Keep On Keepin' On

7-28-14

5 More Pounds Down, 5 More to Go!

It has been awhile since I’ve updated my progress publicly.  Today’s the day!  I have officially lost 15 pounds since starting the TSFL food.  I have officially lost 20 pounds since I began supporting Boyd in his efforts.  And I’m 30 pounds away from my all time high of last Summer and Fall.  20 pounds in two months is unbelievable to me.  Remember the hypothyroidism?  And yet I’m still “typical”.  Wow.  Being average has never felt so awesome!

I’m now in kind of a weird mental place..  I find myself justifying slipping back into old patterns: “I’ve lost so much;  I’ll surely never gain weight like that again;  Just one __________________ won’t slow me down; I can manage the last few pounds on my own.”  It takes a lot of energy to mentally change habits--far more energy than I ever needed in the beginning.  That part was easy.  Eat the food and lose the weight.  No problem at all. So now I need to ask myself often throughout the day, “What is my ultimate goal?  Does what I want to do/eat now support that ultimate goal?”  I’ve made some contrary choices through the last few weeks for sure, but they were always mindful ones.  I’ve also made some really great choices and those continue to outnumber the contrary ones.  I am much more self-aware.  I’ve decided that I do need to stay focused to get to my goal of 135 tops.  If I can reach 125 in the next few weeks that’s even better.  There are still more clothes to shrink back into, even though I’ve pulled more from the back of the closet and into circulation.  When I reach that ultimate goal  I’ll transition out.  I’ll be telling myself that often, I’m sure!  In the meantime, I’ve got lots of bars and brownies to enjoy.  Keep on keepin’ on!