03/04/2006 12:36
Doing the Belly Dance!!
i am dancing the "belly" dance!!!! i weighed in today at "231.4" !!!!!!!!!!!! i have not been below 232 in 4 years!! this confirms i'm on my way.
i even ate the night before last 4 oreo cookies and 1/2 glass of milk and last night about 2 hand full of lays classic potato chips and 1/2 a can of pepsi. i didn't go over board and i didn't feel cheated or guilty after i ate those things. i had control of me! and slowly for the first time i am gaining more and more control w/ out the mental battle and agreement contract that usually has to go on in my head about if i'm gonna eat it and how much will it be. i really feel like i am making life changes here. changes that eventually will be my life and not food portion restriction. i am feeling so proud of me!! now if i can increase my movement/exercise and keep myself hydrated. another biggie is sleep. i need to keep making sure i go to bed at a good time so i get at least 7-8 hours of sleep. i read in someones blog that their dr. told them to make sure they were getting enough sleep b/c that would effect their wt. loss b/c the body needed that resting time to do what it had to do. this makes so much sense to me. our bodies repair and grow when we sleep so why wouldn't it brake down the fat cells while we were sleeping too. ever since then i have been mindful of that and i actually started losing so there must be some truth there. i think what i'm gonna do when i can't sleep or have too much on my mind to lay there and close my eyes is get up and instead of semi watching tv and either enter zombie mode or cont. to worry about things i can't change or hurry in my life i am going to make myself either clean and organize or walk on the treadmill or the elliptical so i can be positive productive if i'm gonna starve my body for sleep then i will get another benefit of exercise and maybe tire myself where i get a really good nights sleep!!
i hope everyone is doing great and thanks to everyone who comments, it really encourages me to keep w/ it and i hope i can inspire someone the same way! =) have a great saturday!!! i feel so GOOD i think i need to change my title b/c i don't feel so old anymore!!!!