Celebrate Small Victories At least, for me, its easy to lose confidence if I’m not reaching my weight loss goals the way I’d hoped. There’s always the temptation to blame myself. You know how it goes: you tell yourself that you just don’t have the staying power or will power to lose the weight. It’s ...
Reassess your goals; renew your commitment Experts say a healthy weight loss plan should average 1 to 3 pounds a week. If you’ve lost 5-8 pounds after 8 weeks.. don’t be dissapointed! Within 8 weeks, you can expect to have lost anywhere from 8-24 pounds. Losing weight more quickly than that means losing muscle tissue ...
Because I’m a total wimp, that’s why! ha! Not really. See, I had a bad year. Not really that bad, all things considered in the grand scheme of things – – but very stressful and somewhat trying – and I let my diet/fitness slip completely! From the end of 2006 until now – – I’ve ...
Well here we are in the new year – – new years mean new diets, right? It seems that way for me, anyways – – what is it about the post-holiday period that makes me want to hop back on that diet bandwagon? Is it the sinful holiday treats and meals I indulged in for ...
I’m happy to report my scale was very nice to me today. I can’t be the only one who gets on the scale and feels their spirit deflate when they see that NOT ONE POUND ..
I was watching TV about a month ago. Now, I’m not normally one to get suckered in by Infomercials, ya know? But I saw one about NutriSystem and it caught my attention. Mainly because the program provides..
Found a great, filling and healthy snack this afternoon when I got a little hungry..
I’m losing track of what week I’m in! Oh yea – week 6. It’s all a blur, seriously! I skipped my weekly Monday weigh in and measuring this week because I’ve my period. Try as I may to avoid that water retention during this time, I inevitably show a weight gain during this time – ...
As I enter week 4 of the challenge – I still find myself motivated and encouraged by my current roll of successes. Today was my official weigh-in day and my progress so far equals a loss of 11lbs and a loss of 8 inches. How could I not be encouraged by that? When this first ...
Mondays are my weigh in and measuring day. I’m staying at an even 7lb weight loss, but my inches have decreased quite a bit: Bust – Loss of 0.5 inches Rib Cage – Loss of 1 inch Waist – Loss of 3 inches Hips – Loss of 1 inch Butt – No loss here (big ...
I had a fabulous holiday – it was a real pleasure spending this time with my family. This year was pretty stress-free as far as holidays go, I certainly can’t complain. The one thing I’m kicking myself for is all the holiday treats I gorged on this season. Fudge, chocolate, cookies, pie and on and ...
