Well y'all, its Weigh In Wednesday and I honestly have no idea how it will go, at this point my prayer is that I just maintain. Last night we went to an impromptu birthday party where there was pizza, chips, cheese doodles and cupcakes... eek! Put that on top of a McDonald's sausage burrito before meeting some gals yesterday morning and a lunch of Cool Turkey wrap with a side of Black Bean Corn Salsa and chips while hanging out with my Golden Girls and I am more than certain my salt intake was too high LOL
Too much salt = water retention which most times = weigh gain.
So I ate a banana when I got home to help flush out the overage in sodium. But you know what? I'm actually ok with it all. While my whole purpose of joining Weight Watchers was to lose weight and get healthy, I still fully intend to enjoy life. Not every day is like yesterday, most days I eat all 3 meals at home or from my lunch bag.
Here's what I can say about yesterday. I got to spend a small portion of my morning with some great ladies that I met when I used to attend the Tuesday weigh in meeting. Lunch was spent with 10 amazing ladies, some I have known for years, others I just met this year. We got together to support a friend who recently lost her son and presented her with a beautiful necklace as a symbol of the closeness of their hearts and also our love for her. We celebrated our friendship over food and coffee, just like we do most every Tuesday. Then last night was a party with family, which we are blessed to have close by.
Back to Weight Watchers... on a good note, I tracked almost all the food I ate this week in my app. The past several week I've been slacking a bit. After 5 months of being in the program, I have finally incorporated exercise into my daily routine. Truly blessed to have lost the first 25# merely by changing what I was putting into my mouth but know that exercise is a must not just for my weight loss to progress but for healthier living over all.
So why am I ok if I just happen to maintain this week or even have a a little gain? For starters, I have been able to bring down 2 stacks of clothes from the top shelf of my closet. Majority of them have not graced this body in over 3 years, maybe more! Not NOW... the majority fit comfortably and a few will fit better once I lose another 5 pounds LOL This is HUGE! It also means that more of the every day clothes I have been wearing for years will now be removed from my closet and be given away.
Progress doesn't always show up on the scale. That is why we have what are called NSV's (Non Scale Victories). Lately the one that gets me most excited is being able to pull my pants off at the end of the day without unbuttoning or unzipping them LOL it's the little things folks, really, it is.
Thanks for following me on my journey through life :) Hope you all have an amazingly awesome day!
Blessings in Christ,
~ Brandy
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