On the scale this morning...116.6...a year ago today I weighed 116.4...NICE!! My body fat last night was 20.8%...aiming for the upper teens. My scale told me I have the body of a 16 year old...some of the people who know me would say I have the mind of one too! HA!!
Today is my 8 week maintaining milestone. THAT went by fast!
After getting dressed, eating breakfast and drinking 2 glasses of tea, I weighed in at 120.6 at the meeting. They still didn't say anything even though that is 1.4 pounds below the minimum of my declared goal weight range.
I'm still tossing around the idea of losing another 2-3 pounds and seeing if I can maintain that...or rather, seeing how much work it is to maintain that. I'm not sure if I would have to formally declare and change my goal weight or if I could just weigh under my current one but not below their stated bare minimum.
Obviously, you all are aware of my concerns about maintaining through the winter since I've shared them on a regular basis = ) Part of me would like to TRY to maintain that lower weight...the weight where I feel best and where I run well.
My absolute lowest I could weigh in at the meetings is 115...which would mean a "nekkid" weight of 112...IF I stayed at the same body fat. If I could figure out and/or find a weight workout that I liked and was motivated to do, I could stay at my present weight and just lose fat - gain muscle.
My Weight Watchers leader talked about an app that several of the members use for workout/exercise/activity ideas...Fitness Buddy. I downloaded it (on my new iPhone!!!) and will check it out more seriously when I finish this post.
Anyhoo...more nice numbers coming up...some of my size 6's are loose enough to pull down without unbuttoning and unzipping...the size 4's fit loose around the middle, how I like my waistbands to fit. It's not that I was aiming to be a size 6 or 4, I was just aiming to fit into the clothes I bought last summer (which were all 6's and 4's)...and now I can!
I won't be buying smaller sizes. I've decided on a long-range goal of wearing these shorts for 5 summers...or until they wear out, if sooner. This is my 2nd summer to wear them. If I need to, I'll use my "safety pin on the side" trick if anything gets uncomfortably loose...or I'll go to the thrift store and buy a couple belts.
My running pace continues to improve...looking forward to the hot HOT weather to be over...when it goes back to just hot...to see how my pace improves then.
Twice this week I had the opportunity to eat "fast food" but chose to take my own food and eat that. I really like that the best...I always feel "off" after I eat out. It might not be realistic for me to do that in every situation for the rest of my life but I do plan on taking my own food with me when I go into eating situations and feel that it's acceptable.
I KNOW that will help TREMENDOUSLY in my journey to maintain a healthy weight. Not only do I overeat WHILE I'm eating fast food/restaurant food (how do they cram all those calories into what looks like a normal serving size???!) but something about that food makes me want to continue to eat and eat and EAT even after I'm home...more calories that I don't need...which equals weight gain!
Sorry...not very interesting...just sharing what's been going through my head recently...thinking ahead to holiday eating and treats and formulating action plans!
