Dear Sign ~
Your experience was mine, too (and that of others).
It is
great to watch the numbers of others decline rapidly, then when your own numbers begin to drop it is so
exhilarating and yet we begin to
wonder when it will stop, if it will go on and on
and on until we could possibly trust the program to continue to work -
it does - it will take a while for you to 'own' your success.
This becomes
very fun after a while - don't become
complacent and don't become
too cocky – when people become too
enamored with themselves, too cocky, they go off-program, begin to
cheat a little bit here and there and then they
wake up 30-40 pounds heavier and
blame the program when they are the ones that went back to their former
foody ways.
We cannot have it all – ONCE we get to maintenance, we can have some
of it but if this is not viewed as a permanent lifestyle change then weight loss will not be permanent.
This can be the
vehicle that helps you reach optimal health and slender bliss IF ya follow the plan
exactly as it is written and don’t ‘enhance it’ or give it your own personal flair!
I think it is good that you remain ‘guarded’ dear Signlady – I live that way, too – I am ever mindful of what, how much and how often I eat because I am
never ever gonna return to my former flabby self.
With the two of you thinnin’ together you have already increased the success factor – you have a built-in support system!
Woo hoo!