Oh to be just overweight!

Well, I’m happy to say the disappointing time of bad choices and no progress on the sclae is over for now.  I finally got TOM and that seriously helped my mood and attitude toward eating right and all.  I am sitting at 146.6 today.  Still averaging about 5 pounds a month loss, which is just dandy.  I guess I could’ve done it faster, but I knew I wanted to be slow and steady so switching to maintenance eventually wouldn’t be too dramatic. 

I completed my second 5K this summer last Saturday with a time of 26:31.  I was happy with my time and how I felt afterward, so I’m looking forward to beginning a program next month that is supposed to help me work on building some speed.  I’d love to get my 5K time under 24 minutes eventually!!

I’ve decided to change up some of my exercise next month for the purpose of doing more ab work.  I am thrilled with how some of my body is firming up, but my tummy is still quite soft and easily my least flattering area.  I have not been doing much for it, though.  So, maybe once it gets some attention, I’ll see it shrink a bit more noticeably.  It’s literally the one area on my body that is changing least (according to both measurements and appearance).  I don’t mind the loose skin on the below the belly-button area.  I realize that’s to be expected after weight-loss.  It’s the pooch above the belly-button that bugs me.  Anyway, just sharing…