Meeeh...

Day 79, March 12, 2010
Weight: 131.2
Loss from Last week: .5 lbs
Total Weight Lost: 19.5 lbs

Lame-O weight loss this week, but I'm definitely going to blame it on having my period this week. Actually, on Saturday and Sunday I thought that I may have been pregnant since I was feeling soooooo tired and nauseous but, alas, my period arrived on Tuesday, it was just a bit late.
I wasn't perfect this week though by any means. I did decent on food most days,but yesterday I know I went waaaaay over my limit and ate a ridiculous amount of carbs which may have been part of the reason as well that the number on the scale was higher than what I've been used to seeing. I only did my exercise routine 3 days this week, but each day did 2 miles in about 26 minutes. I'm hoping to get down to at least a 10 minute mile before I do the 5k, so slow and steady.

Anyhow, kind of a bummer, but hopefully I'll be able to break into the 120's by next week.

Elated!

Day 72, March 5, 2010
Weight: 131.7
Loss from Last week: 3 lbs
Total Weight Lost: 19 lbs

I can't even believe it- it almost seems too good to be true like I'm going to get on the scale tomorrow and suddenly 5 mysterious pounds will appear. I think that they reason I'm as low this week as I am is because I've been faithful to my calories and have done my interval running training every day this week except yesterday. I've upped my mph to 5 for the running intervals which really gets me sweating. Also, on Tuesday night I ate a Cadbury Cream Egg (YUM!) and it really did a number on my stomach (TMI), so without being gross, I think my tank got emptied. I just can't handle too much sugar, fat, or milk. Milk especially...Yuck.

I'm almost back to where I was when I lost weight two years ago. I think my lowest ever was 125 so that's just around the corner. I still have some serious flab around my mind section and oddly enough, my knees. I have the weirdest fat pockets ever- I totally have cellulite on the inside of my knees and fat pockets on top of my kneecaps. I've never been able to get rid of it, so I'm hoping it will disappear or at least reduce a little soon. Still a little muffin-top too. I have a vision of being big and pregnant and wearing a bikini...odd, I know but, I think it's super cute. Call me weird. Whatever.

To reach my super ambitious goal of 115, I only have 16.7 to go. I'll be content once I get to 120, so any loss after that will just be a bonus as far as I'm concerned. I just want to be to the middle of the "normal" range for my weight. The lowest is 105 which would make me a skeleton, so 115 seems just about right. My pear shape makes certain things like my butt and hips seem totally exaggerated since my waist and boobs are small, so I'm not expecting to look like a stick model after I reach my goal. I'll always have curves no matter what I way and I've learned that I just have to embrace them rather than hate them. Think Kim Kardarsian or Jennifer Lopez- I'll be happy with that!

I have a Weight Watchers scale that gives you readouts of body fat, water percentage and BMI, each color coded with red or green signifying good or bad and I was elated this morning when the BMI reading was in the Green Zone at 24.9. Just barely in the "normal" zone. I'm so happy to be out of the "obese" category.

I signed up to do a 5k June 6th to raise money for Susan G. Komen. I'm really excited but nervous. I've never done anything like that before, so it will be a good challenge. Running is really addictive- it's weird how I actually look forward to it. It helps me to clear my head after working so it's a nice way to wind down. I'm going to need to test myself soon to see if I can do a mile non-stop. I'm at a 15-minute mile now, but that includes walking. I think that I'll try it in the next few weeks and see how I do. Ideally, I'd like to run the entire 5k, so that's my goal. I might just change my mind and track my time during the race.

Anyhow, I must get to work now- so much to do! Next reward up is new shoes! I haven't bought new heels in over two years so I am looooong over due.

Until next week- hopefully into the 120's. You can bet your butt I'll be posting a picture of the scale readout.