I don't know that Beck was relating his song, Loser, to weight loss, but I sure do!
For three weeks now, I've lost weight on Weight Watchers, for a total of 13.4 lbs gone. Woo hoo! Just .6 lbs left to make it to my first 5%, which is my first mid-term goal. So far I have met my weekly goal every week, of losing .5 - 2 lbs. Yea for me! And my first and second 5 lbs. came off in the first two weeks. It feels awesome to have such a good start. But, now here comes the hard part.
Even though I lost 1.6 lbs this week, I know it won't come off that fast every week. I have to get ready for the "slow and steady" part. I think the main part of that, is the steady. That's where I've struggled in the past. Sometimes things get so slow, that I forget to stay steady. But, I know that's how it's supposed to work, so I'm just going to have to learn to be okay with it.
One of the most awesome parts of losing weight is getting into smaller-sized clothes. It also happens to be one of the most awesome parts of post-pregnancy life. By one week after giving birth, I was ready to be out of maternity pants. I was grateful to have them while I was pregnant, but I just wanted to be in some "regular clothes." I didn't have any pregnancy shorts, and the weather was starting to get pretty warm. So, I went to the local thrift store and for $4, got two pairs of jeans shorts.
It was a bittersweet moment for me.
I was glad to finally have some shorts.
I was not so glad to have to buy a size 28.
I've never in my life been that size (not counting pregnancy of course, because things like size don't count when you're pregnant, evidently).
Thankfully, I no longer need to wear these shorts, and have finally gone down to size 24, which, unfortunately, I've been many times in my life. So I now have plenty of clothes to wear, and have been able to put my maternity clothes away within a month of having given birth.
I can't help but feel a little proud of myself. After having the first muchkin, it took several months to get out of maternity clothing, and years to start losing weight. This time, I've taken action much quicker and am seeing results so much more quickly. Go, me!
So the next big goal is to fit into clothes I was in pre-pregnancy: size 20. Now that I have less than 20 lbs to lose to get to my pre-pregnancy weight, I'll hopefully be in those clothes soon, as well!
“Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better.” ~Emilie Coue
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