Okay, flash foward one month. I have lost 14.6 pounds. My measurement had a loss of 8.5 inches. I will be measuring again in one week for month 2. It really didn't feel like I was on a diet, until last week. I just wanted to snack. I also allowed negativity to creep in. I have lost nearly 15 pounds, but I still have 102 more to go! Is this even possible and how can I keep up so long.
I took my daughter for a haircut the other day. We started having a discussion about weight loss. She is only 9 years old and was very informed on the topic. I explained that I wouldn't be losing 15 pounds per month from now on. I told her the first month you lose a lot of weight. She so smartly said, "Well yea, but you just need to mix it up on the exercise end. Walk a little more each day. It will help you to burn more calories". She then started tearing up. She told me that my 8 year old son had called me fat. She said it really bothered her. I explained that I am overweight right now (actually obese). I told her that he was right, but it was nice that he did not say this to my face (he has before). I continued to explain that it will be nice to look better after I lose weight, but that is not my main goal. My main goal is to be healthy. She then started crying and said that she could not wait for me to lose the weight. And BAM! There is my motivation. There is the reason I want to be healthy. I have heard you have to do this for yourself. I am doing this for my health so I can be around for my children in the future.
I like to picture myself in 10 years. My daughter will be graduating high school. We can either be going on fad diets together while we sit on the couch and watch movies - OR- walking/jogging together next to each other. I would it rather be the latter!
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