Well, well... I've reached that point. Remember when Sam and Frodo leave the Shire with THE RING and Sam tells Frodo how he had never been a step further away from the Shire in his life?
I've kind of reached it. I'm starting my 6th week of IP and I am in no mans land so to speak. I have not been so committed to such a huge lifestyle change in terms of my diet before. Granted, I've worked out, eaten right (and wrong), and done lots of other plans but this was where the interest would fizzle out. The boredom and the indifference would start. This time though, the only boredom or 'problem' I might have is not being in the mood for a veggie. Well, that I can handle!
I broke protocol yesterday by eating (not very much) two regular meals rather than one and both required me to eat more fat than veggie (there wasn't that much lettuce in my Cobb salad, go figure) so I prayed I was doing the right thing and ate more fatty and protein food to make sure I didn't stay hungry and want to really mess up and eat something sweet.
Well, I weighed myself (just to be official since it is the start of week 6) and I have come back down to where I was yesterday morning, thank goodness! Granted, I'm going to gain today since I'm at my most 'empty' right now. I don't mind though because I still managed to lose .1 of a pound and my body fat has dropped another per cent! I am so thrilled because I am now 3% away from being considered normal! I don't think I've been within normal range in over 6-7 years!
So the big thing here is that I've lost 22 lbs and I'm at the point where it feels pretty effortless in terms of eating. Don't get me wrong, I wish I could eat anything I wanted but I'm not craving the bad stuff either. I look forward to eating bread so much.... and Mexican food! And sushi! God in heaven, I can't wait to eat sushi.....
But the rewards are great for those who persist. This is not a quick trip around Diet Land and you get off at the next stop and eat whatever you want as a reward. Nope.... it's a lifestyle change. Not just a commitment, but a huge change. I'm going to make serious efforts to keep most sugar out of our lives as I feel so much better without it. Going gluten free is another thing I'm going to try.... for Mark's sake. We've already seen that he's lactose intolerant so he's on soy milk or almond milk. I probably won't go completely gluten free, only because there are some things that I just gotta use flour for! ;-) But those things will be minimal, I think.
As I begin to take that step into No Man's Land (a 6th week on a strict diet? Who knew I could do this?) here's where I'm at:
8/5/13 9/9/13
weight 203 lb 181
chest 40 36
waist 39 34.5
hips 46 43.5
Okay..... here goes.....put one foot in front of the other....and here we go!
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