Weigh Day - Week 9

I have done it. I have dropped my weight below 120 lbs and boy does it feel good! I've still got 4 lbs to go to reach my intermediate goal, and 9 lbs to reach my September goal, but this morning when I weighed my scale said 119.2.

WOW.

I've officially lost 12 lbs. I'm still making progress 2 months after I started trying to lose weight. I'm still losing 1-2 lbs a week, and I lost 2 lbs this week even after 3 days of not recording over the weekend. Hey - it was my daughter's birthday party and a day at the lake. Who wants to count calories for those? But my habits are changing and I'm finding myself more moderate even when I'm not counting. I didn't eat 16 cookies and 3 cupcakes at the party. I ate 1 or 2 cookies and 1 cupcake. And half a hamburger and some fruit salad. I would have eaten the whole hamburger, but I got distracted with the party and found my hamburger half eaten a couple hours later. Ooops.

Anyway... I can see things changing, both inside and out of myself. And it feels good.

Over half way there...

I officially crossed the half way mark today. I wasn't going to weigh myself this morning since AF reared her ugly head. But then I weighed myself with all my clothes on and I was at 121.6. I thought "Wow, and that's WITH my clothes on!". So I weighed myself au naturale and I'm at 120.6 today. SWEET!!!

My waist measurement is 28.5

Halter tops and weight loss journals...

Today I worked a little on my weight loss journal some more. I need to finish up weeks 5 and 6 and I'll be caught up. Until Wednesday, that is. But at least I'm making progress and I hope to make some more.

AND.... (speaking of progress).... yesterday Leif and I went out for lunch and errands sans Ellie and I wore a halter top!! I bought my strapless bra just for that shirt, which I ordered from VS a while back. But yesterday is the first time I've been brave or comfortable enough to wear it out in public. And I felt cute!! It was definitely a milestone.

More number crunching....

So I've lost 10 lbs in 6.5 weeks, including a 2 week plateau. If it takes me another 6.5 weeks to lose the next 10 lbs (taking me 1 lb short of my 110 lb September 1st goal), then I should be at 111 lbs by......

AUGUST 22nd.

Let's see if it can happen.

FINALLY!!!

My plateau is finally busted!!! After two VERY long weeks of being at 123 lbs, this morning I weighed 121. YES!

And not only does that mean that my plateau is busted, but it means that since I started this weight loss journey... I'VE LOST 10 LBS!

That is a beautiful thing.

Weigh Day - Week 7

It's weigh day again ... or should I say "stay" day. I've stayed at 123. STILL. *sigh* But my parents are here, so I'm focusing on that wonderful thing. We had scramburgers for dinner. Mmmmm. And then we went and hiked Ousel Falls (I carried Ellie in the pack) and watched fireworks in Big Sky. It was great. We didn't get home until midnight, though, so I really hope Ellie sleeps in tomorrow. I know I want to.

Challenge Change

A bit ago I joined a 4 week challenge and aimed to lose 8 lbs in that time.

Then I plateaued.

It seemed like I plateaued just as the challenge started, then I got discouraged and frustrated. So I'm opting out. I'm still trying to get 30 min cardio in daily, plus drink all my water (10 cups daily), but I'm not focusing on how much weight I'm losing. The weight will come off eventually. I just need to keep eating right, drinking water, and exercising.

But I joined another challenge group. This is the July challenge group and is different from the other. Basically, it's a point system. You get 1 point for each minute of exercise you do, plus 1 bonus point for each cup of water you drink.

So far for July I'm up to 237 points.

I don't know what that means yet, but it has kept me drinking my water. Tomorrow we're hiking Ousel Falls, so I'll get some exercise in, too. Today it was a bit scarce, with just a walk after dinner. But tomorrow is 4th of July, so we'll hike and then watch the fireworks up at Big Sky. It should be a good day.