Another fat girl's weight loss journey...

Monday, September 20, 2010

Put down the bottle

One month in...5.8 lbs lost. 5.8...really?  Only 5.8?! 

I have to admit that I'm a bit dissapointed at that number. Maybe a lot dissapointed. I've been working pretty hard and have made a really big change in my eating habits as well as exersize.  It is, however, a step in the right direction.  I guess.

I've made sacrifices, but I'm a bit in denial about 1 thing I need to sacrifice a little bit more of: alcohol.  Sigh.
I'm German.
I come from a family of drinkers.
I haven't met much of any alcohol I didn't like.
I like to drink.
Beer, wine, vodka, cognac...
But...there's HOW MANY calories in that?!
Sigh.

I told myself I was going to limit alcohol to Friday and Saturday nights. Then, I remembered football season was starting. No beer on football Sundays?! Blasphemy!

However, in an effort to make more progress...and win a weight loss contest against my son's father (first to lose 20 lbs wins), the alcohol is going to have to be limited more.

Sigh.

1 comment:

  1. Becky,

    First of all, congratulations on getting results from the positive changes you've been making! That's more than one pound a week and even though it doesn't sound like a lot you're more likely to keep it off if you lose slowly. Fast weight loss from crash dieting really just leads to yo-yo-ing badness. You are being successful AND smart. :)

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