Well, here it is, week five, and I am still making some serious progress towards my end goal. It has been a tough week for sure! With Jack breaking his leg, and me needing to officially quit my current employment so I can take care of him, and Andrew being sick, and having to cancel our vacation to Rhode Island, it seems that my limits are being tested more and more and more. HOWEVER, I am staying strong and taking care of my body along the way. I am eating what I need to eat and almost always when I need to eat (Like I said, it's been hectic, so there have been a couple days where I have struggled to actually get my meals in "on time" and have gone longer than I should've to eat) The temptation to put junk in my body has been intense at times this week. How easy it would've been to just get a nice juicy burger and chips when I was in the hospital with my son. But I didn't. At times it is hard to not let those unhealthy temptation take hold, but I DO NOT want to be fat, anymore. I am not going to be. I am not going to let those things win. I won't, because I want to be around and healthy for a long time, for my children. Even though we had the whole breaking of the leg incident this week, it makes me even more thankful that I have started Take Shape for Life, and am feeling healthier and stronger, it gives me the capability to take care of my son. Don't get me wrong, I would've been able to take care of him before also, but, I would've been cranky about it, It would've more than likely been quite painful trying to move him around and carry him, and do all the things I need to do, had I not started this program. It may sound silly to think that five weeks can have such an impact. It does to me! Such a short amount of time and such huge changes! I just can't imagine going back! And as I become more and more excited about my own success, I want to share it and reach out to others who want to feel as great as I do! I don't think it could get more rewarding than to reach out and help others find their happiness in their health, weight, and life. I know what it is like to feel crappy, all the time. I know how exhausting it is to be overweight and unhealthy, and now I know how to change that, and how to feel good about my body, my mind, my health, and my life! It's been a long time since I could honestly tell myself that I love myself. And now that I can, I want to help others do the same!
With all this being said, I suppose I should announce the weigh in results for the week! I am not disappointed with the results for sure! This week I lost 5 pounds. And with all the stress, I feel like this is quite the accomplishment! So having lost 5 pounds, I am now down to 283 pounds and have lost a total of 31 pounds in five weeks! OMG! I am a little dumbfounded to think about losing 31 lbs in just five weeks. The last time I lost a significant amount of weight (And mostly do to an unhealthy starvation diet) It was over the course of a year. And in that year, I lost 60 pounds. In a year.... And now I have lost 31 in five weeks!!!! I know it is hard to read my emotions and excitement, but know that I am quite excited indeed! My size 24 pants are already getting loose, and I am actually starting to visualize what it will be like when I am under 200lbs. This is huge because I have never in my life thought I would be that thin. But now I know I will be! I can see it! And I am excited for it!
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