Over the hump

The latest monthly weigh-in was much more satisfying than last time. NINE POUNDS from the end of October to end of November. That makes a grand total of......42 pounds lost so far!! I only have 28 pounds left to hit my goal.

One of the best things is that I don't have to struggle to find something to wear in the morning. I don't have that group of clothes called "Things I'd like to wear but don't want to try-on and get depressed." That group has been replaced with the new group: "Things I never thought I'd wear again, and are now too big."

I'm really starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. If I can hit goal, I'll be at my pre-baby, wedding weight!! And that is pretty excited.

Ugh. A plateau

I can't believe it's been a month since I last posted!
In that time I have to admit I've slipped off the wagon a bit (or is it on the wagon, whatever). Carbs. Carbs. Carbs.
They are my nemesis. Let's see: Muffins, pumpkin pie, miniature candy bars. Mind you none of them were in excess. I was still hitting my calories and working out regularly. But the results showed on Monday...... only lost 1 pound in the month. I've been averaging 6-8 per month. People told me that it was still a loss, but it was a downer. And a wakeup call for me to get back in gear.
So I'm detoxing this week from the carbs. Totally. Completely. Back to the rules. I've learned my lesson. I think I slipped because now that I'm halfway, I'm finding it difficult to keep up the program. It's been almost four months. And when I think about it being for the rest of my life it's kinda depressing. I've figured out that it's all about balance with me. I can't eat like I used to, but the carbs are an addiction and I have to learn not to feed it. The doc office told me to get back on the phentermine, which I had been skipping because I had been forgetting to take it, and I got cocky :). I'm also taking a supplement to reduce the carbs and sugar cravings. We'll see.
I've got a couple of major test coming up in the next week. Vegas weekend and free election night pizza at work. Yikes. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous about facing the famous Vegas buffets. And I love pizza.....a lot.
So stay tuned and I'll report how it goes.

Two months down

I had my two-month weigh in Monday. Outcome was about what I expected: 30 total pounds in two months. Almost halfway to my goal.

Unfortunately, I lost more muscle weight than they'd like to see, so I have to drink these flavored protein packets in water to make sure I'm getting enough. I was afraid that might happen. I noticed that I wasn't hitting that 100 gram mark when I wrote things down each day. Hopefully this will help. Still exercising, though, and not hating it!

A side note: pulled out pairs of pants that hadn't fit in years and years that I had stuffed in the back of the closet. Between work pants and jeans I now have 10 new pairs of pants I didn't have before! So the jeans and pants that are too big now went on the top shelf of the closet, hopefully never to be worn again.