by Carrie » May 5th, 2005, 12:44 pm
Hey Girls!
Thanks! It feels good to be slipping back on track and experiencing new lows. I didn't mean to take such a long break, but it took a while to get myself back on the program. I get impatient with it once in a while, but I'm committed to making this a lifelong change, so I figure as long as I'm not gaining anything back, I won't get too upset and try to be patient while I keep working at it. Sure, it'd be nice to just lose it all as quickly as possible, but it hasn't worked that way for me, so I'm doing what does work.
My size 16's are getting baggy, woohoo!!! And I can't wait to just pitch all my clothes and buy a whole new wardrobe, that's gonna be a BLAST of a shopping marathon, and the heck with guilt about spending all that money! Sooner or later, I'll get there......maybe I need one of those tortoises like Rae has, LOL.
I guess as a 'old-timer' here, that's the one thing I would say is critical - making this a lifelong, daily process. When I started this journey I thought 'I'll just get the weight off and then I can eat anything I want again.' Now I know that's just plain silly. I ate so poorly before that my body was starving for nutrients. And I have had to train my head to think 'smart' about my body and eating. At the times when I'm not losing weight, I've learned that I can eat some 'good' stuff, but for the most part my habits have changed....to much healthier eating, which allows me to maintain my weight. And I think that's why I'm one of the ones that is holding on to my weight loss, as opposed to gaining it back. I'm approaching this as something I'm going to address every day of my life, and I've discovered that this is much preferable to the alternative.
I think we can all make it, we just have to be commited to ourselves and our health.
Carrie
Now: 2/5/07: 233.6/220.0/145
1st time: 3/1/04, from 266.5 to 195.4
you will get there....to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...I never thought I would see this number on the scale again...I get on it everyday now...cuz Im so worried about gaining back....and every day I get on and get off and get on again...just not used to seeing those numbers yet!!!! 
You must be soooo proud. Congratulations on staying the course.!!
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