Operation 160s

Posted by primaballerina on April 18th, 2009 |Filed Under General, Turbo Jam, Weight Watchers |

I’ve been having a few off days…not off plan, but I didn’t work out yesterday or today.  I finished my last exam today, and I never sleep well leading up to exams. But, I’m planning to sleep in tomorrow and then do a double workout to make up for my off days.  I’m feeling pretty guilty, but I honestly just didn’t have it in me today.  I’m totally exhausted!

I’m setting my sights on the 160s….I’m getting close enough that it feels a little more attainable.  I keep expecting the scale to just stop, but then I remind myself of how far I’ve come and how hard I’ve worked. I started my journey at 187lbs, and now I’m at 173.  I stepped on the scale this morning just to see where I’m at, and I hit 171!  That’s not an official weigh-in, but it’s nice to see anyway.  It feels like I’ve come a REALLY long way from 187…I have noticed that my cheeks are less puffy, and my fat jeans are looking ridiculous because they’re WAY too big. The jeans I bought over Christmas 2007 finally fit again, and are even a little loose in the butt and thighs! I can’t believe it.  I’m losing the dreaded muffin-top, and I’m loving every minute of it. There’s no better inspiration.

So, what am I going to do to get to the 160s?

- Focus on filling foods wherever possible

- Drink extra water

- Keep up my workouts (especially when I’m away from home!)

I would love to get there within the next 3 weeks.  Think I can do it? That’s just a little over 1 lb a week.  It’s going to take a lot of hard work, but I really want it.

So, I’m unexpectedly going to be going home to my parents’ house for 3 days. I leave on Sunday and I’m back on Wednesday night, which means I’m going to miss my WW meeting :(. I’m going to go to the one on Thursday, though.  I just really don’t want to miss my regular meeting, because I love my leader.  I’m planning to take my running shoes home with me so that I can get some cardio in.  There’s really nowhere in my parents’ home that I can do turbo jam, so this is a good opportunity to get back into running.  I’m going to make a new playlist for my ipod and just give it all I’ve got!  I also remembered that I have some 5lb and 10lb weights at home that I can use, so that’s good news.  I actually miss those weights- when I went away to school I could only take the 3lb ones because of baggage weight restrictions, but they would be really handy to have around…there’s only so much you can do with 3lb weights.

I’m also going to make my WW granola and some other WW food to take home.  As I’ve mentioned, I haven’t told my family about WW.  It’s not that I don’t think my mom would be supportive- I know she would! I just wanted to surprise her with the new and improved me, and I don’t really want her asking about it all the time.  I’m not sure if she’ll notice, but I guess I’ll tell her if she asks.

My mom is an amazing cook, but she uses REAL ingredients…cream…butter….flour….cheese….none of the low-fat stuff! This is probably because the most my mom ever weighed was 130 lbs when she was 9 months pregnant with me…Yeah….why couldn’t I have inherited HER body/metabolism?!  But anyway, I just don’t want to be tempted by all her delicious offerings…homemade bread….homemade jam….bacon from the butcher down the street…cookies…okay, enough! I have to stop. I want to lose weight more than I want to eat these things. Case closed.

So, I have that little trip to deal with, and right after that I’m off to Vegas! I can’t wait to go swimming outside…lots of walking, lots of shoe shopping…Oh, I can’t wait to go to the Christian Louboutin boutique…I CAN’T WAIT!  Let’s cross our fingers for a sale!

Hope you’re all doing well! Check in when you have a minute :)

Update: Okay, even though I vehemently oppose weighing every day, I was so excited by my 171 yesterday that I decided to step on the scale today again…and I’ve hit 170! I can’t believe that after skipping 2 workouts in a row and eating a huge sushi feast last night that I hit that number. The 160s are so close I can taste it…


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  1. tracy7151980 on April 19, 2009 8:57 pm

    I think you can make it to the 160’s in 3 weeks! You can do it!! Have fun at your parent’s home… I know they will notice how fab you look and then you can let them in on your plan. I am in school for my RN- I am starting the actual program in august… Last semester of pre-reqs. i am also a certified elementary shcool teacher, but not jobs here in MI. Eh! Oh btw, congrats on your jeans getting too big! I love that!

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