Good Morning Ladies;) I hope all of you have some fun plans for the weekend and can stay on track. Thats always the hardest time of the week I think.
I weighed in at WW’s on Wednesday and my total official weight loss is 10 lbs. in 3 weeks. I dont think that is too bad. I notice that a lot of us seem disappointed when it is only a pound or a 2 lbs. loss at weigh in but the heavier you are, the first week you will have a big loss usually. Then it tapers off. I onced voiced this disappointment at a meeting and the leader promptly passed around some 1 and 2 lbs. weights. That put it all in better perspective and now I realize that any loss equals good and that we are not just losing weight, we are learning to enjoy our food, eat new and healthier things and learn to not only enjoy food but use it to actually do our body good.
I have to report something that I learned this week. After weighing in on Wednesday, I thought cool, I have lost 10 lbs. and now I am going to go have me some good Mexican food with chips and salsa. I can be “good” for the rest of the week and it will be okay. Well, after stuffing my face with a 2 item entree (cheese enchilada and a carnitas taco, complete with rice and beans, sourcream, chips and salsa, by the time I got home, I was in complete agony. I felt more bloated than I have ever felt, my side, stomach and abdomen were hard and I felt like I was going to vomit and blow up from the gas and this was very, very painful. I had to go to bed. After 3 weeks of eating a healthy, low fat and a very well balanced diet, my body totally rebelled. This was a wake up call for me. My insides are still reeling from that. It is better today but not completely. If I ever feel like I want to “reward” myself with Mexican food again, I will definitely not have the complete meal. It will be salad, and a i item entree. Thats it. I do not want to go through this again. I like the way I feel from eating food that is good for me w/o all the fat and overeating. Next time I need a reward it will be something besides food. Has anyone ever had anything like that happen?
Hang in there ladies, you are all doing so good and I am so proud of all of you. I can totally relate to almost all of you and that is what makes this group so appealing to me. How about we all post a picture of ourselves and list what some of our interests are so we can all see who we are talking to. Do any of you live in the Bay Area? Have a great weekend everybody! Now I’m off to read all of your posts for the last couple of days.
11:19 am
Well done, Sue! :clapping: A great loss and a super attitude!
11:38 am
You know, I think it’s amazing how our bodies adjust to things like HEALTHY eating and working out. Suddenly you thrive on it! And the bad food gets rejected because why on earth, says your body, are you doing this to me!
I think that speaks volumes!
Great job, Sue!
12:02 pm
I am so proud of you– a steady and consistent weight loss!!! :bananadance:
12:33 pm
Sue,
Way to go! And thanks for the good reminders about weight loss. I tend to beat myself up for only losing a few pounds a week.. but my hubby is so full of praise that it makes up for my disappointment.
You and I are both at about the same point (I’m ending week 4 on WW) - though I think you’ve lost more than me.
Your Mexican meal experience is also an excellent reminder for me. I splurged on greasy onion rings during week 3 and felt SICK afterwards. So, I think you’re right that our bodies must adapt to the healthy diet.
2:22 pm
Way to go on 10 pounds! Seems like our bodies know what’s good for them, even when we don’t.
3:27 pm
10 pounds is a significant loss, nice job!
You’ve made some really major changes to have had such a reaction to foods you used to eat. That has happened to me a lot lately, and on top of feeling sick and grossed out by the taste, I make myself exercise more/harder the next time.
It will keep coming off - keep doing what you’re doing!
I’ve been meaning to get my profile up on my member page. I HAVE TO DO THAT. I’ll link it when I get mine done.
7:22 pm
That is awesome, Sue! Really cool. Yes, I have had something like that happen to me. It was when I was younger and my mom was on the old WW when you boiled chicken and ate liver and such. Well after eating healthy food prepared by my mom all summer, I went back to school and hot lunches and spent the first couple days after lunch in the nurses office with severe stomach aches. The fried, fatty food was too much for me!
10:19 pm
Great job hun! 10lbs is a lot. I have found that I really enjoy eating better. The benefits definately out weigh the foods I used to love.
Keep up the good work!
6:51 am
Boy do I know how you feel! I thought rewarding myself with some sort of food indulgence was the way to go, but then I found that I felt miserable (physically and emotionally) afterward.
Now, my rewards are a new lipstick, nailpolish or even a quick trip to the spa for a mani/pedicure!
Those make me feel good on the outside AND the inside!