Down Goes the Pounds!

So if you can't tell from my excitement in the title of this entry I have lost some more weight! How much you may be inquiring... I have reached my first step in weightloss! I have now lost a total of 10.2 lbs! The 1st 10 of many to come I am afraid to say, but what an exciting week. It has been 3 weeks into my new "eat less and eat better versions" lifestyle and I have to say that it isn't the epic struggle that I thought it would be. Yes, I still crave sugar and eventually I will try an move away from artificial sweeteners as well, but right now they are keeping me from giving in to my greatest desires of sugar and fat heaven.

Really the only changes I have noticed are around my waist and my waist is not to be confused with my hips. I can tell you from past diets that the next place I will probably see a difference will be in my face. If I were exercising, which I know I should be, it would help with the other areas. All of my pants have holes in the thigh area right now because of them rubbing together... and by all of my pants I mean my total of 2 pair. I really don't want to by more fat pants and I am hoping that I can drop a size soon to fit into my 18s. I have also thought about buying a pair of 14 jeans to be my goal jeans. I have a lot of 16s that I guess will do for now. I mean that is a goal in itself. To be the size I was when I went to Paris. It's sad to think that I thought I was fat then and now I just feel obese... because hey, that's what I am. But I won't be in a year from now. I won't be in 6 months from now. I am not saying I will be where I want to be yet, but it be a significant difference. You just wait.

I want to thank all those who have said such wonderful things to help encourage me. It really means a lot and has helped me. Especially my family. They have always been there to help me out. They have been with me my entire life and have seen my struggle. So I have to thank y'all for being there for me when I need you the most!

A breakdown of my week, it was a slow one and while me and the boyfriend have eaten out a couple of times I have chosen a more healthy option or just eaten less. I have noticed that my stomach has shrunk and I don't need a much food to feel that "full" feeling. Although it pains me to leave a plate un-emptied . I just think about places where the people are starving and here I am throwing out this food. If the restaurants would cut back to normal portion sizes we wouldn't have all this waste going on and be tempted to eat way more then we should! I have to say that last night I was craving ice cream really bad. Ice cream is not healthy by any means, but there are better choices of ice cream than others. I gave in to my ice cream craving and bought Edy's No Sugar Added ice cream. Splenda was used and also the natural sugar with brought my sugar count to 3 grams per 1/2 cup of ice cream and 110 calories. I only ate 1/2 cup and my craving was sated. I am not saying I should have eaten the ice cream, but I could have done a lot worse. Say the same kind of ice cream just plain would have been twice the fat and four times the sugar.
I am still figuring out healthier versions of my favorite foods. We will see how it goes.

This is shorter entry today but I hope that everyone can see how I am trying and I hope that I can inspire others to try too. Weight loss isn't joke. It's a long difficult process that takes a lot of willpower. I hope that I can continue to be strong and motivated not just for my looks, but for my health as well. I have noticed that when I stopped eating sugar like I have been and have been choosing things with less than 5 grams of sugar in them I have noticed that my headaches have gone away almost completely. Now the only ones I have been getting are from my sinuses. I honestly think I was borderline diabetic. I hope that I have saved myself from that disease.
Thank you for reading and keeping up with me every week. Lets hope for at least another 2lbs off next week.

Now it's time to post this weeks stats:

Weight: 265.2lbs
Fat %: 47.9
Water %: 33.1
Muscle %: 20.8
Calories Suggested: 1744

Last Week:

Weight: 267.8 lbs
Fat %: 48.6
Water %: 32.5
Muscle %: 20.5
Calories Suggested: 1738

Differences:

Weight: -2.6 lbs
Fat: -.7%
Water: +.6%
Muscle: +.3%

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Katelyn