Happy Anniversary!

My goal when starting this diet was to lose 60 pounds by our anniversary. That was today and I didn’t make it! But I have lost about 42 pounds, gone done in size and lost lots of inches! Our 40th anniversary party was a lot of fun with friends and family that I haven’t seen in months who immediately noticed the new “slimmer and trimmer” me! I love it!
But I am suddenly aware of the “diet danger” that happens when you begin to feel good about your weight and/or size. While I am still on Phase 3, 600 calories a day and my daily injections of HCG, I find myself saying to myself, “you look pretty good. Go ahead and eat that pie, cake, ice cream, snack, etc” This is where many of us have failed in the past in the diet zone. For whatever reason, the priority of losing weight relaxes. This is when I have dropped out of (all) diets in the past.
Every meal and every hour in-between is crucial to staying focused and directed. I know I will continue to lose weight so I decided I needed some constant motivation. While cleaning out some old clothes belonging to our daughter, I found a pair of size 12 jean shorts. Ooooh, laaaa, laaaa! July 4th I’ll be wearing those jeans! They are hanging on the closet door in our bedroom, in plain view. I am certain I will try them on weekly until I can easily zip them up. At this point, I can get them over my hips, but there are several inches between the right side and the left side of the zipper!
So what is the plan for keeping on track? I’m mixing up my foods this week. I’ve been very dedicated to eating the right things, but I generally eat the same things every day: Egg or cereal for breakfast, salad with chicken or turkey for lunch, chicken and vegetables for dinner, snack of strawberries for dessert. This week I am eating yogurt for breakfast, cottage cheese or tuna for lunch and salad or veggies for dinner. All mixed up from my regular “menu.” Julia, the nurse at UniqueU says our bodies get used to what we eat and holds on to the calories, so a mixed up menu will spur my body to use the food in a quicker way, instead of so efficiently.
Anyway, I’m still on track and know that regardless of not reaching my goal in the time frame I initially set, I am thinner, healthier, and I feel better than I have in years! And I don’t look so bad either! While certainly not back to my “wedding” weight, I’m closer now than I was 13 weeks ago! Next week I’ll be closer, the following week, even closer—nothing will stop me on this quest for thinness! What about you? You can’t lose the weight until you take the first step! Call UniqueU today for a consultation!