Let me not beat around the bush. I maintained last week! I didn’t lose. But even more importantly, I didn’t gain! That maintain is HUGE! Why? I have been on a gaining spiral since our world went topsy turvy! So stopping that bad spiral is a huge victory!!!
Even more? I had a huge non scale victory! You see, we took our first mountain bike ride! And while I didn’t actually ‘nail it’, I didn’t die! I also didn’t cry! And yes I have cried on the trail on more than one occasion! I also did not have to stop on any incline! I pedaled my way through the trails that we hit without letting up! Sure, I was slow....but I did it!
We even got in a hike and a lot of walks throughout the week!
A victory like that bike ride was and is huge for me! I needed to see a little success! I needed something in this weight loss journey to be positive. I won’t say it was the kick in the butt that I needed, but it was much needed to take away that huge feeling of failure that I had been dealing with!
So that is where I am at. I’m still struggling a bit with my eating. But I’m still here and not giving up. I have my good moments and I have my bad moments...food is just my addiction and it’s...well it’s hard! But I’m working on it! That in itself is a victory!!!
