Same Goal, Just A Different Course

Well the District Convention has come and gone. I missed quite a bit due to the girls being 2 and very active, but what I did get to hear was WONDERFUL and so timely. The information was exactly what I needed to hear and I am so thankful that Jehovah provides the conventions so that we can learn and be spiritually upbuilt. I am sure that it was recorded, so hopefully we will get a copy of it soon so that I won't miss a bit!

In terms of weighing, I didn't even bother. Here is the situation - I fit all of my dresses for each day. On the first day, I wore a size 10 dress. On the 2nd day, I wore a size 12 and on the 3rd day a size 8. So, whatever the situation, I didn't have to wear a plus size dress, so it is all good. :) I've been away from the scale so long now, that it really doesn't have the same power over me and I am thankful for that. Sure, I don't want to gain alot of weight, but at the same time, I still feel like I look okay, so I will just stick with that. I still haven't read all of the materials, but I will be moving over to WW. I just feel like WW is more of a family plan. I can prepare the same meals that I eat for my family and don't have to feel so separated all of the time. I am really excited. I have tons of WW materials and aware of tons of sites, so I am really excited!!!

It is a little difficult on the psyche though to think of joining and being parts of sites that talk about fruit and bread. That hasn't been a part of my world for such a long time. Well, wasn't supposed to be. :) It is going to be quite different, but I am ready. I really enjoyed when I was working out regularly. I felt very powerful and I felt it helped me to keep my mind straight. I plan to get started with working out regularly as well next week. Yeah, I am kinda taking some time off. A weight gain is inevitable since coming off of low carb, so I am going to enjoy myself a little bit and then get really serious. I still have plans to reach my goal, but just not by low carbing. Probably will stop about 147 again. We will just have to see. I really want all of this to be about my health and the health of my family, so hopefully I will know when I get there.

So, nothing much to report, just happy to be free of a few things. Free from feeling that low carb is the only answer for me. Free from the bondages of the scale as I realize it doesn't reflect my true self. If that was the case, how is it that I was able to wear a size 8 dress? I know that the next several months will be challenging, but I will face these challenges and I WILL get to GOAL!

The More I Try, The More It Takes

That one of the verses to one of my favorite artist out right now ---- Santogold! I just love her cd!!! It has the best blend of sounds and her voice is awesome! Definitely check her out! Welcome to my world. :)

Dietwise and exercisewise still going strong. Unbelievably, I think I am going to make it to the 10th. I think that it is going so smoothly because I am not stressing about eating perfectly. I am not stressing about the scale. My focus is continuing to eat low carb and exercising. I missed my workout for today unfortunately, but with the exception of today, I have gotten in every workout and I AM SHRINKING!! I couldn't believe it, but on Friday, I FIT THE SIZE 4 Dress!!!!! I couldn't believe it. I had to be creative with the zipper, but still the fact that I was able to zip it all the way up was unbelievable! That just made me feel so good. Makes me feel like I will reach my goal. I just have to maintain focus on eating the right things AND working out. I went shopping on Friday and found a dress that I really, really liked. Well, I found a 14 in the dress and tried it on, it was big on me, but I came across a size 8 in the same dress. I was positive that it would not fit. Call me shocked to try on the size 8 and it fit perfectly! Unbelievable! More than likely I will wear it to the District Convention on Sunday. I'll have to take a picture. Honestly, I don't see how, my hips are still so big, but hey, I'm not going to argue with it. I am going to glow in the fact that I worked hard and because of it, I will be wearing a very nice dress in a very nice size.

Well, really I have enjoyed myself over the past few weeks. I would be lying if I said I haven't thought about continuing to low carb and workout since it is working so well for me, but I really do feel that it is time to move on. Like my hubby said, Low carbing isn't the only way to lose weight. I just have to commit to whatever I chose to do in order to reach my goal. I feel that I am pretty committed to losing the weight and being a healthy example for my family. I can't believe that July 10th is just a few days away. I may have to stick with it until Sunday depending on what I chose to wear. Since I gain horribly when I come off of low carb, I am almost afraid to come off on Friday. I won't be able to fit my dress on Sunday. We will just have to see. I will determine that when the time comes.

I'll just keep trying. Like I have always said, I will never give up until I reach my goal!