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My Life Thus Far
205 Is Such A Lovely Number
Week 1 of Bootcamp is completed and I am officially 205
pounds, isn't that a lovely number? I lost 13 pounds in 1
week! Can you believe that? Finally, something in my life
is working in my favor. Spending all of my time feeling
sorry for myself was such a waste of energy. Now that I've
channeled my energy into something worth-while (Like
losing weight) I'm feeling much more satisifed with myself
and the progress I'm making. God, it feels good to feel
good.
Last night before I went to bed, I did my Pilates routine
(Snookums thought it looked very silly and enjoyed mocking
me, but I didn't care) and I even managed to squeeze a
little reading in before my eyelids got too heavy. My back
felt so good after I finished that I couldn't help, but be
ready for bed. I've been struggling with a nagging lower
backache for the past 4 months (longer, if you count
pregnancy backache) and Pilates helps temporarily quell
the pain. Once I get my abdominals in shape, I know the
back pain will go away, so I'm not worried about it.
I figured that if I lose 5 pounds a week for the next 11
weeks, I'll reach my goal of 150 pounds by the end of the
bootcamp, in time for our vacation. I know it sounds crazy
to try to lose the weight that quickly, but I'm
determined, and I don't feel like I'm making any
sacrifices I'm not willing to make. I wanted to change my
life and I did. All I started doing was eating healthy
foods and exercising regularly and the weight is melting
off. I didn't start some fad diet that requires I only eat
cantaloupe and cabbage the rest of my life. I'm just doing
the right things for a healthy body, so if 5 pounds comes
off a week, I'm happy, if not, it'll just take me a little
longer to reach my goal. I don't have a cement set time
limit to lose the weight, but whatever I do lose by
vacation time is going to bowl over my mother-in-law! I'm
not doing it to impress her, that's just one of the
added benefits.
I'm going to embark on my first walk of the day. It's a
bit sunny out, so I'm a little perturbed about that, but
I'll get over it. So, I'll sweat a little more, big deal.
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