weigh in and measurements plus a little story

Well I weighed in today and I am 209lbs now so thats 13 pounds in 4 weeks. I'm down in a few measurements as well here are the 3 that I felt are the biggest changes in 4 weeks.

Chest: beginning was 51 now is 46

Waist: beginning was 46 now is 43

Hips : beginning was 50 now is 46

First of all I have to say that I think I messed up some by not eating much so I'm starting to graze and eat little mini meals through the day even if it's just a snack.I think my body thought it was starving and stopped and thats why I didn't lose much more than I did.I'm walking every day and I'm also going to start exercising in my living room to a work out tape,so we will see what that does.

So here's my story:

I was feeling pretty down this week because I felt like things were at a stand still and I was not losing much but after weighing today plus seeing some video's on youtube of someones weight loss success from the phen message board I feel more inspired now that I can do this.Not all of us lose weight the same way.I also feel that I have done good losing 13 pounds in 4 weeks because before I started phen I tried everything I could think of to lose weight and couldn't lose not 1 pound and thats been that way for the last 4 years.So I'm going to look at it in a more positive way and not let anyone bring me down.Which is wha I did this past weekend.My sis not meaning to I'm sure but asked me "So how much have you lost so far "and at that time it was only 11 pounds and she said"oh my gosh you should have lost alot more than that by now what are you doing ".Well I can tell you I took this so badly because inside my mind all I heard was what are you doing it all wrong and that I was failing.Now I have to say my sis is wonderful to me and I know in my heart she didn't mean to sound bad or negative so I don't hold ill feelings about the conversation.What it did make me realize though is how we all let other people pull us down in some form and that I let people have power over how I feel about myself and I'm sure alot of us are guilty of this.I know that I'm caring more weight than just physically so I now know that is something I have to lose too and I will.

I just want to look and feel healthy and I know I'm on my way now.

First of all....

Thirteen pounds in 4 weeks is AMAZING!  It's not slow at all.  That's an average of 3.25 pounds per week, which is HUGE.  Good for you for staying positive! 

Hi

Wish you all the best.  I'm kinda in the same boat you are but on the heavier/ taller end of the chart.  Hope we can be an inspiration to one another since we started around the same time.  ^i^

Thanks!

Thanks for that tip on the sandwich.  I was just tyring to drag it out as long as possible.  LOL!

Doing Great

You're doing awesome girl. Don't get disouraged. I've been struggling with my weight for awhile and I know it's going to be a slow ride for me.  My doc won't give me meds to help me lose the weight.  I was on phen-phen like 10 years ago before they took it off the market with a private weight loss company and lost 30#.