Big News!

Big to me anyway!  I reached the -50 lb milestone today!  (actually 50.5) To celebrate I rewarded myself with 5 continuous miles with my Leslie Sansone dvd.  I am not in as much pain as I was at the beginning of the week after doing that, so I guess I have already started to adapt my muscles to it.  I even did the 1st mile with the 2 minute boost.  I decided I would work up to the other 4 boosted.  Too much bouncing around is not very....comfortable for me!

My oldest son and his wife are at the doctor right now....waiting to hear what the baby is going to be.  I am so excited!  Will add it here as soon as I hear back.  He said he would text me the ultrasound picture, so if that is true...I will try to add it to this blog. :)

Baby Clark was being modest, so they will return next week to try again.  I have to admit having seen the profile of my sweet little grandbaby really brought tears to my eyes.

Wednesday Updates

There isn't anything new to write about today, but I felt like doing it anyway.  Things are running along fairly smoothly this week.  I have been plugging away at the miles indoors with my new Leslie Sansone walking Dvd.  It's kind of a killer...but in a doable way.  My muscles feel it though.  I think I had become adjusted to the level of my previous work out and so it wasn't doing a lot for me other than taking up a couple hours of my day.  I am sure it was probably doing more than that for me...healthwise...but not so much in weight loss.  I hope I have some kind of loss to report on Monday though.  It's such a slippery slope though because I have to learn to master my eating on program when Jim comes home for the weekend.  I can have a wonderful week leading up to that and then find myself a little bit out of control because of the celebratory mood we get into.  Not that I would trade the chance to see my hubby for anything.  I just need to be in better control.  I think mostly I have been though.

I joined a couple new challenges on the NS boards.  Nothing as dramatic as previously.  There is a challenge leading up to St Patricks Day about exercise and another one that is basically just a support group.  Of course, there is always my walking group...but it's not really a challenge.  I wish I had a "real" walking group here I live.  It would be nice to have someone to walk and talk with.  Ah well...

So, 49 pounds down...it's pretty awesome.  If I think about where I started just a few short months ago and where I am now, it's really very awesome.  I didn't know I would succeed.  I think in the back of my head was always the notion that I might not because I haven't been very successful to this extent many times.  Seriously, it's been about 20 years!  I just have to keep plugging away.  I do have a good support system here at home.  Jim is always very encouraging and indulgent with me and whatever tools I need to succeed.  And Trey has benefitted from the changes himself.  He told me recently that he didn't think he would ever be able to have had his success without my help and direction.  He has no idea that him doing it alongside me without too much complaining has really helped me.  Either way, I am very thankful.

Another Week...Another Pound

Once again I have been slow in updating my blog.  I did move it to this site from it's previous one though because of the user friendly aspects of this site.  Maybe I will actually update it sometimes now!  The main point of my post today is, things are still going fine.

I am now down 49 pounds.  It has been a very slow month for weight loss though.  I am not sure what is the matter with me and why I have had such a time with it, but regardless, I am still on the right path.  I am about 1/3 of the way through my weight loss portion of this journey now.  yay!

I have needed to amp up the exercise portion of my program.  While I love those outside walks with the dog, it doesn't seem to be very challenging.  I think I need to at least break a sweat and feel my heart beating a little faster.  I bought a Leslie Sansone walking dvd.  I really wasn't very optimistic I could get a work out with a "walking" dvd.  Boy, was I wrong!  That thing kicks butt!  I put it in last night and went for the full 5 miles.  I did it in 68 minutes...that's a 12 minute mile and it kills.  But, I finished.  This morning I did another 3 miles.  I hope to get in at least 2 more before the end of today.  It would be even better if I could talk Trey into joining me.  By the way...he is doing excellent.  He is down 19 pounds and his clothes are getting really loose.  I am so proud of him.  I wish I had been that dedicated and thorough when I was his age.

Anyway...still plugging along, and hoping that the new exercise will amp up my next weigh in.