Having lost 8.4 lbs in the first 2 months, having lost 3 weeks in a row and having lost 17 cm... all of these motivate me. They motivate me to keep going. Every single little success is a great success. They seem small and insignificant to many people who don't understand, but they are great. One drop of water seems insignificant. Combine many together and you get a very impressive lake, river, pond, and even ocean!
I continue to log my food every single day on myfitnesspal.com. For a month straight. I have found it to be much more useful than I ever had before! To be honest, its been 14 or 15 years since I successfully tracked my food intake for more than 3 days. Writing it down wasn't enough for me. Being able to track calories has been a very eye opening experience! Being shocked at how many calories are hiding here and there. Its helped more than I ever anticipated.
I'm continuing to participate in DietBet.com. I haven't decided if its a good motivational tool or not. Money is often a very strong motivator. My concern, is because I'm so heavy to start with, I need to lose a full 8 lbs in the 4 weeks of the contest, and that isn't easy. I'll update at the end of the contest.
I have been trying to MOVE my body, at least a little bit, every day. Whether its doing 1/2 hour of running on the spot while watching TV, doing a zumba DVD, going for a walk, or just taking a couple of minutes a few times a day (like when I go to the bathroom) to do a few squats, lunges, crunches or pushups. I'm trying to make it a habit. To make sure to move every day. After a while, I'm hoping that it will become such a habit that I can build up to more dedicated time to it and MAYBE end up not feeling too guilty taking time for myself on the weekends, even when we have 4 kids in the house.
Last week: 199.0 lbs
This week: 197.6 lbs
Loss this week of 1.4 lbs
Net LOSS of 9.8 lbs in 9 weeks
I AM GONNA ROCK!!!
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