Christy

It’s two days before Christmas! My son is home from school, and as I type this post, he is sitting on the couch talking to me. He’s been talking to me since he opened his eyes this morning. I’m amazed I’ve been able to get anything done with my little talker home all week! WOW!

So on to the weigh in. I’m very, very happy with my small gain this week. Happy because I honestly expected it to be so much more. This is such a tough time of year, and any loss should be celebrated with fireworks and marching bands, as far as I’m concerned!

My numbers:

Last week: 139.8
This week: 140.4
Change: +0.6

This week’s weight will be my starting week for next week’s BRAND NEW FABULOUS Challenge since I’ll be out of town next week, and while I am taking my Wii and More Workouts with me, I’m not taking my scale. I need to take a break from my OCD weighing! Since we’re going snow skiing (for the first time ever!) and I’ll have More Workouts with me, I’m hoping that my first challenge weigh-in after the first of the year will be FABULOUS!!!

Have a very merry Christmas. Enjoy yourselves, but keep you waistline in mind when you go for that 3rd cookie. There’s no sense throwing all of you hard work this year away, right?

Much love and many wishes for a Happy Holiday season and a Shrinking New Year for each and every one of you!

As far as my habits, go, I’m doing a pretty good job. My focus for this challenge was water, and I’m proud to say I’ve met my goal everyday. I also chose to focus on 5 servings of fruit and vegetables each day, and aside from a few missed days while out of town, I’ve done quiet well and actually look forward to my daily 5.

The last habit I wanted to form was getting exercise every day. This one, my fine Sisters and Brothers, I have failed miserably on.  Sure, I’ve worked out sporadically, but not in a habit forming way, and that makes me mad. I truly set out on this challenge with the intent of exercising and making it a habit. I’m not going to give up, though. I know that we have the EA Sports Active 30-Day Challenge on the horizon, so I’m going to prepare myself for that, and workout as much as I can between now and then to prepare.

My weight, well, it hasn’t gone down. Nope, I haven’t shrunk. I’m not making any excuses, because I know exactly what happened. Over the last month I traveled 3 of the 4 weeks. I traveled to places like Chicago, Atlanta, Tennessee and Austin. And if I’m going to be really honest, I’ll just tell you I ate my way through those cities and states. Oh yes I did. I’m not going to say I ate things I shouldn’t have, because really, I don’t feel like anything is off limits. I can’t live like that. But when you partner day after day and trip after trip of eating out, and not making the healthiest of choices, it doesn’t matter how much walking or hiking or babywearing you do. Calories in do not equal calories out which equals a gain.

So here are my numbers:

Last official weigh-in at the end of the Shrinking Days of Summer challenge: 142.6

Today’s weigh-in after weeks of debauchery: 146

Do you know how long it took me to get to 142.6? MONTHS. Months of working through a plateau and struggling so hard. I was so proud. I know I will back to it, but OMG, nothing sucks more than getting there and and then losing it. Can I get an AMEN?

And here is my new commitment: I am going to start using Weight Watchers online again. Today. I used it and lost 45 pounds before my daughter was born. I know it works. I know how it works and why it works. I will do it. Help keep me honest okay? I’m going to blog here everyday about my points and tracking and how I’m doing. Come back here and harass me in the comments if you don’t see me post. Please. Every time you comment, I get an email which is just like a swift kick in the ass.

Smooches.