AND THE CRAZY KEEPS ON COMIN'

I have to.  There’s no way it can be accurate.  I’m hungover.  I ate at a weird time last night that I don’t know.  I am dehydrated.

I have yet to step on the scale at all…and I am semi-tempted to just put it off until next week…simply because I don’t even think I lost at all…

I have 1 week until my graduation party. 

So here’s my week plan:

• Monday - Gym
• Tuesday- Six Flags(a lot of walking) - NO JUNK FOOD AT ALL
• Wednesday - Gym
• Thursday - Gym
• Friday - Gym

See a trend?  I am angry that I feel like I am on a plateau, and I want nothing more than to beat the hell out of it and see the scale drop.

Anger is usually a bad thing, but it’s just what I need right now to keep going and not give up.

-Stephanie

= Cinnamon and tbsp brown sugar

= Some sort of dried fruit

= Sliced almonds and 1 tsp vanilla extract

= 2 tbsp flaxseed and 1 tbsp brown sugar

= 2 tbsp organic maple syrup

= sliced bananas with 1 tbsp pine nuts

= 1/4 cup sugar free or homemade applesauce 

= 2 tbsp jam or preserves

= 1 tbsp almond of peanut butter

= 1 tbsp butter with sliced apple

= 2 tbsp granola

= 2 tbsp wheat germ and 1 tbsp honey

= 2 squares of dark chocolate, crumbled

= 1/8 cup crushed macadamia nuts and 1 tsp brown sugar

Medical problems of 1911 are still with us
Even after 100 years of medical progress, diseases and viruses like tuberculosis and the plague still spread in many countries.

what’s there to fear about weight loss? It should be something that drives and motivates you, not makes you fearful!

However I used to have a fear of weight loss because my “friends” (really just peers) were judging me SO hard. It was weird, at first they were so proud of me for losing weight, and then when I started looking really awesome (I reached my lowest weight of 140 lbs like three weeks ago— which I have since bounced back from…) they started saying things like “YOU NEED TO EAT” .. even though I was…

They were judging me on something they knew nothing about and that really bothered me. But it doesn’t anymore, I’m doing this for myself— not for them.

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Thank You

In yesterday’s WW meeting we talked about not just how important our support system is but how we need to acknowledge them. Like most of my weight loss efforts (“Yea! Eat Healthy! Work out more!”) somehow WW has worked for me, slowly but surely, and while I’ve hit a few plateaus, I know that I wouldn’t have been able to progress without my #1 supporters.

When I started this journey, I told my friends my intentions. I want to live a healthy life (not just a temporary thing), incorporate better choices and exercise into my life, and it would be great if they could help me out. Almost every healthy tip will say it’s better to have a buddy - you can support each other, coach each other, share tips, and it’s just fun having someone alongside. I asked my friends that when we make dates to base them around healthy habits - not always going to burger joints, going on walks, going biking, etc. And boy, have they delivered! It also helps that they too want to live healthier lives so we’re just inspiring each other to do what’s right.

Even my mom, while skeptical at first has shocked me at how supportive she is. She asks me often how many points things are, what is healthy, what’s my progress, and even tries to make healthier meals when I come over for dinner. Although, being at her house makes me feel like I get a free pass to pig out! Oh the comfort of home!

I have been biking a lot more since friends have asked to go on rides together which in turn has me biking to work more often. It’s especially great that I have a friend right in my neighborhood so we can ride together to local restaurants or shops.

It’s so easy to give into temptation, and that’s allowable, but I thank my friends for keeping me from getting too far off track. They’re not afraid to yell at me or smack me around and they help remind me of my long term reward (beach trip!).

So I just wanted to say: THANK YOU. Thank you to everyone who has made this journey to a healthy and whole life easy and fun. xoxo