIL and just do what works for me.
Don't worry, I'm still in the competition, but I have to find my own way. What does that mean? It means that I'm not worried about winning. I just wish I could go with you and help you pick out your new skinny clothes, gals!
Last week's weight: 149.4
Current weight: 148.4
Left to go for 7%: 7.6 pounds
My goal for this week is to work on a weight-loss mantra that I can repeat when things get difficult. Something POSITIVE!
12 comments:
What the FREAK! You lost a ound, weigh less than you have in years, your clothes are falling off (I witnessed that in person), you're keeping your calories in check, you're successful in social situations, and you have to try to think positive?!!!!!!!
YOU are my hero. I admire YOUR self-control and YOUR exercise ethic. YOU are beautiful, Julie, inside AND out.
I can say these things a million times, but it's you who has to internalize them. You'll be skinny on the scale and you'll miss the point if you don't celebrate your beauty NOW. The scale WILL change if you keep doing what you're doing, but changing how you feel about yourself is another thing. So, celebrate your beauty, Julie.
And then you kick my butt next week 'cause there ain't no way you're out!
I didn't mean for that last post to sound whiny. Sorry if it did.
I think from what you said that you actually are proud of yourself and know you are doing really good. Which is all more than true. The fact of the matter is you are losing weight at a similar rate to me. I don't put down 3 pounds a week- even when I get the stomach flu. One reason Kariann lost so much I think is, well she keeps her calories super low (like 1200- isn't that 200 less than you?), she is 3" taller than you (those 3 inches use more calories to maintain) but most importantly she has been on the weight loss trail for about 2 weeks now and the loss is always faster in the beginning. That is one reason that I didn't want to lose out on the first couple pounds I lost before entering the competition because the first ones when you start come off a little easier, its water and all kinds of stuff. After that it gets harder and the pounds don't come off as fast. I also think that Kariann is working out like an amazon woman and her energy is unreal-- she doesn't sit down in the day. So bottom line, Kariann is a freak of nature (she can eat a whole pan of nuts and still be in a normal BMI). Second bottom line, Erin and I are not losing any faster than you and we are just as much out of the competition. Plus losing 1 pound a week, slower weight loss, is the mostly likely way to keep weight off. So if I have to pick, slower more lasting weight loss is what I choose. The third and most important bottom line is that you have lost so much more BEFORE the competition that you are more likely to hit a plateu pound here or there. I really can't believe how much MORE willpower you have than me. I would have had a chocolate strawberry that night that you did not-- I know I would have. I also would have had more than a diet soda at the other party. I don't think you were whining, I just don't want you to think you are worse than the competition you called amazing. Really and truly you are amazing for having lost 50 pounds since Eli was born. That is freakin' hard! Oh and for the record I pretty much has Kariann's name written on the gift card too(in my mind because I haven't purchased it yet). Oh and I know that usually there is only one bottom line, but in this case we needed more.
Thanks to both of you, KariAnn and Alisa, for your words of encouragement and understanding. I needed that!
By the way, how do I celebrate my beauty? If you mean "Have better self-esteem" then I know I need to do that.
You guys should just all count me out b/c I had NO will power this weekend. Yesterday went to a Superbowl party and had pizza (1 peice), chips and dip, etc. Not good! I was up a couple pounds this morning unfortunately! I'm hoping that if I do well I will be back down in the next couple days. I think I am starting my time of the month though and I have been extra hungry lately...not a good combo! You are doing great! Think of how much you have lost in the last month, way more than me. One pound is great, I learned in dietetics that 1/2 lb to 1 lb is all they recommend in losing per week so you are right on. And I agree with Alisa, hopefully it'll stay off better the slower you go.
Julie, I'm sorry if I sounded coarse. What I meant is, I think you deserve a pat on the back (remember I can't find your booty because it's so small) for all you've done, but, more importantly, for who you are.
Why is it we women put ourselves down so much? Not pretty enough, not skinny enough, not tall enough, not nice enough...We all have unique qualities that make us different, but also make us beautiful.
Make a list of 10 things you love about your body (physically) and think about them every day...point them out to yourself...watch them in every window and mirror you can find...and show them to Trevor.
You've got at least that many, it's time to flaunt them!
I may be an Amazon Woman (a title I'll wear with pride), but I averaged 1400 calories/day last week. This week I'm at around 1300, but who's counting, right?
I actually had to go through all my posts, total each meal, then each day, get a weekly total, and calculate the average. I really don't keep track more than my one meal. It's better for me that way, but it was nice to know.
250/meal is just a goal that's better for me. This way I can be satisfied, indulge sometimes, and not kill the progress.
Just some thoughts from an Amazon...
Can you tell I've really taken this to heart ~ I posted 3 times here!!! LOL
So how do you put up such big losses? Do you exercise a whole lot or just have a fast metabolism? Or is it something entirely different?
I do have great metabolism. It comes from years of overeating. Also, I eat a lot ~ not necessarily calories, but bulk. Do you know how much broccoli or spinach makes 100 calories? Quite a bit.
Also, I drink around 100 ounces of water a day, just in water from my jug. This doesn't include any I add to my food.
Thirdly, my big losses are because I made some big changes from what I was doing BEFORE. To go from eating 3000 to 1400 calories is a big change. Did you have big losses when you started making changes after Eli?
And finally, your losses are big too. It's like I lose 2 more pounds and suddenly we're worlds apart! We all know that can be gained and lost in a day.
No secrets here. Sorry.
I was watching a dietician on our local show here- I love her segments and watch whenever she is on. She said that you can eat 10 cups of spinach for 100 calories. That is A LOT of spinach. I figure you spend 10 calories just digesting a 1 cup serving! I need to eat more spinach...
Kariann 2 pounds more doesn't sound small, not to people counting every tenth of a pound. It will take me (or Julie) three weeks to do what you did in one.
julie-it seems to me you are a real winner!! it can be easy to compare ourselves to others and feel like we don't measure up. for me, that's a big reason why i NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT. feeling like i don't measure up makes me eat more!
you look amazing! and you are doing so well with NEW GOOD eating and exercise habits. it's too bad that we sometimes measure how well we are doing by what the scale is telling us. in a weightloss journey, there are other successes(aside from numbers) along the way...try to notice them, too and you will be happier!
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