It's amazing when I listen to my body. It tells me that I am doing something healthy and it is responding, even if I am not using my electronic, piece of metal to tell me what it's doing.
Signs that I'm back on track...
1. My rings are spinning. They have been sized a total of four times since I began this journey in September 2009.
2. My clothes that were feeling snug are starting to loosen, although they have a ways to go.
3. My face looks drawn in the morning.
4. When I go to bed at night, I feel hungry - that empty feeling that I thought was danger back in my obese days. :)
5. When I wake up in the morning, I literally NEED food or I cannot function. I remember dreading breakfast in my obese days. The night time snacking made me feel bloated in the mornings.
6. I am getting that pep back in my step, despite the incredibly cold and rainy Spring days we are experiencing. We had to turn our central heating back on! It's May!
7. I've got that motivated feeling...like I know I can do this final stretch.
Guess what? The scale is not the be all and end all to life! Who knew? I am learning that weight can be managed without constant weighing. I will weigh again, but never like I used to.
Eating less, moving more,
Dawne
After 30 years of struggling with losing weight and gaining it back, I am ready to live the journey to health and wellness. I have discovered, thousands of dollars later, that dieting is not the secret. The changes required go far deeper than calories in and calories burned. My plan is to reach a healthy weight without counting calories, diet drinks or bars, but simply by eating less and moving more. It's my time.
Getting There!
13 comments:
Guess what?
You're right!
I have came to that realization that a the number on the scale doesn't mean as much. It is all how you feel about yourself and other aspects in our life. Like fitting into a size 8 jeans.
Good job. You go, girl :)
Oh yes you are right...
I hate feeling hungry when I go to bed...but hungry when I wake up I will accept!!
You are totally right Dawne. There are so many other ways to measure success. How our bodies FEEL is so important. Much more important than a number on the scale. I live in central NY and I agree that this crappy wet cold spring is awful! I will be ending Medfiast soon and look forward to transition into running again. Hopefully by then the weather will be more pleasant. Keep up the good work Dawne.
Jennifer
http://wecanlosethepounds.blogspot.com/
Love this! And I agree that the scale is not the key, and neither is the number it does or doesn't reflect. Great lesson for us all.
Dawne-definately DONT rethink your running!!!! Keep at it!!! The only reason I cannot run on Medifast is because I am not taking in enough calories or carbs a day. I found that when I did intense exercise(running/ zumba) that my weight loss stopped. And actually i would physically feel sick to my stomach afterwards too. It took me a while to put two and two together. And it was actually because of that reason (I beleive my body was in starvation mode) that I cam off MEdifast last time, because I really wanted to exercise now that I was capable. So I came off and ate healthily and again found that if I ate a little more (1700 calories vs 1200) that my body was happier and more willing to shed the weight. So, having said that, once my Medifast food is gone in less than two weeks I will be returning to my healthy eating and exercise. I am going to aim for around 1700 calories unless I dont exercise, then I will aim for a little less.
Do you know how many calories(ish) you are eating a day? A 5k run burns almost 500 calories right there. So if you arent eating enough for your exercise level that will stall out your weight loss because your body can start holding onto everything.
Are you drinking enough water? I have been drinking at least 100 oz a day. I guess I will see on Friday if its helping!
I am trying so hard to find that sweet spot that works! And I am sure with some trial and error we can both get to our goal, regardless of what the stupid scale says.
There are so many great websites out there. Search "resting metabolic rate" and it will tell you what your minimum calories you should take in per day and then also give you the calories you should be eating once you take into consideration your exercise level. I am going to do some research again as well. As they say on the biggest loser, its as simple as calories in/calories out. If only it were as easy as it sounds!
I was so excited to hear from you on my blog. I just can relate to you so much in this journey. We will get there, and really we are alread MOST of the way there. Lets not let the last of the journey get the best of us. Look how far we have come :)
How far are you from Albany? Maybe sometime we could get together?!
Jennifer
The scale is DEFINITLY not the be all end all. All of those signs you posted are fantastic! GReat job!
ME again... I got your message :) Whats odd is that I said Albany because thats where I am from originally(and I am there all the time because my family is there) and I assumed you were near Montreal for some reason-which is closer to Albany. I have no idea why(maybe because thats the only part of Canada I have been to???). Anyway...I actually live near Syracuse which cuts a ton of time off...only about 2.5 hours from Buffalo :) I am actually hoping to head that way to see my cousin who lives in Buffalo. That would be great if we could meet up sometime!!! I will definately let you know when we are planning to come that way. How exciting?!?!
Jennifer
Or...we could plan to meet halfway sometime and have a nice lunch somewhere?!?! By the sounds of it your schedule is much busier than mine! So you let me know if/when that works! my email is:
seuler (@) twcny.rr.com
I broke it up so it didnt get picked up by spammers :)
I want to be like you when I grow up!!! LOL
I guess you could say I'm still dependant on the scale. My reason...I spent too many years avoiding it and living in denial. when I started this journey, I decided no more. My scale helps me stay accountable to myself. But who knows, maybe one day I'll no longer need it as my security blanket.
Kudos to you!!!
The scale goes up and down.... pants and rings and our own perception is much more true!
If you stood on the scale, and drank a glass of water - guess what! you are up a pound!
But are you really!?????
Heck no!
Wow you are doing great!! You are so right about the scale, for me, it's how my body feels. I know, without even weighing if I've gained a pound.
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Keep focused!
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