It’s all up to me

I’m happy to report that things are still moving in the right direction.  My official weigh in this morning was 284.0 which means I have lost 7 pounds in 2 weeks.  I’m thrilled because I haven’t done well with eating or exercise.  What I think is different this time is that I’m trying to be perfect but am failing a little bit every day.  But instead of scrapping the whole thing I just get back right on the horse immediately.  Sometimes I fall off again 20 minutes later but I keep getting back on.  And happily it’s working because I have on a pair of pants today that are a size 22!!!  It’s not a total victory because some of my 24’s are still tight but at least it’s a moral victory.

A true measure of success for me are a pair of jeans I bought last spring.  They are a size 22 and at this point are VERY snug.  My goal is to wear them on Thanksgiving and have them be comfortable.  They will look good and it will be a reminder to me not to go crazy that day.

It seems like I say this every week but hopefully this will be the week that I will be able to exercise on a regular basis.  Last week my sitter ended up getting very sick and she asked if I could pick the kids up right after school.  I didn’t want to but this allowed her to still watch them every day instead of calling in sick to me so it was worth the sacrifice.  She still has a cold but said this morning that she should be able to keep the kids until 4:30 which will allow me to work out.  I can’t wait to see the changes that will come when I’m exercising, too.

Hope everyone had a good weekend and good success in your goals.