My busy week is over and I enjoyed almost every minute of it, despite its demands. The wedding went off nicely and today's concert was described as extraordinary by our conductor. I am tired and desperately in need of a good week of clean eating, drinking copious amounts of water and getting back into a regular exercise routine. My running partner is away for a couple of weeks, but that gives me time to train without her and get my pace back to what it was.
This is not a very formal photo but it shows how I fit in my dress. I felt quite slim in my bridesmaid dress and didn't even mind the jewel right at my problem spot.
I hate playing catch up, with the scale number, with clothes fitting properly and with my exercise progress. If I don't have the courage to face the catch up, things will only get worse and I'll be obese again in no time.
I feel bloated and gross after this week of eating and my jeans feel tight. My beautiful, skinny jeans, which I was waiting to become baggy, actually feel tight. I can still wear them relatively comfortably and I know that a week of eating completely on track can make a difference in how they fit.
On Saturday I met a good friend for breakfast. I haven't seen this friend in about 12 years, and she looked amazing. Although she was never been obese, she does fight some bad genes in the weight department and lost 30 pounds a few years ago. It was interesting to hear how she maintains her weight loss. Her critical points were:
1. Keeping up with regular exercise.
2. Never letting herself go 3 pounds above her happy weight.
I love to listen to the advice of people who have done it - lost weight and maintained it. I don't know the secret yet, what works for me, but I am going to stick to it so I can be someone others learn from someday.
Eating less moving more,
Dawne
10 comments:
Altogether lovely!
The first thing i thought when I saw the picture was how slim you looked. My next thought was that even with the embelishment where it was, you STILLL looked slim! :D
Great job with that dress! Hair looks great, too.
Now, a good rest is in order and than full steam ahead.
Deb
You look lovely Dawne, elegant was the word that jumped out to me.
Hugs
Sheilagh
xx
You looked absolutely gorgeous and most importantly you felt great too!
And you are right that with a week of clean eating and back to the running, your jeans will be feeling good again. This is the difference between maintaing and not maintaining - getting right back to it!
And so many of us are already learning from you!
Have a great week!
Love the dress on you and I like the advice of never going over 3. I often have thought about that. When I do get to where I will be happy. What is the right number to not go over since your weight does change daily.
You are looking stunning!!!
You look beautiful Dawne!!!
You look great! I definately relate to wanting to get back to feeling good. Those tight-ish pants and bloated feeling is awful even if it is just a few lbs. But thats what makes us successful...when few lbs feels like 50 on our bodies. And THAT is how we know we will never go back. You are a success Dawne...just look at you in that picture!
Thanks for your kind words over on my blog. And in case you were wondering...you are one of those people I wish I lived closer to! You motivate and inspire me every day.
Jennifer
Dress looks great on you, now to see more pics please.
Do what you already know works....you are such an inspiration to all.
Stunning is the word that came to my mind and I don't think anyone else has used it yet! I remember when you went shopping for that dress. Can't believe the wedding has now come and gone. I hope you enjoyed every minute of it!
You look beautiful!
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