Losing It....Week 6

It's already been 2 weeks since my last weigh-in, I sort of lost track of time and thought I had another week left. But no, today is the day. Let's just cut right to the chase.

Results:

-6 pounds

Yay for me! That is a total of 16 lbs. in 6 weeks.

Exercise:

Okay, so I totally threw out my last goal. I did NOT run 2 miles, in fact I barely ran at all. I found myself getting a little bored with the monotony of doing the same thing everyday even though I did try and change it up a bit each day. I started these last two week out with my normal routine of walking McKenna to school then coming home to do Zumba or jumping on the treadmill, but one day as I was walking home from school I began to dread going home to workout in the basement. It wasn't the exercise I was dreading,  just the way I planned on doing it. So, instead of turning into my street I just kept going. I walked another couple of miles then headed back home. I have decided that while the weather is beautiful, like it has been, I will be outside as much as I can until I HAVE TO workout in the basement.  I don't sweat as much, but I still get a good workout. If I can get out of the house in the evenings without a stroller or kiddies I plan on doing some jogging and taking advantage of the great hills around UVU. I also think I'll squeeze in a 20 minute Zumba workout before I take McKenna to school, if I feel like it, if not I won't. Zumba and the treadmill will be available all winter long, but for now I want to be outside enjoying the sunshine.

Goal:

Alright, this may sound a little silly, but who cares. Here's my goal: This season on the Biggest Loser there is a woman about my size. She weighs a little more, but we are close enough. My goal is to keep up with her weight loss each week. I guess that only works if she doesn't get kicked off right away. I like a little competition, I think this will be fun.

Feelings:

I'm pretty excited. This is feeling good. Those 16 lbs. for me are what push me over the edge between comfortably overweight and just plain feeling fat. I am no longer squeezing into my normal jeans, they are fitting comfortably, I am now squeezing into the next size down. ;) However, I'm a little nervous about getting too excited, because I've done this before, this is about what I weighed when I got pregnant with the twins. This is about what I weighed when I came home from the hospital after they were born. This is about the time when I start getting a little too comfortable (aka LAZY). This is about the time when I stop losing because life happens, but not this time. This time I'm going to keep going. This time I don't plan on getting pregnant. This time I don't plan on Ken losing his job and me feeding my fear and frustrations with food. This time it is a permanent part of my life not just a short time visitor. I am actually looking forward to my next weigh in 2 weeks. Wish me luck!