The Monday Motions - Start of Week 5

Yay!  I finally hit the five pound loss goal; it only took five weeks.  Even though I am frustrated that the weight loss is slow, averaging a pound a week is healthy.  I have to keep reminding myself that the weight didn't come on overnight, it will it come off that fast.  Plus, a pound a week is fifty pounds a year, so by those numbers, I will be happy with it.  I just wish it wasn't such a pound-by-pound battle!

I am noticing a few changes in general, besides the fact that I think I can go one size lower in my jeans size.  For instance, it is "customary" for me to pick up a fun dessert on days that I grocery shop.  I got the usual slice of cake for the kids to split, but instead of picking up a whole small cheesecake sampler for Jonathan and I to split, I simply got the container with two small slices:  new york cheesecake for him, triple chocolate for me.  It tasted heavenly, but holy cow, I would have been sick if we had gotten our usual sampler (3 slices for each of us).  Also, I'm trying to teach myself to leave a bite or two on my plate at the end of the meal.  Growing up in a "clean your plate" family, I still struggle with it, even it means eating past full!  My weight battle has definitely changed my food approach with my kids:  my question is a) did they eat equal bites to age of their vegetables (rarely an issue; Emily will ask for seconds on salad and asparagus) and b) did they get enough to eat?  Even now, Emily has more self-control with food as a four year-old than I do as a thirty year-old.  You can give her a pack of cookies, tell her she can have five, and she will eat five, put the rest away, and totally put it out her mind.  I pray daily that the weight/food battle is not one she is going to have to go through!

Though I didn't get much exercise this past week (battling an ingrown toenail makes exercising a bit painful), I am enjoying being more active in general.  Taking the kids on walks or a bike ride or playing outside with them after dinner or on Saturday morning is becoming standard.  Now to just get Jonathan on board with us...  one thing at a time, I suppose!

The Monday Motions:

Last Week's Weight:  236.2
This Week's Weight:  235

Weekly Loss:  -1.2 lbs

 Total Pounds Lost:  -5 pounds

Starting BMI:  36.5

Current BMI:  35.7