I sure was hoping to have a great success story for you this week. But alas, it is not to be! The last time I really tried hard to lose weight, 5 pounds a week came off so easily. I will say that it was only two weeks in a row that 5 pounds came off and I was nursing a growing baby. She isn’t nursing almost at all any more and that’s quite a lot of calories that I’ll have to burn off with exercise instead of just sitting on the couch holding my sweet adorable baby! 
One lesson I learned this week is, “If you aren’t hungry, it’s really okay if you don’t eat!” I know – sounds pretty much like common sense, doesn’t it? But, have you ever really thought about whether or not you were really hungry each time you ate? One afternoon, I was making lunch for the kids and I just wasn’t all that hungry. I ended up eating because … well, it was lunch time! You HAVE to eat at lunch time! Don’t you? I found that I had more cravings afterward than what I had been experiencing throughout the morning.
I am certainly not an advocate of starving yourself in order to lose weight. But, you should listen to your body and go with the signals it is giving you. Your body is good at telling you when you need food and when you don’t. Built-in diet plan!!
I went back to the same scale at my favorite grocery store and saw that I had possibly gained a half pound. My body is adjusting to the lack of nursing and to my daughter sleeping through the night – so that could be part of it. Indulging in TGIFriday’s on the last day of their $5 specials could also have been part of it. Helping the kids make and eat their “Battle of Jericho” craft with frosting and graham crackers could have been part of it, too.
So, what I’m saying is, while the coconut oil has helped tremendously with my cravings, I still have a hand and a mouth. If I could just get rid of those, I’d be all set! LOL! Seriously, Lesson Two for this week is that none of the supplements you take will cure just every little flaw in your desires or actions as they relate to weight loss. You have to set your goal and really make yourself stick to it.
Exercising has been lots of fun for me. I like to accomplish something so early in the morning. I like knowing that I made myself get out of bed and do something beneficial! Hopefully, by next week I’ll have a running partner and that makes such a difference. I’ll probably push myself a little harder and make sure I don’t skip any workouts. Accountability is a wonderful thing!
Anyone else do better than me last week?
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Sounds like you are on the right track and paying attention to your body’s signals. I laughed when you mentioned eating just because it was lunch time; I think we have all been there
Don’t sweat it! Remember that a pound of fat is 3500 calories. So unless you really, really, really were pigging out, that possible half a pound gain probably has more to do with whether you went to the bathroom recently or not! A five pound per week loss is a hard pace to keep up with. 2 or 3 is a little more realistic. I don’t think its bad that you ate lunch with your kids. Remember, you are setting up their habits for life, and meal skipping is not a good one. Probably you kept from indulging even more, by not waiting until you were absolutely famished before you had a meal. Keep positive, and focus on your successes, not your slip ups. And remember, you can always begin again in the morning.
Thanks for the advice Sharon! I really appreciate you taking the time to post your thoughts! I was just trying to remember the calories for a pound before you posted! Thanks! Looking forward to a new day!
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