Time for a Break

On the weight loss front, things are at a standstill, but that's OK. After losing 56kg/122lbs, it's time to stabilize at this weight for a while before continuing on. It's recommended by many experts, and this "set-point" is one I've been at before, and my body seems to be comfortable here. I fully intend to go further, but I'm going to take this time to let the forces regroup before striving on toward my goal. But not too much time! :-) 

I'm taking two weeks off the gym, because I haven't given my body a break for seven months. But I have a new appointment with a new trainer in just a little over a week, so I'm fully intending to recommit and keep on working at it. On the food front, I'm not changing much. I'm happy with the way I've been eating, don't consider it a diet, and it feels completely right to me. 

So I'm going to spend at least two or three months NOT being as obsessed with the scale as I have been to date, and just see what happens. If at the end of that period I'm no longer losing, then I will start "twisting the knobs" on various aspects of my life (i.e. exercise quantity, type, nutrition, etc.) to get things moving again. But now is a time for rest and compassion, because I've been pretty hard on myself for the last year, and now it's time to sit back and just enjoy the benefits I've already gained and will never let go of again before moving on to the next phase. I've got a lot to be proud of.