So it's been a while since I've written some sort of log or journal entry on my weight loss journey, and I think it's important to record stuff like this so here's my most recent update...
I'm currently weighing in at 207.6?? ish lbs. I had dropped to 206.4 lbs last week, but a few days of too much sodium and too many excess calories, coupled with not enough walking or exercising in general, seemed to bring that back around 207 lbs. I'm a little frustrated, because Josh and I leave on Saturday for our week long vacation, and I'm not going to be able to weigh in while we're gone. And while (in a perfect world) I'd love to dream that I could lose 7+ lbs in a week, it's not going to happen. In any event, two or three pounds lost this week would put me right in the ballpark I want to be in to weigh-in under 200 lbs before September 14 (a.k.a Todd and Kelly's wedding). In theory, if I'm good over vacation, I could lose enough to come back and stomp all over that goal... though I'm not holding my breath.
That being said, my BMI is now at 31.6. My last post on June 22 stated that my BMI was at 33.6 - so that's a decrease of 2 points! So excited about that!! I'm so close to finally being in the "Overweight" category (BMI between 25-30 points), it's not even funny...
I'm noticing that I'm struggling a lot with eating during work hours... I can't seem to stop eating at work... today I worked through most of my food before 3, which was really frustrating. I ate my oatmeal and banana, and immediately chased it down with an apple. Then an hour and a half later, I followed it with my cheese and rice cakes... I'm not 100% sure what I can do to avoid this problem - especially since I'm drinking lots of water at work during the day... it's not like I'm thirsty and confusing it with hunger. I'm not quite sure how to rectify this... I know that the oatmeal and banana are filling - I don't need to be immediately chasing my food down with another snack immediately - I think it's purely a mental thing.
My workouts are going well. They are becoming a more 'regular,' if not 'habitual,' occurrence. I am liking going 3-4 times a week, preferably 4 times a week, since that allows me to complete my workout a full 2 times each week. I felt a little bored with my routine tonight, which makes me think that I need to switch some things up... I did my legs/abs/shoulders workout today instead of my arms/chest/back workout, and it was a nice change from the predictability of my workouts. I think I need to change up some of my exercises, to create some variety and some excitement.
Josh took me to buy my first pair of hiking shoes on Sunday. I'm so excited to use them to go hiking with him on our vacation next week. I can't believe that I asked him to take me for hiking shoes - I never would have done that before, but now it's something I really really want to do.
I've really started to love myself. Every day I look in the mirror to see if my stomach has sucked into my body... hopefully one day my stomach will be flat - it's so close, but I still have a ways to go. My legs are slimming down too - not so disproportionate, more slim and lean... but they too have a long ways to go still. My butt, legs, shoulders, hips, and stomach still have oodles of weight left to lose. But that's what makes me confident that I can lose more than my original goal of 100 lbs.
I'm considering getting a tattoo now for reaching my goal of getting under 200 lbs. Originally I was going to get a Pandora charm, but I feel like maybe a tattoo would be a good idea as well... either way. It's something that's been on my mind more and more lately...
All of my clothes are getting to be too big now. I am having to buy new clothes in smaller sizes constantly. I remember back in the summer I bought another pair of capris from Reitmans, because my first pair of size 13s were so comfortable. So I bought a pair of 11s, for the day when the 13s would get to be too big. I tried on the 11s this weekend, and they were almost too big for me now... super exciting, but very frustrating as well...
So ya... that's my little update on life. I am really looking forward to what the next few weeks have in store for me. Hopefully the next time I'm journalling on here, you'll be reading thoughts from a person who weighs less than 200 lbs! That would be so exciting... and it's not that far away either :)
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