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March 17, 2008

Finally 182

I weighed in at 182 despite drinking plenty of green beer on Saturday and partying like I was in high school. I even got a call from my parents at 1:30am asking when I’d be home because they were waiting up for me. It was awesome, a lot of us parents let loose.

I feel a lot less stress where my diet is concerned. I’m feeling a lot more motivation than temptation (knock on wood). I’ve been enjoying trying on my smaller clothes and getting close to fitting in them. I’ve taken my big jeans and packed them away to the less accessible part of my closet and brought forward the smaller jeans. Getting dressed up for the St. Patrick’s Day party on Saturday night was actually fun and I felt so confident there.

I’ve gone through this type of phase before where it just seems easier. I think it’s because I have bigger issues pressing on me. I’ve cut back what I eat a lot to save money and it’s a great distraction and the reward is two fold.

Now is a good time for me to be thinner because I need the confidence. If history repeats itself I might be looking forward to a big change. In the past I’ve lost weight just in time for a great change in my life where I needed to be thin. Maybe I shouldn’t say it like that but it was very beneficial to be thin through those transitions. My weight losses often preceded a change in environment like moving or a new job, where I was going to be meeting a lot of new people. (In most cases I didn’t know about the forthcoming change.) I’m good with people either way, but when I’m thin I’m much better.

I’m not superstitious but hopefully this is a sign for good things to come.

Posted by hopeful @ March 17, 2008 10:17 AM