Well....you didn't gain, so that's positive. And you still feel great....another positive.
I cannot claim to be an expert, I can only share my experience. About 14 years ago, when I turned 50, I lost 40 pounds in less than six months on Weight Watchers. It was great once I got in the groove and my food choices became automatic. I'm sure you can guess what happened.....I gained back every one of those pounds. I thought once I became a size 6, I could eat like a normal person and maintain that weight. Wrong. By that time bad choices became the new habit.
I am now 14 pounds away from that lowest weight in my life, but it has taken me almost a year, and this time I am exercising too. I realize that as we age our metabolism slows and we need to eat a lot less and move a lot more. This is why I am so frustrated: I am moving more and eating less and it is taking for. ever.
So what I have learned along the way is that we shouldn't "diet." We need to make new life choices. Whatever you are doing now to lose weight is what you need to do for the rest of your life and not stop when you reach your goal. That is why I like WW. To stay within the number of points you need to lose/maintain you eventually choose healthy foods to keep hunger away. You can eat a Big Mac if you like, but then you can't eat the rest of the day. You can eat pizza....nothing tells you not to do it, but you have to adjust the rest of your day, and you probably shouldn't do it all the time.
Can you eat the way you are for the rest of your life? Would you be OK with that? Just something to think about.
I finally broke through a round number and lost 1.3 pounds this week, so maybe I'm feeling a little giddy. Good luck this week.....I know you can do it!
Well....you didn't gain, so that's positive. And you still feel great....another positive.
I cannot claim to be an expert, I can only share my experience. About 14 years ago, when I turned 50, I lost 40 pounds in less than six months on Weight Watchers. It was great once I got in the groove and my food choices became automatic. I'm sure you can guess what happened.....I gained back every one of those pounds. I thought once I became a size 6, I could eat like a normal person and maintain that weight. Wrong. By that time bad choices became the new habit.
I am now 14 pounds away from that lowest weight in my life, but it has taken me almost a year, and this time I am exercising too. I realize that as we age our metabolism slows and we need to eat a lot less and move a lot more. This is why I am so frustrated: I am moving more and eating less and it is taking for. ever.
So what I have learned along the way is that we shouldn't "diet." We need to make new life choices. Whatever you are doing now to lose weight is what you need to do for the rest of your life and not stop when you reach your goal. That is why I like WW. To stay within the number of points you need to lose/maintain you eventually choose healthy foods to keep hunger away. You can eat a Big Mac if you like, but then you can't eat the rest of the day. You can eat pizza....nothing tells you not to do it, but you have to adjust the rest of your day, and you probably shouldn't do it all the time.
Can you eat the way you are for the rest of your life? Would you be OK with that? Just something to think about.
I finally broke through a round number and lost 1.3 pounds this week, so maybe I'm feeling a little giddy. Good luck this week.....I know you can do it!