stuck

week: +2
total: -9.5

I've looked at my weight numbers for the last month, and I seem to be on a mighty plateau. That, or my body thinks it's happy where it is now -- and I might buy that, except that my body still has a LOT of jiggly jubbly bits that really do not belong. I guess I'm going to have to change some things, or else just wait it out.

I tried the "gym before work" thing on Monday. It wasn't altogether heinous, but one needs to be supremely well-organized. I almost accomplished that, but I forgot my shower-shoes and my comb. (I had a spare comb in the car, so the latter was minor, except for walking out of the gym looking like a crazy woman.) It isn't too late for me to try it again today, but I'll have to make up my mind fast.

looking great in 08

week: -2
total: -11.5

things I've done right this week:

• resumed regular Tang Soo Do
• returned to the gym
• removed excessive amounts of chocolate from the house
• took my lunch to work
• did not go overboard on king cake at the first Mardi Gras parade & party
  

where I need improvement:

• more water, especially late at night
• less thinking that pasta is a fallback food (but I love it, so easy, so tasty)
• potatoes too (I love my starches)
  

weighing in: a positive is positively not positive

week: +1.5
total: -9.5

I'm going the wrong way here, and I think I've figured out why. I've not been to the gym to lift weights in weeks. I've been sporadic about Tang Soo Do. I can blame time, and headaches, and the business of starting a new semester, but really, it's just been disorganization. I already said it to my husband, that I have to get back, and now I'm saying it here. Once again I repeat my re-commitment to gaining health.

See how others are doing with the Look Great in '08 Challenge.

back from hiatus

since last weigh-in: +1
total: -11

That +1 does not tell the whole story -- of how there was constantly food available at my in-laws' house (Christmas candy, Christmas cookies, fresh homemade bread, you get the idea), of getting home and back to our standard diet, and back into the habit of exercising. Weight-wise, it was a tumultuous two weeks.

And clearly, if the challenge had ended today as originally scheduled, I would be nowhere near my goal of losing 20. I probably would have been bummed, but now that we get to carry on till February, I know I still have a chance.

I wanted to review 2007 in a nutshell.

• From Jan 2 to Dec 27, I went from 218 to 170, with my lowest weight of 167.5 peeking at me on Dec 22.
• A year ago, I would never have posted my starting weight in a public forum.
• In May, I discovered and joined the May Day Challenge, where I was introduced to many strong and determined people.
• In June, I started following the Abs Diet plan, really changing my food choices and adopting an exercise program.
• In September, my husband and I joined a traditional martial arts school to study Tang Soo Do.
• In November, we tested for and earned our orange belts in Tang Soo Do

Overall, I'd say it was a good year. Happy New Year!