Things have been slow for me. As I coudn't see much noticable changes on the scale or elsewhere, I was having that feeling of "a watched pot never boils". I needed to take a step back. I hadn't stopped trying, but I did let myself relax quite a bit and I have very much tried to stop worrying about my weight. I even put the scale away becasue I was starting to weight myself obsessively throughout the day! It was not good. So, I've still be checking in on here, keeping up with my workouts, and recording my food, but I must admit I'm not quite as on top of things as I would like and frequently eating a bit more than ideal :-(. It became confusing for me even, because looking back I think I relaxed my diet in response to the scale not moving and getting frustrated, but I think some normal monthy weight gain was what really got to me. Anyway, this is definitely NOT a linear process and it can drive a girl nuts! I haven't even posted anything on here in ages, simply because I had nothing very interesting to report.
Anyway, I went to visit a friend over the weekend. I hadn't seen her in nearly 2 months and she said she can really see a difference on me! She said above my waiste in particular looks smaller and my face! So, even though the scale is being a stubborn grump and I guess I'm not measuring places that are changing (does anyone measure their face? lol) things might actually be working for me! I'm certain I'm within just a couple pounds of when she saw me last, but my efforts must be paying off in some form if she was so sure she could see a difference on me, and really is not the type to lie to me. She commented when she first saw me and not because I asked her if she saw a change, so I doubt she was just trying to be nice. Haha.
This was SO reassuring. I'm feeling quite renewed and feel like I can tighten up my eats again; reduce the little indugences here and there (anyone else love to put an unncessary amount of ketchup on things?) and that darn scale will start to move again for me.
I know I've read many posts on here from others who just aren't seeing changes on the scale, or even in measurements and are feeling frustrated. I've even written a lot of posts about that. This might been my 20th "I'm frustrated but I'm still trying!!!" blog. Oh well, it's good to know we aren't alone in this journey. It's slow as molasses for me and I'm worrying that I won't win, but at the same time, I feel like I'm getting back to a nice healthy, happy me. It's ok if it takes longer than I planned. Life never really goes on my time table anyway, so I might as well try to relax and enjoy the journey, right?
I hope all you other dietbetters out there are able to enjoy the journey at least a little bit too. Not seeing progress on the scale stinks, but you are so much more than that darn number and so much more than winning or losing a game based on that number. Hang in there everyone and have a fabulous week! :-)