Well, week that is…. It’s Thursday which means tomorrow is FRIDAY….. Whoo-hooo not that it means much to me other than I have more kids home then usual lol. But to the rest of the working class (or not) it might.
So today I FINALLY feel “normal” of course it’s the day I can’t go to the gym. And lets face it I suck at working out at home but may just have to force myself or something. I don’t think I am going to be able to hit the gym until Saturday YIKES! ugh, I am dreading it already.
All in all I am doing well….. I did a quick see on the scale up .5 since Tuesday I was okay with that given I have been sick and less than a full lb gain after eating again I think is good still. I actually think it will probably go back down tomorrow but we shall see. All in all I’m not worried.
I am slowly starting to feel comfortable with this whole process and anxiously awaiting to get down 10lbs. It sucks that it’s like this but hey it is what it is and I can’t do much about the past so moving forward shall we?
I am seeing a lot of positive effects of the gym. More than I ever thought. My whole thought process of something was better than nothing was so false. Okay, so not fully false because something IS technically better than nothing BUT I still wasn’t getting much results.
I can totally see *some* slimming which is good! I can also tell I am not tired while walking as much OR hurt as quickly by standing. I found my brain tries to sike me out by making me think I am out of breath when I am not. SOOOOO weird. But a good weird.
I feel pretty positive right now about it all. I don’t know what’s different. I normally at this point I feel discouraged. I am annoyed especially at the rate of loss. But I’m not, in fact quiet the opposite. I am excited. I keep seeing this body of me and it’s seeming more and more like a possibility by the day.
I think not obsessing over every single thing about weight loss has at least helped me mentally. I am also still down so that’s good! PMS is approaching soon so this will be the test. I am hoping to hit the gym good next week so we shall see if it helps with dreaded 10lb gain (which at this point IS annoying) because I feel like I am going NO WHERE each month. BUT I keep saying that a month ago I was 302 now I am 294 so that’s good progress and something to be happy about and you know what? I am 
So what do you do to keep yourself going when you start to feel discouraged?
When I feel discouraged, I like to look at before and after photos on tumblr for inspiration, or read weight loss success stories on huffington post. Try it!
Thanks! I love inspirational photo’s
Misty,
This whole process takes alot of time and (what I’ve learned) – dedication. I got off track for a bit and more recently I’m back “on the wagon” but at the end of the day…
The biggest challenge is to make good decisions on what we eat (watch our intake) and as long as we’re being smart, then the rest falls into place.
I recall a brief introduction to fitness that sticks in my mind today. About 20 years ago (damn, it’s been that long) and I was in Gold’s gym working out with a buddy. One of the trainers was talking to my friend and said this “you can work out all day, but if you go home and have a full italian meal, you’re never going to lose weight.”
So all these years later, I struggle with the weight but I know why, I haven’t been responsible to myself and taken my own health seriously enough.
Now I am, and I’m gaining ground. I don’t know what your situation is directly, but I’d bet if you take a hard look at what you’re doing, you already know what you have to do.
I wish you the best (no luck), but I can tell you I believe you can do whatever you set your mind to do.
Louis
Thanks for the input. I agree food has a huge part of weight loss. My twitter account @Mistysjourney my avatar talks about fitness is 20% exercise and 80% food
if you ever get time check out the part of the blog, where it all started and it gives you an idea of all the tribulations I have had this past year.