Good morning gals!
It's so nice to come here and read how we are all staying so strong. You guys just don't know what an inspiration you each are to me!!!!
Melissa - I forgot that you started after the rest of us! You'll make Corporal next week you just have to be strong. I guess like you said, it would be silly to close your eyes at the dr.'s office when you already know what you weigh. But you are doing good girlie so keep it up! Those size 5's are within sight! I definitely notice that I eat smaller portions, since joining this challenge, especially at dinner. I am also very careful to have 1 or 2 sugar free creamsicles for dessert (only 20 calories each) instead of the no sugar ice cream or chocolate treats I used to eat. Since I'm not weighing, I don't want to do anything that could contribute to weight gain so I guess that's another advance of not weighing!
July - I see the cheat no your diet didn't affect you too bad. Congrats on getting into those size 16's!!!! Isn't that a great feeling? When I first fit into a size 16 a few weeks ago, I came out of the dressing room at Lane Bryant crying. The sales lady thought something was wrong with me and when my sister saw me crying she came over and hugged me and started crying which made me cry even more. The sales lady thought we were having a collective breakdown. I was sobbing so that I couldn't even tell her that they were tears of joy! You go girl in your size 16's!!!!!! See, we don't need no stinkin' scales!!!!
Minniespal - I so agree with you that it makes it even more difficult to stay off the scale knowing that you obviously have lost because your clothes are fitting looser on you. I had a coworker friend of mine tell me that she swears I am a lot smaller now than I was two weeks ago. I'm not going to cave and weigh though. We've only got another 2 weeks and a few days, if we have made it this far, we can go the distance!
Now for today's question:
Since you are not weighing yourself, how are you keeping track of your progress or what subtle body changes have you noticed?
Some of you have already mentioned how your clothes are fitting looser. I have noticed the same thing. My size 16 slacks that I bought about 7 weeks ago are noticably baggy. My collar bones are more pronounced as well as I can feel my knee bones. I think everyone knows about my wedding band slipping off my finger unnoticed by me last week and I can wear a size L teeshirt that my Dad gave me last year that I couldn't even begin to fit. What about you? What have you noticed that's different from two weeks ago?
. So you'll be a Corporal for an extra week, as Kim Possible would say, "no big". And by the way, congratulations on your loss!!!!
I had olive oil/apple cider vinegar on my lettuce today. I swear it was only a dribble. I just do not like it with no dressing. I took away my cute little clippie too.
