7/11/24

2nd Nov - 273.4lbs 

7th Nov - 271.0lbs

I've done 3 full days on a proper eating window this week. I've managed to get through to my lunch break at work before opening my window which is around 12:45pm and at the moment I'm giving myself a 7 hour window which allows me to work dinner around the boys and I've been closing my window at 7:45/8pm. 

I've been focusing on that and also cutting sugar back down as much as possible - making some better choices around what I'm eating and also paying attention to the intention behind the eating - am I really hungry? Am I bored? Am I avoiding doing something else? I've been trying to really check in with myself and my urges over the last couple of days - just being curious and placing attention on the weightloss again. 

A lot of the change in the number on the scale could be down to my period as I'm currently on so it may not be real weight loss but I feel like the changes I've made since Tuesday are getting me right back on track to where I was before. 

I'm not fully counting calories yet, and it's going to be a little harder to do on the days where I eat lunch from the school canteen (like I did today - lasagne! Yum!) But I've also switched my meals around so I'm eating a bigger lunch right when I open and then a smaller evening meal. It seems to be working well and I'm feeling a lot less tempted to snack when I get in from the school run/whilst i'm sorting dinner out for the boys. 

I'm feeling good - i feel like I know what I'm doing and what tools I need to use. I'm in a good head space to get back on this and I feel motivated to see where I can get to be Christmas. No number goal in mind - the last time I tried a 'let's lose x amount by x' it through me SO off mentally and it took me weeks to get back on track - so I'm just posing the wondering of 'how much weight could I lose by christmas.... what might the scale say....' and we'll see. 

Another thing I've been focusing on this week, is getting my gym membership sorted. I'm back to weekly swimming at the open air pool which I love! And I get to see one of my besties for a good old catch up whilst we swim which is also a huge bonus for my mental health each week but I want to get back to few other classes which I used to love but haven't done since before covid/the boys were born. 

I need to swing into the gym to sort it out over the weekend but I have all the info I need and I've had a look at their timetable so I know which classes i want to try and get to each week! 

I just feel in a really positive/motivated space. Even though I haven't lost much weight in the last few months, I've maintained consistently whilst adjusting to everything new in my life and for me, that's amazing. Change usually triggers weight gain for me as I turn to food as a coping strategy... so to have come off the back of 2-3months of a lot of new and be in and around the same number on the scale.... is awesome! 

I'm excited to see what the number says after a solid week/2 weeks back to the eating window and then I'll look at calorie deficit and how the extra exercise will effect my momentum going forward. 

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