Still going strong …

I know it’s been a while, but I am still here doing what I need to do. I’ve been kind of busy and stressed out and it’s good that I have this keeping me eating well. Though I’ve gone up and down a couple pounds since my last post, I am down 3 lbs. since then. So I have hit the 160’s; I am now 168.

Someone made a comment that maybe this wasn’t the ‘diet’ for me, since it was so hard to lose on Step 2. I know this is the way for me because of what I’m eating and the things I actually crave when I’m on Step 1. I am not wanting more bread, chips or ice cream; I can’t wait to get back to Step 2 so I can have an orange, strawberries and my beloved corn :) 

It’s extremely hard for me to lose anything on Step 2, but I will keep trying because it’s the more healthy way for me to eat. This diet is not meant to have you on Step 1 for an extended period of time, it’s just supposed to jump start the weight loss and then move up to a more healthy way of eating; i.e.. fruit, whole grain, etc. I don’t know why it’s so hard for me, but I’m doing what I have to do to continue to lose and keep my sanity, while still eating healthy. I go back and forth from Step 1 to Step 2; the first to continue to lose and the second to eat more carbs and one of these times I’m gonna get Step 2 right. But if not, I will slowly work my way to the weight that seems right for me by doing what I’m doing. If I miss a few fruits along the way, it is surely better than the way I was eating, lots and lots of bread, chips, ice cream – and when I was eating that way, I wasn’t eating much fruit anyway!!

I’m learning that even on this diet, not everyone is the same and we all have to adapt whatever we do, to the way our own bodies respond. Now one of these days I’ll start exercising again and tone-up what I have left. You can lose more weight on this without exercising, but when you do exercise, you’ll look like you’ve  lost more. Can’t seem to get that, “I’ve got to lose this much weight…” mentality out of my head. Now I will start getting my muscles back in shape :()

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