It took a while, but I did it!!!! 169.8 lbs this morning on my scale! I have officially busted through the 170s. I am soo happy! My next goal is to catch my cousin. We have been trying to lose weight together since January. We text eachother nearly every morning with our weight. She is not doing Dr. Poon. But she has done extremely well this year. She has lost about 25 lbs since January doing her own thing. She looks great. Her weight this morning was 162.2. I am looking forward to catching up to her. It's not in anyway a competitive thing. It will just be fun to be on the same playing field and to move forward together.
This past week has been crazy! It is quite amazing to me that I have managed to lose anything. After my last post my husband and I went to Niagara Falls to celebrate our anniversary. I tried to eat the most Poon friendly foods when possible, but I certainly was not perfect. Also there was a certain amount of alcohol consumption as well, caesars, wine, and creamy lacquers. My weight was up when we returned home. I figured it was mostly due to the sodium in my caesars.
On our anniversary we went for a nice dinner. I wore my dress! I felt beautiful in it. To finish the evening we ate our year old wedding cake and drank a bottle of wine from our wedding as well. I tried to drink a lot of water to flush my system. It seemed to work well. The scale seemed to drop each time I stepped on. But then on Monday night the sky fell. We got a call from my step-kids. They were distraught over an argument with their mother and they informed us that they would like to move in here with their dad and I. So without any warning we moved the kids in. Suddenly the house is full of stressed out people and foods that I wouldn't typically purchase. There school is nearly an hours drive away in 1 direction and we have been shuttling them back and forth this week. We explained to the kids that we cannot shuttle them to school all year and that if they intend to stay they will unfortunately have to transfer schools. It seems that this is not an option in their young minds, and they will likely return home next week. Suffice to say, it has been a stressful week this week and probably will be for the next little while. My heart breaks for kids of divorce. They have so much to deal with. Last night to try and lighten the mood we took the kids for ice cream after dinner. I would have loved to indulge in a cone with them, Seeing my reward on the scale this morning made saying no, so worth it.
Losing weight has been so great. My husband and I hiked a tough trail down to the whirlpool in Niagara. It was so beautiful and challenging and I'm not sure my old body would've handled it so easily. I'm so grateful for this program. My weight loss is slow, but it's steady. I don't feel deprived. It's been 3 months and I remain committed.
It's a happy morning in this house regardless of what the rest of the day brings =)
Jana
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