Week 16

I lost 900 grams this week :D I'm very happy.

I would like to share a realisation that I had over this week with you.  Over the past year, I've been so focused on loosing the weight that I need to that I haven't really been able to step back and acknowledge the awesome work that I have achieved.  I've lost 26.2 kilos over 1 year! That is soo much! I've just come home for my 'study break' (cough cough :P) and my suitcase for the time here was about 21 kilos, and Oh. My. Gosh.  It was soooo heavy, I have no idea how I ever carried that amount of weight around 24/7. I've lost a lot, which is awesome.  I also realised this week that I've been so focused on loosing the weight that I haven't actually been focusing on some internal issues that I have like the way that I see myself.  So, what I'm going to try and do is focus more on the way that I view myself more than the weight loss side of things.  I'm still going to track and be conscious of what I'm eating, but that isn't going to be my main focus.  In my opinion, it's great loosing weight, but if you don't value the work and effort that you've put in over the journey, and you don't value yourself in the way that you look then the weight loss isn't going to be as rewarding as it could be and it isn't going to take away any self esteem issues that you may be dealing with (unfortunately!).  I've still got my goal to reach by the end of June, but the number on the scale isn't going to control me!

Think of me when you're in your nice warm beds this weekend - I'm off to Easter Camp to sleep on an air bed and be freezing cold :P Going to be heaps of fun though! CAN'T WAIT!!!!

Have a great week and Happy Easter!

Sophie