April 10th - Just a Quickie OK, So tonight was weigh-in night and, boy, did I make some progress.  Also, if you hadn't noticed, I've put a measurements table at the bottom of my progress page so check it out if you're interested. So I lost 1.9 this week which is a very nice surprise, especially after my blow out at the party on Saturday night.  I guess the good thing is that it suggests my way of dealing with it afterward was effective in getting me back on track and minimising the potential damage.  I really think that not being hard on myself is the way to do it.  I got up the next morning ready to get back into the groove.  And I've been focussed again ever since. I'm aware I probably sound a little bit smug with all of this, but I really didn't expect to lose this much this week.  Nonetheless I'll happily accept the loss, and look forward to the fact that I've only got 5.5kgs to get to my WW goal.  I remember starting WW 12 weeks ago, and the 18.5 I had to lose then seemed insurmountable.  It's a real sense of satisfaction to look back and realise I'm a good part of the way there. It's a bit of a mystery to me why I am losing faster than some other people - and I guess the main thing I think in regards to that is that it doesn't actually matter how fast you get there.  I realise it is more frustrating if you go slower, and yet some of the most inspiring journals I've read are by people who've taken a slower road than me - like Karen and Trish and Megan (see my links page). I guess everyone has their own road to travel.  I know it's horribly cliched but only because it's true.  In the same way that we all have our own stories of how we got to be overweight, the same will be true of how we lose it.  Good luck in finding your road,even if it meanders a little more than you would like. Back    Home    Next