I have been struggling with my abdominal girth for many, many years. My husband is very sick of hearing about it. I'm sick of obsessing about it. I really just want to get rid of it. I have been reading a lot about how to get a flat belly. Just like everything else with weight loss it's 80% diet. I have been keeping my food clean and I have been watching my portions. However, I know that I have areas for improvement. For instance, tonight I could not eat another veggie today. Instead of making myself dinner, i ate Greek yogurt, blueberries and granola. Which wouldn't be too terrible if I hadn't eaten 4 protein balls first. So I realize that I need to reign it in a little bit if I want to see changes.
While I was working today I was thinking about a conversation that I had with my husband yesterday. I, of course, was lamenting that I wasn't seeing any changes with my midsection. He reminded me that my abdomen is where my body stores its fat and that it's just going to take time to get rid of it. As I was thinking about how frustrated I was with that statement, I had my aha moment. I realized that I made some huge changes in the first few weeks and because of these changes I dropped 10 pounds pretty quickly. But now my body is getting used to these changes and the weight loss and toning is going to take a little more time. Unless I want to really be miserable and hungry, I need to be patient and just continue to make good choices. Along the way I'm going to make mistakes and I'm going to get frustrated, but I need to remember that this is a process. I can do this!!! But THIS might take awhile.
Also, I think we need to not look at things like eating a few (maybe too many) protein balls or eating non-veggie foods as "mistakes." Maybe just not the best choice every time, but a heck of a lot better to eat yogurt and granola or protein balls than to make a batch of brownies or something. Mike's right, patience is going to be the key. It sucks. ;)
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