I TOOK OFF MY BRA TO MAKE IT

I stood on the scale.  It has never been one of those things that I look forward to before June 1, 2014.  In fact I would have rather stuck a hot poker in my eye then step on a scale.  It really was torture for me.  I have lost weight before but I have never made the commitment to weigh in every week.  Just was not going to happen.

But things have changed.  Despite some ups and downs (literally) I look forward to going to my Weight Watchers meetings on Saturday morning.  Truthfully I like the people there.  They inspire me and they keep me honest with myself.  There is no faking it there.  It is all real.  And this past Saturday was real.

I was within 5.4 pounds of losing 50 pounds.  The three weeks before I had a 2.8 gain, a 1.4 loss, and then a 1 pound gain.  I was ticked off.  I was angry, frustrated, and fed up.  I wasn’t going to stop but I was a pissed off fat chick for sure.  I had started going to the gym and working out.  I thought that would get me going and that the weight would just start to melt off.  Then I was reminded that going to the gym gives you better cardio health and not necessarily weight loss.  It really is about the food which is 80% of the battle.  We had been going out to eat on Fridays a lot in the last 3 weeks and now I know that eating big on Friday can really screw me up.  So no more indulging on Friday.  Saturday is still on program but we may get frozen yogurt on that night as a treat and then spend the rest of the week keeping to program.

So when stepped on the scale I was fully prepared for a gain or maintenance if I was lucky.  Instead the scale said 318.  I needed to be at 317.6.  I got off, took my bra off and got back on the scale.  317.6!  I had made the goal.  I was so excited.  If I could weigh in naked I would and it would probably have been less.  Naked is frowned upon at the meetings though.  Darn it!

I cannot believe that I made that goal in 20 weeks.  It feels great.  My goal was to lose 80 pounds by the time I took my wedding dress to the seamstress for alterations.  That will be April 4, 2015. I really want that number to be 100. I think I can do it.  It will be 2 pounds a week for the next 25 weeks.  Totally within my realm of control.  I will hit the gym a couple times this week and just be super diligent about food.  Although there are points to use, I don’t want to use them on bread or potatoes anymore.  I need to be mindful of my fruit and make sure that I am not loading up on sugar.

More milestones will follow. For now I am going to enjoy this one.  I HAVE LOST 50 POUNDS!