Smaller but better

I get asked quite often how it is going with the healthier lifestyle and the weight loss. And thanks, it's going quite well.

This week I got positive reinforcement from a friend who normally wouldn't say anything, unless it's negative criticism. He saw me standing in the doorway and said "I can see it's going quite well". And I must admit, that positive confirmation from somebody who doesn't give it often, gives me a good feeling.

However, I've been struggling for a few weeks, feeling that I got to a plateau, and nothing happened. But today, I felt thinner for some reason. And mind you, I'm not a fanatic. If there is chocolate in sight...it's gone. And I eat when I'm hungry, but I have stopped eating when I'm not, and I try to eat healthier options. I cook a lot more and do most things from the beginning, like my own pizza dough and more greens in my food.

But I think the main thing in all this is that I try to change lifestyle, not the crazy-not-eating-anything-at-all-for-weeks kinda diet, but one that I feel I can live with for the rest of my life.

And funny thing is, this power-walking and stepping thingie is not a burden, but something I almost look fw to these days. It gives me energy and I feel so much better afterwards.

And even though a friend said recently that I'm fine like I am just now, I have a feeling I still need to keep going to lose another couple of kilos. Just for me, and then I have to find a scheme that makes me maintain it. It's a challenge I welcome.

PS. I'm two buttons away from the skinny jeans!