A belt is a relatively simple device. It holds your pants up. It can sometimes just be a fashion accessory, but for the most part it holds your pants up.
I've never needed one as there has never been any chance my pants would fall down. There was enough of me for my pants to hold on to, and sometimes, there was more than enough. So, I can say with certainty, that it's been years since I've worn a belt. Until today . . .
I am wearing a belt with my smallest jeans. I am 4 days from my goal, and I have lost 29 lbs. The one thing I can say with certainty is that while I would not like to see any of those 29 lbs again, I will. Just putting solids in my system will put some weight on. I can live with that. But I would like to continue the downward trend. My hope is that I have reset my system enough that I can continue to mainain the way I have been feeling, continue the weighloss and stay in my smaller jeans. In the past, I have done well coming off my juice fasts. I'd put about 5 lbs back on. But when I went back on dairy, I lost all control. The weight came flying back on, and there was no stopping it. Nothing felt good, and I was depressed. Or at the very least, stuck in a rut. I don't want to go back there.
It would be a lie to say that I'm not looking forward to eating again. I am. I really am. Food will be new and exciting all over again. This time, I hope that I listen to my body, and give it what it needs to stay healthy. Your body does its very best to communicate what makes it happy and healthy. We all just need to listen more closely.
PS
Johnny is still in his first 6 weeks of chemo. He's been taking his medicine like a champ, and has only gotten sick to his stomach once. (A known side-effect.) We go back to Boston on Friday the 13th to see if it's starting to have an effect on him. Fingers crossed!!!
Great post! I have always had the same problem. I have been an overweight roller coaster for the majority of my life. What helped me kick meat and dairy for good was education. I read a book called "Whitewash: The Disturbing Truth about Cow's Milk and Your Health" and I watched a documentary called "Forks Over Knives." Once I found out the truth about dairy, I was done. I couldn't put it in my body again. And ever since then, my weight has stayed off for over 7 months. That is a record for me. I hope that helps!
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