crystalls's Notizen, 24 Feb 08

My whole attitude has changed and I am no longer focused on losing a lot of weight in a short period of time. I'm losing slowly but I'm losing and that’s o.k.; if I lose 4 lbs a month in 5 months that will be 20 lbs. I think for me losing at a slower pace will allow me to maintain the loss. The good thing is that I'm losing inches so I'm happy about that. I guess that is where the consistency with exercise pays off. I'm wearing my favorite size 12 levis.

Sometimes it looks like nothing is happening with my weight because the reflection in the mirror looks the same but scaled down a little if that makes any since. Everything looks smaller but the outline is the same (stomach). I guess that's the psychological part of weight loss, the body image stuff. I only weigh in every 2 weeks or so.

I feel good about this journey. My health has improved. My whole family has made the transition with me. Eating low carb is gradually becoming a way of life for us. We are less focused on counting carbs it is ingrained now.

Thanks for all the encouragement and advice!