Not a WHOLE going on in Heather's Fat News... I've recently been taking some bathroom shots at work, so I'm adding them here for posterity. Thanks everyone for all of the positive feedback on the red dress. I DO love that dress and just felt AWESOME in it. The polka dot was actually a blast from the past. I wore this to BFF Tina's wedding in 2007 and I can finally fit in it again. I was feeling super sassy in that too, until someone said I looked like Minnie Mouse. What?!
Still trying to get ready for the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure. Finally actually did the correct 5k I mapped out in my neighborhood. I really need to run more often than twice a week, but I also need to do a lot of things. One thing at a time. I recently started writing a blog post about ways to make work outs fun. The thing that exercise enthusiasts are always preaching about. I had this crazy idea -- girls' night out bootcamp. You get together with your girls and work out to earn activity points (or pre-burn calories, whatever your thing is) to go out and party like a rock star. An added bonus is a little extra tightness to wear your favorite party dress! A skew tangent version of this would be to plan activity dates with the girls. One of my best friends at work (BFAW) and I have been going to Mount Trashmore after work and doing a loop. And of course, my original BFAW inspires me to go for walks at work all the time. The bottom photo is just a random shot from the USAA walk.
And the middle torn jeans photo? Well, that was an old pair of jeans that got torn at the thighs from my fat pushing out... And now they're too big! I bought a replacement pair one size down at Old Navy this weekend. They only had one pair my new size in the style I like in the store. Which turns out to be a blessing, because they're the slip down style that the young people seem so fond of these days. My old favorite style is no longer being made. Boo! Still, SO nice to finally be down a pants size. Losing 40 pounds and only down two pants sizes since the journey started?! I mean, that's crazy right? I think because this time I'm incorporating so much more exercise than I ever did the last time that perhaps there's more muscle there. But, things are trending in the right direction -- I was finally able to buy 2 pairs of almost knee high boots. Something that my luscious calves would never have let me do before!
I don't want to over-sell the things are going great position. I've definitely been sabotaging myself a lot lately. I mean, just because you can mix vodka with water by using drink mix packs in doesn't mean you should.... To excess, anyway. There have been a few slip ups with bags of food and tying them on like a feedbag. Some remembered, some, uh, not. I have definitely learned that even healthy crunchy food is still a trigger that I CANNOT have around. I'm just glad that it was healthy so I could minimized some of the shock and horror I felt when it was over. It will be a while before apple or veggie straws are here again.
This week I'm going to work on getting back to basics. Making sure I get at least 2 activity points in a day, minimizing the weeknight drinking and getting back to religiously tracking. I'm pretty good with tracking, but I've slipped a bit this weekend and I don't want this to become a habit.
Huh, I guess more to report than I thought. I'm off to watch the Emmys -- have a great week!
hugs,
Heather
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