Oh to be just overweight!

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!