I don't think I've really blogged about this before...if I did remind me because then I'm also suffering memory loss. I joined Weight Watchers back in October after fighting with my jeans for six months because I refused to go and buy a bigger size. That is not fun shopping. It went well at first and the first few months it was good progress. Then I hit a plateau from January through March. Lose 2 pounds one week, gain 2.3 back the next. Lose 1.3 pounds, gain 1 pound back the next. Repeat. Seriously it was a long plateau.
At one point in February I gained 4 pounds!! I remember my leader looking at me and saying in her not-so-nice-voice (and she's really nice), "I hope you fix this." Yikes! Well, I did. I fixed it plus some. I was able to jump the hurdle and this week when I went in I finally made it down the slope! Expecting to have gained weight or lost .2 lbs again *sigh*, I saw -3.0 on the scale! Say what? Did I do that?! And guess what? That put me at my 10% weight loss goal! Whoo-hoo! I mean, this is exciting stuff.
So now I'm hoping to keep up this progress. No more plateaus. No more excuses. My next goal? To run a 5K. Now I'm sure many of you are like, "Seriously, a 5K? That's so easy! I run a 5K everyday." (Ok, maybe not everyday, but you get the point, right?). But the deal is that I hate running. With all of my soul (or soles - both work). Loathe it. Not motivated. See? For me it's hard. In high school I had to run because I played soccer & basketball. But that was for the team. Here it's for me. And on my own time - which is very limited during the week. Not being a morning person, it's a rare occasion when I get home from work & have time to run before I have to start dinner or be somewhere else. I don't have a goal date in mind and I don't think I could handle the pressure of having a goal date. Would probably make me quit to be honest. But I have a new goal and here's to goals! And no more plateaus!
And now when I have to go shopping it's not to buy bigger pants, but smaller ones. In fact, I've went down two pant sizes & am due for another round of shopping. Success at it's finest! What are some of your goals? Are you a runner? Maybe I will post more about my running progress. Eww, just typing that made me nervous & queasy. Maybe I won't. But I would love to hear about yours.
4 comments:
Wow Jess, that's awesome! You must feel very accomplished. I'm impressed by your 5k goal- that would be a struggle for me too. I'm also glad you had the confidence to post about this online- it's not easy. Here's to more new jeans!!
There is a 5K run in Seattle on June 18th that my husband and I are doing, but it's not just straight up running. It's called the Survivor Mud Run and it's got a bunch of intense obstacles throughout the course. You end up getting covered from head to toe in mud. We think it looks like a lot of fun, but it looks pretty hard too. Check it out: http://www.survivormudrun.com/
Wooo! Go Jess! You are my insperation! I love you, sister. :)
Thanks everyone for the encouragement!
Jess - that sounds crazy. A little too crazy! Good for you guys. I'll have to check it out - however we're in Indiana that weekend this year.
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