115

Last Wednesday I got the flu, or a similar stomach bug. Leif and I both had it. The day after I was down to 114 lbs (from 116) but I was also dehydrated. I figured I'd give it a couple days and see where my weight leveled out to. Now, I am happy to say that I have been a consistent 115 lbs on our scale for several days now! I'm officially down 16 lbs and am wearing 4's and 6's. Life is good.

He said I'm pretty!

Yes, Leif told me I was pretty on Saturday. Normally, you wouldn't think this was a big deal, but for him there is a direct correlation between how much I weigh and how pretty he thinks I am. I've finally lost enough weight that he told me I am pretty!! I've missed it and love knowing that he thinks I'm pretty again. I'm still on cloud nine about that one... *happy sigh*

Goal #2 met!

Here I am at the class reunion at 115 lbs. I am so glad I got a new dress for the event, and I love it! Robert fixed it for me by adding a shirred insert to raise the neckline. I can't believe I feel comfortable wearing a halter in public, but I do! Confidence is a beautiful thing!

Texas Weight...

Well, I'm in Texas and have been for over a week. My class reunion is this Saturday and Sunday and I'm pretty sure I made it to the 15 lb weight loss goal. In fact, my mom's scale said I weighed 112 this morning. Now, her scale is different than mine, so it's not as good as it looks. BUT... her scale is 5 lbs less than a Dr. scale, so that would put me at 117 on the Dr. scale. My scale at home is 3 lbs less than a Dr. scale, which would put me at 114 on my scale! That's improvement! We'll see when I get home if I've actually lost weight, but my shorts are DEFINITELY loose, and I'm fitting into size 6 jeans. Mostly I'm just excited that people are noticing that I've lost weight. I feel confident and I feel like I look good. It's been a LONG time since I felt that way! In fact, I'm going to wear a halter dress to my reunion. That's a confidence I haven't felt in a long time!

I'm not counting calories while I'm here in Texas, but I am trying to be at least somewhat moderate in what I eat. I've definitely been splurging more and not eating as healthfully as I do at home, but will be right back on the SparkWagon when I'm home a week from today. So for right now I'm enjoying the break and relishing the fact that I'm a size 6!!

Oh yeah...

Did I mention that I lost another pound? Yeppers, I'm at 117. Happened yesterday and I'm pretty happy about that! Two pounds to go...

August Challenge Points

So far for August I've had....

water: 99 cups

exercise: 735 minutes (or 12 hours 15 minutes)

Which means I've accrued a grand total of.... 834 points so far!

Weigh Day - Week....

... what week are we on? I don't know, but I'm still at 118.