Putting The Plan In Place...

Today I am sitting here at Intermountain Medical Center with my grandma, that means I have some time to post here. To answer any question, my grandma took a fall and broke her tib/fib bones right above her ankle. She is doing well and we are all hoping for the best recovery for her.

 Now, let's talk about my current progress on my healthy journey. I am currently sitting at a loss of 34.4 pounds. I am super excited about that! I have made a lot of progress, especially in just simple everyday things. I find myself being more aware of what I am eating, being more proactive about planning my workouts into my daily schedules, and just being more aware of my body, like listening to it cues of thirst versus hunger. I have dropped pant and shirt sizes and am loving the ability to buy new and cute clothes! I did measurements the other day, I have lost about 20 inches overall... so there is some great progress!

I am so excited about the above improvements... but I did hit one little bump and am now putting a plan into place. I was really hoping to get on the scale and see the magic number of 35 pounds lost. See... the week prior, I hopped on the scale and lost 34.4 pounds... so this means I did not lose or gain anything this week, I maintained. It has been well over 2 months since I have not lost something at the scale. I knew this day would come and I knew I needed a plan to keep me motivated versus discouraged. It is now time to put the plan in place.

So, what is the plan? The plan consists of focusing on other victories, or as I like to call them, non-scale victories. Remember the moments I shared a couple of paragraphs ago? There are some prime examples of some of my non-scale victories. I actually feel more accomplished when I look at those victories. Yes, I love to see the numbers on the scale decrease, but that is not my main goal. My main goal is to gain a healthier lifestyle. One that can help me take advantage of all that life has to offer. I would rather be 175 pounds, fit and tone, then 140 pounds and not active. I do know that exercise is only about 10% of losing weight, while diet is 90%, but there are so many other benefits of exercise. Exercise has so many health benefits... the heart works better, bones are stronger, you have more energy, your mental health is greatly improved, and so much more! So, there is my focus... I am doing so good and I have improved tremendously on this journey. I have no reason for being upset or sad about not reaching 35 pounds yet, it will happen in due time. Sometimes your body needs to pause for a minute, it needs to adjust to a new level before pushing forward.

Life has been great! I have so much to be thankful for! Til next time!!!