The clothes are still falling off but I've hit another plateau. It is a particularly insidious plateau in that I am stopped at 99 pounds off. Why the plateau couldn't be a hundred, I'll never know? Food is still under control. Probably going to have to cut bag a bit more on the carbs. I never knew egg whites could be so filling. I have cut out protein drinks as well beginning this week in an attempt to keep things moving along. Last week, I wrote about empowerment. The topic still carries through today. I had the occasion to go out to eat four times last week because of my schedule but didn't fall off the wagon. I fear that weight loss zeal is beginning to show some but, really, I do feel good. Not just well-being and self-esteem but feeling overall healthy. My days are beginning to be more stressed as a I walk fiercely into the final lap of my Phd program. This time, different from any other time in my life, I am not turning to food for stress relief. It is a marked psychological paradigm that I don't see food as a hobby but rather a necessity of life to be measured in doses instead of consumed in bulk. It is these times that I have identified in my life that I would slip backwards into self loathing.
Yes, I'm still stuck but I won't be for long. As long as other indicators in my life let me know that I'm losing - inches as well as pounds - it is alright. Here I am at 99 maybe next week, I'll break a hundred.
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