Morale Booster

Courtesy of Onelifewell.com

Last week, I weighed myself but was only down 0.3k, which I figure is within the margin of error of a bathroom scale and the natural fluctuations of a body over the course of a day.  It felt a bit disappointing, which made me think about why I'm making the changes I am. 

A big part of it is for the health benefits, as I saw fat laying down around my belly - very unhealthy!  Another part is wanting to be a good role model for my children, as they say eating sugar is particularly bad for the developing brain.  And then there's the part where I'd like to look good naked, especially given how trim my partner is.

To help when chocolate cravings hit, as well as still listening to hypnotherapy meditations daily, I've been reminding myself that even if I don't loose a pound, it's still a great thing to not have eaten chocolate, biscuits or cake for nearly six weeks.  Still, it has been a bit tougher this week, perhaps because sweets are more omni-present in the run up to Halloween/Christmas.

It helped my morale when today's weigh in had me under 60k for the first time in years!

59.8k (131.8lbs)
BMI 21.7

I'm still not sure whether to try to avoid chocolate entirely over Christmas.  There's one part of me that enjoys this healthier eating, and another bit that thinks "But it's Christmas!"  We'll see...