Another new low!

192.8 !!!
It's always such a tease to get on the scale and see a lower number just before it settles in at your weight for the day. But today was no tease, and the scale stayed at a new low. I am really into new territory here. In the early 2000's I had used another product to lose ten pounds and saw 195 briefly. I was walking 5 miles a day and developed plantar fasciitis because at 200 #'s that is not necessarily a good thing to do for your feet when you have high arches like I do. I was in pain for a year before getting relief from The Good Foot store and wearing inserts in my shoes. And I quit walking. So this time I am walking in moderation, enjoying taking my little dog out most days and usually keeping it to about 35 minutes. As I learn to trust my feet, this time around I am sticking to a shorter distance and walking faster to make sure I get my heart rate up and feel like I am getting a good work out without putting so much stress on my feet until I get a little lighter. Combined with my shooting and the occasional bike ride and intermittent push ups I feel I am working out enough without going crazy. I want to be fit without being a slave to exercise, I want to enjoy it so that I keep doing it; fitness is for life :)

So back to my original thought, it feels really good to see a number on the scale that is a couple of pounds lower than I have been in six or seven years. And I can really feel the downward momentum now, like I am on a path and this is not a fluke. I'm enjoying things I haven't eaten in years, but in moderation. Which brings me to another thought. I have had a jar of vegenaise in the fridge for over a week and I don't feel compelled to use it every day. In the past year that was one of my guilty pleasures, using it to make thousand island dressing, eggless egg salad sandwiches & potato salad. I would make everything in the same week, polishing off that jar of mostly fat like I was on a mission from God. But now I seem to be able to have it in the house without going crazy. Same with the Lite butter\canola spread that my honey bought to use on the corn he brought home; I've had two half cobbs using that butter but haven't felt compelled to nuke some potatoes to melt it on. For me really strange. But this relief from those compulsions is wonderful, like another weight has lifted off my shoulders, and it's really nice to still be able to eat for nutrition most of the time while throwing in some decadent and unhealthy choices some times without the fear of gaining back any weight. Another big Thank You to Core4 this morning!