Finally

I have to admit I've been a little blue the last 2 weeks. I didn't lose anything and was feeling defeated. I expressed this to Tom, my husband, who said I just needed to power through it. He is the sweetest most supportive man I could have married. I am so lucky he found me, especially when he did. I was at one of my lowest points when he messaged me on myspace in 2008. But I digress. I did as he told me, knowing in my heart he would be right- he always is. 

We changed up the fast day this week from Monday to Sunday because Tom works on his feet all day Mondays and it's too hard. It was surprisingly easy sticking to it while being home, around our food all day haha. I went to bed starving though. My stomach hurt from hunger pangs. But it paid off because I lost another pound! Finally!!! So 6 weeks in on the 5:2 diet and I am down 5 lbs. It's going slower than I thought but I am getting there. 

Oh I also amped up my steps with my fitbit. My friend Neil from Texas sent me a 'workweek hustle' challenge. Now I have NEVER considered myself a competitive person. But belonging to that challenge proved that I am haha! I was using my lunch time to get outside and take brief 20 min walks, and using my treadmill a lot more. So I plan on keeping that up too, rather than my lazy 2 to 3 day half-assed work outs. Oh, i came in 4th on the challenge out of 8. I just couldn't let myself be last lol! 

I always read weight loss stories posted online and they all say the same- the weight didn't appear overnight. It was gradually put on, so it will gradually come off. I am trying to hold onto that. I only have about 7 more lbs to go before I can really feel I am getting there. Then an added 5 more (for my next mini goal), so 12 lbs altogether to lose. So hopefully in the next 3 months I will be there. But if not, I will keep doing this because of the way I feel. I am eating far less than I ever was before and the added energy is pretty great :) 

Nada

Weigh in this week resulted in 0 loss :( I'm a little disappointed but not derailed. Nothing in life is going to give without the effort so I just keep on keepin' on. I know it will happen when it needs to. And it doesn't help I'm ovulating and pretty bloated again this week. I swear I feel like it's always hormones keeping a girl down haha. 

We went out to dinner last night, for sushi. And I ordered 2 rolls. It reminded me of the times Tom and I would go for AYCE at the sushi bar and I could easily kill 4 rolls, miso soup and the tempura appetizer. Long gone are those days. The place we went to last night makes very large rolls. Some of the biggest I've ever seen. So big, in fact, that I took a complete roll home with me because I couldn't finish the 2 I ordered. No weight lost this week but my appetite sure is shrinking. I get full much faster now. So no hope lost this week either :)  

I am SO happy to report that I am down another pound this week! 4 lbs lost so far. I am averaging about a pound lost each week. And I feel amazing!! I hope to be at my goal weight by early April, just in time for the hot weather. Something I've noticed- I get colder a lot more with less body fat. I feel like losing these few pounds really lessens my hot flashes. Yay! Ok i don't have much time, just wanted to do a quick check in :)