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Today was my weighing-in day and I am proud to announce that I lost 3 lbs. in the last week, even though I ate two days the old way and only then started to stick to WW. And I wasn't even hungry most of the time, only the second day! I read that a weight-loss over 1-2 lbs. could happen at the beginning, and that it later normalizes, but it never happened to me before! And I am no stranger to diets!
A few months ago I tried the same program and nothing worked, even though I stuck to the program like glue, but NOTHING happened, and I gave up after five weeks. Then, a month ago I went to an alternative practitioner because of another problem, and she did a general check and announced that my gall bladder and liver were out of order. I was given a remedy, and it seems to have done the job. My lipometabolism is working again. So, if you are really honest with yourself and follow a healthy program 100% unsuccessfully, something else must be wrong, be it an allergy to some sort of food or some malfunctioning organ. It took me some time to figure that out because I usually blame myself first, but sometimes it isn't just you.
I usually go and see a physician about my health problems, but the last ones I went to would not listen to me about the problem because of which I went to see the alternative practicioner. She actually found it in the end, even without knowing about it much - not because of some crystal ball or a rain dance, but because of an analysis in a laboratory which the others refused to send in. And I think that with general smaller health problems, I will continue to see her. She did such a great job, and she did it really professionally.
I also used some motivational tactics I learned from Julia Griggs Havey, who has a great program I can also highly recommend, especially for emotional eaters like me. She taught me how to stop obsessing about food and circling around it mentally like a vulture. Her message is that the more you face your feelings and live your life as fully as possible instead of postponing many things you would actually love to do, the healthier and happier you will become, and weight-loss will be the by-product of it. And she is right, and she made me find the reason I wanted to lose weight in the first place. And the good thing about it: She has done it all herself and lost 135 lbs. with it, and kept her weight.
I really had difficulties with finding that reason, or even more than one. And as weight-loss starts in your mind, as winning starts in the mind of athletes, this was a huge problem. Pictures of me were no motivation because I did not want to lose weight for my looks, I found that roo superficial. I did not want to lose weight for dating or because of teasing men because I did not want to thank someone in the end who was mean to me in the first place. In the end, I found out that I want to lose weight because it is strenuous carrying all those extra pounds, and that I could enjoy sports more without them. And that while losing all those pounds, I would also get rid of those many hurtful memories I just could not let go, not because I am a bitter person, but I think I wanted to protect myself from the world around me. Problem is, I just blocked my energy with those thoughts. And I still do from time to time, and then I have to remind me of my reasons again. It is not just physical exercise you need, but also mental exercise.
Well, I think this is enough for today. Oh, just one more thing: I started to drink 4-5 pints of water a day, which is my main focus for the next week, too. It's not easy at the beginning as I constantly forget about it, but it makes me think so much clearer and keeps my hunger in check.
Love,
Nina
