Cerulean
Silver Member
Hello again. My posts recently have been all 'Look at me in the pretty dresses!' and brimming with positivity - and obviously it's great to share the successes as reading about other people's successes in my first 50 days or so was practically the only thing that kept me going!
But - I thought that this week I would talk about what happens in a slow week (cos I'm having one right now and may actually have put on a lb this week ) - where the weight just doesn't seem to be shifting - because we all have to deal with that too (unless you're one of the lucky people that loses about 3lbs every week without fail!)
Since I've started I've had 3 weeks like this - it could be all manner of things.
1. TOTM (I know the chaps on here always laugh at that - but maybe men have their own TOTMs too!)
2. Exercise (muscle building)
3. Just one of those weeks
4. Constipation
5. Suddenly upping your water intake - eg from 4 to 6 - maybe your body has to adjust to absorbing the extra 2 litres before it flushes it all through
6. Lots of other things(!)
This week may be slow because I've had a couple of days where I could only get 2.5 litres down - it may also be because my muscle really is starting to build - I suddenly developed have those little scoops at the back of my shoulders like Madonna has!
My loss has also been so super speedy that I'm treating this slow week like a chance for my body to catch up with itself. The weight isn't actually that important.
My friends taught me a very valuable lesson this week.
Are you ready for it?
THE NUMBERS DON'T MATTER.
This came as a shock to me (I work in banking and the numbers definitely DO matter in my job) - you should see my weightloss spreadsheet and graphs! Every ounce is tracked and accounted for!
The numbers mattered because I've never been a thin adult, so I assumed that I would have to get to a BMI of 21 to find out. Turns out that I may be absolutely fine with being a 27 because I love my curves! So I decided on three new goals in order of priority.
Health (I will look after my mental and physical health)
Being sexy (I will take pride in my body and my appearance and revel in being damn fine for the first time in my life thankyouverymuch!)
Fitting into nice clothes (once my mind and body are sorted, lets wrap it up nicely!)
If you think about it...a dress label is your secret (unless you're like me and yours keep popping up at the back when you least want them to!), as is your weight and your BMI - we don't wear them on our lapels.
What isn't a secret is how you face the world - is there a spring in your step and a gleam in your eye? You can't count those things. There are no numbers attached to a cheeky grin because you just caught your reflection in a shop window and you looked goooooood or being able to run for a bus!
So the slow weeks are tiny reminders that it's not about the numbers. It's about what's happening to you inside. That's how I see it anyway!
But - I thought that this week I would talk about what happens in a slow week (cos I'm having one right now and may actually have put on a lb this week ) - where the weight just doesn't seem to be shifting - because we all have to deal with that too (unless you're one of the lucky people that loses about 3lbs every week without fail!)
Since I've started I've had 3 weeks like this - it could be all manner of things.
1. TOTM (I know the chaps on here always laugh at that - but maybe men have their own TOTMs too!)
2. Exercise (muscle building)
3. Just one of those weeks
4. Constipation
5. Suddenly upping your water intake - eg from 4 to 6 - maybe your body has to adjust to absorbing the extra 2 litres before it flushes it all through
6. Lots of other things(!)
This week may be slow because I've had a couple of days where I could only get 2.5 litres down - it may also be because my muscle really is starting to build - I suddenly developed have those little scoops at the back of my shoulders like Madonna has!
My loss has also been so super speedy that I'm treating this slow week like a chance for my body to catch up with itself. The weight isn't actually that important.
My friends taught me a very valuable lesson this week.
Are you ready for it?
THE NUMBERS DON'T MATTER.
This came as a shock to me (I work in banking and the numbers definitely DO matter in my job) - you should see my weightloss spreadsheet and graphs! Every ounce is tracked and accounted for!
The numbers mattered because I've never been a thin adult, so I assumed that I would have to get to a BMI of 21 to find out. Turns out that I may be absolutely fine with being a 27 because I love my curves! So I decided on three new goals in order of priority.
Health (I will look after my mental and physical health)
Being sexy (I will take pride in my body and my appearance and revel in being damn fine for the first time in my life thankyouverymuch!)
Fitting into nice clothes (once my mind and body are sorted, lets wrap it up nicely!)
If you think about it...a dress label is your secret (unless you're like me and yours keep popping up at the back when you least want them to!), as is your weight and your BMI - we don't wear them on our lapels.
What isn't a secret is how you face the world - is there a spring in your step and a gleam in your eye? You can't count those things. There are no numbers attached to a cheeky grin because you just caught your reflection in a shop window and you looked goooooood or being able to run for a bus!
So the slow weeks are tiny reminders that it's not about the numbers. It's about what's happening to you inside. That's how I see it anyway!