Hell Yeah!

YESSSSSSS!  Finally, at long last, after weeks (okay, months) of gains, I stepped onto the scale this morning for a great loss: 5.2 pounds down!  Wow.  I earned that too, I assure you.

This past week, I made up my mind that it was time to do this, take it seriously, or just forget about it.  I went back to logging all my food and drink, and I stopped letting myself consider my workouts optional.  I did two workouts I wasn’t sure I was going to make it through, and they were difficult but not impossible.

I got back to running too.  I am going gently and slowly on a treadmill until I am sure my heel is 100% healed up, and also because carrying all this extra weight makes running a bit uncomfortable.  I can’t wait until I lose enough that I can enjoy running instead of spending the entire time yanking on a sports bra that is digging into my ribs, or wondering if my legs rubbing together is going to create enough friction to set my workout pants on fire.  That would be a sight to see at the gym!

This weight loss is very motivating.  It’s a sure sign of what I can when I put my mind to it and decide that I am going to do it, come hell or high water.

After my weigh-ins, I take a cheat meal, so tonight my husband and I are going out to dinner.  I meant to get some yard work done today, but after the alarm went off this morning for my run, I snuggled back up beside my husband, who made it even harder to get out of bed by gently stroking my hair.  Eventually I made myself get up, but I got a very late start to the day, and now it’s time to hit the shower for our date tonight.

Happy Saturday!

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