jenn73
Coolest Monthly Weigh-In Yet!
Jun 04, 2010
This morning was the best weigh-in yet!!! I weighed in at 199 for the first time since starting this journey. I am in Wonderland and weigh less than my husband. How incredibly cool is that! I am wearing a size 12/14 pants and a large shirt. What I can do now:
- run 3.1 miles in 38 minutes (I'm training for a 5K)
- 60 minutes of hard cardio (45 minutes running on treadmill and 15 minutes of incline 8 on treadmill)
- I fit into the kayak AND go out in them with my husband - I even raced him and WON!
- Bought a size 12 bathing suit and sat out on the dock in it. THEN showed my kids how I could dive in and swim laps...
- run up the center stairs at work because I am late for my class.
- smile everyday because I feel so darn GREAT!
- I can pretty much do anything I want to do because the possibilities are endless.
- My husband and I are having a blast because we can do fun active things together again!!!
I have had some funny comments lately.. Most of my close friends of course are VERY supportive. Then there are those who actually think I am too skinny. I just laughed out loud and say, "that is so funny.... I am still in the obese category for a 5'7" woman! I think I'll see where my body ends up since I've changed my lifestyle." I mean jeez... It's not like I'm on a fad diet I'll go off of... I have an eating plan and it works for me and I am happy eating this way!
I don't have any food issues and don't get hung up because there are no things I cannot eat in moderation. I will say this, I have a very good daily "formula" for food for my day in day out nutrition. I am able to substitute different things based on my nutritional status at that point. I am feeling good about my new relationship that is developing with my past best friend, "food" and realized I had a co-dependent relationship that was NOT healthy.
I cannot believe today is 8 months. Since summer is around the corner and I am off (I love working in a school district), I want to work my biscuits off to maximize these three months of weight loss. I have 39 more pounds to lose to be in the "normal" BMI range. I want to hit that before my 1 year anniversary!!!!
