25.6 pounds GONE! Not lost, because I DO NOT want to find them! Yee Haw! I’m so excited. I just want to pause briefly and thank everyone who has commented on my posts. You all have been so encouraging and helpful. This is a big thing for me and all the support is like a lifeline to success! I still mess up, but I always get right back to it because I know I have to be accountable to all my 3FC friends in addition to myself. So, here I am at 173.4 feeling very excited to have finished this month strong. No magic formula, except determination and perserverance. Good luck to everyone else on the journey!
Reaching a new low today was awesome! At 174.2 I’m only .2 away from my 25 pound mark. I am so happy to be on the verge of another milestone. The really cool part is this is all in the month of my DH and DD2’s birthdays! I have faced many a temptation this month and still managed to lose 4 pounds so far. I can’t complain about that!
Like most days for me, there’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that I did find a couple pounds at my parent’s house (which really isn’t that bad of news since I know I ate a little off-plan a few times and can easily put that behind me). I did exercise everyday and mostly ate reasonably, so no major regrets. Each time I go, I get a little more insight into how to handle it better the next time.
The good news is my doctor says I’m actually 5′3″ (I don’t know why I thought I was 5′2″) which means I only need to drop to 169 to be overweight instead of obese!! The major short term goal of this journey is in sight, people! Can someone say WOO HOO!!??! I am so happy to know that in the next couple months I will be making progress in new territory. I haven’t been below 174 for several years (10 years actually, except for one freakishly low weigh-in while on South Beach 4 years ago).
Anyway, I’m pumped and so ready to get on with this. I got my new workout dvd’s in the mail today and tried one out tonight. It was great! Over an hour long, too, so I got plenty of calories burned! Yes!
Today is a momentous occassion! I now weigh what I claimed to weigh on my driver’s license. I am at 175.8! It’s not that I was lying exactly, I just never changed it from 10 years ago! Hallelujah! I’m so excited I did a major happy dance this morning after weighing in. I have been on the slow track to weight loss this last couple months, so to finally reach another milestone of some kind feels incredible!
The massage I got from losing my 10% was nice, but I think my next reward will be with workout clothes. That will be when I reach 15%. I really want to reach that before my big family reunion at the beginning of May. I’m curious if anyone will notice and/or comment. My family is so sweet and wonderful, they don’t often comment on people’s weight or anything because they take people as they are. It should be interesting!
I was a naughty girl this weekend! The girl scout cookies didn’t help either, but it was a much needed break from my 8-day stall at 177.0 on the scale. I was POP with food and activity, but was going nowhere. It was nice to have a little indulgence and then get right back at it. Now, I am ready to look ahead to future goals and continue to understand how this weight-loss can improve my life. I already feel better and look a little better, so I can enjoy things more. I don’t run out of energy so easily. I even kicked butt at “Tag” with my kids yesterday! Life is good and I’m glad I had a couple days to enjoy some forbidden foods, but it only served to remind me, they aren’t worth over-indulging in!
