01/06/2010 15:31
Thoughts and Yesterday's Food Log
First things first...
Breakfast
1 bowl Honey Nut Cheerios
Mid-Morning
2 granola bars
Lunch
1 Orange
14 Wheat Thins
1 Diet Coke
Dinner
Chips with meat, tomatos, olives and salsa
1 Diet Sunkist
Evening
Popcorn
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So I've been doing this diet, religiously, for ten days now. That's ten days of not eating garbage, ten days of watching every little morsel of food that passes my lips and ten days of telling myself, "Sarah, don't give up... you can do this, you NEED to do this."
The last time I had a regular soda was last Tuesday. I've hated diet soda since before I can remember, yet I'm drinking. I vowed never to have a diet coke, yet... I drank one for the first time yesterday. I always said, "I can never turn down chocolate chip cookies", but there's a whole platter of them on the kitchen counter that I haven't even come close to touching.
The point is... I CAN do this. I am. Words can't express how proud I am of myself. I did the Wii Fit yesterday for forty-five minutes. I did hula-hoop, step, yoga and a few balance games and I'm looking forward to doing some more later this morning. My parents are noticing that I'm losing weight too. My mother said I don't look so puffy.
My confidence and self esteem has skyrocketed. It's amazing how losing three pounds can jump start that. And yes, I'm aware that three pounds isn't anything to write home about, but still... IT'S THREE POUNDS. I'm three pounds lighter than I was a month ago and I know I'm going to lose more. For the first time in my life, I'm EXCITED about shopping for summer clothes. My goal is to be able to wear a pair of shorts for the first time in my life this summer. I am tired of wearing jeans year round, even on days when it's nearly 100 out. I'm excited about wearing the really cute strappy tank tops, I'm excited about going to my aunt and uncle's and wearing a swimming suit and swimming in their pool.
No more sitting on the side lines for me. Move aside, world, cause I'm coming through!