Weekly Weigh-in

Weighing In Today:  122.1 lbs.

Weight Loss for the Week:  1.2 lbs.

Total Weight Loss:  39.2 lbs.

Weight Left to Make Goal:  2.1 lbs.

      Finally getting around to posting this week's weigh-in!  My laptop charging cord decided to die and I ordered a new one that took forever to get here, only to find out I ordered the wrong one and had to wait for the right one to arrive.  UGH! Oh well.  At least my weigh-in was great! I'm so close to the finish line!  It's definitely got me thinking about the "After".  What happens when I do meet my goal? Well, I'll save that for the final post.  Rest assured, I'm not going to be just lazing about. 

Weekly Weigh-in

Weighing In Today:  123.3 lbs.

Weight Loss for the Week:  1.8 lbs.

Total Weight Loss:  38 lbs.

Weight Left to Make Goal:  3.3 lbs.

      Holy Hannah!!! I'm so stinkin' close I can taste it! The end is in sight.  An uplifting thought I had this morning as well was that since the beginning of this month, I'm the smallest I've ever been.  And as long as I continue to lose weight and then maintain it, that will continue to be true.  Never in my teenage or adult life have I been this small/size.  We went thrift store shopping for shorts for me and Anna on Saturday and it was definitely a happy trip.  I couldn't believe that I was able to fit into size 8 jeans!  I'm seriously freaking out about it.  Haha.  It's so awesome!!!  I'm so happy with the direction my body has taken.  Last week I finally was able to run for 60 minutes straight for the first time in my life.  I've been running at 5mph and I'm going to slowly build up to 6mph to keep challenging myself.  It's going to be hard, but I know I can do it.

      As a side note of sorts:  because I'm so close to my goal, I'm going to postpone my progress pictures and measurements until I've reached it.  Technically, I'm supposed to be posting my update next week, but I'm hoping to reach my goal within 2 or 3 weeks from now.  Can you guys hold on until then? Yes? Good. Cuz you're gonna have to.  ;)

Weekly Weigh-in

Weighing In Today:  125.1 lbs.

Weight Loss for the Week:  2.2 lbs.

Total Weight Loss:  36.2 lbs.

Weight Left to Make Goal:  5.1 lbs.

      I'm soooooo excited!  I'm only 5 pounds away from my goal!  I'll confess that one of my first thoughts was,  "It's almost over."  Then, I breathed a sigh of relief.  I've been going at this hard for 4 1/2 months and I'm so tired and worn out.  Of course, it's all been worth it.  I don't regret any of the hard work I've put it to make myself happier, healthier, and hotter.  This weekend we are actually planning some thrift store shopping and I'll definitely need to find some more stuff.  I'm just looking forward to finally getting to a place of maintenance.  Also, I'm looking forward to having a cookie and then not feeling like I might have screwed everything up I just did that week.  I do give myself indulgences (60 calorie sugar free pudding, 100 calorie or less ice cream cups, or 90 calorie FiberOne brownies), but ya know, I love to bake and even though I love sharing those yummy things with others I'd like to take my own share of those things.  Call me crazy.  Haha.  However, this is not the time to lose momentum. I'm so close to my goal and it's now that I have to work my hardest to get there. 

Weekly Weigh-in

Weighing In Today:  127.3 lbs.

Weight Loss for the Week:  1.4 lbs.

Total Weight Loss:  34 lbs.

Weight Left to Make Goal:  7.3 lbs.

      Huzzah! What an awesome result this week! I'm definitely happy with the progress I'm making. I have less than 10 pounds to my goal weight.  How cool is that?! I still can't believe I'm so close.  With my last weigh-in being one where I took new pictures and measurements, I've been reflecting a lot on the past four months.  Yeah, four months.  So weird.  My body has changed significantly and really so has my quality of life.  To think that only 6 months ago, I had just had surgery for the most awful thing I could imagine and barely able to walk afterward.  Now, I'm running for almost an hour straight! Ty actually found a few articles and realized he wasn't working out the way he really should and started doing the C25K on my recommendation.  I'm excited for him to see the benefits I did.  We're both looking forward to the warmer weather and taking advantage of outside activities with Anna.  I'll share more on all that later.

      I had a friend of mine ask me this week, after not seeing me for a few weeks, what my weight loss secret was.  The truth is:  THERE IS NO SECRET.  It's all just hard work and making it a habit.  Figure out what motivates you and then at some point, even that won't matter because you'll just be used to doing it.  And even if you still have to keep up the motivation, like myself, you'll realize that your motivation will change as you change.  I started out needing to earn rewards.  And while I still like getting them, they aren't as big of a deal.  Also, it gets expensive.  My motivation is actually some of the initial reasons I started doing this in the first place.  To not be afraid of having my picture taken because I'm confident about how I look, to be able to live better for Anna, and look smokin' hot in a dress.  I'm definitely accomplishing my goals.  What an amazing feeling!