So here we are... 1 month in. I can't believe how fast the time is flying! Of course, on a daily basis when I am so hungry and it's only 3pm I feel like time is at a standstill... but that is something I'm learning to deal with.... I guess.... Today was weigh in #5... I think. Well, initial and then 4 more. I think. whatever. Today I weighed in... despite the fact that I promised I wouldn't weigh myself obsessively at home, I have been... and at the gym... and what I have learned is that my scale is so freaking unreliable. Yes yes... I KNOW we already have covered this.... But it is REALLY unreliable. To the point that John was ready to throw it away and buy a new scale.....until we stepped on the new one at the store and it said we were both 12lbs heavier than the scale at home. Yeah..... that's when we decided that unreliable was WAY better than HUGE. Nothing like feeling like a big FAT failure in the middle of Bed Bath and Beyond. I wonder how many other pre-brides they have had having a small nervous breakdown in the section somewhere between bath and beyond.... I would assume that if all the scales add on a healthy 12lbs, than I am not the only one! Meanwhile, the weigh in. Now, I weighed in 1 day later than everyone else, which is great for THIS week, because it gave me an extra day to lose, but will SUCK for next week when I have a day less! Ooops. Anyway, I did lose another 2 lbs :). Better than last week's 1.5, but as I just stated, I had an extra day.... Either way, I am now down 8.something lbs from 30 days ago. I guess when I look at it that way, I can't really complain about my progress (although I WILL... and we all already know that so just jump on that train now....). Would I LOVE to be losing weight faster? Duh. Would I LOVE to not stress every week about what the scale will say? Duh. But this is not my fate. I figured that even if I don't win the game (which I am not even in the running for right now!) as long as I can fit into my dress, I will be a happy girl! First step- wearing the skinnier jeans in public..... uh.... check back on day 60!
30 days down...150 to go!
hi, lisa, it's kim! congratulations on your first month! i think you're doing great, as your progress puts you at about ~2 lb a week, which is what pretty much EVERYONE recommends as a healthy, stable weight loss regiment. people who lose weight any faster might win the game, but are pretty much doomed to put it back on as soon as it's over & they reduce what they are doing in any way. i really enjoy reading your blog. keep it up! :o)
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