Quest

I am doing well with losing weight and fitting back into my clothes, however, I am not doing so well in the matter of toning and lifting weights.  I am now 1 pound under my pre-pregnancy weight.  Someone asked me "I see you eating whatever you want, I saw you with a mocha, and you are toning up & slimming down, what are you doing?"

Bwaaaaahaha!  Ok, let's give me a little credit.  I am doing the zig zag thing pretty much, watching my portion sizes, not eating many sweets, trying to be more active with simple things like walking to another building rather than using inner-office mail.  By zig zag I mean mostly liquid and or salad or fruit one day - if there is any meat, it's very lean turkey or chicken or fish, then the next day I eat more food, healthy choices for the most part, though if I want bread, I'll have bread - I just won't eat the whole loaf.  The mocha she saw me with was a skinny one, with sugar-free syrup and fat-free milk.

The woman I mentioned is someone that I go to lunch with and the last time I went to lunch with her, everyone else was all "oh, I can't have this, I can't have that... salad please - no dessert for me."  Inside I was rolling my eyes, I'm a bitch like that.  I had an appetizer, my meal, and a partial dessert, 1) because it was a mini celebration of meeting my pre-preg weight, and 2) mostly because I had just eaten very light the day before.  So, see, there is a life while losing weight - it's about finding what works for you.

This woman has hit a plateau.  I've asked her what she's eating, and asked her to think about if she is consistently eating & doing the same things.  She said "yes."  I told her to shake it up.  Evaluate the "same" and change it.  If you are having carbs for breakfast every day, eat protein.  If you eat a Lean Cuisine for lunch every day - do something else.  Evaluate your carbs, protein.  What are you drinking.  How many times are you cheating?  Do you snack on your kids' food? (this is a biggie for mom's - you don't realize you are taking bites of this and that - I've noticed this of myself lately).  I sent her info about zig zagging calories too.

Shake it up.  If it ain't working, shake it up.  When you've only got 10 lbs to lose, it is pretty difficult.  Well, it's not actually difficult, getting in the right mind-set is difficult.

Comments

[bisous]

Hey, congrats! That's fantastic.

[Ann]

GOOD for you!!! You should celebrate. That is impressive!

Happy Mother's day!! :) Enjoy.