It's the small things

If you know me or have been reading the blog for any length of time, you know that I am a bit scale-happy. I can't help it...seeing it stay the same or go up, while frustrating, can also help to motivate me. Seeing the scale go down, obviously is exciting.

So yes I weighed myself this morning, even though I just hit 40 (40.5) yesterday. And you know what? I lost a little more! .7 more actually, so my total is now at 41 lbs even.

Now tell me, WTF happened that I suddenly lost weight two days in a row? I am starting to think it is like some totally random freak occurance. That you can work as hard as you want, but you will only actually lose weight every now and then...like at those rare times that the weight-loss Gods have pity on you and decide it's time for a little confidence boost. Then you might go back to 3 or 4 weeks of nothing.

Oh and one aweome detail regarding the 41 lb mark - it offically put my BMI into the 29's!!!! 29.90 to be exact, and so I am now considered "overweight" instead of "obese". Also, I am pretty sure I have not been this weight for about 6 years. Awesome!

It. is. about. freaking. time!!!

Just when I thought this whole freaking thing was pointless...BAM. Success! I finally hit 40 lbs!!! 40.5 lbs, to be exact. I am so excited, this is one of those huge milestones. I am celebrating by eating some packaged strawberry oatmeal for breakfast ;-) Ok, ok. I confess, I eat packaged strawberry oatmeal for breakfast many a day. But hey nobody is perfect okay?!

Interesting factoids....
*I started this journey at 227.1 lbs
*I am now 186.7 lbs.
*My BMI is currently 30.01...I am thisclose to being out of the 30's foreeeevvveeeeer!!!
*Also when my BMI goes down into the 29 range, the Wii fit will no longer consider me "Obese"; instead I will only be considered "overweight".
*It took me just 2.5 weeks to lose my first 10 lbs, but it took me almost 2.5 MONTHS to lose this last 10 lbs. They aren't kidding when they say you need to have patience and just keep chugging along, and that it is a slow process and the weight didn't come on overnight so it won't go away overnight.

Hopefully this will help me to motivate myself, so that I stop craving all the deliciousness that is a Wendy's Frosty. O M G, those little buggers are like heaven in a cup.

Step by step

I lost one more pound for a total of....39.5

I can't bring myself to call it 40 yet...but...soon. Soon soon.

X+Y=Z

Solve X+Y=Z

X= 4 mile run
Y= Chicken Lo Mein and eggrolls for dinner

Unfortunately, Z = no change in weight. It could be worse, I could have gained. Chinese is sky high in sodium after all. But man....what did I have to go and do that for?!

I blame hubby. The chinese was his idea.

Four-point-oh?

Unfortunately, my title four point oh does not refer to hitting 40 lbs...but still it is something good....

I ran my first 4-miler! Look, I even have proof!


Now dangit, I want to hit my 40 lb mark. Comeonalready!!!

I realize I have no patience. I can't help it.

Just sayin'

This crap is totally unfair. Why is it that I can recall plenty of people throughout my life who have been naturally thin, ate like pigs, and never did any more exercise than me. I remember a friend in 5th grade who was not involved in any sports and didn't have a particularly active family so I would assume wasn't all that active outside of school either.....and she was at my house and ate like a whole bag of dill pickle chips. (And no - she didn't throw it up afterwards!)
Me? I could look at a single potato chip and probably gain a pound. Sure, lately it hasn't been as bad but that is only because I kick my own butt exercising including strength exercises, and have probably raised my metabolism that way. But I ain't no Lady Gaga....I sure wasn't born this way.

Just a random vent brought on by a random one day gain (most likely of water weight after eating some delicious fries last night).

Sub 10 minute mile

Wooot! Look what I did! (Sorry for the off centered picture, I took it literally right away after I was running, and I was a little unsteady lol) Maybe someday I will be able to do that on ground too! For now, I am happy with the treadmill. I think I like it because however fast I set it, is how fast I HAVE to go. When I am running outside, I have a hard time motivating myself. I have to work on that. lol

Holidays

I LOVE the 4th of July. Especially spending the 4th of July in one of my favorite places in the world, Crane Lake. It is like a second home to me. I vacationed there with my family as a child. I spent 6 summers living there when I was 16-21 years old. I met my husband there, and got married there.

But the 4th of July can also be filled with plenty of calories - ice cream, snacks, alcohol, and the delicious annual fish dry that my in laws do at their cabin. I was really hoping to simply not gain anything, but low and behold I managed to lose a little too! 1.8 lbs to be exact. My total is about 38.5 now.

ALMOST THERE! Soon I will hit 40 lbs, which will be way exciting. 40 lbs is what I lost in 2004 before my wedding. Then I stopped, and slowly started gaining back. This time, I am not stopping.

My goal is to hit 40 lbs within the next 2 weeks. Very, very do-able I think?! I hope! I always seem to get stuck right before big milestones like this, so we'll see.