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217 this morning
I knew it. Down one pound from yesterday (but it would not show on the weigh in here), and a more realistic weight given my discipline. I should remember that this is typical for me. The weeks where I show the most progress physically never reflect on the scale. My pants are starting to fall down, and I can see my loss, but the scale is not reflecting what I know I have lost. Even the weight I logged is not realistic. I am at least a pound or two less. And then my endocrinologist told me my hip replacement weighs more than the original bone on bone hip. So in my head, I take off even more. Add to that that in all previous diets I was on a diuretic (not now), not for high blood pressure but because hypothyroid people tend to retain fluid, and I am down even more. Given all of that my progress on this diet has been very good, and I deny myself nothing if I really, REALLY want it. I just count it. Yes, I am on Weight Watchers and the "all you can eat of certain foods" does not work for everyone. I just eat normal portions of them. However, I will say it time and again, of all of the diets I have been on, this is the healthiest and the most livable. I lost weight fast on the original Atkins, but I could not give up carbs forever. I lost weight fast on Nutrisystem, though not any faster than this so far, but HATED their food and found it expensive. Yes, I switched to my own version of it eventually, but it still was not good for me. So here I am preaching WW. Years ago, after my daughter was born- she will be 38 in October- I joined WW. I only gained 15 lbs from the time I went to the doctor to the time I gave birth. I was very careful knowing I always struggled to keep my weight almost normal. I came out of the hospital weighing more than when I went in. I nursed her for nine months. Although many nursing mothers lose weight, like my lucky sister-in-law, I did not. My doctor said it would come off when I weaned my baby. He was right, but I still had the 15 lbs on me. I went to WW. They gave me a goal of 30 lbs. After a ten pound loss they asked me to work for them. I told them I had 20 more pounds to go. They said I looked great. I did eventually lose 30 lbs, but I was really too skinny. Over the next ten years, they upped the goal. I could not keep that low weight. Menopause and thyroid dysfunction added to my dietary woes, and rather than become bulimic, I quit. Over the next years, the weight just piled on. So here I am, so many years later, giving it another try. I did learn a lot about nutrition in those days, and always had it in mind. My daughter to this day has great eating habits and never struggled with weight. Wish me luck. I won't be unrealistic. I will not go by the number on the scale but by my health and the way I look.
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