Facing the Music

I was so excited to get everyone's weight's today! Great job! It looks like almost everyone lost, a couple people stayed the same and..... NO ONE GAINED!! That's so great, a huge accomplishment!
That means, everyone is making good food choices(or better ones), and maybe even exercising (I hope so, for your weight loss, heart health, and mind health!)
They say that for the average person a healthy weight loss is 1-3 pounds per week. It means you are losing it the healthy way. Your body is able to adjust to your new weight and your new life style without being thrown into shock, wondering what's going on with lesser calories and more exercise.
A couple people dropped big numbers too.. that's great! Don't be discouraged if you don't maintain that loss over each week. It would be hard to do. Sometimes you see a big loss at first and then maybe nothing next week, then you will lose again. It kinda goes in cycles it seems! So remember how great you feel today with such a big loss!
And if you didn't lose, don't be discouraged. Your body may just be trying to catch up with your changes you are making, and the scale didn't reflect that, yet. Don't worry, the scale will notice sooner rather than later I am sure.
Remember the idea is to be healthy, to make healthy choices... that is the important thing!

My tip for the week: Record what you eat!
Someone commented on the blog that you can eat too little calories. When you do that your body then goes into starvation mode and holds on to the fat that you do have. I picture little mucinex bugs holding on to the fat. DON'T GO HUNGRY! It is so hard to always remember everything you eat. I find it extrememly helpful to write down the things I eat as I eat them. It holds me accountable and I find myself asking "Do I really want to right down, I ate the rest of Gracie's PB&J")
When you record the things you have eaten for the day, over a period of about a week it puts into perspective if you are eating too much or too little. Both cause problems for weight loss. It also helps to show times of day you are eating. I seem to eat more in the afternoon before my daughter goes down for a nap, my stressful time of the day I turn to food more than I do any other time. I now know that, and I can help myself make a better choice like drinking a big glass of water and BREATHING... instead of letting myself get worked up.
Thanks for all your comments on the blog... it's nice to know if you are reading, liking or disliking what I put on there!
Good Luck this week!!