making progress

I'm so pleased to be making progress

I'm down another two pounds

Unbelievable!!!

I'm only one little pound away from losing 20 whole pounds

since I started using Nutrisystem. 

Remember, I did lose a little bit a weight before I started

using Nutrisystem.  When I first started trying to lose

weight I actually weighed 220 pounds.

However, my official starting weight

since starting Nutrisystem's diet program was 212 pounds.

To be totally honest, I have no idea what I'm

doing that is making a difference, but I'm

praying that it continues to work,

because it feels fantastic to actually be losing weight

and seeing the numbers on the scale go down.

I think a lot of it may just be the fact that I stopped

stressing out about it

I've been practicing yoga almost daily, which

helps me relax as well as helps me practice my breathing

(which is a major thing for my asthma - and it's helped some with that too).

I have been more active as well.

Not really exercising per say,

but I'm not just lounging around on my couch

like a slug, watching television all day.

That might be helping a bit as well.

Whatever it is, I'm not complaining that's for sure!

I can't really notice much of a difference in how I look,

but I figured I would share a recent picture, especially since I lost almost 20 pounds.

The picture on the left was taken the day I started the program.

                                   

                              212 pounds                                                                    193 pounds

My Stats

Starting weight -   Jan. 16, 2017 ---  212

                             Jan. 23, 2017 ---  207

                             Jan. 30, 2017 ---  208

                             Feb. 06, 2017 --- 207

                             Feb. 13, 2017 --- 206

                             Feb. 20, 2017 --- 204

                             Mar. 08, 2017 --- 204

                             Mar. 29, 2017 --- 202

                              Apr. 24, 2017 --- 200

                             May 17, 2017 --- 197

                            Jun. 19, 2017 --- 197

                            Jun. 27, 2017 --- 197

                           July 05, 2017 --- 197

                           July 12, 2017 --- 195

                           July 19, 2017 --- 193

**Disclosure ~ I will be receiving access to the website and food in exchange for reviewing the diet plan.  All opinions herein are my own and not influenced by Nutrisystem.   #ad #sponsored

all in due time....

Sometimes it feels like forever before you start seeing

any type of results when it comes to weight loss.

It gets so frustrating that people often give up and quit.

But if you have just enough patience to wait it out

and keep trying, eventually the scale will budge.

That reminds me of the Winnie the Pooh classic movie

where Pooh gets stuck in Rabbit's hole

All his friends pull and push and Pooh just won't budge.

After given some time, he finally does it

a small budge...may not be much....but it's just enough to give you the hope you need to keep going.

I got that little bit of budge this week.

After being stuck at 197 for what feels like forever...

the scale finally budged.

I lost two pounds.

Go me!

just when you want to throw in the towel and give up,

a little bit of hope glimmers in the darkness.

My Stats

Starting weight -   Jan. 16, 2017 ---  212

                             Jan. 23, 2017 ---  207

                             Jan. 30, 2017 ---  208

                             Feb. 06, 2017 --- 207

                             Feb. 13, 2017 --- 206

                             Feb. 20, 2017 --- 204

                             Mar. 08, 2017 --- 204

                             Mar. 29, 2017 --- 202

                              Apr. 24, 2017 ---  200

                             May 17, 2017 --- 197

                            Jun. 19, 2017 --- 197

                            Jun. 27, 2017 --- 197

                           July 05, 2017 --- 197

                           July 12, 2017 --- 195

**Disclosure ~ I will be receiving access to the website and food in exchange for reviewing the diet plan.  All opinions herein are my own and not influenced by Nutrisystem.   #ad #sponsored

the number forty

Finally made a break through and lost a pound this week - and then,

I gained it back....sigh!

Well, that's just par for the course, right?

I never believed the women who said losing weight after 40 is harder than when you are younger.

I sure believe them now.

Although I did seem to have it somewhat easier at 40 than I do five years later, at 45.

What is it with that damn number anyway?

Everything seems to start falling apart after 40.

40 - Ugh!

photo found on google images

There's that number again

40

in some ways life does get better once you turn 40

-you no longer give a crap about what other people think of you-

-you learn to accept yourself - faults and all-

-your skin looks and feels amazing - despite the wrinkles-

-you can do incredibly stupid things and not feel stupid for doing them-

-you seem to laugh more - at others, but especially at yourself-

-you have resiliency, you bounce back, and learn that if you really want something bad enough, you never, ever give up trying-

-you don't take life as seriously as you once did-

-you feel stronger, like you can overcome and conquer anything thrown your way-

-you no longer fear speaking in public - mostly because you don't care what others think of you-

-you realize that life is about taking chances, dancing in the rain, and knowing that you shouldn't take it for granted-

but in a lot of ways, life after 40, gets a little more complicated.

-your hormones start to change in your 40's-

-you get your boobs squished for your first of many mammograms at 40-

-you have new rolls on your midsection...rolls, that you didn't even know existed and it happens virtually overnight...like black voodoo magic.  You go to bed without them and wake up in the morning and hello - new belly roll....Like, where does it comes from-

ok, getting back on track...what else sucks about life after 40, you ask?

-your eyesight starts to go after 40...hello bifocals or reading glasses-

-it takes you literally forever to recover from any type of strenuous activity...vacation, long weekend off work, a night of drinking...ok, maybe that's just me....seriously, though!-

-you start to forget things or misplace things...and start googling for dementia symptoms-
-you enter the "menopausal" years....sounds pleasant, doesn't it?-

and the worst offender of all...gravity.....need I say more?

So what does this all have to do with my weight loss?

Eh, maybe nothing, maybe everything.

Maybe I'm just making excuses for not being able to lose

a simple, single pound.

I have an easier time losing my car keys, phone, or marbles, than I do at losing weight

BUT....

That doesn't mean that I'm going to quit trying.

I'm stronger than I think

I also never give up.

I don't give up if I want something bad enough

And a healthy lifestyle?

Yeah, I want that bad!

So, I'll keep trying.

I'll drink more water, I'll walk a little more, and I'll keep the faith.

faith in God and in myself.

I can do this!!

and you can too.

If you are following my journey - keep rooting for me

and I'll do the same for you.

In the meantime, check out this super yummy dinner by Nutrisystem.

Mmmm, doesn't that look delicious!?

And guess what - there's only 200 calories per serving.

and you feel full after you finish eating it.

The best part is - you don't have to cook!!

Until next time...

**Disclosure ~ I will be receiving access to the website and food in exchange for reviewing the diet plan.  All opinions herein are my own and not influenced by Nutrisystem.   #ad #sponsored