Can You Look Beyond the Scale?

STARSUB99 Week of 06/23/2016 - Featured Blog Post Can You Look Beyond the Scale? I've been a bit stuck on the scale this past month. Learning how to eat properly and getting my exercise routine down has been harder than I thought it would be. I have over one hundred pounds to lose and that is daunting. It's smaller things I need to celebrate to keep the momentum going. I was sharing with the dietician yesterday that it seems like so much work and I am only down 7 lbs. Then she asked: How do you feel? Less bloated. Could you say that 75% of the time you make the healthy choice now? Yup. Are you drinking enough water? Yes, at least 8 glasses a day. And how often do you prepare your own meals now? 90% of the time. When's the last time you went to the drive thru? Weeks ago.... And so it went. She helped me look more closely at what is going well, in ADDITION to the 7 lbs lost. Yes it is hard work. Is it good for me? YES. There are a lot of positives going on. I'm cooking from scratch all but 2 or 3 meals. I'm eating breakfast. I have to work on the exercise because that has not been consistent, but I'm getting there. I have to look at the positives to keep me going. It took 10 years of weight creep to end up here in the 200's, so I need to be kinder to myself on how long it will take for the weight to start melting off. I'm being impatient. I need to celebrate progress everywhere I can find it. Click here to cheer on this member and share your thoughts on this post! Motivational Member   FLORENCEOSI Being Unhealthy is NOT In... My name is Flossie Alexander (find me on Facebook - Google me). I am featured in "The Spark" and wa... ...Go To FLORENCEOSI Page   Featured Member Blogs Day 1654- Another Car Accident 5K completed and ready for new challenge If Plan A doesn't pan out - try Plan B....... Forget the Thousand Excuses and Find the One Reason Why   Featured SparkTeam Rookie Running Group This is a group of people that enjoy to run, and are at various stages in their training programs. Come on in and join this VERY motivational, fun te... Visit this Team › Join a SparkTeam Today › More Community Links:     Challenge Central | Browse Member Blogs | Message Boards   SparkPeople's mission is to Spark millions of People around the world to get healthy and reach new goals every day. Join the movement by clicking the link below to earn your SparkPoints, or connecting with SparkPeople in one of these other ways:   Click here to UNSUBSCRIBE from this email To unsubscribe by postal mail, send a letter or postcard with your email address to: SparkPeople, 310 Culvert Street, Suite 301, Cincinnati, OH 45202 © 2016 SparkPeople, Inc. All rights reserved. | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy | Manage Emails