May Day Challenge, Week 5

It's been a good week. I stopped obsessing over the scales so much, and am limiting weigh-ins to Fridays. And I'm down another pound. I have no idea how much that makes since I started the challenge, because I don't remember where I started. But I've only got 28 pounds to go in my own 40 by 40 challenge!

This isn't happening fast for me, but that's okay. I'm trying to focus on lifestyle changes, instead of getting big results fast. If I make drastic changes too quickly, I'll end up binging. Slow & steady wins the race for me!

Hopefully next week, you'll see even less of me!

Melissa

May Day Challenge

I haven't posted my weight progress on the May Day Challenge for a couple of weeks. There really hasn't been a change. I've pretty much been at a stand still. I think part of the problem is that I weigh myself every day. EVERY. DAY. And my weight fluctuates by as much as 2 pounds every day (or so it seems). I can't remember what the scale said on the last day I actually posted, so I've just stopped posting. SO...I'm only going to weigh on Fridays from now on, and I'll post on Tuesdays.

I'm a little discouraged, but I have to honestly say that I haven't worked very hard at the weight loss lately. I should be happy I haven't gained. On the bright side, in the last week, I've had 4 people tell me I look great (and 3 of them aren't related to me ;p)...so I do feel good about myself.

If you want to see how the other challengers are doing, click here.

Melissa

I'm a Loser!

Though not much of one as I'd like to be.

I joined the May Day Challenge for some accountability, because Weight Watchers on-line is great...but I need to know there are people out there cheering me on. Since I've been doing this for a while on my own, I didn't expect the large drops that some of my fellow "challengers" saw in their first week. And, since I indulged a little more than I should have, I really wasn't expecting a loss at all. But I lost 1.2 pounds! Overall, I'm down 21 pounds from where I started last year...11 of those have come off in the past 2 months.

I went shopping yesterday. I refuse to spend much money on clothes until I'm done losing weight, but I needed a few things. And, guess what. For the first time in a long time, I could wear a size that didn't include the letter "X" in it!

I'll be posting the 40 by 40 Scripture tomorrow. I know I'm behind. School work and my mom's sudden health crisis (now getting better) have consumed my time. Hopefully I'll get back on track soon!

Melissa