A glimpse into my world
This week has been an interesting one for me. I finished a workout program which kicked my booty and transformed my body, simultaneously reaching my ‘preferred weight,’ (which is slightly lower than my WW goal weight but still solidly in the ‘healthy’ range for someone of my stature. Hooray, right? Well. Sort of.
Everyone who has ever lost any amount of weight or made healthy habits can speak to the fact that it’s not necessarily getting there that’s complicated or laborious, but instead the STAYING there. That’s me this week. I’m in the process of switching from ‘losing mode’ to ‘maintenance mode,’ and figuring out what that needs to look like with what and how much I am eating, and balancing it with my activity level. It’s exciting, certainly. But also a huge learning process! I’m thankful for a network of people to reach out to, WW connect really is the bomb!!
I have never maintained my goal (the number given by my doc or otherwise). In fact I hit it once back in college for a hot minute and then for some reason thought that I could go back to old habits, ha! I did maintain a 50 pound loss for several years, and luckily have never returned to my all time high, but never have reached the point where I am today. So it’s scary/exciting/a learning time for me.
I can say this: I think I have successfully beaten emotional eating. I have successfully gotten to my ‘preferred weight,’ and I intend to work hard to maintain this. I eat a TON of food, I just eat correctly for my body, and it’s rewarding me. (See: I do not attach a single ounce of worth, beauty, etc to this number on the scale: it simply is a tool to tell me if I need to adjust something). I’m so blessed to have been able to combine a lot things that I have learned about my body and food through the years: sugar is a no go, so are gluten and corn, I thrive on a ‘veggies most’ mindset because it bulks up my meals and gives my body amazing nutrients that I crave, exercise is reward to my body for doing amazing things, and WW is life. Seriously, if you’re considering, it’s the most nutritionally and holistically sound program and I am proud to be a member of it. Never a better community, and I’m so thankful to have re-found it in my journey.
To all you who have encouraged, thanked, loved and high fived me: thank you. Success is not a one person gig, and it won’t be a one person gig to stay successful either. I’m thankful to have inspired and hope to continue to do so. Doesn’t mean I will be perfect, but I am to be real and share it all.
I genuinely feel more alive, happy and passionate than I have in a while. And I know it’s because I found my groove. I am not restricting myself in crazy ways, I am living! I have transformed my relationship with food and my brain. I feel strong, I feel fit! And I intend to rock it!
With love on this Sunday!
Kara
Everyone who has ever lost any amount of weight or made healthy habits can speak to the fact that it’s not necessarily getting there that’s complicated or laborious, but instead the STAYING there. That’s me this week. I’m in the process of switching from ‘losing mode’ to ‘maintenance mode,’ and figuring out what that needs to look like with what and how much I am eating, and balancing it with my activity level. It’s exciting, certainly. But also a huge learning process! I’m thankful for a network of people to reach out to, WW connect really is the bomb!!
I have never maintained my goal (the number given by my doc or otherwise). In fact I hit it once back in college for a hot minute and then for some reason thought that I could go back to old habits, ha! I did maintain a 50 pound loss for several years, and luckily have never returned to my all time high, but never have reached the point where I am today. So it’s scary/exciting/a learning time for me.
I can say this: I think I have successfully beaten emotional eating. I have successfully gotten to my ‘preferred weight,’ and I intend to work hard to maintain this. I eat a TON of food, I just eat correctly for my body, and it’s rewarding me. (See: I do not attach a single ounce of worth, beauty, etc to this number on the scale: it simply is a tool to tell me if I need to adjust something). I’m so blessed to have been able to combine a lot things that I have learned about my body and food through the years: sugar is a no go, so are gluten and corn, I thrive on a ‘veggies most’ mindset because it bulks up my meals and gives my body amazing nutrients that I crave, exercise is reward to my body for doing amazing things, and WW is life. Seriously, if you’re considering, it’s the most nutritionally and holistically sound program and I am proud to be a member of it. Never a better community, and I’m so thankful to have re-found it in my journey.
To all you who have encouraged, thanked, loved and high fived me: thank you. Success is not a one person gig, and it won’t be a one person gig to stay successful either. I’m thankful to have inspired and hope to continue to do so. Doesn’t mean I will be perfect, but I am to be real and share it all.
I genuinely feel more alive, happy and passionate than I have in a while. And I know it’s because I found my groove. I am not restricting myself in crazy ways, I am living! I have transformed my relationship with food and my brain. I feel strong, I feel fit! And I intend to rock it!
With love on this Sunday!
Kara
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