What A Ride This Has Been
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, 06-16-2018 at 05:52 AM (2001 Views)
Before each one of you begin yelling at me for what I am about to say, give me the courtesy of at least hearing me out. Then...and ONLY THEN are you allowed to give me the tongue lashing I so well deserve.
I have all but given up on the scale.
I am no longer looking at it as a barometer for my weight loss success. I am simply utilizing it as a means to gauge how I am doing - but only on a weekly basis for now (I am considering switching to a bi-weekly weigh-in.)
I know. I know. I KNOW! LOL! This is what you have all been saying to me all along. But rest assured, it wasn't that I wasn't listening to you. It was that while I was hearing everything you were saying, I was trying to figure out a game plan that would work best for me. If it included the scale - so be it. But I am fast recognizing that I don't need the scale as much as I think I do. The barometer I have is when I put on a pair of denims and find that the smallest pair I own is now saggy on me.
Such was the case this morning.
I placed a pair of 34's on and found that I needed to incorporate a belt to keep them from falling to my knees (that would be a sight - especially with my mom-in-law currently staying with us.) But I digress...
I AM losing. I have no doubt. It may not be reflected on the scale, but regarding my clothing it is showing tenfold.
In addition to the 34 denims, I placed an XL t-shirt on, and rather than stretch the stomach area out a little so as to prevent it from clinging to my belly I simply slid it over my head and found that it is somewhat baggy on me. Comfortable, but baggy none the less.
What a ride this has been thus far. I have had many ups and downs (sometimes, more self-induced than others) but all in all, I wouldn't trade this journey for anything in the world. It has breathed new life into me. And as such, it has provided for me a means to once and for all rigging myself of the excesses in my life to make room for more subdued and peaceful surroundings.