Happy Tuesday everyone!
It is STILL rainy and miserable here...
I had so much fun at tap class yesterday. When I am dancing, I feel like my old self again! Such a wonderful feeling. I think my passion for dance was showing because the instructor told me: "It's really nice having you here, Sue!" I felt so good because she could send me down to the beginner class. I'm in intermediate and right now and I am one of the least experienced (and slowest to catch on) in the class. However, it's the third lesson in and I am already doing much better! I know that I will get it! (I have much experience in other kinds of dance - including performing in public: ballet, highland, Irish, line dancing and I am probably forgetting something).
Also, the other night, my husband discovered my rib cage! He was all surprised: "you have a rib cage again!" I was happy! He wants to do IP when I phase off. I hope he does. He has quite a bit to lose and his knees really bother him a lot. Losing the wieght will take pressure off his knees. If any of the men here have advice, we would appreciate that! I would assume that men's nutritional/caloric/vitamin needs are slightly different than women's.
My daily SW ritual shows that my weight is indeed going down again (151.6 lbs on scale at home, add about 2 lbs for my coach's scale or the fact that my coach weighs me mid-day with clothes)! Yay for that!
Today, I am going to try taking my supplements earlier in the day (ending at dinner) and my Synthroid at night just before bed. We'll see how that works for me.
I am still unsure about my final goal. When my weight is dropping quickly, I get all motivated and I want to aim for 135 lbs but when it slows (or when the weather is nice), I think 144 lbs is good enough. When the weather is nicer, I start longing for
summer fruit (mostly the berries), frozen treats, and/or just being able to spontaneously pick up a sandwich or salad with any light dressing they have somewhere and going for a picnic (in a nice park or by the river that we live near). So, I'll keep my goal where it is for now and decide as I get closer. Anyways, my coach's scale is about 2 lbs more than mine, so that gives me an extra week (give or take), when it is time to decide, anyways! I initially wanted to be done by my son's birthday in early June, but I know that won't be the case and I am starting to come to terms with it and be okay with that. I am starting to psych myself up now to stay OP on that day and at his party! Thank goodness I am lactose intolerant because I think we will make it a
pizza party and I won't really be tempted anyways! I had some at his last birthday party and got very sick from it, right in the middle of leading the kids in some games... not fun! The memory is still vivid enough for me not to want any next time.
Anyways, enough rambling for me...
Wishing you all a great day!
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