Feeling great about my weight!

I eat nutritious foods most of the time. Last night it was homemade beans and rice, salad greens and peas from my garden, fat free milk and a fresh pear, as pictured above.

My son is a Master Sgt (soon-to-be Senior Master Sgt) in the USAF which means he often is in a supervisory position. His comments to me about my weight loss and fitness make me think that if he uses the same language with those he supervises, he's really good at what he does. Here's what he said in an email when he saw the last photo I took (see in previous blog post):

i was going to comment that your outfit is nice, and very slimming, but it’s actually you and your hard work that is slimming! great job!!!

Great kid, eh! Kid? He turned 37 yesterday... my firstborn. My baby, my daughter, will be 25 on Friday. She's supportive, too!

If you read the last two or three posts, you know I've been struggling with overeating again and worried to death about gaining back the weight I'd gotten rid of. One very insightful friend wrote me: Two pounds feel like ten when they are layered with guilt. That was actually just what I needed to hear. Thanks, Kate!

As a "Lifetime Member" at Weight Watchers, I'm only required to weigh in once a month. The first weigh-in of the month is the one that counts. Meaning it can be no more than two pounds over the goal I originally set. I wasn't really worried about going over goal because I was about eight pounds under goal. But, you know how the mind can pay tricks on you. I was feeling huge so I therefore must have gained mucho pounds.

So I went to Weight Watchers last night and decided to do another weigh-in for June. Maybe, I hoped, I hadn’t gained a huge, huge amount, especially since I’ve done a lot of exercising. Then again (omigosh, the mind is going crazy here), I took it easy Sunday and didn’t exercise Monday because my body seemed to be telling me to rest, so I therefore will probably have gained too much.

I did gain weight! .2# - that’s two-tenths of one pound. Yahoo! What can I say? And why am I wasting so much time obsessing over my weight? My body feels better today and I’m back to exercising. Did my strengthening exercises (10-15 minutes) this morning. Then while on the phone for an hour with a friend and fellow life coach, I walked back and forth the length of my apartment for 45 minutes then spent the last 15 minutes riding the stationery bike.

I’ve got to see this ~ Bodies The Exhibition