Week 19 Results!!

Wow! Week 19! I sometimes find it difficult to believe that I've been on this diet for this long. And then I see someone eating a pizza and I become painfully aware how longs it's been since I've enjoyed bread and cheese.  ;)

I sometimes find myself at a blog of a mother who is on a similar diet to mine. She regularly posts about the struggles that she encounters feeding her family and trying to stay on track herself. Sometimes her sad blogs make me want to simply encircle her in the love and encouragement that I find here, or at my weekly weigh ins. One recent post of hers reminded me of my own struggle. Every once in awhile I look in the mirror and all I can see is the fat, the awkward loose skin and what I HAVEN'T accomplished. But then I see a picture, or I visit my blog and see the 100 views, or the 10 to 15 comments I get when I post on Facebook. All the wonderful support I get each week on my weigh in date (and very often in between) is what keeps me from the very common discouragement from looking in the mirror. "Will I ever be the right weight?" I don't know if there is such a thing. But being healthy is MUCH more important. I may desire to be thin but that will come with time and effort AFTER I get healthy. I very much doubt that I will ever be someone who spends a lot of time on looking thin, but I will say that I am determined to be healthy.

Ok, soapbox portion of this post is over. Next we have week 19 results!!! I lost another 4 pounds! Which is awesome! I'm on my way to my goal! Only 16 pounds left to my 100 pound mark and then through January and February I plan to be under 200 pounds for my vacation to Florida! I lost another inch off my lower abs as well, now if I could just fit into the giant pile of size 16 jeans that I have in my closet. But hey losing 4 sizes already is certainly nothing to shake your finger at :D.

Alrighty, that's all for this week. I really do need to get on the recipe train again. I'm hoping to try something new again soon (look for a post this weekend!).

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Holy Crap! I completely forgot to post about how my dr's visit went! Alrighty. So there was the waiting room (which is always boring...why is that?) and then the nurse took me back to the room, after weighing me of course. She started to ask me questions about the supplements they asked me to bring in. And then she entered my weight into the computer! I wasn't surprised when she then asked me how much I'd lost on my diet. When I responded with 80 pounds she was shocked and told me that the computer has just reported that I'd lost 25% of my weight since my last dr's appt. When my dr. came in she too exclaimed at my weight loss, of course questioning my ability to keep it off once I was off the program. She told me that she would be excited to see me again next year since I should have completed the program by then and we went over my plan to keep the weight off. I don't know if she was impressed or skeptical but either way it was an exciting visit to the doctor!! I find it very sad that so many people spend this much money and time on Ideal Protein and then go right back to the way they were eating before. In order to succeed it is imperative that this be a lifestyle change.
So there you have it! Can't wait to do it again next year :P


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