June 27, 2007 Thursday

After some fluctuations, I am down to 173.2! I am so happy. That is a definite breakthrough. I have gotten down to 175 several times, but breaking the 175 mark is a big accomplishment. I think my body likes to plateau there.

Great things about losing the first 7-12 lbs:

• My clothes fit looser. I love having a good reason to buy new clothes!
• I think my legs look a little bit better.
• I have more energy.
• I have established a habit of exercizing daily and I actually look forward to exercizing to the point that I will go out of my way to exercize in odd places and at odd times-like at 7:30 at night or while visiting another city for the weekend.
• My clothes are loose! It's not that they are too big now, but the fit is different.
• My clothes are more comfortable to wear. I can wear a 12-14 now comfortably.
• I looked at the back of my upper leg in short shorts and in my swimming suit and it looked alright.
• I bought a swimming suit for the first time in over 10 years!
• I can run! It doesn't hurt, it feels kind of good!
• I can do crunches without them hurtng me either. In fact, it takes more for me to even feel it!

My next big goal is to break 160. I hope to be there by the time I finish my Healthy Ways weight loss class at Kaiser. They don not want us to set a goal of more than 2lbs per week, which should put me at 157. I was having such difficulties being consistent, especially after getting some results, that I decided to sign up myself and my DH for an 8 week class and maybe also take some diet medication called Phentermine. I really have not decided if I will take the meds, but I have committed to myself that if I don't lose the weight and stay committed, I will do whatever it does take, including but not limited to meds. 160 would be a break through. I think I got down pretty cost to there while preggo with my 3rd baby. I lost weight cause I couldn't eat heavy foods or large portions because of nausea. I think I may have been close to 160 shortly after I had my 2nd baby.

My personal, private goal is to loose as much as possible in the next 8 weeks while I have the support of the class and the meds and after that, my focus will be maintenance. I actually think that I can get pretty close to my target weight by the end of the class if I stop eating wrong on the weekends.

My big challenge is eating right on the weekends and with my family.
Also, my other challenge is cooking daily to make sure that there is healthy food available. If I don't cook, my DH will. The fact of the matter is he is a better cook and used to cook 95% of the families meals. In order for me to assure that my family has access to healthy food, I have to cook the food.