Changing my mindset

So now that I'm maintaining, I have to change my mindset about what I'm eating and how much I'm working out, and especially the scale. I'm one of those who weigh myself every morning after I get up. I even bought one of those WW scales that gives the weight in .1 increments! I still want to see those numbers going down, but know I have to keep it the same in order to complete the 6 weeks of maintenance phase. At last week's weigh-in, I had lost .2 lbs. I was happy with that because it was still a loss, but not so much that I would have to add a point (to my daily allowance). This week, I'm down a total of .4 lbs. I've even gone over my weekly points - a lot! I'm using all of my daily points too, as well as my activity points! It just figures, right? When your not trying to loss, you will. What a dilemma, right? To be honest, how can be upset about losing 1/2 lb this week? As long at it's not a full pound, my points can remain the same.

I've been working out this week as normal, except for skipping Wednesday because my schedule is too tight that day. So I'm working out 4 times a week now. I did a Spin class on Monday, Step and half a Boot Camp class on Tuesday, the same classes on Thursday, and 20 minutes on the Eliptical, plus a Body Pump class today (Friday). In maintenance, your supposed to earn at least 4 activity a day. So I'm mostly keeping up with that (I shop and run arrands on Wednesdays, so that's a lot of walking)!

My eating pattern has pretty much stayed the same as well. I still have my 2 low-fat, high fiber Eggo Waffles with a glass of Light OJ and 2 cups of coffee (with fat-free creamer). For lunch I have my favorite salad (see below), and for dinner I make a well balanced meal that is around 8 points. I snack on popcorn in the afternoon and have a WW dessert after dinner. So, since I'm keeping all of that the same, that would explain why I'm still losing weight. So today I added a couple slices of french bread to have with my salad. And I'm going to the movies tonight, so I might have a little snack there. But that my be too risky, so maybe I'll just save my points and have a yummy snack when I get home from the movie, so I can be more in control of my points!

I want to say a special thanks to my WW buddy, Cara for giving my a shout out on her blog today! Thank you again, Cara! Check out her blog if you get a chance! Also, thanks to those who checked out my blog for the first time and gave me congrats on meeting my goal! It is very much appreciated and encouraging! Now that I've meet my goal, I will continue blogging on how to maintain, so keep checking back as I figure that out myself!