Hi, Everyone!
You are
all doing so well!
Maggie, there are weeks like that. I know. I'm having one myself. I am up a bit and not happy
about it. I know why. I know what to do. Now I just need to do it.
Terry and I attended a regional Take Shape For Life meeting all day Saturday. There were other Health Advisors in attendance and some said they had gotten a bit complacent over the winter and were going to get back on the program for a few weeks. Winters here in the northwest are wet and dark.
I leave for work in the dark and return in the dark. It has been very blustery and rainy all winter and therefore, I haven't been walking or working in the yard and I can certainly tell because I am feeling "fluffy."
When the college moved in December, we have not been able to use the gym for working out and that has increased my fluffiness somewhat.
Once a person gets to their goal weight they can become overly confident if they don't watch their food intake carefully. I weigh every day and for the most part, I do very well maintaining my weight. We have had a number of foody events lately and while I am very careful about what I choose to eat, I have been eating larger portions than what I know is right for my body.
Exercise is an important part of maintenance and our treadmill has not been easy to use lately as Terry had stacked a pile of book boxes on it. I know, I know...it IS an excuse! I could have lifted off those book boxes AND strengthened my arms at the same time, eh?
When you reach your goal weight, go through transition and begin maintenance, life happens.
For many of us, watching what we put into our mouth is a
LIFE-LONG battle. Every day we must choose what goes in, how much goes in and what type of foods we put in the old gullet.
Take
heart, I will NEVER have to go through the BIG weight loss phase ever again, because I know what to do and how to do it. When life happens and those few pounds creep back, just a week or so on the weight loss program and they are outta here!
Now don't you dare begin to think that
Leopard Woman is no longer FABULOUS, because that just is not true - I
remain FABULOUS, Folks - I am just needing to get off those few pounds and tighten up a bit - summer's coming!
Shorts Season is on its weigh!