Week 14

I'm right at the finish line. Who would have thought it? I didn't, but I hoped. I was super optimistic when I started, but I realized it was going to be a difficult journey.

In hindsight, nothing could be further from the truth; it went off without a hitch.

I was naturally disciplined and highly motivated because I knew when I started that it would not be easy (it was). I realized during those 14 weeks (one more to go) that my sanity was at stake for the rest of my life.

And I still realize that, because as soon as I reach my goal of 77 kilos, the hardest part will begin!

And that's keeping it up, making sure I don't fall back into old habits! I know this is a very difficult task. The pastries are beckoning on all sides, not to mention all the fast food chains trying to tempt me.

After all, 77 kg is one kilo more or less. Does it matter? But now I am telling myself to keep going. It will be easier in terms of weight, because next week I will be at my target weight of at least 77 kilos, that's for sure!

Today, Friday, I had a feast diner at my daughter's house, happily she too is a master in delicious but healthy food preparation.

After eating such a delicious diner on Friday, I was a little nervous when I stepped on the scale that morning. It wasn't too bad: 77.8 kg. Just goes to show that you can eat very well if you stick to the rules.
In the past, I would have loved to have eaten such a portion twice, but after this period of self-control, I had just enough.

So, I did not think about dessert, and certainly not about a snack, my new regularity was based on breakfast, a light lunch, and a good dinner, and nothing else.

Over the past 14 weeks, I had gotten used to this rhythm and no longer felt like things as cookies or chips. Nothing like that. Nor was I tempted because I never brought any of that into the house.

So, in the evening I didn't feel like snacking. I had adjusted to the fact that there was nothing to find and more importantly I wasn't going to run around looking for it (anymore) I didn't crave it at all.

My body had adjusted to the new lifestyle. What I did drink in the evening was a glass or two of water and occasionally a cup of tea with a sweetener.
I had already lost 14.8 kilos! Week 14 ended with 77.5 kg.