It's A Slow Process.....

 "It's a slow process, but quitting won't speed it up."

"Every morning that you wake up is another chance to get it right."

"Commitment: staying loyal to what you said you were going to do long after the mood you said it in has left."

I came across the above quotes on a label sheet.  I had typed them out some time ago to put in my Kickstart Commitment Tracker.  They never got used, but they definitely brought me back into focus.

One of my co-workers has gone to a nutritionist and has lost 18 lbs. in 8 weeks.  Good for her!  I was talking to her and she said they advised she download the Lose It app, eat at least 1300 calories a day and no more than 1500, eat beef no more than 3 times a week, start the day with a protein drink with at least 30 grams of protein, and stay away from the whites (white bread, pasta, rice - whole wheat/grain are fine).  Seems simple and it is doing her well.  I was asking what she ate besides the protein drink and she said she has steak twice a week and cereal in the morning and snacks of fruit (she does not eat vegetables, not a veggie eater) and eats Lean Cuisine or Healthy Choice for lunch.  I asked her if she did weighing and measuring - that seemed foreign to her.  So I said how do you justify the calories in the app if you don't know the amount you're eating.  She said she just puts in a serving.  I'm glad it's working for her and hope it continues to do so, but you can't just pour an amount of cereal in a bowl and count it as one serving.  I guess that's the WW mentality in me.

I know she's eating better and less than she has in a while and I will not give any unsolicited advice as she's doing better than me; but at some point counting 2 cups of Special K as one serving (3/4 cup is a serving for Special K) may slow her down.

She's got the mindset right now - the one you need to lose weight.  I don't; but I haven't given up.  I get up each morning with the right mind set...sometimes it lasts through the days, sometimes it doesn't.  Shapa still has me in light gray, and though I hate that, I know it's the truth.  I'll get it back to Teal!

I so wanted to clean out the one room upstairs today but it's full of old computer equipment, tablets and such.  I need to find a place to take that for recycling and until I have that worked out, I can't really do anything else.

Another week at work and then off to the beach!