Last Saturday morning... 177.2
This morning... 173.1
That's good. A loss is good. I would be more excited about it if I hadn't lost these same four pounds dozens of times in the last several months. My first goal is under 170 which I haven't seen in a long time. But it's good. I won't complain anytime I lose.
And the reality here is that I have to start appreciating myself at this weight. When we moved to Canada 10 years ago, I weighed about 175. I had gained from my low during Seminary of 147, which I reached a few months before I started dating Hubby. After that, I was having so much fun enjoying life with him and well, most of our dates were around meals because you know, you have to eat. And eating was down time from studying and ministry. By our wedding I was up to 163 and over the next eight months I gained another 10 or more. My pastor's wife who was also my colleague in the Dean's office at the Seminary told me when I came in very upset about it... "you're just happy Tammy" (imagine that in the best Georgian drawl!). But traveling up here I felt fat compared to what I had been.
But... I looked at those pictures when I was 230 pounds and I wished I looked like that and I said to myself "if you get that weight again, you will not complain". Well...
here I am. So I can't complain.
173 it is.
Have a great day!
"But???? Are we invited????"
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One of my favorite times of day is just after dropping Emme off at school,
as Jax and I walk home hand in hand. We always stay and play a bit at the
schoo...
15 years ago
That's nice Tammy. At least it's at the bottom of those 4 pounds you keep losing and gaining.... if you plateau here for a bit, it will be the top of a new 4 lbs, eh? I'm in a 177 to 181 battle right now. What if it is taken just a few pounds at a time for a long time, i.e. longer than we've given it before? A fit 173 isn't going to feel the same as a fat 173. Sometimes, those folks on Biggest Loser look REALLY INCREDIBLE at 173. Do you notice that there's a difference between 173 when you're going up vs. 173 when you're going down? How about 173 when it's taking a while? I think 173 would be a good place to rest at for a while... the top of a new 4 lbs. to lose instead of the bottom of the 4 lbs. you just lost, ok???
ReplyDeleteCongrats Tammy, that's terrific!
ReplyDeleteCathy