Clothes That Fit Better: Another Perk In My Weight Loss Journey With Skinny Fiber

This morning I was thrilled when I pulled a shirt out of my closet that I hadn’t worn in a few years. To be honest, it was a little tight when I bought it, but I was determined to make it work for the outfit I needed to wear. I don’t even know what year it was, but I know it was a long time ago.

As I looked at the shirt, I realized that it kind of looked like it was a little bit bigger than it was before. It’s interesting how our perspective changes as we lose weight. I thought I would try it on and see if it fit any better now that I had lost 32 pounds.

It fits perfectly!

Being able to wear clothes that I haven’t worn in a while has been one of my favorite parts about taking Skinny Fiber. Perhaps you’re like me, and you have some of those smaller clothes in your closet. At one point, you put them in there thinking, “Someday I’ll lose weight, and I’ll be able to wear that again.” You held onto those clothes in hopes that you would be losing weight eventually. The problem is, for most of us that day never comes.

That’s where I was for a really LONG time. In fact, most of those smaller clothes I once had disappeared. There were a few items that I gave away, but some of them just up and vanished. However, I do still have a couple of things that I’ve been hoping to wear again someday.

The next goal? To look into my closet and say, “Wow! I need to go shopping so I have some clothes that aren’t too big on me!” That will be an amazing accomplishment. I’m already looking forward to the fall/winter so that I can buy myself some new jeans. I only have two pairs of jeans right now, and it’s been a few months since I’ve worn them. I’m sure they’re quite big. It will be fun shopping for new jeans!

If you’ve tried to lose weight many times in the past, and you haven’t been successful, it might be time to try something different. Losing weight is a challenge, but it’s not one that’s too difficult when you have the right tools in your hands. Skinny Fiber has helped me tremendously, and I know that it can help you too.

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Thinking About Weight Loss? You’re Not Getting Any Younger!

 

Today I’ve been thinking about the fact that I’m 37 years old. I know that’s not ancient, but I’ve wasted a lot of years letting my body go. I’ve wasted a lot of time just lounging on the couch, feeling sorry for myself because I dealt with a lot of back pain. The words, “I can’t exercise because my back hurts,” was something I said a lot. Now, please understand…if you also have physical pain, I’m not talking about doing something you shouldn’t be doing and hurting yourself even more. A few weeks ago, I blogged about protecting my weight loss journey, and that’s a major part of it. You DO have to know your limitations. I’m talking about figuring out what you can do for exercise that will help you get into shape without hurting yourself.

Let me give you an example.

About a year and a half ago, I started trying to lose weight. I was working outside my home at the time, and I needed to find something that I could do before work in the mornings, but that would also offer my back the support it needed. People kept telling me that swimming was the perfect exercise for me because it offered me complete support. So, I decided to give it a try. I joined our local YWCA and I started going swimming several times a week, in the morning, before I had to be at work. I lost a little bit of weight by doing that. Swimming is a great exercise if you have pain, and if you have access to a pool. If you’re in the Elmira/Horseheads area, I definitely recommend the YWCA. Membership is only $45 a year (male or female) and it costs $3 each time you go for their open swim. I’ve started going to Aqua Zumba too, and I love it!

A few days ago, I decided to try this 30 Day Ab Challenge too. I have had three C-sections and I have a stomach pooch that’s becoming a little more prominent as I get smaller elsewhere. I’ve read that it’s hard to lose the pooch because of the severed nerve endings following a C-section. So, I thought I’d try the 30 Day Ab Challenge and see if I could shrink it that way. The first thing I noticed was that I couldn’t do the sit ups. I tried, and I pulled and I strained, and I just couldn’t do them. If you’ve been following this blog, you know how hard I’ve been working my body. It wasn’t that I was trying. I really did. It was that my back isn’t strong enough to do them. I decided to do crunches instead, and over the past few days, my back pain has increased.

Now, I have a decision to make. I can continue with the ab challenge, or I can let go of it (for now) and keep on doing what I’ve been doing, that’s been working. I’ve decided to let it go. I think it’s a great piece of a workout, but it’s not the right time for me to do it. I need to get myself stronger, and I think the best way to do that is to find another way to work out my abs and strengthen them and my back. I’m working out for at least 60 minutes every day now, and I know that the strength will come with time.

OK, back to not getting any younger. 

It seems like we have a lot of excuses, doesn’t it? We put off losing weight because we want to wait until the new year, or we don’t want to be tied down to a “diet” during the summer. Back in March, I made the decision that I really was not getting any younger. I knew that the time to lose weight was NOW. Putting it off wasn’t going to do me any good, and I was only going to get heavier if I didn’t do something about it NOW.

I have big goals for my life, and they don’t include having a heart attack before I’m 40 years old. I want to enjoy my kids’ childhood with them. I want to play with them and enjoy them. I want to continue to feel better.

So, what’s the secret?

Yes, I’ve been taking a supplement (Skinny Fiber) to help me lose weight. I’ve also been working out every day (I rarely miss a day), and I’ve been watching my calorie intake. I’ve started really paying attention to how I feel when I eat, and I’m stopping when I’m comfortable. I don’t deprive myself of things that I want, but I’m noticing that I’m wanting more healthy things to eat. I love salads now, and I love when I get to buy lettuce from local farmers. I hardly ever eat potatoes anymore, because I just don’t want them. I don’t eat bread; instead I have a half a wrap for lunch, along with some cottage cheese and Greek yogurt. When I want a burger, though, I eat one. When I want bacon, I have a slice. Am I losing weight a little slower than I would if I didn’t eat those things? Probably. But I’m enjoying the experience more, and it’s easy to stick to my plan when I’m not depriving myself.

