No longer do I go to the cupboard for comfort food, no longer do I not care what I am eating on my dinner plate, no longer do I just pick the first dessert I see. Things have definitely changed for the better. Exercise is now a fun thing for me to do rather than moaning and groaning when I even have to walk for long periods, I can run in short bursts without feeling out of breath or heavy in the feet. Food is now fun with many choices and challenges to make it interesting and making the food in itself is rewarding, particularly when hubby and the kids say wow, that was delicious!
Tonight was an example of all of that. Dinner was thrown together with meat, vegetables and salad but I didn't serve myself any of the mashed potato I made and hubby was kind enough to grill a special patty for my dinner along with the tiny chicken wings that were marinated for dinner. I realised I hadn't eaten any dairy foods for the day and accompanied my dinner with a cheese sandwich - can't remember the last time I had sliced bread, I forgot I had it and it went mouldy in the bread bin. Mental note to self is to now take slices out of the freezer and just defrost in the microwave for consumption so as to not waste food.
After dinner, hubby suggested a walk but I couldn't keep the slow pace he and our friend were walking at, I sped up ahead to give myself a workout on the way to the service station for an icecream. I automatically chose a chocolate paddle pop, nice enough to satisfy a chocolate icecream fix with low points and avoided the Heaven icecream I wasn't interested in. We then headed back home but once again the pace was too slow and hubby encouraged me to increase the pace so I jogged. I had to stop after a while though as my ponytail was falling out due to not having tightened the elastic enough around my hair. I was only slightly out of breath but fixed my hair, adjusted carrying my water bottle and took off again in another sprint. I stopped to cross the road and then walked at a fast pace keeping momentum to give a good workout with steady breathing all the way home. I headed straight for the shower but was pleased with my efforts.
I can no longer say that I don't know what I am doing, my body is on auto-pilot.
Last Wednesday I weighed in at 85.9 Kg, that makes it 19.5 Kg lost with Weight Watchers and 34.5 Kg lost altogether, not a bad effort. Can't wait for this week's weigh in, maybe I will break the 20 Kg barrier this week, we shall see.
Until next time,
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