Okay, we don’t really celebrate Halloween here, but it was an easy title. The kids are totally jazzed for the Harvest Party at church tonight. They’re doing trunk-or-treat (people decorate their trunks and the kids come around the church parking lot and get candy and play games) and having a ventriloquist which my son LOVES! Anyway, I’m thrilled to post that I’m down to 137.4 today which put me below my October goal of 139 and very close to my big GOAL of 135. YAY!! I’ve almost come to a decision on what to do with keeping my goal at 135 or whatever. It’s been an interesting thought process and it’s helped me to really consider what motivates me to get to or keep a certain weight. I’m so glad to be at this point, but I know maintaining will not be a cake walk, so I have to be committed to that just as I have been to losing weight. I just feel like life has been so good and God has given me a gift in realizing what life can be like as a healthy person. As I’ve said before, I’m SO blessed!
This morning I weighed in at 140.0 which puts me into the “healthy” range on the BMI chart!! WA HOOO!!! I did it! I can’t believe I did it!!!!!! To think that when I started out, I thought just getting to “overweight” was tremendous and now I’m so OVERJOYED to know that I am a healthy adult. It’s only partially sinking in. I still can only half comprehend that I’m not the “fat chick” any more. It’s definitely going to take my brain a while to catch up with what’s happening with my body, ya know? Anyway, I’m trying to revel in this moment and be super thankful for reaching this incredible milestone! God has been very gracious to me in having such a supportive family and giving me determination to continue when it was frustrating to make healthy choices. So, there it is, that’s my joyful announcement for the day!
Last Thursday, the excavator began digging the foundation for our new house. He even filled the ditch and basically formed the driveway which is huge since our ditch was a pain to get through to get on our land, especially for our kids, parents and other less agile folks. Anyway, today the cement guy is coming to do the footing for the basement and the excavator is digging for the septic. I know that’s no big deal to most of you, but to me it’s SO incredibly awesome!! I was holding off my excitement until something actually happened on the land (just in case something went wrong) and now it’s happening! I’m starting to be able to picture how things might look and it’s beautiful!
On the weight front, I’m creeping along. I am at 141.6 and taking the slow and steady approach apparently. I’m totally fine with it since it’s going in the right direction and I’m pre-TOM. I would love to see 140.something in the next day or 2 just so I can celebrate the healthy BMI milestone. My DH has allowed me to treat myself to a heart rate monitor as my reward for hitting “healthy”. I’m so excited to get it and see what I actually burn for calories so I may be able to do a better job of eating the right calories. My latest project is pre-planning every meal so I can keep better track of calories. I had gone WAY under for a little while and I think it had stalled me out a bit. Now, I’m trying to be more mindful of drinking my water and then just eating the planned meals. I’ve cut out eating out for about a month to really see how what I’m eating at home is effecting my weight. I think I mentioned before that I suspect my whole family has a minor wheat intolerance. So, I’m cutting back on wheat. I think it’s one of the other culprits behind my stalled weight-loss. I REALLY have been OP for the last week and a half which is a long time for me to go without any “cheating”. But I think it’s helping me narrow down possible problems with my food choices.
Exercise-wise things are a little unsure. I’ve been having some light pain in one foot which has caused me to proceed with my running program with caution. Today it feels a little better, so I hope tomorrow I find it back to normal or at least improved more. I have been listening to my body to make sure to not overdo it. The plan is to continue as long the pain doesn’t get worse and continue to baby the foot until the pain is completely gone. Otherwise, all is well. I’m THRILLED to see better weather here. We’ve had a little warm-up so the outdoor running is MUCH nicer.
That’s all my news for now. Take care ladies and gentleman!
So, we closed on the loan to build our new house! WOOOO HOOOO!!! It’s really a dream come true. DH and I always thought it might be fun to build, but it didn’t seem like it was going to happen. Now I can’t believe we’re actually doing it. I’m SO excited to get started. They start digging the foundation next week. We’re already getting bathroom accessories, picking out paint, and trying to coordinate all sorts of things. So far, so good….
The weight is coming off sloooooowly, but pretty steady. 1-2 pounds a week, like is supposed to be healthy, so no complaints. I’m only a pound and a half from “healthy”. That will be a day to celebrate…and it should be in the next week or so. I’m over a week into the new running schedule and it’s going well. I can already see it’s going to challenge me and continue to improve my cardio health, not to mention my running speed and endurance. That’s all for me right now. Be healthy!
