Celebration Fraud!

OK, so I have had a few random people the past couple of days tell me that I looked good. These few people have never seen the blog or heard anything about my workout and eating plan. I was so encouraged by this that I actually thought I could start celebrating! I not only had a piece of wheat bread with extra peanut butter yesterday, but I ate a bowl of fruit RIGHT before bed! "Fruit? SO WHAT! Liz, you are crazy and taking this way too far." Fruit is actually LOADED with sugar and right now in the weight loss phase I am keeping it LOW SUGAR, LOW CARB, and LOW FAT. Now, if I had a small bowl of fruit mid-morning...it may have been OK, but to let all that sugar sit in my stomach while my body was completely still, was not the wisest choice. A piece of string cheese or piece of turkey would have been much better. Anyways, in my head I was like, "Woo-hoo!! I'm skinny! People are noticing! My clothes are loose! I'm a super model!!!!!!!!!!!!! So this morning I went to boot camp and was home around 7:30 am. My husband and baby boy were awaiting my arrival in the living room, both greeting me with big smiles, hugs, kisses and nods of approval. I strutted my stuff into the kitchen where I made myself a protein shake. (You should have 24 grams of protein after a good work out. This tells your body, "Hey! We are not starving on a deserted island! We are being fed! Let's burn some fat!" If you do NOT eat 24 grams of protein after a work out your body will say, "CODE RED!!! Let's get into survival mode and STORE STORE STORE that fat! Hey metabolism, you hear me down there?? SLOW DOWN! We may not get any food for a while so we need to take cover!!" You get my drift? The body is such an amazing machine invented by the greatest creator you could ever imagine, GOD! OK, so back to my little story... So i had my protein shake followed by a refreshing shower. I then confidently pulled down a storage bin in my closet from WAY up top. Dust totally fell into my eyes as I pulled out one of my old friends. A bra that I had spent over $80 on and had not worn in over 4 years. Not only had I not worn it in 4 years but I only wore it for about a MONTH before I out grew it ONCE again! Yes, I got to my goal weight and then gained it RIGHT back. How did I do that? I was too busy celebrating my weight loss! Ok, so again...back to the bra story. I was so excited at the thought of this bra becoming one with me again when...WHOA...OK...HAULT...NOT GOOD...UM...Where is my mirror? OK...NOT going to happen. Reality hit me. I am no where NEAR finished. The thing didn't even make it HALF way around my body. I NEEDED this wake up call QUICK before I did any more damage. I have a lonnnnnng way to go and I have GOT to stay on track. I can not let compliments from people around me give me a big head. I need to say thank you and keep moving! It also reminded me that I am so fragile and quite frankly a little stupid when it comes to facing the TRUTH about my disease. I can NOT stop doing ANY of this EVEN when I reach my goal weight. That is my biggest fear, my friends. That when I reach my goal I will begin the celebration that will only lead me back to packing on the pounds. LIFESTYLE LIFESTYLE LIFESTYLE!!!!!! This is a marathon, not a sprint. Lord, grant me the strength to stay focused and satisfied today. Lord, allow me to walk in your great mercy that has made me NEW and WHOLE again. All the glory to you!