Happy days are here again
It shouldn’t matter so much but the scale finally gave me a number that I was happy with. I wasn’t sure what today was going to bring b/c we went out for Mexican food last night. I stuck to the light menu but I figured it was loaded w/sodium. Today is said 237.2 which is a 13.6 pound loss since January 5th and a 4.4 pound loss for the last 2 weeks. I also dropped from 44.6% body fat to 42.0% I’m about 15 pounds away from my lowest adult weight (223), I can’t wait to surpass that number. I know that obstacles will pop up but right now I’m flying high and feeling like nothing will stop me. I’m trying not to set weight goals and purely focus on my behavior but I would LOVE it if I was out of the 200’s by the end of the school year. That’s about 4 1/2 months away, losing 37 pounds in that time frame isn’t unreasonable. Plus, if we keep accumulating snow days I’ll have even longer to reach that goal!
Have I mentioned what an awesome hubby I have? Sundays are my day to sleep in and it was heavenly to sleep until 7:30. And now that working out is just a regular part of my day, he asked me when I wanted him to watch the kids so I could go. I was able to lift at home while he and my older son ran some errands this morning and then I hit the gym for an hour on the treadclimber. It might not sound like much but our younger son still doesn’t do well w/him (it’s part of his illness) so me being gone for 1 1/2 hours can be a miserable experience for him. Fortunately Kyle slept almost the entire time I was gone so everyone was happy 
Today is Sunday so it’s my highest calorie day on the calorie cycle. We’re going to order pizza and I’ll consider it an on-plan day if I eat healthy for everything but supper. So far, so good.
Days on plan this month: 17
Progress toward workout goal: 166/250
Congrats on the loss, and on the hubby training
I know when I first started doing the gym thing, my son was a lot younger and it was torture for my hubby. He hated it when I left, but never complained, and I felt especially guilty for doing it on days he had work and school. But, like everything else, you get used to it and then it’s a habit… with minimum grumbling 
My goodness woman you are melting away! Good for you! Keep it up.
That is so sweet of your DH to watch the kids while you go work out.
You have a wonderful week.
Take care
Joy
WOW. WOW. WOW. You’re doing awesome. 13 lbs since January 5th? Amazing. Keep it up.
-kt
Thanks for your support on my blog! It sounds like you are making amazing progress! What an inspiration! I will have to keep reading to see how brilliantly you are getting on.
wow isn’t it fantastic. The best thing (for me)about it is that it inspires me and encourages me because I know you’ve had alot of struggles, temptations, stresses, ups and downs but in the long run, you’re getting there. And so can I. Thank you so much for your continued support.
Way to go! Keep up the great work!
btw my 4 yr old asks me everyday now, ‘what time are we going to the gym? when are we going to the gym? Are we going to the gym today?’
Definetly a part of our everyday life. My 2 yr old used to cry when I left them there… that was one of the reasons it was so hard to be firm and stick to it 2 yrs ago, but nowadays I can even take him with out the 4 yr old and he does just fine.