Katie - 5.26.06
Well, I am still among the land of the living in the world of health. I've had a few visits to the dark side in the last 2 weeks, but what can you expect when you have so many celebrations going on? We have eaten out so much in the last week. I tried not to go completely overboard, but I did put on a few pounds. But, I'm not conviced that at least one of those pounds was offically lost. I've already lost at least 2 of those pounds this week, getting back into normal eating habits. I haven't done my DVD this week either - just weights. I feel like I should be burning calories all day long because we've been going, going, going! I didn't start packing until Tuesday, late morning, and I am now on the last room of the house - THE KITCHEN! I've run out of bubble wrap, and I have one more set of dishes to pack. Not too shabby, if you ask me!
Back to the matter of this blog, I just want to say THANK YOU, my dear "Fighting Words" friends for the encouragement and accountability you offer me, even over the web! I think it's so neat that we all live in different states right now. :) I'm watching Dr. Phil while I'm packing (don't tell anyone), and today's topic is on weight loss. He said that the thing about weight loss is, YOU CANNOT DO IT ALONE! I really believe this, because I've tried throughout my life, since probably the age of 13, to lose weight, and I've never really successfully done it. This is the first real effort I've made since having Luke, and although I'm not losing weight as quickly as I have on Slim Fast or whatever other "diet," I have made exercise and healthy eating a habit. I will ALWAYS have to work at this, but I feel like I'm building habits in my life that I can keep up with for the long run. A big part of this new "system" is the accountability of this blog. I've had some plateaus, and a couple of times I've felt like jumping off of the wagon, but you all have kept me on - through your encouragement and my own pride at wanting to keep up my end of this bargain. So thanks for your encouraging words and prayers.
Love - Katie
posted by Katie at 3:40 PM
2 Comments:
Yay! you look so lovely in your navy blue dress. So glad to hear that you are sticking with the exercise/healthy eating even with the few set backs. I agree, we have to just commit to this new way of living in order to truly change and keep the weight off for good.
I won't comment too much on the dr. phil watching . . . My mom tapes oprah every day and even though I'm anti-oprah on the whole she does have some good points to make.
You're welcome. You've been quite encouraging to the rest of us too you know! It's so refreshing to just journal on this blog and know others are going through the same struggles. Thanks for starting the blog and getting us involved!
Thanks to you katie for opening up this blog to the rest of us!! I know that i have greatly been encouraged by communicating on here too.
It's always nice to know that you're not alone in the fight.
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