I am in SHOCK!

This morning I stepped on the scale and gasped like I had seen a ghost! I couldn't believe my eyes! The scale read 168.4!! That is down from my plateau since May of 174-171!!! I really, really hope it lasts and I stay in the 160s and below from now on! We will see. I was 169 for a brief moment a couple of weeks ago and I went right back into that little 172 pocket again but fingers crossed!

I have been trying to track what I eat before I eat it so that I can somewhat control how much goes in. I plan and prepare to try to keep my eating in check and it seems to be working.

I haven't been feeling well this week so haven't been doing my workouts. But I enjoy them, so I know once I feel better it will be back to the weights and back to my bar method DVD. Have you ever tried the bar method? Kind of a cross between ballet and yoga. You have to hold these ballet like poses for a long time while flexing your muscles. IT BURNS but feels great too. I have noticed my shape changing because of it, and sweat literally drips off me when I do it, which is rare for me because I don't sweat that much. I also lift heavy weights and I am starting to see some muscles growing there too.

I want to look like her!

I feel so grateful that I have found something that works for me and is easy to fit into my life. The people around me are really supportive now and even my co-workers are starting to get it. They still ask questions and say things like, “Aren’t you hungry all the time?” But now that I have been doing this since January, they all kind of realize that if it was really hard, I wouldn’t have been able to keep it up this long.

Dieting just doesn’t work like that. I don’t know anyone who has tried a diet and was able to maintain it for almost a year. Even 6 months would be impressive. This is my lifestyle now and I have complete confidence that I will see my goal and stay there for the rest of my life. It is slow going now but I WILL arrive there.