4 week weigh in...

[BarbieGRRRL]

Well... I finally had my 4 week weigh in. I thought it was Monday... but I was off. Turns out it was Friday. Anyway... I have been out of state visiting family which is BAD right before a weigh in because everyone wants to cook your favorite dishes and is offended if you don't touch your food. They are REALLY offended if you don't clean your plate... but I just had to deal with that. I DID "taste" a lot or else they may NEVER have talked to me again... but it turns out not to have affected me too badly. I stayed on program as well as I could - even took my scale and weighed my food. I had some "minor" breakdowns but again, I would rather deal with that than have my family stop talking to me. We also had a TON of "family drama" going on, so for me not to go back to my emotional eating to escape the drama was a BIG PLUS, and I consider the trip to be a success!

So... drumroll please... I am down one size, two inches in my hips, and two inches in my waist. My bust has stayed at 36 and I HATE that. I am really hoping that my DD's will shrink some. Maybe in the NEXT 4 weeks. Total weight loss is 13 pounds for the first 4 weeks, in spite of some variations from the plan. :party1:

So now I am BACK home, BACK on the PLAN, and BACK on TRACK! :weights:

BTW... while I was there I cooked for everyone one of my Cohen creations which I have yet to post. Chicken breast with apple stuffing. They loved it and never realized it was "diet" food! :)

[mama]

BarbieGRRRL - This is an amazing weight loss, especially when your weight loss goal is only 22lbs (and you said you did deviate a little...) !!!!
Congratulations!!!

[Megsy]

Yaaaaayyyyy Barbiegirl!
:cloud9:
Congratulations on such a great result. As Mama said - considering you only have a small amount to lose you're well on your way to completing your goal in next to no time!
And please post your recipe - sounds devine!
Megsy

[Bronwyn]

Yes - CONGRATS BarbieGrrl!! I agree - that is amazing weight loss considering how much you have (or don't have) to lose and that you had small deviations. I'm proud of you for making it through your family event too. I know that can be difficult so good for you for mostly sticking to it and for getting right back on track here at home!

[Shasha]

{hi} there Barbie

{goodjob} on doing the very best you could despite being on holiday!!!

{congrats} on having lost 13 pounds, one size and all those inches!!!

You're going to need to contact Cyberella, who I just know will be very happy to take some of the DD's...

{band} to say: I'm very proud of you for NOT GOING BACK TO EMOTIONAL EATING!!!! And, we're glad your BACK and that you are BACK ON TRACK!!!

[Sarah Leigh]

I'm so thrilled for you. I know the challenges of family get togethers. You're almost there, don't let ANYONE stop you. Do what you need for you! This is the time for some selfishness, the healthy kind! :party1::applause:

[WorthyQueen]

{boing}

Congratulations BarbieGRRRL! Yes, this is the time to treat yourself to a lifetime of looking and feeling fabulous!

Oh, and please do post that recipe! I had a similar experience on Easter Sunday. My mother-in-law came over with hot-cross buns for the family and they all indulged in high tea and sweets. I quietly excused myself and proceeded to boil some slices of apple with cinnamon and a dash of sweet n low and after a few minutes came back to join them. The wonderful scent of apples and cinnamon filled the air and I ended up with a table full of people staring and salivating. I shared a little with them and they liked it more than the the hot cross buns!

[Shasha]

{hi} there WorthyQueen

{goodjob} NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A SPECIAL & VERY CLEVER KIND OF SMART!!! :clapping3: You really took control of that situation and turned it all around!!!


WELL DONE!!! :clapping3:

[Megsy]

Nice work Worthy Queen.... great strength there! Keep sharing your experiences, you're a natural born leader for the rest of us!

[BarbieGRRRL]

I'll cook it again tonight... and write down all my steps. My problem has always been that I am a "cook by touch" kind of cook. I throw everything in a pan and then add spices until it smells like what I am craving. I don't follow recipes well... and things taste different every time. I'll try my best to write it down exactly as I make it. :)

Thank you all for such nice comments. It's funny to hear everyone say that I have so little to lose. I know it's less than some... but I lost some before I even started 1PD. At my heaviest I was over 200. When I started this, I had gotten down to 168. Cohen wants me at 146 at least. I'm 5'9".

It's funny now to hear comments from people that see me every day... yesterday I had someone do a double take as they walked by, and then ask in disbelief if it was me. They called me glamorous, and asked what I was doing. :) And then 4 hours later at my aqua class I had someone that I met that night call me a liar for saying I had a 10 yr old son - they said I didn't look as if I had had children... and that I didn't look old enough for a son that age! I got home and my husband told me I needed a new one piece for class - that this one was hanging on me. I declared yesterday the BEST DAY EVER... even after getting my email from Cohen consultants that I had better get back on track (after I confessed in my 4 week report that I had cheated some). I am starting a new thread over in coffee clutch - MY BEST DAY - I hope you'll all go there and post your BEST DAY memory and join me in celebrating small or large triumphs. It doesn't have to be weight related... it just has to be your BEST EVER feel good day!

Even though I can't see it yet... others are noticing. I still don't feel "thin"... and I think that's one of the hardest hurdles. In many ways it's a mental game. We drop weight, but still see ourselves in our "fat" clothes hiding from the world. In my case, I received a lot of unwanted attention when I was thinner (due to the DD's no doubt - they're not all they're cracked up to be Cyberella!) and I didn't deal well with it. Now that I am older, and hopefully wiser, I can lose the barrier that I have put up (extra pounds) and celebrate the "thin me" that is inside waiting to have her turn in the sun.

Hoping today becomes another "BEST DAY" memory...

[WorthyQueen]

I also started out much heavier way before 1PD this time (230 at my heaviest - although I still have a ways to go). Most people are shocked to hear that I have 70 pounds to lose and they strongly disagree because I hide it so well. I also have the DDs and as my husband loves to call them, "kickin' curves". I honestly found security in my size 24 at my heaviest because I didn't get checked out, leered at or whatever. I didn't realize that there were other women out there that felt the same way or experienced the same things, so that was kind of cool to read your thread earlier on it and see other similar responses. I came to the same conslusion as you did, and that is that most of all I want to be healthy. I also realized as I approach 40 that it is totally OKAY for me to look fabulous. More recently I have had the double takes more often and I just smile and keep walking. Maybe I'm also okay with it because I have matured more or because I am more comfortable in my own skin for the first time in a long time. Either way, thanks for sharing - I really feel like I'm not alone in this journey (and I LOVED your post in the coffe clutch area!)

[flwrgrlie]

BarbieGRRL,
Sounds like you have the right attitude. I agree with you on the barrier thing. I received some unwanted attention when I was young and thin and some bad things happened to me because of it. I really think that is why I ate. It was so I couldn't be what others might think of as attractive - so I could be left alone. Well, many many years later I've decided I'm acting like a victim and I'm not a victim any longer! So, once I lose all this weight I'm going to take a self defense class so I know that no matter what situation I am ever in, I can protect myself. I don't have to be fat (and unhappy) to do that. I can kick butt instead!! Ah, empowerment feels GREAT!

[Shasha]

Hi there Everyone

I'm so sorry to hear about the ordeals with unwelcome and wrong kinds of attention - how dreadful that someone should ever feel the need to hide behind a protection of fat... and yet, THERE ARE SO MANY WOMAN WHO DO JUST THIS! Girls you are not alone in this! I'm just sending a big {grouphug1} for support!

Actually I'd really like to: :elmer: them, but, there are laws against this...

So, if the normal cold shoulder comment doesn't send them in the opposite direction, I'll agree with :flower:Grlie: K.I.C.K. B.U.T.T. !!! {bat}