Diary of A Canadian First Time Dieter

I understand how it is hard to watch your boyfriend eat. My boyfriend is eating pepperoni pizza right now and my stomach is grumbling, but grumbling is ok, I'm definitely not going to put all that grease and fat into my mouth. Still, it's hard. Smelling the food has to be the worst part. Congrats on the ten pounds, you're well on your way to reaching your goal. Also, sounds like you're getting lots of support from this web site, my diary is very lonely with mostly just my posts.
 
I just keep on surprising myself!

Tonight I had another weigh in. In fact, I've had two since my last post, life has really taken over on me, and I haven't been struggling with the diet so much as I was previously, and I find that I can do it every day without gaining inspiration from going online! However, because I have had such success with this, I feel a duty to post a diary to say....HANG IN THERE!! It will pay off! I promise! Last week, my weigh in was a bit of a disappointment, as I only lost 0.6lbs in a whole week. I know, I know, it's still something, but when you work so hard, and don't see a result that you feel is significant, it is a real disappointment. So, for this whole week, I worked really hard, made sure I did all my counting, and drank tons and tons of water, even making it a point to drink entire pots of tea in the evening when I get the "snackies". AND....this week i lost 2.8lbs!!!! This is SO significant for me, it was just the boost I needed, I now have 7 more lbs that I want to lose before my trip to Las Vegas, and am almost half way to my final goal of 125lbs....which is still completely unfathomable to me!!!!

I'm going to be brutally honest with you guys, when I started all this, I was a complete NON believer! I had ZERO faith in diets, and completely believed that there was no possible way they would work for me! When I see the people at my WW meetings who have lost 65lbs, or 70lbs.....it seems so bizarre!!! I guess, since I'd never seen them before, and now they look so fit and healthy......it's hard to imagine them any other way!

One thing that I've struggled with a bit, is that I thought more people would notice!!! I've lost almost 15lbs now.....which is pretty significant, because I'm barely over 5 ft tall! I started all this as a size 10 in pants and dresses, and Large or Xlarge in shirts. NOW.....I'm always a M in shirts, and I just bought a pair of size 8 pants. So, my face is thinner, and my arms are noticably smaller, my rings spin around and around on my fingers when I type!! But yet, no one seems to notice at ALL that I've lost weight, which I find disappointing. My boyfriend of course tells me how he notices....lol....but he doesn't have a choice lol. I know that i'm doing this for myself, but I thought I would get the occasional, WOW, or You Look great....lol maybe the compliments will come in time. Either way, I am committed to helping all of you feel the same success in your weight loss that I am feeling! I'm looking forward to learning about all of your successes!
 
Im going to tell you what I told Paula...Its the LAST fifteen for you that people will take notice, not so much the first fifteen! Once again, we have, the paper towel theory!!!

When you first start to unroll the layers of towel on the paper towel roll, its not very noticeable. BUT, as you get closer to the center, it becomes VERY noticeable! The layers of paper towels are our layers of fat. Believe me, on your short frame, no one will be able to help but notice! Im short too, and almost no one notices until I hit about the 130s....

hope this helps!:D
 
Congrats on your weight loss! Thats awesome! Sometimes it is so hard to stick with dieting, especially when you are not seeing the big results. But you stuck with it and its really paying off for you now! :)

I like Kate's anology about the paper towel. I had never heard that before, but it makes perfect sense. Ooh...I can't wait til I get closer to the end of my weight loss journey...I want to be at the end of my paper towel roll! lol.

Keep up the great work! Thanks for sharing your motivation with us all. Really helps keep us motivated as well! :)
 
Paper Towel!!!

I too absolutely LOVE the papertowel theory!!!! And....my boyfriend pointed out to me that alot of my clothes are loose, and don't show my body. Well, today I wore my new size *8* pants, and a snug fitting sweater, and I got 3 compliments! So, that could be true too, I was still hiding in my old clothes!!
 
Wow girl...I was just noticing your sig. you are doing GREAT! Doesn't it feel good to get into our old "tight clothes" and them actually fit?

Keep up the wondeful work and keep that positive attitude up!
 
Half Way Point

Wowza Folks. It took me six weeks to lose 15lbs! I am in literal shock here. When I look at the butterfly on my ticker, and I see where she is.....it is SO meaningful to me. I imagine the ticker as my "road to success". If I look back, at the road behind me, and all I've been through to lose this 15lbs, I am so proud! Then, when I look ahead at the 15lbs to come, I feel the same as I did the day I started this business!! Overwhelmed, fearful and skeptical! sigh. It made me realize that even though I've made it this far, there is still a long, long way to go, and really, it'll never be over, because unless I want to put all the weight right back on, I'm going to be fighting this deamon for the rest of my life!!

The good news is that I HAVE made it this far, and I DO feel that all that I've been through was well worth it.

Thanks everyone for all your support! Looking forward to moving our butterflies along together!!

Shawna
 
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