First let me just start with, I lost 0.4lbs and I’m very proud of it. Why, you might wonder, it’s not even a whole pound.
Let me explain! I’m proud because although I had great intentions for last week, things didn’t always turn out the way I planned. I felt so tired most days, ate a little more than I wanted to admit, although I tracked it. With the tiredness, I felt like I didn’t do as much physical activity that I should have done for the week. With all of this weighing on my mind as I went to weigh in last Saturday, I didn’t know what to expect. So the fact that I lost anything felt like a victory. I’m very proud because it helped me feel that this doesn’t have to be an all or nothing situation. This taught me that sometimes I will need to allow myself to rest and sometimes I should go a little outside of the box to feel human and still be successful. It’s not a free pass to do whatever I want all the time but rather not feeling a failure when these times occur.
Last week, when I ate more than I wanted to eat, I was almost afraid to track it even though it doesn’t matter if I wrote it down or acknowledge the food still went into my body. Tracking gives power, knowledge and accountability. It’s like balancing your checkbook, whether you do it or not, sooner or later you will run out of money or maybe realize that you have more money than you thought. Either way, once you know, it gives you power to guide your decisions on what to do. In both cases, knowing will inform you whether you can do more or less safely.
So I hope that you don’t give up! I feel pretty good about this week so far! Stay tuned for the results!
May 16th, 2013
Shanda
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