Week 11

Finally some good news to report.......I lost 4 pounds this week! I had a really great talk with the Behavioral Therapist, Cheryl, this week. We are going to be meeting once a week for the rest of the program to keep me on track.

Realization of the week: You have to change your lifestyle to fit the program, not fit the program into your lifestyle. I promised Cheryl I would write this down somewhere to keep reminding myself that it is about making a life change and not going back to old habits.

Action taken this past week: Got rid of my cable:) So far, this has been a great action. I find that I am discovering old hobbies that I once really enjoyed. My house is starting to get clean on a regular basis, and I have finally been listening to full albums of music I have bought off itunes. I've started journaling and it has been very therapeutic. It has really helped me re-evaluate my life and how I spend my time.

Things that made me smile this past week: I can now fit into almost every shirt in my closet (accept for my two goal shirts). Everyone at work thought I got new clothes, but really they are some shirts that I have had for at least 3 years, and have not been able to fit into.
I had my Physical assessment with the exercise specialist and she said that I have a great resting heart rate and I am in the 100 percentile for strength for my age. She said that each test that she gave me I continually impressed her with what great shape I was in for my weight. I took a copy home so that I could prove to Dustin that I was strong for a girl. He has a way of comparing me to men and what girl can live up to that when it comes to muscles?