goldypower

Today’s weigh in revealed I have now lost 10 lbs this year.  Only several more 10’s to go.  10 lbs was my first unofficial mini goal.  My official goal is another 12 lbs away.  I will try and get their by new year, what’s that, 9 or 10 weeks away?  10 lbs is also just a bit under the birth weight of my first child, she was 10lb 1oz.  Summer is just around the corner so that should make losing these last few lbs to that goal a little easier.  This October we’ve already had temperatures in the 30’s (c), that’s about 90 degrees f.  My aim is to be able to wear a few dresses from several summers ago which I have saved and to get rid of the ones from last summer, you know the ones, the frumpy fat lady ones.

I’ve been away from buddyslim for a while.  We have had illness in the house and been on holidays to our state capital for a week.   In all of that I have still managed to lose another 2 lbs.  My weight loss is now happening slowly but it is at least still happening.

Two and a half pounds down this week.  Only lots more 2 & 1/2’s to go.  At least it is a start in the right direction and lots of small amounts of weight loss add up to a large weight loss.  We have started thinking about a spring/summer vegetable garden and what to put in it.  Yes it is winter here.  I have found that whenever I have my own produce,  I have such an abundance of home grown organic food that I am always  on the  look out for recipes and ideas on canning and freezing.  I am glad I have a pantry large enough to store pumpkin for 5-6 months, I am also grateful pumpkin stores for that long.  I have also started saving jars for this summers produce when it comes to canning.  I do like to can peas, corn, carrot, tomato and pasta sauce (tomato and eggplant).  I have also rediscovered my food dehydrator so I wonder  what that will get used for?  Mentally I feel good that I am on the track to healthier eating this summer.

I thought I had been doing so well maintaining my weight but……little did I know until I got on the scales this morning that I have actually put on 10 pounds in the last six months.   Caring for everybody else, I did what almost every other mother does when someone is not well.  I neglected myself.  Today’s weigh in is the most I have ever weighed, so now I have to start from the beginning again.

Yesterday was cold being winter but what more could I have wanted than a walk along the beach with my husband.  By the time we got back to the car we had walked about 3 kilometres over an hour.  We slowly walked along just looking at things that had washed up on the shore.  Two kayakers went past.  The water was calm, the sun was out, kids at school.  Just perfect for whale watching (it is whale watching season here and I do live in the whale watching region).  Only problem - not a single whale in sight.  It was a lovely day and also a sneaky way to get in some exercise without even trying.

Monday I had my first session with my personal trainer at my local gym.  I used to go to the gym 3 or 4 times a week regularly before my daughter took ill.    Two years away from training and first day back, my body is hating me.  I ache just  thinking about anything physical,  at least this week I am starting out slowly and only going twice.  My body is saying that is twice too many times but I have paid in advance for 12 weeks and the appointments are made, and I am not going to waste that money already spent.   Monday was just an assessment period and was the “easy” session.   YUK.  My assessment went better than expected,  I am alot more flexible than either the trainer or I expected and have alot more upper body strength than was also expected.  I was also measured and weighed.  I weighed in where I thought I would be but was happy to know I had not shrunk any further with back injury, still at 6′ 0″ tall.

I finally took the plunge and…..signed up to the gym once again.    I stopped going about a year ago after my daughter’s health went down hill once again.    Now that we have got her on medication that makes her daily life alot easier to cope with it is now “me time.”    I did miss going to gym class.  I also missed that adrenalin hit I get after I have finished my work out.    I mainly go for the fun of it, if it helps me loose weight or just maintain it is then a bonus.     

I have just discovered that my back pain is gone.  You cannot believe how overjoyed I am at that.  Many people when they wake up think about a cigarette or some coffee.   Me - I used to consider paracetamol or ibrufen as I was getting out of bed as I was riddled with back pain.  It was not until yesterday  that I got out of bed and realised that I had not taken pain relief for nearly a month.  I have only lost 9-10lbs that it is amazing just how much difference that small amount of weight loss can help.

I have decided to lay off the coffee for a little as only a cups are enough to keep me up until unearthly hours of the morning.  This time it was only 2 coffees before 7 pm.  The good thing though the house is nice and quiet and so is our coastal town.  I love just to sit here and listen to the waves breaking on the rocks at night.  That is so peaceful and calming but sadly still keeps me awake after a caffeine hit.

Had a weigh in this morning and was excited to see I have lost 9 lbs in total, less than half lb until I am under 240.   At first loosing a little seems very disheartening as weight loss was slow and small numbers take a long time to add up.  Now that I am at 9 the numbers seem much larger and much more motivational.