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Lose the Freshman 15: Sometimes Not Losing Weight is Better than Gaining

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I have to admit that I was terrified to step on the scale this week.

medical weight loss programLike I said yesterday, last week was rough and I was completely out of my dieting and exercise comfort zone, away from home and on my cruise.

So I was scared. And it didn’t help that I spent yesterday swapping spring break stories with my friends, only to hear numerous people say that they had gained weight over break.  Needless to say, I was praying beyond all belief that I hadn’t fallen prey to the weight-gaining terror that is spring break.

And luckily, I didn’t. 

This morning, I sucked in my breath, stepped on the scale and waited patiently for it to balance itself out. And, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I hadn’t gained any weight at all, but rather, I had stayed EXACTLY the same weight.

And I’m A-OK with that!

I understand that this journey is about losing weight, but I’m giving myself a pat on the back for not gaining any weight this week. I was put in terribly tempting situations all week long, but I managed to control myself and my diet enough to not put any of the weight that I’ve lost back on.

And I consider that in itself to be a success. 

I am currently at 151.5 pounds, and I’ve lost 7.5 pounds in the three weeks since my diet first began. While I wish that I had lost weight this week, as someone who has dieted in the past, I understand that not every week is going to be great. And you can’t lose 7 pounds every week, because pretty soon you’ll disappear!

So for this week, I’m just happy that I maintained.

motivated 05And now, I’m ready to focus and push myself really hard in the following weeks so that I can continue celebrating weight-loss (which is probably the best feeling in the entire world). I’ve got a goal weight on my mind and I won’t stop until I get there. 140 pounds, you will one day be mine!

Until then, I plan to continue following my diet and working out as hard as I can. I’m really motivated and excited to see how much weight I lose next week!

Are you looking to lose some weight yourself but don’t know where to get started? Join me on this journey and we can do it together! It just takes some motivation, some preserverence and some diet and exercise. But we can do it!  Or if you’re currently on a weight-loss journey of your own, leave me a comment below or let me know here how it’s going. I’d love to hear about your successes! 

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Sara Kaner
Sara Kaner was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California and first fell in love with journalism as a freshman in high school thanks to her wonderful Intro to Journalism teacher. A family move brought her to Fort Myers, Florida the summer after her freshman year of high school, but she continued to pursue an interest in journalism. She is in her second year at the University of Florida and is pursuing a dual degree in Public Relations and Psychology. She is heavily involved on the UF campus and dedicates most of her time to her various organizations and to her friends. She loves people, magazines, sports and social media, and she hopes to combine all three in her job someday. For now, she aspires to attend Law School and specialize in Media Law. She secretly aspires to be Chelsea Handler, but she's happy being herself for the moment, just as long as she can lose the freshman 15 this semester.