Oh to be just overweight!

So, umm…I REACHED GOAL!  YAHOOO!!  YEEHAW!  WOO HOO!!

I actually reached it a couple days ago, but it was the weekend and therefore family time so I wasn’t online much at all.  The good news is…I managed the weekend well and I’m still at 134.8!  The plan now is to maintain through this week and then resume losing next week.  My new goal is reduced body fat (I’m thinking 20-22% range) and/or a maintenance range of 124-129.  Obviously it’s all dependant on what my body decides to do and how I feel about it.  I’m 100% content here, but I think I could stand to lose a little body fat.  There’s still plenty of jiggling going on during workouts, ya know?  I really just want to firm up, but I suspect that’ll come with fewer pounds and continued exercise.  I love being a size 8 and feeling good about how I look in my clothes.  I can’t complain at all.  I dreamed about being this weight for 10 years without having the drive to do enough about it.  Now, I’m already thinking about how my workouts will adjust in maintenance.  As much as I love being fit and active, I prefer to do it by being active outside…walking/running, gardening, sports, etc.  The weight lifting is something I plan to cut back on or at least change once I reach maintenance.  I still plan to run and get back to triathlon training this spring.  I guess I’ll have to find a weight program that’s pretty minimal and use that during my less-strenous training times.  We’ll see soon enough.

On the house front, I took brseay’s advise and decided against planting bulbs.  My mom and I are going to start seeds and hope to have some healthy flowering plants ready to plant by spring.  We are going to have A LOT of landscaping to do.  Good thing there’s no major rush.  It will be time consuming and should function as an incredible exercise regimen! :)  Now that the exterior walls and roof are up and they cleaned the inside up from the scrap boards and all, it’s nice to be able to begin planning and picturing how I want to arrange the rooms.  We’ve already been able to eliminate some ideas due to layout.  It’s just so stinkin’ EXCITING!!  Thank you, Jesus!