Another week down

Well another week has come to a close and we had our weekly weigh in.  It has been somewhat of a stressful week for Brad so therefore, he didn't lose any weight.  Instead he put on a pound and a half.  He has been sick so he hasn't been able to exercise as hard as he has been doing because he didn't feel good.  Like I told him today, he has still lost almost 19 pounds and he could be that much more heavier.  He would have rather lost this week but he is also very thankful that he didn't put on any more than what he did. I am still very proud of him and this week is a new week.  To begin fresh.  Make a new commitment to the journey. 

This time of year is always so hard anway.  You have Halloween at the end of October, Thanksgiving in November and Christmas in December.  All three involve food and lots of it.  Halloween is more candy than the other two holidays but Thanksgiving and Christmas you have all the good food that only seem to be there around this time of year.  The turkey and/or ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans and so much more. Then there is the desserts.  Oh my goodness.  My weakness is the cheesecake and I love peanut butter fudge. 

Which brings me to the picture below.  I have learned in the last month that you can work out all you want but you have to control what goes in your mouth the rest of the time.  If you don't, it is a never ending cycle and you won't see much of a change. In fact, you may never see any change at all. 

To me this is the real strength.





Below is a picture of Brad.  We both are still learning and are committed to continue this journey.  He is hoping for a better week so that he is able to share with y'all how much weight he has lost.

Regardless of what the loss or gain is for this week, I am still incredibly proud of him.  He has found something that works for him and he is sticking with it.  He is taking the good weeks along with the bad.  Not every journey that you embark on, weight loss or otherwise, is going to be 100% perfect all the time.  You have to take the cards that you are dealt because you can't change them.  Why worry then?

Although Brad didn't have a good week, I did pretty good myself.  I was able to lose 1.6 pounds which put me under what the highest weight would be for me to still be considered healthy. I have never been so excited. I have been working extremely hard for almost 5 years to get down to what is considered a healthy weight and I can't believe that I am finally there.  I am hoping to lose about 10 more pounds or so then just work on maintaining from there. 

Below is a pic that I took today when I got to my mother in law's. I love how I am able to wear jeans that I never was able to wear before because although they fit, they were still small.  I had love handles hanging out and they were probably too tight to be wearing in the first.  Which is why I hardly ever wore them.  Now they fit perfectly.  I am sure that eventually if I lose more that I won't be able to wear them and will have to go shopping.  I would rather go shopping for workout clothes than regular clothes.

I still have a few areas that I need to work on but honestly from where I started, I have come a long way.  I have lost almost 50 pounds in almost 5 years and in the last year alone I have put on weight and lost it multiple times.  At one point this year I was 175 pounds!!!  That was only 19 pounds away from my starting weight when I first started working out.  So glad that I have eliminated stress and found something that works for me.

My advice this week is if you are looking for something to help you lose weight, find what works for you.  Running and Zumba works for me but may not work for you.  Find your happy place with your workout routine and go for it.  You should also have a good support system.  If you don't have one, I will be happy to be there for you.  Remember that your food intake is important and no matter how hard you workout, you can't outwork a bad diet.  Until next week friends.  :)