Week #3 Results - A Half Pound More

Lost a half pound this week. Not the stellar results I would have liked, but between a week of travel and being sick as a dog (still) I'm pretty happy. I'm home this week so the goal is to try and stay on track as much as possible. It's hard to get a habit set when you travel so much.

Even thought is "only" a half pound, it's still a loss. When I look back at my first NS journey, I averaged a pound a week. Some weeks were awesome, a lot were just a half pound, and still more were zero. I'll take a half pound over a zero. ;)

Week #2 Results

No loss. No gain.

A couple of noteworthy things this week:

• NS food arrived about mid-way through the week. Still trying to adjust.
• I'm traveling.
• All 4 of us got sick this week and I've been on meds that have made my stomach VERY upset. So, eating healthy was not top priority.
• Had to shorten week by 1 days. I realized that with my travel schedule, I'd never be home on weigh-in day.

So, all of that factored into the equation, I'm cool with zero. Now, if I can just get past the sinus infection and stomach virus, maybe I'll have a chance.

Week #1 Results - 3 pounds down!

WOO HOO! A three pound loss this week! And, I did it without the food (still hasn't arrived - grrr). I'm shooting for another three this week, so we'll see how that goes.

This week I focused on re-familiarizing myself with the NS plan, stocking up on healthy choices, and just getting my body ready for exercise again. I did manage to get in a 2-mile walk this week, and I plan to get in more exercise this week.

I'm ready to be done with this once and for all. I'm off to a great start!

Starting Again

Okay, I've given it a lot of thought since my last post and have decided it is time to begin again. This time will be different because I know I can do it - I've done it before. I think it's taken me this long to let go of the fact that I gained weight back. You know what? It happened, and it is what it is.

I know that when I was at 179.5 I felt better - sexier - more confident. I felt this even though I wasn't at my goal weight. They way I'm looking at it now is that I can only improve from where I am now - 210.

You know, it's hard to see that 210 again, but I'm trying to remember I saw 250 at one point in my life. So, while it's hard to know that I gained over 30 pounds back, I do take comfort that I still kept 40 pounds off.

So, I begin anew. I've ordered NS food off of ebay - about 6 weeks worth. I'll be honest - I'm not looking forward to the food again, but it darn well worked for me before, so I know it will work again. My plan is to eat the food for 6 weeks and then go back to NS on my own. I'm also going to track WW points while I'm on NS. Who knows - maybe the reason I've been struggling with WW is because my points are too high? Anyway, I know that WW is the plan for the long haul, but I've got to get a good kick start.

My food hasn't arrived yet, so this week will be about NS without the food. Wish me luck.