Just Dance!

If you had asked me last week how the whole weight loss thing was going, I would probably have sighed....and answered sssllllllloooooowww. But then, I made one major decision, and one great discovery. No - I haven't changed my mind about weighing myself everyday 'cause I'm kind of addicted to that -am finding it encouraging this week actually. However, I thought a lot about the new way I'm eating, and realized that is it a huge improvement....and that I should be proud of that. Kicking the sugar habit is not easy, and yet I'm managing it quite well. That being said, I also think I'm eating too much, so without being too drastic, I decided to decrease my portion sizes a little. After all, a friend of mine has recently lost 20 lbs. making just that one adjustment to her diet. I've started doing that, and I'm not hungrier so I'm sticking with it.
I've also made a great discovery! My daughter just celebrated her 14th birthday and for the first time ever asked for a video game which we got her: Just Dance 2. To all you wii owners out there, if you don't own this game yet, get it! It is so much fun, plus it's an excellent workout if you follow the whole body movements. Especially if you choose Rasputin and Body Moving! So hubby and I have committed to "playing" 30 minutes a day. What a fun way to work up a sweat!
All in all, am pleased with my progress so far. My family has remarked that my belly is smaller and my jeans look too big - thank you for noticing, and more importantly, for mentioning it! So nice to hear! As for my sometime friend the scale, yesterday was pivotal 'cause I finally saw my first benchmark target-woohoo! First 10 lbs. gone! Thirty more to go.... I prefer to say I'm one quarter of the way there.....and that's something to dance about!