I've been wanting to write this post for a while now,
but I never could sit down long enough to do it.
Well, that and the fact I was afraid I'd hex myself.
Well, that and the fact I was afraid I'd hex myself.
Can I just say that lighter is a wonderful thing?
I know you're asking,
"What exactly does Gina mean by lighter?"
Well for starters, here is heavier:
Yeah, Heavier, with a capital "H."
Believe me, I was never one to have my picture taken.
Being Heavier (capital H), I ran from the camera.
That picture was taken on Christmas Day 2013.
Now I will share lighter.
7 months later...taken this past weekend.
(Sorry, I don't have the selfie in the mirror thing down, so
you'll just have to bear with me.)
44 pounds lighter!
We used the old Weight Watcher system and did it
with a "let's try & just see what happens-no pressure" attitude.
I think that helped, along with the fact that
my husband came along for the ride, and my kids too.
I didn't put the kids on the diet,
but they endured my lighter, healthier cooking
with rarely a complaint.
(Funny thing: looking at that before picture and looking
& my daughter today, she too, looks thinner to me now.)
In case you are wondering, I highly recommend
this website, Skinny Taste,
if you are looking for healthy & tasty recipes.
I've made many, many, many of her recipes
and I've been pleased with 98% of all I've tried.
Now, there has been shopping, lots of shopping!
My entire Summer wardrobe was too big.
Not that I'm complaining, but wow, it's hard building up a
wardrobe from scratch, especially when you
have to have something to wear to work everyday.
Here's some of the old Summer wardrobe, stacked up
getting ready to be donated:
Lots of empty hangers:
Summers are short here. When it's time to try on my
Fall/Winter wardrobe, I'll probably have triple the amount of
clothes to get rid of. Eek!
A lot of good has come from this weight loss...
besides all the shopping and being able to buy clothes
anywhere & everywhere now.
I take the stairs everyday at work and I no
longer have to gasp for air when I reach the 3rd floor.
My cholesterol was borderline & it dropped 72 points.
I try to go for a walk regularly and I just plain feel better.
I don't want to give the impression that I am
the perfect dieter and have been for the past 7 months.
There are always days, or even weekends,
where I've been to parties or out to dinner,
and I've eaten more than I should have.
What is very different with me this time around though,
is the fact that I can tell myself,
"it's ok, just begin again tomorrow."
Whenever I'd dieted in the past and
had a bad eating day, I would get angry
with myself & give it all up for lost.
Not this time!
People are always asking me what my goal is.
I never set a goal when I started this.
Remember I was just doing this with that
"let's try & just see what happens-no pressure" attitude.
It worked & I'm very grateful.
I do realize I have more weight to lose.
I'm still heavy, just with a small h this time. :)
I know I was not meant to be a size 2 and I'm fine with that.
Lighter is good,
lighter is a wonderful thing!
