Thinner Thursday: Back with a Vengeance

I decided to take a break from Thinner Thursdays.  I was spending all my time just feeling really discouraged about my post pregnant body and my progress.  I was feeling really down and my confidence was low and I hated looking in the mirror and at pictures of myself.  My head was too focussed on my body image and I needed to step away.

I stepped away for a while and focussed on motherhood.  I tried to be more positive about myself.

Last week I decided to try on my favourite pre-baby jeans and they fit!!!  I was so excited and proud.  I had started feeling better about myself and more positive about my body image and having these jeans fit just made me realize that my body really was changing.  (Too bad the jeans are so worn that they are starting to get holey.)

Seeing this change in my attitude and my body image made me realize that it was about time I start working towards a healthy body again.

Earlier this month, my husband sent me a link to a Weight Watcher’s sale.  I’ve been contemplating it since September began.  It is tough because with our budget, I only have a certain amount of spending money a month, and after a few purchases, this would eat up the entire rest of my budget.

Today, I took the plunge.  Today, I start my Weight Watchers journey.  I decided to only do the online program, because honestly, I cannot afford the meetings.

So, this morning I weighed in for the first time.

I am in the 150s!  I have lost more than 5 lbs!  I can’t begin to express how proud of myself I am and how good I feel!  These were two of my mini-goals that I had when I started this whole journey.

I think starting this new journey with the feeling of success under my belt is a great thing.  I start positive and motivated and I know that I can do it.  I have tasted success and I will taste it again.

So, wish me luck.  I’ll keep you up to date on how I am doing.  Expect more discouraging days than positive ones, because that is what tends to happen.  But, I’m going to try to keep at it and hopefully I’ll make it to my long-term goal.