Weigh in

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an update

I've become way more lapse about what I'm eating.  My portion sizes are way smaller, I'm exercising and I feel fantastic.  I've gotten some new clothes and many compliments about what I'm doing.  I'm having trouble giving up sweets though.  I feel like I've cut so many other things from my life:  sedentary ways, soda, laziness, fried foods, etc.
Overall I'm doing well.  The weight is dropping slowly but that's alright.  I'm content with the progress I've made and continue to make.

A gain

This week I had my first gain since June.  It's all good though, and I"m not letting it get me down.  I know it's part water retention from eating too much sodium, and part muscle gain from increasing my workout intensity. 

I'm up but not down!

I weighed myself today and I was up 2 lbs.  It's all good though; I'm pretty sure it was just water retention because I had a ton of sodium yesterday.  I'm doing everything right.  Eating well, exercising, drinking lots of water.  I'm confident the scale will come back down.
I went to the gym this morning and had a great workout on the stair stepper and the treadmill.  Yup, I burned over 800 calories!  Woohoo!  :)

Proud

I'm feeling especially proud of myself today.  It was weigh in day and I showed a 4.2 pound loss.  I'm quite sure a lot of that was water I had been previously retaining, but I'll take it.  It puts me that much closer to my goal of being under 235 for my mom's wedding on October 8. 
In other news, I wore a dress to work today.  I haven't worn a dress to work in over ten years.  Leggings are amazing!  I got lots of compliments from my co-workers and students.  It felt good to feel good about how I looked. 

Wednesday weigh in

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Tuesday part 2

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Tuesday part 1

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Kickin' some ass!

I continue to kick ass with my workouts.  It feels so good to burn 600 or 700+ calories in one workout.  I never thought I would say this, but I LOVE WORKING OUT!  There, I said it!  My husband has been an awesome support and he's helping me train.  I love that he's so supportive. 

In other news, I did some shopping this weekend and bought myself some new bras.  Pretty bras with underwires.  No more floppin' around for the girls!  :)

I need another day off.  Hopefully the week goes quickly.

Sunday workout part 2

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Sunday workout part 1

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Under 240!

I couldn't help myself.  I had to get  on the scale this morning.  I knew I was close to being under 240; I had no idea I was well below it already.  238.4 was what  greeted me this morning.  It was a nice way to start a long day.

Today's workout

Did another 5k! Made decent time too!

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My first 5k!

My goal for today was to do a 5k on the treadmill.  I did it and then some.  I'm so super proud of myself!!!

I gave in

The scale has been calling to me from the spare bedroom.  I gave in this morning and got it out.  240.6 is what greeted me.  That means I've now lost 50.2 pounds since the third week of May.  I'm amazed by this!  I'm super proud of this!  I feel great about this! 
Interestingly, when I look in the mirror I don't always see the difference.  Every now and then I notice subtle changes; like how my stomach is smaller and I am less round.  My pants are all requiring a belt now and my shirts are too big.  I'm scared to spend a lot of money on new things because I plan to continue exercising and eating well.  I've got at least another 70 pounds to go before I'm done.  One day at a time though.

Today's workout

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