July 2017 – Page 2 – Sweat & Sparkle

With two days off last week for the 4th of July, I was worried about staying on track and sticking to my routine. I decided to use the time off to my advantage and finished longer workouts on Monday and Tuesday. I kept up my Insanity and weight training workouts the rest of the week, and I confidently stepped onto the scale Saturday morning to bask in my impressive weight drop.

*womp, womp, womp*

I weighed in at 163.6, barely a pound down from last week. What the hell? I busted my ass for that? What a rip-off!

Yes, I know, if a friend or fellow blogger had lost a pound and was upset, I would say/type in my most soothing voice/font, “Any loss is a good loss, at least you’re still moving down, it’s never just a pound, great job”, and more of the same. But it’s really hard to swallow, especially after working so hard.

That leaves me with 3.6 pounds to lose in 2 weeks to reach my mini-goal before the wedding. I know the world won’t collapse if I don’t hit 159 by the wedding, but it would mean a lot to me to see the 150’s and reach the goal I set so long ago. (It’s not my goal weight, mind you, just a mini-goal).

My fiance said not to let it get to me, but of course I am letting it get to me, with a fierceness. I keep replaying the week, trying to pinpoint what I did wrong, what I need to do differently this week.

I’m going to shake things up a bit this week, see what happens. I’ve been doing Insanity workouts for my cardio for over two months, and even though they are crazy intense, maybe my body is used to them. I’m going to move onto Insanity MAX this week and also add in some variety with my cardio, like HIIT workouts and the step aerobics workout I did this morning. I will keep tracking my food as usual and aim for 2 pounds gone by the end of the week.

Happy belated 4th of July! The weekend went by so fast. I was off on Monday and Tuesday, which was great, but lack of a work routine is also a test of my dedication. I still worked out both days, but what is it about a day off that makes me want to eat all day long?

Yesterday was especially tough. I caved and asked my fiance if he wanted to go out for lunch, but when we got to the restaurant (a buffet, for goodness sake! What was I thinking?), I scrambled together every shred of will power I could scrounge and stuck to the salad bar and vegetable sides like green beans.

My weigh in this past Saturday was a good one, down two more pounds. My goal is to lose at least 5 more pounds before the end of July and hit the 150’s.

Well, I finally have a wedding dress! The rest of the Plan B dresses were delivered over the weekend, and I was in a flurry of lace and chiffon in my hurry to see how they looked. The one I was hoping would fit and look good is the one I decided on. It’s very pretty, with a shorter hem in the front and down to the floor in the back.

So that dress is hanging in the closet, waiting for the big day, and all the rejects are packed up and ready to return today. Yesterday I tried on the dress with the jewelry and shoes, made sure everything works together. It’s a relief to have the dress secured and ready to go! I was getting nervous that I would get married in jeans and my old, grubby college t-shirt, the way it was going with dresses for a while there.

My goal this week is to lose at least 2 more pounds. I am still doing the Insanity workouts, so I will do one of those tonight and probably add on an abs workout.