Inch by Inch

As evidenced by a decreased scrub size I was also  validated by  measurements at my weekly check in, a total of 9 1/2 inches gone! 2 on the bust 4.5  on the waist and  3 on the lower abs ( I call fl'abs)  my ass stayed the same. The weight loss counselor praised me and gave me a little congrats card. She ran out to get it with excitement and I was hoping for a big ticket item but the card was nice.  14 pounds gone. Last week presented many food challenges. Celebrations combined with being plain tired and having a sick kid all came about in the same week. I lost about a pound. This is sooooo slow but I can not argue with the fact I feel better. Maybe the slower it comes off the more likely it will stay off.  I am going to hit it hard this week and pray the weekend does not slip me up. There is nothing planned so I should be OK. As long as I do not get too bored or tired or feel the urge to celebrate something I will be OK.  A baseball season that is over for my team proves to be good for my waist line.  Football  now! The 49ers are 2 and 1, after years of pain with those bozos I look forward to celebrating a winning football team. There are way less games it should not mess with weight loss. 

My weight loss counselor today suggested that soon I will be able to buy new clothes.  She got my attention on this for sure. What great motivation but  how dangerous for my other goal of decreasing debt. She said to either get rid of the clothes I own now or get them altered but not to keep fat clothes. I am down with that.   Out with the old in with the new. Expensive clothes that are too big will get altered the rest will go to good will. The new clothes I buy will be by cash! This could get difficult and the thought of shopping makes my hunger pangs wain. I hear Paris Hilton stays thin because the amount of  shopping she does serves as exercise. I have to remind myself that I do not earn her paycheck.  I earn the paycheck of someone who has a good job who chooses not to work too much!  I wish you could apply for the Paris Hilton and or  Kim Kardashian type job, I surely would and laugh all the way to Gucci.

Fact I learned today,  for every pound of muscle  you gain you increase your metabolism by 50 calories. In how long I have no clue.  Is that 50/hr or 50 a day??? I am going to read about this and bananas. Several people have told me banana are bad for weight loss and that you could actually gain if you eat too many of them. This sounds stupid to me so I am going to read about muscle/metabolism and bananas today. I'll get back to you.