Slow. Week 4, minus a measly five pounds. Perhaps I’m being overly sensitive, but I remember losing weight being as easy as taking off a coat back in the day. I’ve read that your metabolism slows with age, but I am well aware this is not my problem — at least not yet. Trust me, I’d like to blame the slow-go on being 31, but I know that it would be a cop out.
Food means a lot more to me than sustenance. It means time to bond with friends. Also, a delicious flavor is second only to having sex in my book. Food can be borderline orgasmic for me. Unless you’re a foodie too, I don’t expect you to understand.
I am frustrated with the slow weight loss, but am also happy that I’m still losing, even if it’s a small amount every week. Studies show that losing weight slowly is a more healthy approach, and some studies say that it is most healthy to only lose two pounds per week at most. I’m just an all or nothing girl who isn’t used to this approach.
I’ve lost ten pounds in three days on the Grapefruit Diet when I was in high school. And I made it all the way through five days of the Cabbage Soup Diet in my early twenties — resulting in losing ten pounds in five days. Although I was happy with those fast results, and I’d love to see results like that now, but I also know that the weight loss never stuck. I gained back any weight from those fad diets in a matter of days.
I am tempted, however, to take a few days and try The Master Cleanse or some other detox diet so I can see some numbers drop on the scale. I’m still toying with that idea this morning as I write. I just want to see some numbers move! For now, though, I’m going to get moving and hit the road for a jog.
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You lost five pounds in a week, and you’re complaining?! I’m hoping I read that wrong, cause otherwise …