this weekend was a FANTASTIC time! it was wonderful to be around old friends and remember why we are all glad we don't go to college anymore. :o) after the whole ordeal with the formal dress i ended up wearing a pair of dark denim jeans and a cute black sweater. it was the theme attire for the older girls so it worked out well.
while hanging out with friends one of my friends made a comment. now i need to preface this story with some history. this friend is actually my sorority sisters husband and all through college (they weren't dating at that time) we did not get along. he was older and i was young and annoying to him. plus we had very different personalities in general. it wasn't until he and my sorority sister got married that we started to be civil to one another. now that they live just down the street i will actually venture out to say he is a friend. by default, because tricia either tells him or he is around when we are talking about it, he knows a lot about stuff going on in my life. when i told them about starting the diet, while she was somewhat supportive, he was very supportive of me. the two of them have been major support systems for me through this. ok back to present time. he was talking to some of the guys at the table about someone else gaining weight and he said "speaking of weight, LINDA YOU LOOK FANTASTIC!" then we sat and chatted about the diet and how i am doing. i can't fully explain why him noticing was a big deal, but it has a big impact on me. i respect his opinion and i think it is in large part because he won't tell you something just to say it, he only makes comments that he truly feels. for him to stop mid conversation and to even just say it meant it really was true. talk about a boost back from the formal dress.
what made that story better for me was i had felt that the shirt i was wearing didn't really show the loss that much. it stretches and i thought it looked big so that was even more exciting to me.
i know people (specifically family) tell me all the time how good i am doing, how proud they are of me, etc. and that is so very important and great to hear. unfortunately, when it is your family you always temper comments with a bit of bias behind them. as for my opinion of myself, i can see the changes but i also don't trust what i see. so those rare and random comments from friends are a perfect boost.
ok enough of that, real diet stuff. before leaving on saturday i weighed in and had only gone down less than a lb. i spoke with angie, one of the counselors, and told her how my body was in the weight range that i always get stuck in. i can never seem to get below 245ish (even though i am at 243 right now). since i haven't been showing the strongest numbers the past week or so and i am in a natural stopping point to my body, i have to start a break buster. starting on monday my diet is VERY specific!!! i have 1/2 a grapefruit with eat meal, 2 eggs for breakfast, 7oz protein (that is one extra oz than normal) for lunch and then again for dinner, 2 c. raw lettuce for lunch and again for dinner, and then 1/2 c cooked veggies with dinner. ABSOLUTELY NO CARBS. i have that diet for 5 days, then on saturday and sunday i get to re-live the prep. i am actually excited about this because it is unlimited protein and raw veggies and the more red meat the better. HELLO STEAK and ROAST!!! she did warn me to not expect to see a loss during the week but the following week there will be a big drop (primarily sodium i am guessing).
i have been telling everyone that i will cry the day that scale hits below 200 since i can't remember the last time i was there ( i honestly think it was my freshman year of high school... if not earlier). the truth is, i will probably cry a little when i get to 235 since that is a solid 10 lbs. from the lowest i ever remember being (245lbs) as an adult. i'm getting excited just thinking about that! :o)
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