I'm really excited about living at a weight that is in the lower half of the 150's. One, the scale is finally kind to me. I don't hate checking the number at all. Even when I bounced up to 160lbs again, I just said "Okay", accepted it and became more mindful of my eating habits. We're now a month later from that bounce and I'm back to the spot I was before going on vacation for two weeks. I wasn't worried, and I'm not shocked. I feel completely in control of this one singular aspect of my lifestyle. I can commit to this as easily as daily flossing. I've never had fun the morning after I decided I was "too tired" to care. The same applied to my old eating habits. Nothing about eating a pint of ice cream during a 2 hour film made me feel good afterward. This is where my phrase "screw you, future me!" came from. I used it a lot with my husband and often we would call it out when we were considering making an unhealthy choice. Similarly, we used the term "stuntcock" (yes, from the movie Orgazmo) when we wanted to diffuse an argument because it always made us laugh.
It has been really nice having a support system. I hope that I can be that for more people in some capacity when it comes to healthy living. I try not to talk my friend's ears off about it, but I am so completely empowered by my experience and it's hard for me to not want to share that feeling with others.
But I also understand that we all learn at our own paces and we have to be ready to handle the work it takes. Just like anything important, it's new and therefore scary, and we start piling up excuses not to start or follow through for the long-term. That being said, I'm certainly STILL no expert, as I've only been doing this for 11 months, but the difference I've made in less than a year is significant enough to make me very vocal about it.
My current focus is divided between a few things, primarily overeating. As I have said in the past, I am eating very healthy food options on a daily basis, but I am still overeating. It only concerns me for two reasons: one, that I eat until I am physically uncomfortable and that, to me, is unhealthy. I do not want to be forcing more things in than my body is asking for, especially to the point of discomfort, or even pain. Two, that I am still carrying a lot of excess fat, especially in my stomach (apple shaped!). Belly fat is said to be one of the worst places to hold excess weight, so it would behoove me to take better care of mine.
I'm also going to be testing a product that some of my family has been taking and claim to have helped them significantly as far as feeling healthier and not being ill nearly as frequently. I will be sure to update about that more when my shipment arrives soon!
So, anyway, the real question is what do you think? Who wore the cardigan better?
It has been really nice having a support system. I hope that I can be that for more people in some capacity when it comes to healthy living. I try not to talk my friend's ears off about it, but I am so completely empowered by my experience and it's hard for me to not want to share that feeling with others.
But I also understand that we all learn at our own paces and we have to be ready to handle the work it takes. Just like anything important, it's new and therefore scary, and we start piling up excuses not to start or follow through for the long-term. That being said, I'm certainly STILL no expert, as I've only been doing this for 11 months, but the difference I've made in less than a year is significant enough to make me very vocal about it.
My current focus is divided between a few things, primarily overeating. As I have said in the past, I am eating very healthy food options on a daily basis, but I am still overeating. It only concerns me for two reasons: one, that I eat until I am physically uncomfortable and that, to me, is unhealthy. I do not want to be forcing more things in than my body is asking for, especially to the point of discomfort, or even pain. Two, that I am still carrying a lot of excess fat, especially in my stomach (apple shaped!). Belly fat is said to be one of the worst places to hold excess weight, so it would behoove me to take better care of mine.
I'm also going to be testing a product that some of my family has been taking and claim to have helped them significantly as far as feeling healthier and not being ill nearly as frequently. I will be sure to update about that more when my shipment arrives soon!
So, anyway, the real question is what do you think? Who wore the cardigan better?