so i told you the other day that i’ve lost close to 15 pounds (13 to be exact) since mid-november.
it’s not dramatic, but it’s substantial enough that my self esteem has returned.
when we got married, i experimented a lot with really intense and rich cooking. i cooked a lot. i made elaborate meals and paired them with yummy wines, and we both packed on the pounds.
after the revelation that we needed to cut dairy out of our diet for some health reasons, i had to stop cooking with those things. no more cheese, butter, milk, cream, cream-of-anything-soups, sour cream, cream cheese…nada. so that cut a lot of my cooking options. so we’ve “lightened up” our meals in that way. we eat a lot of veggies and grains, and occasionally some meat. even when we do eat meat, it’s fish, boneless & skinless chicken breasts, ground turkey, or lean ground beef. we splurge on steaks about once every 3 months.
with my new job, i walk about a mile a day in heels. seriously. i think this factor has had the most impact on my weight loss. i went from sitting at a desk 8 hours every day to powerwalking the halls of a vast complex all day long. i have also started being conscious of my portion sizes. i realize now that last summer (when i was hitting some low points with my previous job and some major D-R-A-M-A was going on in our lives), i was eating emotionally. so that contributed as well.
i am by no means “skinny.” i am naturally a curvy girl. i haven’t been “stick-thin” since i ballet danced for 4 hours every day after school. i’m still on the road to getting more fit and i have another 10 pounds or so to go. but, that’s the story of how i’ve gotten to where i am so far!
