Monday weigh in

Today's weigh in finds me down 45 lbs and 40.5 inches. Not bad. Wish it was more though (what dieter doesn't!) but I'll take it. I'm making every effort to get all 5 of my Medifast meals in and drink all of my water. If anything, that has been my downfall. It's just hard for me to drink cold water when I'm already cold. Every once in a while I fall back into my old habit of not eating all day. I know this is bad. And I know it slows my weight loss down, but those old habits creep back in sometimes and I have to pull myself up short and get back on track.

I think that it's because it just doesn't make any sense. You would think that by not eating you lose faster. Couldn't be further from the truth. The less you eat the more your body thinks it's starving and starts holding onto everything that you do eat and storing it. It freaks out because it has no idea when it's next meal is coming. I'm afraid that I've done this for years. Take Shape for Life is teaching me not to do this to my body. It's a whole life style change for me. Now I think first before I eat anything that I shouldn't and decide if I'm really hungry or just "head hungry". Turns out most of the time it's a head thing. If I've eaten all my meals and drank all my water and I find myself feeling a gnawing in my gut, it's generally stress and worry related. I try to calm down, have a cup of tea and let it go. And if that doesn't work, I'll have a Medifast meal a little early. But I don't reach for the chips or candy any longer and, to quote Martha Stewart, "That's a good thing."