Week 23 weigh in!

Week 23 is an early weigh in because I work on Saturday.  Again this week Julia is out and I saw another new person.  I sit here shaking my head, wondering if the center will ever learn that I for one like consistency.  I can't be the only client that they have that hates change.  Weight loss is such a personal and private thing.  To let someone in and basically take over the wheel to help you reach your goal is a hard thing.  At least for me it is.  So anyway, we didn't discuss much this week either, just what worked and if I have any challenges coming up in the next week.  I ordered my food, packed it up and was out the door in less than thirty minutes.  I'm told that Julia will be back next Saturday.......I'll have to wait and see.  So, my new number?  154.6, that is a  2.4 pound loss for the week.  So I guess taking a couple of days off of running didn't hurt me as much as I thought it would.  I'm happy with the weight loss, I look at parts of my body when I'm showering or when I walk by the mirror and think, "Who does that body belong to?"  There are still days when I feel like I still weigh over 200 pounds.  And to be honest, when I look in the mirror I still see the woman that weighs 265 pounds.  I sigh because I know that the summer is almost over and I don't think I will find a chance to go to the lake or go swimming with this new shape I have, but that's okay.  By next summer I will be at my goal weight and I can go camping with Chris in a new suit and know I'm comfortable in this body.  A new goal to reach for.  I'm buying less food now, slowly taking out meals and starting to eat on my own.  My plan is to be at least half way by the end of September.  And by way way I mean half Jenny food, half regular foods.                                                                 

So for exercise this week I took Sunday off.  I actually went and bought a new fish tank for my husband.  We spent the better part of Saturday and  Sunday setting up the new tank and then cleaning out the old one.  Then setting the old one back up.  So I actually ran out of time and didn't get my run in, it wasn't planned that way.  I finally posted my schedule on the hall for the 1/2 marathon training and I'm doing my best to follow it.  Feels like I'm not doing anything, but I'm try my best to stay on schedule.  In another week I will register for the race and that will be the no turning back point.  Part of me has to say, I'm sorry and saddened by the fact that my cousin will have to sit this race out.  I know it would be so much easier if she were to run with me.  But this is a journey for me.  I can and will make it alone, because I am Strong.  The only thing that I hope for is that Chris will be there waiting for me when I cross the finish line.  Or at least someone.......

Well, that's it for this week.  One more week of Ramadan and then I can really turn up the heat!  Til next week, keep moving! ~ Darcy