I'm still around

I bet you're thinking I gave up because of my silence. Not!

I'm still hanging in. I think I just needed a break from the "diet" thing for a while. I stopped logging my food, plugging in my BodyBugg every day & going to the 3FC website for a little over a week. I'm calling it a much needed mental health break.

I know I keep saying I'm not dieting & I'm in this for the long run, but when I was trying & really not seeing much results, it was getting a little frustrating. I was around 174 for two months. That's bad. I've been in the 170's for four months now. Enough!

I went back on plan this week on Tuesday. I weighed in on Tuesday at 173.4, not sure about Wednesday or Thursday, but WI at 171.8 on Friday & 170.4 this morning! Yippee! That is my first goal of 20 pounds. Of course I don't really count it unless it sticks for my official WI day on Wednesday.

But I really do have to say that I feel soooooooooooooo much better than I did a year ago today! I have quit smoking, lost 20ish pounds. I have so much more energy that I used to have. I don't want to come home from work & sit on the couch any more. I remember I used to come home from work & be too tired to do anything but sit on the couch.

It's funny because I'm moving more at work now then I was then too. You would think that I would be more tired coming home, but nope. I come home, clean house or do yard work, or even go out & do things with my husband. I love it! I love feeling good, and I love that I'm feeling better about myself too.

I'm finally starting to see a difference in my face & body. I find myself checking myself out when I pass a mirror or reflective surface. It's not that I think I look THAT good, it's just different from when I couldn't stand to look at myself! My husband's noticed me doing it a couple of times & thinks it's great that I'm feeling better about myself, but I hope it doesn't come off as being conceited. I'm just looking more like me! Or what I think of as me & I've missed myself.

Hope you're all doing great!

Hugs to you,

Kim