Wednesday Weigh In (6)

It's that time again. Time to face the dreaded scale. So far the scale has been very good to me, but I know the day will come when that stops and I have to work much harder for a loss. Every Wednesday I wonder if that Wednesday will be the one. Don't get me wrong, completely changing how you eat is hard work, but I know I have to start working out as well. I'm afraid that motivation won't come until it comes to the point of having to do it to get results.

I did manage to get one walk in this week and that was last night. It was hot! My loving sister Megan was really encouraging me (threatening me with a wake up call... haha ;-) ) so I decided I better get it done. I had Bible study that evening so I thought I'd walk there and back. I was stopped not once but twice on the way there asking if I needed a ride. Granted I was carrying a tote bag and I knew both people who stopped me, but I couldn't help but thinking I obviously don't look like someone out walking for enjoyment. It was dark when Bible study was over so I could have easily accepted offers from any of the ladies who offered to take me home. But I wanted to get the rest of my walk in. As I took off across the parking lot I heard footsteps running towards me, two of the girls who rode together decided to walk me home. They decided there were two of them and one of me so they would still be safe walking back and they would get a walk in that day as well ( I offered to drive them back but they wouldn't let me). As we were about halfway home, out of nowhere we felt something quickly approaching us from behind, then it yelled, causing all three of us to scream and jump out of the way. I think we all lost a few years off our life and our hearts stopped beating momentarily. A man from our church who was out riding his bike decided to get a good laugh in, and that he did. I bet he wished he had been recording that!

And then there was the holiday, dinner with some girlfriends and a family night cookout. But I made it, relatively unscathed. For the first 4 days of the week I went over my calorie goal, but only by a few. And in my defense my calorie goal was dropped by almost 70 this week so it was a period of adjustment. I did enjoy each meal, just watched portion control and tried to make the healthiest choices out of my options. I did allow myself to splurge on the fourth and enjoy dessert. I ate responsibly all day to save calories for it, and you know what it wasn't that great. I was afraid after going so long without it, it would bring back the desire for it, but it didn't. I truly believe that God has removed that temptation, that desire from me, because I loved chocolate and all kinds of baked goods. They just do not appeal to me right now. I pray this continues!

So the moment you have all been waiting for, what did the scale say: another 1.8 pounds down! This brings my total to just over 15 pounds from June 1st. I'm shooting for 25 pounds before school starts. That will be a stretch but it's possible. Then hopefully when school starts back and soccer starts back up I will be able to keep this discipline going. Things are so laid back right now it is easy to stay focused. When we get back into the hustle and bustle of real life the real test will begin. 

Until next week!