That Hobbit Lady

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Yesterday was a day of lots of good eating and drinking. It’s the weekend.

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Which is amazing, because last night I kind of pigged out. We went to a restaurant called Golden Rule BBQ, and I had the combo platter, with a little bit of everything, and got totally STUFFED. Anyway, today should be a better day. Last week I did not do the gym at all, and I had my period and felt all bloated, but today I really am beginning to feel like I can make a new start of it. Time for a tall glass of iced water!

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And there is a reason for this. Actually, it has not been a good week for weight-watching. There have been a lot of other things on my mind, and no pressing reason to keep my weight loss going, so I’ve slacked up a bit. But I can always regroup. And I will.

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I missed posting a couple of days, first because everything was just too busy, and then because the internet was not working this morning. So, an update: this morning I was 188.2. Yeah, some weight has come back on, but I’m not surprised, since after the wedding I found myself eating and eating for about two days. At first I thought it was just a reaction to not having to worry about fitting into the dress anymore, but then today I got my period, so that would help account for the hunger (and the irritability, as well.)

Anyway, this is where I am. This is where I start again. And this morning at work we had our first “weigh-in” for the Strive for Five program. The goal is to lose 5% of our weight by November 7. Yeah, yeah, I know I went on and on in my last entry about how I was setting new goals that had to do with the holidays, but this is really a better goal, I think. Mostly because I’ll have support and encouragement in it. I’m looking forward to seeing how good I can do.

So at the weigh in this morning, I was 192 in my shoes. Without the shoes I would be 191. (Yes, my shoes weigh one whole pound, all on their own.) This was after breakfast, and after drinking a lot of iced tea, on the first day of my period. So I’m not really too discouraged. If the plan is to lose 5%, that would be about 9.5 lbs, wouldn’t it? Okay, let’s round it out to an even 10 pounds. Well, nine or ten pounds, I’ll be happy with anything in that neighborhood.

Now, the trick is going to be MAINTAINING that weight loss through the holidays. That’s when my next goal will kick in. But for the moment, I’m really going to concentrate on doing the best I can for this program/contest.

This is bringing back good memories of when I participated in a similar contest at my old job, and my team WON, hands down! That was exciting. I don’t think we will be able to “win” in the same way, but I still want to do the very best I can.

So this is my positive thought for today: Well begun is half done. You have to start where you are. This is where I am, and this is where I start, again, to continue to strive to meet my goals.

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The wedding is over, and I fit into my dress, tho the pics say that I still look rather fat in it. Oh well. There will be more goals ahead, goals that will eventually lead me to a place where I do not look fat, no matter what I am wearing, because I will not . I get there step by step.

And here is the next step. Right now my morning weight is hovering in the mid 180’s. At night I am usually 189 or sometimes 190. Thanksgiving is about two and a a half months away. My goal is that from Thanksgiving until Christmas I will never see a weight higher than 180 on the scale. That means losing at least ten pounds and maintaining that weight loss through Christmas. 180 should become and remain my absolute highest weight from Thanksgiving until Christmas.

I think ten pounds is a reasonable amount of weight to try to lose in two and a half months. And then maintaining that loss through Christmas…well, that might actually be the harder part of the goal. But one thing at a time. Little steps add up to big improvements.

Russ and I got married yesterday, in a small and simple, yet simply beautiful ceremony attended by his family and a few close friends. The pics from my camera were not really so good, but I just wanted to share at least this much.

In a few days I hope to see some of the pics taken by our guests, and will hopefully have more images to post. In the meantime, just want to say how happy I am with how well everything went. And many, many thanks to Mary, who came in for a quick visit, and was so helpful in getting everything ready!

It was a great time, a good wedding. But already I am thinking about the NEXT one, when Russ and I are planning to travel down to Florida to visit all my relatives, and have another shindig to celebrate our union!

Fun doesn’t stop!