It's magic!

Eating less + moving more = weight loss.
Amazing!

I have been doing weight watchers since our wedding last year and am currently about 3 pounds heavier than where I started. At my best, I'd lost six. Those are six very expensive pounds.

Earlier this year I did Activate America at the YMCA. It's basically group training in class format. I lost inches and got in WAY better shape. It was great and I loved the committment of being there twice a week. I even got motivated enough to decide to run a 5K, but the motivation disappeared when my shin splints had me crying after a few laps around the track.

I was in PT for a few months, during which I focused on strengthening my shoulder, back and core. I need to do the shoulders at least every other day or get headaches and major neck pain. I loved the core workouts bc I had them with a personal trainer. I still do them at home but they're not as fun as they once were. This may have something to do with the Biggest Loser not being on, as I used to do the hour long workout while watching.

I watched a show on fitTV tonight, highlighting the 100 pound weight loss of a man. Though men lose faster, it's possible for women to build muscle while losing fat. I've seen it, I've heard about it. In my life, it's simply hearsay but I have faith. Anyway, he was a really pick eater but actually suffered from OCD bc he had so much anxiety regarding food. Addressing those issues, combined with the tutelage of a personal trainer, was the key for him.

It's easy to say that I need this or that to be successful in my weight loss. But all I really need is myself. To motivate myself, to believe in myself, to push myself when I feel like quitting. So even though today was rather dumpy, I had a healthy lunch. My healthy dinner turned into a two-sandwich meal, totalling about 60 points for the day. Not very good for actually trying to work it today. But I had a cup of ice cream rather than three, and it's those small steps that get you to the top of the tower. I napped rather than walked this afternoon and joined Laura for an evening stroll but we got rained out. So for the first hour I've been watching fitTV and doing my core workout. I've tivo-d more workouts on tv so can have choices when I need to work out at home.

I am interested in the Body for Life Challenge and Best Life Diet. But I don't know that I have the strength to commit. I mean, look at how WW has been going - obviously not that good. I would toss around the F word but am trying to be more positive. I'm even thinking of reading the Secret in hopes that it will help direct my energy in a positive direction.

The truth is, the key to being healthy isn't on a tv show or in a book. It's in every ab curl and arm row. It's in every mile and every piece of lettuce. It's adopting the core truth that I am worth taking care of myself, I am worthy of success, and that I can do whatever I want in life. It's about believing that every moment of life and living it too. It's about getting up in the morning because I love me.