Back to work...

Today I went back to work after being off for the summer. I got a lot of compliments from people about my weight loss. I've lost 40 pounds over the summer since school let out. I'm really proud of that, but I can't help thinking that I have so much more to lose.

One bad habit that I can't seem to get rid of is not being able to take compliments. I've never been comfortable with being complimented. I don't like the attention. I'm not sure why, but I've always been like this. When people tell me that they notice my weight loss and they tell me that I'm looking good, I wish I could just say thank you and move on. But, I can't seem to. I always say Oh, I still have a long way to go. I still have a lot more to lose. I think, and hope, that as I lose more weight, I'll get better at accepting compliments and just saying thanks and leaving it at that.

Being back at school is going to make my diet and exercise plan a little harder to stick with... but I'm going to do whatever I can to make sure I don't stray in the wrong direction. When I was home for the summer, I got into a routine of going to the gym when I woke up in the mornings. Now I'll have to go after school in the afternoon after a full day's work. And I don't buy junk food and don't bring it into the house, so I have total control over what kind of food surrounds me when I'm home. At school there are a lot of snackie temptations. I just have to stay strong. I have to. :)