Happy 4th Of July!
Alright, so it’s been technically over for an hour and forty minutes, but… Who cares. you and I BOTH know that people will be setting off a sporadic smattering of celebratory explosives over the next week at the very minimum. It’s just the way things go. People like watching stuff explode, self included! 
I spent my independence day with my sister and her boyfriend’s family, since my mom was off celebrating with friends of her own, and my fake(step just has such a bad connotation!) dad… Well, he sat at home alone as far as I know, so I kinda feel bad, but… What can you do. It was an enjoyable day, overall, although one or two of the younger kids kinda got on my nerves. Really it was just the eleven year old, but… No point focusing on that! All minor annoyances aside, the day was absolutely a good one. 
My eating habits weren’t quite on track, which is about as much as I expected from myself. Maybe by assuming that I was setting myself up not to do well, but… Eh. I know me, and I know holidays. I could have been a lot worse, though. I had a bowl of cereal when I got up in the afternoon, snacked on some chips at the party(though not nearly as much as I could have), had one cheeseburger, and two hot dogs. If that were all I had, I really wouldn’t feel that bad, but then there was cake and ice cream because we were also celebrating a birthday. The cake wasn’t really too bad, I don’t think, since a lot of the mass was cool whip. I did go back for a bit more ice cream, though, which I had to scold myself for mentally as I was doing it. As far as my drinking habits I was quite proud of myself, though. I only had one can of soda the whole day, which was a generic lemon-lime… I also had one can of lemonade, and a bottle of water. Not too bad, considering all of the sodas at my disposal. I forgot to mention I also had a Capri Sun, because I was having a moment to revert to my childhood. It made me smile.
I suppose my day really could have been much worse in a lot of ways… Especially if I actually liked things like condiments and potato salad! I also got out there and was playing some silly badminton with the kids and my sister, though there wasn’t a whole lot involved in that since most of the time was spent trying to even serve the birdie! Ah, well. It was fun all the same!
I spent a good hour at the gym yesterday(the 3rd) with Kevin. We got there exactly and hour before they closed, and I’m pleased to say that i was working right up until(and about a minute past!) they announced they were closed. 20 minutes on a bike, once again on a random course, 10 minutes on a treadmill, where I made an effort at running… Which admittedly didn’t go over that well because my legs were SUPER sore, but at least I tried. And finally 30 minutes on the elliptical, which is where I was for the minute or so after the, “we’re closed” announcement come on. I wanted to make it an actual 30 minutes, dangit!!!
Even with the less-than-perfect holiday eating, I’m still feeling really good and like I’m staying on track well. I love the sense of accomplishment I get from the gym, and I’m really not feeling like I’m missing anything from eating less. The scale this morning said 235, which I was happy for. It’s all about little steps, right? I actually developed six goals for myself along the way to 175, which I think will be good for me. Having milestones set helps make the big picture less scary, so here they are!
Goal 1: 230LBS(10 lbs lost)
Goal 2: 214LBS(26 lbs lost, and an “overweight” BMI)
Goal 3: 199LBS(41 lbs lost, and ONEderland!!!)
Goal 4: 190LBS(50 lbs lost)
Goal 5: 180LBS(60 lbs lost)
Goal 6: 175LBS(65 lbs lost, and a NORMAL BMI!!!)
And there you have it! I had originally set goal 2 as 215, so it would go easily by 15 lbs/goal more or less, but I was checking out the BMI info and by setting it to 214, I was just barely into the realm of no longer being considered “obese,” so I went ahead and adjusted. 175 is close to the edge of what’s considered a “normal” BMI, but I was really never all that concerned with it anyway. I’m more interested in how I feel personally than a height/weight ratio that supposedly knows how much I should weigh. According to BMI, I could weigh 135lbs and be a “normal” BMI. It is the extreme low end, barely above what would be considered underweight, but the fact is that I don’t think I should EVER weigh that little. I’d preffer to be smaller than I am, for sure, but I don’t want people to be able to see through me either! So being at the high end of “normal” doesn’t bother me at all. I just think 175 would be an amazing weight for me in several different ways, so that’s what I’m shooting for. Hooray for the journey that’s going to get me there!
Filed under: Everyday(or so) Ramblings, Holidays! on July 5th, 2009
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