Weight Loss Challenge ~ Week 22

September 25, 2009

I was supposed to post these stats this past Sunday, but here they are now. My stats for week 22. Lost 3 pounds, but because I’m working out too, I knew I wouldn’t lose very much in the beginning since I can feel myself gaining some muscle. On top of the three pounds, I’ve also lost a total of 3 inches in one week off of my whole body, which I am so proud of. Anyway, my goal for this next Sunday is to get to 197. It’s been a tough week.

I realized recently how addicted I was to food. Greasy, fried, and carb-overloaded food! I stayed away from all of it this week. In fact last night, we went to eat at O’Charley’s for my dad’s birthday, and I ordered a ground white turkey burger with no buns and no fries either. I also had a chef’s salad with low cal honey mustard dressing. I have to say, it was really hard watching my dad eat his burger, buns and all. And it was excruciating watching my mother eat crispy fried onion straws. I wanted them SOOOOOO bad, but I kept telling myself that I can’t slip and reminded myself on how I will feel in the end once I reach my goal. At the end of teh night, I really felt proud of myself for not giving in, even though the temptation was overwhelming.

My BIGGEST fear in all of this is that once I reach my goal, that I will gain it all back in no time. I’m wondering if that is a fear that others go through and what do they do about it? You know? So, anyway, here are my stats from week 22 (last Sunday), and I will try and remember to update my week 23 stats this Sunday.

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  1. Vania -SimplyBloom Photography, LLC - i think if you loose the weight correctly and healthily as you are doing, it will be harder to gain it back fast. I wish you all the very best!!! :D
  2. Caroline Ghetes - Thank you Vania : ) I do hope you are right!
  3. Sue McFarland - Honestly, the slower that weight comes off, the easier it is to keep it off! Learning new eating habits is really the hardest thing...sounds like you are doing great. Keep up the god work :)
  4. Miami Wedding Photographer - Caroline, you will make that reunion looking fabulous. All the best, Carlos Baez
  5. Caroline Ghetes - Thanks Sue. I think I can agree. I've lost weight quickly in the past, only to gain it back just as quickly. I feel like I' have been constantly yo-yo-ing like Oprah, lol. Ths time, I am in no hurry. My weight loss goals each week are very reasonable, and I am more focused on losing inches and getting toned rather than the scale's numbers, you know? Carlos, his reunion is in November and I am hoping that I lose a bunch of it by then. I do want him to feel like he can really show me off, you know? Knowing him, though, he's going to be doing that anyway, because of the sweet husband that he is. But mostly it's for me to feel good about myself, my image and my health you know? And thanks for stopping by the blog, Carlos! You are a huge inspiration to me!
  6. Caroline Ghetes - Oh, and by the way, I am only ONE pound away from my goal this upcoming Sunday! Can't wait to see if I can pull it off in the end!!
  7. andreea - just remember you gained all that weight from 4 kids. i hardly doubt you'd gain it all back really quickly unless you have quadruplets....do they run in your family? lol :) i lost 2 lbs. so far since i started again. so i'm even slower than you ;) but i agree with the person that wrote when you loose it slower it stays off longer...

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