Slow But Steady Wins The Race

I am now in week 3 to a NEW ME. Last week I lost 3 lbs. So I am now holding at 175 lbs. I was talking to a friend telling him about my weight loss, about what I was and was not eating. He made the comment about not depriving myself of the things I like to eat like pasta and rice. I LOVE pasta and I LOVE rice. I used to eat rice probably almost everyday twice a day. I let him know that so far I have not had a craving for the rice or the pasta. I have put it in my head that I do not want those things at this time. I have mentally prepared myself for the fact that I will not be eating rice and pasta during this process. If I do have that mental lapse where my head and my stomach tell me I want them then I will have it but only a spoonful. And my clothes will tell the tale. I put on a pair of shorts the other day and I was actually able to button them. Two weeks ago I could not do this. I see the "fruits of my labor" and I love it. To know that I will not have to buy new clothes because I have made this lifestyle change is a beautiful thing. When I have reached my goal weight, I will continue to exercise and eat right because I do not want to go back to where I was on Sunday, July 5, 2009. 15 more pounds to shed and I am so looking forward to seeing it gone.