I haven't posted about my weight loss during September because I only lost 2 pounds for the whole month and I lost those two pounds in one week. September was the hardest month since I began this journey in January. I struggles and fought. I was hungry most days and still I only lost 2 pounds. I've been depressed and afraid that I might actually start gaining all the weight back. At the beginning of the month we had a two day visit with relatives and I ate some stuff that I shouldn't have; namely butter. For some reason that really turned on my appetite and I spent the month battling not to overeat.
I'm not reevaluating my weekend "cheat days". I never eat anything that's not vegan but I just eat way too much. I know the cause is boredom so I need to come up with a strategy that will allow me some leway to enjoy the weekends but not put my weight loss in jeopardy.
To that end, I'm doing an extra batch of soup this weekend, that I will freeze. That way, when the weekend arrives I'll have plenty of lower calorie soup ready to eat. Hopefully that will help with my boredom eating.
I'm also making some changes in my exercise. I've been having pain in my knees so I'm taking some of the weight out of my weighted vest this weekend. I was up to 11 pounds in that vest and I guess that's too much for my old knees. Since I know the pain is a signal that something is wrong, I'm backing off. I actually didn't wear the vest much last week because I was whether or not I should just discontinue its use all together. I'm not ready to give up on it. I'll lessen the weight and see how that works. If the knee pain persists I'll act accordingly since I want to be able to walk later in life. The benefits have to outweigh any the negatives for me to continue to use it. I think it's a great tool, but I may just need to lighten it in order to keep using it.
My evening exercise continues to get better. As my strength grows I add movements that require more muscle. I'm doing more situps than I thought ever possible. My hip and thigh areas have really slimmed down. As I build strength I enjoy this part of my workout more and more.
I really want to get down into the 120's and now that I'm in the low 140's I'm looking at my eating plan and thinking about what I can do to continue to loose weight and keep it off. Right my only changes will be to my weekend eating. No more processed soy products on the weekends. That stuff tastes great, but it's high in fat and calories that I don't need. I'm also going to really try to stop eating at 5 pm on the weekends. Yesterday that was a bust so I'll try today. The weekends are tough because I'm mostly just at home, which puts me way too close to the kitchen. My strategy is to fill the kitchen with low calorie foods that I I will be drawn to on the weekends. I'm still working on this.
Overall I'm thrilled. I'm smaller and healthier. I look forward to my yearly checkup after the new year. I'll have a full blood workup done to make sure I'm getting everything that I need. And for the meantime, I stay the course.
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