I went to my sister’s today to weigh myself before we went for a walk and I am now 254 lbs. That is 6 pounds in the first week. Woohoo, nothing like a nice big jump start hehe. My sister lost 8. She is 27 lbs lighter than me. I was hoping to catch up to her, but that is a big difference. At least it gives me something to work towards.
We walked this morning, I forgot the stroller and had to go back home to get it. I had a really hard time even making my mile, my lungs hurt, my feet hurt and my shins…omg the pain. I think it might be because I am still not feeling well, and I need new shoes. Or that I am extremely out of shape… that could be the reason too I suppose.
I have a wicked head cold, doesn’t that just freakin’ figure? Haven’t been sick in months and then BAM when I start walking and stuff it hits me. This week we walked Monday through Friday. None Saturday and I don’t see me going anywhere today at all. I hope I feel better tomorrow, but even if I don’t I will walk a mile.
I will weigh in tomorrow. I have my fancy schmancy tanita scale stashed at my sister’s house because I become a bit obsessive about weighing. I think once a week will be better for me than every morning.
So even though it feels like I have a zillion pounds to lose I am afraid of maintenance. Really afraid. In the past I had been down to 207 or so and when I stopped “dieting” I gained it back and an alarming rate. It’s terrifying to think I have to lose the weight again. It is almost as terrifying to think I will alllllways have to worry about it. I know that’s just the way it is, but I hope that during this journey I pick up habits that will help me so that I won’t have to be so meticulous. It is exhausting.
So anyway… when I get to my goal…not sure what it is yet, but I think around 140 or so I am gonna get a pair of jeans custom made. You choose everything about the jeans, from color to leg style, coin pocket or no, pocket shape, everything. Then you enter your height, weight, measurements, how your current jeans fit and all that. Then for about $150.00 you get your jeans made. I think that if I do that for my final goal reward-spend more money than I have ever dreamed of spending on jeans on custom made ones then when/if they get snug I will know that I am slacking off and to kick it up a notch.
Anyway, that is my brilliant plan that I have. Now to remember it when it is actually an issue.
Oh, edited to add http://www.indidenim.com/oo/navigation/landing is the site I am gonna get them from.
So far so good, I suppose… I am staying within my calorie limits every day with no problem. I am eating too much processed and frozen foods, but that will change once I get some recipes and can really go grocery shopping. I am making a “white lasagna” for my Dad for his birthday. It consists of cheese, noodles, hamburger, cheese, mushrooms, cheese, and olives. And more cheese, I’m not even kidding, it has cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, cream cheese, whipping cream. I will add up the calories, juuuuust in case I try some, but I am looking for a recipe for lasagna florentine. One that tastes like the Smart Ones meal, but homemade and better. If anyone happens to read this and knows of a good one let me know… or let me know where to look.
My sister and I walk every day. With company even, friends, family, everyone comes with. It is nice to have people come along, but if it was just my sister and me I think it would be easier and less of such a production. I would love to just get up and go, but there’s so much waiting for this person and all of that. We were walking at a park with a 1 mile path around it, oh.em.gee. it is so boring. My son gets nearly bored to tears, I think if he didn’t know that he could play at the park after he would throw a fit, but he does know we are gonna play so he puts up with it.
Today instead of boring ol’ walking park we walked from my house to a different park. It is farther and has a lot of little hills. There are ducks and a better playground there so the kids have a blast and I was sweating after. The boring park never makes me sweat. I think since it’s farther we will do it 2 times a week and go to boring park 3 times from now on. Now I just gotta keep up with my skinnier sister and her amazon legs. Soon.
I have never “blogged” before. I read them all.the.time. though. I love to read blogs especially from people who have reached their goal weights and have lots of pictures. I am pretty determined for this to be one of those blogs. Someday in the near future preferably. I am not sure how to do this so that it is reader friendly and all that jazz, but I am determined to learn so that someday this will help motivate and influence others as much as others have influenced me.
