Friday, October 12, 2018

Weight Loss Milestone - I'm on my way!

This post has nothing to do about my books, but it is about me. 💜

Today I am 33 weeks into my #HealthyLifestyle and I finally hit 30lbs! My goal is 1lb a week, so I am almost right on schedule. The last few weeks have been tougher than all the rest. My husband found a Mac'n'Cheese recipe for his smoker (and I am not a mac'n'cheese person, but this recipe is DE-licious!) and we made bbq shredded pork. Yum! Yeah, but that's a lot of carbs (and sugar). And I haven't made it to the gym yet (shame on me, lol). And despite ALL that, I hit 30lbs. Just like that.

Actually, that makes it sound easy. HA! I am learning that I can eat everything I enjoy, pizza, fries, cake, cookie, you just have to know how to portion your food and to not eat that stuff all day every day. I look at what I eat now, and I think of how I ate before. I used to eat everything I loved all day every day. You can't do that. Well, I can't do that.

I might be 43yrs old, but I want to feel good, and look good. No, I don't let my grays come in, I dye them. I look in the mirror about ten times before I leave the house so I make sure my outfit doesn't make me look "fat". LOL.


I love pizza, Starbucks, and anything fried, but now I limit when I eat that stuff. I also limit my portions of what I do eat. Somewhere, somehow, I found my motivation. That is the only reason that six months later I can still be passionate about doing this. And I don't visually see a huge difference, but the numbers on the scale don't lie, AND my second chin is almost completely gone!

In addition to feeling good and looking good, I want to be healthy.

The only advice I can give others who are struggling with this exact thing is - Find your motivation. Find what makes you passionate about getting healthy.
And be that mean mom who refuses to drive-thru ANY fast food place, lol. I know myself, and if I smell it, I'm going to order it. I've only been to one "fast food" place since March, Sheetz. And they do offer healthy alternatives if you ever find yourself there. (and all the calorie counts are online so you can be aware of what you are eating)

I may not be losing "fast" but I am losing and keeping it off, and that is what's important. The holidays are coming up and I've started to recognize my weaknesses and my limitations. I think I'll be okay.

You know when I really knew that I hit my stride? When for the first time EVER, I was in a stressful situation, overwhelmed, emotional, and felt helpless. Normally, I would've ran and ordered something nice and greasy (and felt like crap after, but...) but this time, I had no interest in indulging just to feel better. I actually wanted to eat clean.

It's been a rough week here, and I wanted to write this incase someone else was having a rough time too. Maybe my words will help them. And I am an author, and love if you read my books, and I love to talk about them too, but this weight loss journey is part of me.

And of course, don't forget to check out the awesome Holiday Anthology that I'm part of. (Did I mention it is all HOCKEY ROMANCE?) It will only be on sale for a limited time, and is currently available for Pre-Order. Only 99 cents for 18 Holiday novellas!


That's all for now. Don't forget to #AlwaysSparkle




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