I’m not getting any younger, and neither are you. I’d love to have you join me on a weight loss journey of your own. Contact me for more information about Skinny Fiber!

Do you have any weight loss goals? What has stood in your way from losing the weight you want to lose?

Milestone Reached! 20 Pounds Lost On Skinny Fiber!

 

I was so excited to take this picture yesterday. I take a lot of pictures of myself because that’s really the only way I can see my own weight loss. Unless, of course, I look at the way my clothes fit (or don’t fit) anymore. I started this journey on March 21, 2013. I’m not quite at the three month mark yet, but I’ve lost over 20 pounds!

I feel like just basking in this today. I’m so thrilled that I’ve lost so much, and I’m excited for the next 20 too. One thing people say to me all the time is, “Keep going! Don’t stop!” While I know they mean well, and they’re being encouraging, there’s something they don’t know…

The time for doing anything BUT staying the course is passed. I have been in the position of quitting only to start trying to lose weight all over again. Honestly, I’ve never had this much momentum before. Even when I lost 53 pounds before I got pregnant for the second time, at the 20 pound loss point, I had been working at it for almost a year. That’s crazy! To think that it took me two years to lose 53 pounds before, and I’ve lost 20 pounds in 12 weeks this time. THAT is success.

Wanna know what else is success? A few things:

1. I crave good foods now, not chocolate. My daughter bought Reeces Pieces last night at my son’s baseball game. I asked for ONE. She gave me TWO. I rolled my eyes, but I ate the two. I was done. That has never happened before.

2. I crave the exercise now. I love my workouts on my Gazelle every morning. Thirty minutes there puts me on the right track, first thing in the morning, every single day.

3. My periods are becoming more regular. I know that’s not just a result of the weight loss. It’s a result of taking Skinny Fiber because that’s one of the things that Skinny Fiber DOES. It fights PCOS, which can make it nearly impossible for anyone to lose weight. As my periods regulate, I’m feeling better. 

If you’ve been trying to lose weight for a long time, and you’re finding that it’s hard, or you’re struggling with it more than you thought you would, you might need just a little bit of a boost to get the results you want. Skinny Fiber is an all-natural supplement that will change your life. There are NO BAD SIDE EFFECTS. You won’t feel like you’re jumping out of your skin all day, and you won’t have any withdrawal if you happen to miss a dose or two. There’s no caffeine in it, and nothing that’s bad for you at all. Just all-natural ingredients that will help you feel full faster, keep your cravings at bay, and lose weight.

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Clarity For The Journey Ahead

 

I spent some time in the Word earlier this morning, and reflecting on what I felt God was saying to me. I believe He gave me quite a bit of clarity in my thinking, and I believe He also realigned my focus according to His plan for my weight loss journey too. I need to get back to work, but I thought I’d slip in here for an afternoon post and share my findings before they left my mind.

1. The first thing that came to my mind (of course) was the fact that I have to listen to what my body is telling me. I can’t just deny that I’m not feeling well and continue on with my daily routine as usual because that’s only going to make me feel worse. I’ve been pushing myself to get that exercise in each day, and I think that’s probably a big reason why I’m still sick and why the scale (even though I don’t think it’s accurate) seems to be stuck. I need to lay off the intense Gazelle workouts until this cold is gone. Instead, I think I’ll opt for taking a walk. Walking doesn’t burn as many calories, but it’s still good for me, and it will help me stay on track. 

2. The second thing that came to my mind was listening – REALLY LISTENING – to my body’s hunger signals. The word “Mindfulness” keeps repeating itself over and over in my mind. I have been depending on LoseIt! to dictate to me how much I should eat each day. It’s almost as if I’ve been clinging to LoseIt! as though it’s the boss of my daily nutrition. I know that’s not the case. Just because LoseIt! says that I can eat 1500 calories in a day doesn’t mean that I should if my body is telling me it doesn’t need that many that day. For example, I’m not sure if it’s because I’m not feeling well or not, but today I didn’t feel like eating what I normally eat for lunch, portion-wise. This is what lunch has been looking like for me for quite some time now:

Whole Wheat Jalepeno and Cheddar Wrap: 180 calories

1 slice of American Cheese: 60 calories

Two ounces of Ham/Turkey Lunchmeat: 60 calories

1/2 tbs Light Mayo: 18 calories

1 cup Romaine Lettuce: 8 calories

Dannon Light and Fit Greek Yogurt: 80 calories

1/2 cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese: 70 calories

Total Calories: 475

That’s really a lot of food. I didn’t feel as hungry today, and after thinking about HOW MUCH food I’d been eating at each meal (because of my calorie allotment for the day), I thought that I’d try to cut this meal down. I really wanted the yogurt and the cottage cheese, so I decided to only eat a half a wrap. I put the other half in the fridge for tomorrow’s lunch. 

Total calories for today’s lunch? 312

I feel pretty good this afternoon. I don’t feel as hungry as you might think after leaving half a wrap out of my lunch. It makes me think that I’ve been eating too much for lunch for quite a while.

Yes, LoseIt! says that I have to have a certain number of calories each day. However, rather than listen to a standardized weight loss app, I think I’ll listen to my body and what it’s telling me. I know God created me to know what I need. I believe that if I trust in Him, and if I’m drawing near to Him each day, He’ll guide me to a quicker weight loss than I could ever manage on my own. 

Skinny Fiber is still a very important part of my weight loss journey. It’s given me some incredible tools that have helped me achieve the success I’ve achieved so far. If you’d like more information on Skinny Fiber and incorporating it into your weight loss plan, contact me today!