Candy, and Fried Food and Drinks, Oh My!

Each of these things by themselves isn't a horrible thing. However, when you put them all together in one day, it doesn't exactly aide in weight loss! Yesterday started off innocent enough. I had a decent breakfast, had lunch with my daughter, and enjoyed a field trip with her class. Then came Homecoming. We went to the Homecoming parade and the kids in the parade were super generous with the candy. And, they seemed to all know and like my kids, so they threw extra candy at them. The kids filled their pockets, then they filled my pockets, then we took it all home. I'm a sucker for Tootsie Rolls and Smarties, and there was plenty to go around. After the Homecoming game, some friends and I went out to get a drink. I only ordered one, which I suppose is good, but that still didn't help my already fragile calorie count for the day. It had been a little while since I had eaten, so naturally we thought that along with our drinks, we should order some appetizers. A variety of appetizers. And of course we shared them, so we all had a little of this and a little of that. Yesterday will clearly be chalked up to a day of good friends but poor choices.

Round of Applause

I want to give a big Thanks and round of applause to restaurants that put their nutritional information online. It makes it so much easier to plan for an evening out! I had dinner with some ladies last night and we decided ahead of time to go to TGIFridays. Because they have the balls to put it out there and let everyone know the stats on their food, I was able to plan my meal before I even left home, and stay under my calories for the day. Thank you TGIFridays!

The Jig is Up

I'm a pretty tough chick. At least that's the image that I like to portray. As far as my training sessions go, I can be a machine. It's amazing what you can do when someone's watching you and you don't want them to think you're weak. I'll squat, lunge, dead lift, push up, dip, whatever, until he tells me to stop. And I don't complain. I might make a smart ass comment here and there to keep things light, but I will still do the work. This has worked well for the last 6 weeks. But, the jig is now up. This morning my trainer wanted me to try something that really made me nervous. Quite honestly, I was scared to death. (Let me back up and mention that I hurt my back when I was 20. I slipped a disc and was down for a few weeks. Most painful thing I've ever been through, including childbirth! Needless to say, I am now super careful about what I do because I have no intention of injuring my back again.) Back to this morning... He wanted me to use the kettle bells and swing one up over my head and then back down. Right away I told him that I was really nervous about this. I had horrible visions of me doing it wrong and my back getting out of whack. He showed me how to do it properly, started me on a small weight (10 pounds) and I tried on my own. It actually didn't go that terribly. It was difficult, but I had the hang of it and my back seemed to be fine. He was happy with my form, so he gave me the weight that he wanted me to have. I got it over my head once and freaked out on the way down. I told him that it was too heavy and I put the weight on the floor. He was fine with that and told me that I could work my way up to those and we moved on to something else. Maybe I should rephrase that, He moved on to something else. My head was still very much on that exercise. I'm doing my dead lifts, but was thinking about what had just happened. It wasn't so much the fact that I couldn't (or didn't want to) do them. In fact, I actually really wanted to try them again with the 10 pound weight, but he didn't think that was a good idea. My issue was the fact that I didn't look like a tough chick anymore. I let something get the best of me. Now, in my head I know that I made the right decision. I know that it was smart for me to stop before I hurt myself. I wouldn't be doing anyone any good if I were laid up for several weeks again. So, I really do believe I did the right thing. My ego on the other hand, that took a serious hit. For the last 6 weeks, I've had a nice wall up. I was tough, I was strong, and my trainer was still trying to figure me out. For what it was worth, I felt like I had the upper hand. But today forced me to let down the wall and I wasn't ready for that. I still wanted to portray the "Superwoman" image that I had been showing. Instead, a very different, vulnerable me came through and that's something that rarely happens. Very few people see that side of me, and that's exactly the way I wanted it. I show people exactly what I want them to see and nothing else. Today, some honest, true feelings came out and I'm not sure how I feel about it...

Week In Review

I'll be perfectly honest and tell you that I'm reporting on the weight that I logged on Friday morning. We left town Friday afternoon for the wedding and I didn't get home until this afternoon. I'm quite certain that with the amount of champagne I drank and the cake I allowed myself, my weight is probably up slightly. But, I hit a number on Friday and I'm going with it! I ended up losing 1.6 pounds this past week which thrills me to death! And just as exciting as that is the fact that I'm getting super close to the 20 pound loss mark. I'm only about a half pound away, so I'm expecting to hit it this week or next! That is big news for a couple reasons. First off, it's 20 pounds! Back in my Weight Watcher days I used to kind of "check" to see how much weight I had lost from week to week. After my first 5 pounds, I grabbed a bag of sugar and carried it around for a while. After 10 pounds I think I grabbed 2 bags. For 20 pounds, it was a large bag of dog food. It's really surprising just how much 20 pounds weighs. And after this last .4 pounds, I'm not carrying it around any longer! Secondly, I'm at a weight that I haven't been at since I left Weight Watchers. I am proving that I in fact CAN do it on my own! I'm also very happy to report that the bridesmaid dress was actually a little big on me! Not big enough to fall off, but big enough that I found myself adjusting it throughout the night. It was a problem that I was pretty happy to have. :-) I hope everyone else had a fabulous weekend!

Exciting News

We're getting ready to head off for the wedding! I've got several exciting things to share once I get back. Have a great weekend!

Crunch Time

We're in the final week before the wedding, so it's time to really step it up! I've scheduled 2 sessions with my trainer this week and I plan to really hit the cardio hard. I haven't tried the dress on lately, but I'm guessing it still fits. My ultimate goal is to not only have it fit, but for it to be comfortable. I've got 4 more days to get it done!

Week In Review

All in all it's been a good week. I am down .4 pounds :-) Not much else to really report. Actually, I take that back. Something kind of funny happened this afternoon. My family and I were at a local apple orchard. We had just finished picking apples and enjoying the outdoors and were standing in line to get our cider and donuts. I'm minding my business when my trainer walks up and says hi. Seriously? I run into my trainer when I'm in line for donuts? I guess I'm getting my butt kicked a little harder tomorrow morning!