Goodness gracious, I showed a 0.4 lbs loss for this last week! That's really beyond my comprehension. Last night I received my 16-week appreciation trinket from WW - but I received it in the privacy of the weigh-in booth, and not in front of everyone else - and that really kinda sucks. That also happened with my 15-lbs loss star sticker - the WW staffer gave it to me at the scale, and so I wasn't singled out with the rest of the "losers" during the meeting. You know, sometimes you just really NEED that ego boost to get you through the week. Ugh, maybe when I get to the 20 lbs. loss mark I can be "publicly" recognized once again, cuz gosh darnit I need it!
I've been wandering within the 17-pound range for several weeks now. I'm back in the bad-habit of eating out at night - and that needs to stop right-quick. I have a meal at home to get me through tonight, but tomorrow (payday), I'll have to hit the grocery store to stock up... but wait, that will have to go AFTER my evening hike, because I have arranged to go on the Sierra Club's Thurdsay night Griffith Park hike with a friend from work. I used to go on these hikes several years ago virtually every Tuesday and Thurdsay night, and I was so crazy I would even get up early in the morning to hike up to Mt. Hollywood at, like, 5:30 am!
My back is feeling much better, and I've heard from several people that hiking has really helped with their bad backs, so I feel pretty good about going out tomorrow night. I'm going to take it really easy - I'm only going to do the level 2 hike (they have up to level 6, I believe, comprised of crazy people who start sprinting once the hike starts!!!). Hopefully the re-introduction to formal exercise (and not just stretching) is going to make me start feeling much stronger and will help me get back on track with more consistent weight loss.
So it's proven difficult to get myself back on the program, but I simply have to. I've done so well so far (17.6 lbs in 15 weeks), and at that rate I could be down another 36 lbs or so by Christmas, which would bring me all the way down to (gasp!) about 184 lbs!!!! Wow. Those numbers speak volumes for me - I haven't been down to 184 in YEARS. Okay, I am a new, resolute Julie now!
Posted by weezgrrl at May 19, 2004 12:12 PM