Starting again
So I've changed my charts - here and at home - and am officially thinking of myself as at the beginning of a new healthier and thinner me. I am still (just very barely - like by one lb) in the healthy weight range, so this journey is not just about getting healthy; it is about achieving a thinner, stronger, more toned physical me than I have yet done. I want the physical me to match the one in my head.
I have three weight loss goals, each of 7 lbs. Although I kind of gave up on being a BMI of 22, I also want to reach that. So that is my overall goal despite not being in any particular hurry. I have learned much healthier habits, but I have also learned that the old ones are waiting to pounce so this is also about establishing habits instead of just learning them.
It's weird cuz although the scale sez i have only gained 11 lbs, I am so aware of the changes to my body (the little overhang over the tops of my jeans), sitting is slightly uncomfortable because I'm trying to hide all these soft spots... Despite this, I feel really positive and that it is possible to get back to where I was and that it is also possible to achieve my overall goal.
So yay for new paths and new journeys! And yay for all of us on here who are reaching for these new steps! And most of all, yay for staying positive.
A non-ep friend, Tiramisu, and I are doing a 10-12 lb challenge. I'm not sure if we started this week (Mz T?) or next, but I know that we will meet our goals over the next two months!
big hugs,
xxN