Gains and losses: progress report!
This morning I put on my pre-pregnancy jeans, and they fit with wiggle room! (That’s better than they fit at the time, I should add.)
I’ve lost over 10% of my total body weight since mid-January. I didn’t think it made a huge difference, but fitting into my old jeans is quite an accomplishment. I’m about 2 pounds away from fitting in my “skinny jeans.”
This is proving two things to me – first, that my hips, structure wise, are not any wider now than they were before Sami was born. Second, that a healthy goal is never unreasonable. My ultimate weight loss goals are not anorectic. But in January I doubted that it was even possible for me to ever get back to my pre-pregnancy weight range at all, and now I’ve gone and done it.
So I now have faith that I have the willpower to a normal, healthy weight for my body, and then maintain it. I’ve readjusted my feelings and attitudes about food. Unlike previous weight loss attempts, I don’t view food as my enemy; I still enjoy it and always will. It isn’t a compulsion any more, and when I feel compelled, I examine the compulsion, rather than indulging it. This is a power that is entirely new to me. Weight loss is also a gain!
This may sound corny, but I’ve really invested in this circle of life idea. I took compost from my bin and turned it in to the soil in my garden. Last year’s scraps will be this year’s dinner. This year’s scraps will be turned into next year’s dinner. Less waste, more nutrition. This, too, is a gain.
By this whole process of evaluation, my life is getting better. I consume what I need, produce what I can and buy and trash as little as possible. The food I eat is better. Gain!
Left to do: I still have more weight to lose. I could grow more of my own food. I need to work on time management, and on figuring out how to spend less time sick. I need to find a way to spend more time on exercise.
A work in progress, as it should be.
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Awesome… I have to get there soon… the food issue is always a thing for me.
I think that if a person exercises more and is more appropriate with nutrition (vitamins, proper veggies, etc) immune systems will be more on target…
Maybe it’s all in my head, but yeah…
I hope you feel better soon!! ALL THE WAY better.
noelle’s last blog post..Pictures are up!!