Re: Calling 'it' for April

April 30, 2012

> -1.4 in April (yes, I know, not even a .5 lb per week loss)

> -31.2 overall in 2012 (17 weeks, average loss per week 1.83 lbs)

> -55.6 overall

I think 31 lbs since January is GREAT! And there are a hundred reasons why

you might be " up " a bit right now. No worries!

> I think the reason I have struggled mentally so much in April is because I put

a # on the goal (to lose xx lbs in April) and history shows I just struggle,

fight it and self-sabotage when I put a number on a time frame, ya know??

YES! I do that, too. I have a 'range' in mind for an ultimate goal, but it's a

large range and honestly, I'm just not going to worry about it.

> I ordered Zumba something or other exercise DVD set (like 6-8 DVDs you rotate

between) and there are 2-3 music CDs you can upload for walking, etc that should

be here this next week. I need to study up on how exactly to add exercise in to

the Medifast program, so I do not start burning muscle vs fat.

I don't know how the Medifast program works, but according to the doctors that

wrote The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living, if you're getting enough

healthy fat for fuel, your body won't go after the muscle. They also have

research to support that simple resistance exercises 2x per week will prevent

muscle loss, even when the pounds are dropping quickly.

> Otherwise, after the vacation trip next week, May will be spent getting my

head back to where it needs to be mentally to continue.

You are such an inspiration to me, . Please don't give up--you've come so

far and you're doing great! So April was slow. *shrugs* Since January, you're

down over 30lbs and that's just phenomenal in my book!

> I know something is working because clothing I could not fit into in March, I

can wear now in April and they're getting almost too big LOL!! Won't be wearing

them long.

Congrats! That's such a wonderful feeling!

> So, 2012's recap:

>

> January: -16.0 lbs

> February: -5.6 lbs

> March: -5.8 lbs

> April: -1.4 lbs (unless it changes overnight, which *is* possible LOL)

>

No worries about April--let it go and moooooove on. :-)

*hug*

Cheers,

Bonnie

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