January, Week 3.

This blog post is a little late, but that's okay. I still want to make sure I document everything. These pictures are from Saturday. I weigh in every Saturday, no matter what. It's important to be held accountable, and I decided when I started WW, I would never miss a weigh in. I had one where I gained 4.4 pounds, but I took it and moved on. Awareness is so important throughout the journey.

Last week I lost 1 pound. I was hoping for more (the story of my life) because I had a really good eating week, but I have learned two important lessons through this journey.
1. Learn to be content with small but consistent weight loss.
2. Weight that comes off slower and more consistently will not jump back on. Before, I would have a big loss, then eat a burger, and gain it all back. I realized that as I lose weight slowly, it is easier to keep off. Plus, because it sometimes took me a month to lose a few pounds, I was less likely to want to mess it up.

Including last week I have now lost 3.4 out of my year goal of 30 pounds. Right on track!

I am feeling very optimistic so far this year. Tim is so supportive, which makes a huge difference. And here is something I never thought I would say: I am starting to really enjoy cooking. I am still not very creative in the kitchen, and we usually rotate between 6 different meals. But I was in the kitchen the other day and I had music playing and I was chopping sweet potatoes and I realized, I felt so relaxed. Even though I had worked all day, I found making dinner to be so therapeutic and stress free. It was great! Plus, I can see exactly what I am putting into my body and count the points so much easier, which is great.