Same Sh!%, Different Day

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I am the yoyo QUEEN. Cannot believe i’m basically back to where I started. Uugh.

Stepped on the scale just now and am at 179.8.  Better than yesterday, although it is after noon and I haven’t eaten yet.

Took a rest day yesterday and my hips feel 100% again. I’m going again today with one of my running buddies and we’ll probably do 4k. Haven’t managed to get my butt in gear to do pilates yet, but maybe today will be the day…

I just found out that I’m going to be a bridesmaid AGAIN! Operation: Don’t Be The Fat Bridesmaid is in full-swing once more (it was unsuccessful for the last wedding). There isn’t a date yet, but it will likely be before Christmas. I MUST be in the 160s before this wedding happens.

Weigh-In, Week 4….Grr.

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So, last Wednesday I was up 2.2 lbs.  Great.  I have no excuse other than the steady stream of houseguests I’ve been entertaining for the past 2 weeks. I’m trying to remember that this is only 2 weeks in the grand scheme of my life, but I really wish I could have maintained better control of my eating. I’ve been eating crap the whole time, so I have nobody to blame but myself.

What is it about the 170s? I just seem to have the hardest time getting out of them. The same thing happens every time I try to lose weight. I can never seen to maintain any weight under 170. I am NOT having any other visitors for the foreseeable future, and getting under 170 is my goal for the next month.  I would really like to be in the 160s by mid-november.

I am starting to feel the pressure to get in shape for this wedding.  I tried on my bridesmaid dress a few weeks ago and I looked like a sausage.  The other bridesmaids are all skinny, and I don’t want to be the one girl who looks terrible in the dress.  I now have to decide which size of dress to order. I had hoped to be in a size 8, but I could barely fit my fat ass into a 12.  Sigh. The wedding is in 21 weeks.  I have to get serious about this and start losing 1 lb a week. I cannot screw around with this anymore. I need to remember how good I would feel if I was down to 155 by the wedding. Anyway, since one of my pet peeves is when people whine about a problem and do nothing to fix it, I’ve decided to start the Couch 2 5K Program.  The bride has started running, and I figure that there’s no reason I couldn’t do the same. I did the first day today- 2 minutes running, 4 minutes walking x 5, for a total of 30 minutes.  I found it pretty easy, but I’m going to stick to the program because I don’t want to do too much too soon.  I will do that Monday-Wednesday-Friday-Saturday.  I’m planning to do turbo jam on the days I’m not running.  I would also like to start weight training, so maybe I’ll do the TJ weight program.  I really need to strengthen my back/core, because I’ve been having issues with it as a result of not exercising as much as I should.

Would love to hear if you are doing or have done a running program….Please feel free to leave any motivational tips/comments!