That's how much weight I've lost in that amount of time. It is insane to me. Who knew that I could lose weight so quickly?? Maybe I should have tried this earlier. I'm 9 pounds behind where I really wanted to be at this point. I started with a goal to lose 2 pounds a week. I've hit a few plateaus along the way, and I've really had to figure out what I can and can't eat and what time I should really stop eating after. I've also been spending a lot of time at the gym this summer, and I've had to learn not to do the same thing every time, because it quickly becomes completely ineffective.
I'm 14 weeks into my journey, and I still have a ways to go. I have 31 more pounds before I reach my goal. I've had some really discouraging days, where I felt like no matter what I did, no more weight was going to come off. I started this journey weighing myself every morning. I needed to do that in order to figure out how my choices from the day before affected me. But, then I wanted to know how working out affected me, or what my weight was at the end of the day. I had to take a step back and realize that weighing myself three times a day wasn't going to change what the scale was going to say in the morning.
I've also had some really encouraging days along the way. I started on May 4, and by August 4, I had lost 18 pounds. At this point, I'm averaging 6 pounds a month. That is such a good feeling. Even though I am not at the 28 pounds I really was hoping for, I remind myself that I am 19 pounds from where I was. My wedding dress, which I wore only a year ago, is TOO BIG for me now. I've had to buy clothes because all my old clothes don't fit. Up until this week, I didn't have pants to wear to work. This is such a good feeling. I have found a love for the gym, and a love for drinking water. I've had probably 5 Dr. Peppers in the last 3 months. I without a doubt used to have more than 5 Dr. Peppers in a week.
19 pounds down, and 31 more to go. What a good feeling.
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