Breathing Easier

I've lost 3.4 pounds since I last wrote, for a total of 18.8 pounds lost. I enter my weight into eTools and I realized today that I'm once again approaching the 10% mark. I last passed that milestone in August 2008 and it had taken me 10 months to get there. Aargh! It's now two years later and I'm still struggling to hit that 10% milestone.

Commence to intone the mantra. Recall that my shorts felt looser when I put them on this morning. Then celebrate the fact that I'm still committed to attending meetings and finding my way through this weight-loss maze.

On a different-yet-related note, I was officially diagnosed with asthma this week (officially in my mind; it's probably somewhere in my electronic medical chart). If one can't breathe well, one can get enough rest and is always tired from lack of oxygen and lack of rest. I started a twice-daily steroid inhaler and discovered that same evening how poorly I'd been sleeping. Decent sleep in adequate amounts is important for many reasons, including weight loss.

I suffered a buttercream frosting melt-down (so to speak) last weekend. I'm usually pretty disciplined about indulging in baked goods and their accessories when I'm baking but just completely lost it last weekend. So why did I lose weight this week (besides breathing easier)? I think I actually followed through on a WW precept: when you fall off the wagon, get right back on. I did that and tried to cut back here and there throughout the rest of the week.

I know better than to forecast that I've got my eating under control once again. Instead, I'm just going to continue eating less, try to exercise more, and work toward actually tracking every day (that last should make you burst out laughing).