When I started my weight loss journey almost 12
years ago, my decision to walk into my local Weight Watchers Center was mostly
because I was starting to really feel my
weight. I couldn’t deny the fact
anymore that when I sat between two friends at a movie or concert, I was
uncomfortable spilling over my seat. And
after a recent trip to Las Vegas with my sister, I could barely buckle the
seatbelt. It was hard to move around and
I tired easily. I also sweated a ton all the time.
It was time for a change.
Throughout this journey there have been many
times I am have been able to reflect on how far I’ve come. My recent vacation was defiantly one of those
times. I needed a mental break from the
ins and outs of life and when vacation arrived, I knew I wouldn’t be tracking
my food. While I had not quite planned
to indulge as much as I did, I enjoyed every delicious food/pastries, decedent
desserts, and an abundance alcohol. I did
think many times about the impact of my eating and drinking on the scale. It wasn’t long before I could start to feel
the extra weight/bloat as well. I tired
really hard not to focus so much on weight but it is ingrained in me after so
many years of doing WW.
I tallied up the amount of steps during our 15
days on vacation and I walked over 170,000 steps. I will tell you what, I couldn’t have done
that back when I weighed 304 pounds!
It also gets me energized to get back into activity
and increase my stamina. I do miss daily
activity. September was a good month for
being active despite it being a low month for weight loss.
Eventually, it all evens out in the end. This vacation was the mental break I needed
to re-focus and re-motivate. This time
of year is difficult for weight loss between my birthday and the holidays. But, I am still really looking forward to
that celebration when I re-claim my 100 pounds lost and get back under 200
pounds. I know I’m moving at a snail’s
pace and I’m having to re-lose time and time again. I will get there…eventually!
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