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\"\"<\/a>So as I’ve said for many years, I need to lose weight this year. I’ve gained way too much weight over the past few years, and I need to stop the trend.<\/p>\n

In January, I lost 1.2<\/strong> pounds.<\/p>\n

A measly 1.2 pounds.\u00a0 And I’m seeing others post their 5 to 10 pound losses and wondering what the heck is wrong with me.\u00a0 1.2 pounds.\u00a0 That’s a big glass of water.\u00a0 That’s nothing.\u00a0 And I find myself very frustrated.<\/p>\n

But then I look at the facts.<\/p>\n

Okay, so in January, I went to Walt Disney World.\u00a0\u00a0 Sure, I was active there (and finished a marathon).\u00a0 But I also didn’t pay a whole lot of attention to what I was eating.\u00a0 I ate desserts.\u00a0 I ate big breakfasts.\u00a0 I had sandwiches likely grilled in butter and potato chips (and I need to stop typing this because now I’m hungry).<\/p>\n

Then I had to have a mole removed on my leg and was on exercise restriction until the stitches were removed.\u00a0 That means that from the day I flew home from Disney, I spent nearly 10 days doing nothing.<\/p>\n

So a week of bad eating followed by 10 days of sitting around and I still managed to lose weight through all of that? Not bad. In fact, my weight was a bit up right after I had the mole removed, so to end the month on a low is good.<\/p>\n

Now, I’m back into triathlon training, which means swimming and biking and running instead of just running.\u00a0 After just one day of swim practice, I could feel the difference.\u00a0 As hard as it is to get out of bed in the cold only to get into a cold pool, it’s worth it, not only for my training but for my overall health.<\/p>\n

February holds another trip to WDW, so I just need to not go overboard and try to keep the scale moving in the right direction.\u00a0 My body doesn’t like me to lose weight (something I need to have checked out by an endocrinologist – I don’t think anything will change, but best to have all the facts).\u00a0 I need to remember that a loss is still a loss, no matter how small.\u00a0 And to not give up yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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