Week one finished

1/10/09 was weigh in day and I lost 2.8 lbs. That is HUGE for me. I've had a history of steady but smaller losses. Yes, I realize it is probably mostly water weight and week 2 won't be like that, but it is motivating nonetheless.

I was able to exercise four times last week. I should have done at least one more, but nights when my older daughter has karate, it's harder to do so. I could exercise before she goes, but, if I am the one taking her, then I am a sweaty mess. I can't be seen by the other karate moms after a workout. It's not a pretty picture, people. I sweat like nobody's business when I exercise. It doesn't bother me and makes me think my workouts are effective, and, thus, motivates me. But I'm dripping wet, red faced and pretty smelly. Not my usual picture of perfection. Or what passes for that.

The night I didn't take her, I was worn out after work. I like what I do, but it can be very draining mentally. It helps to exercise and clear my mind, but some nights it is harder to motivate myself than others. And this week was one of those.

So, how about some goals for this week?

1) More H2O. There is water and ice available at work, but I get busy and end up not leaving my desk much. That is not good. I need to make an effort to get more water. Last week's goal to drink one cup of coffee instead of the 5 I usually do worked out great. My office is like a meat locker some days and I crave hot liquids, not ice water (another reason it's hard to drink water at work), but I've been drinking hot tea instead of coffee (decaf, no sugar).

2) Exercise 5 days this week. Two goals for the second week is about right. More than that and you end up not accomplishing all of them. All that does for me is to make me feel I've failed. Me and Bill Murray believe in baby steps.

Hello, Reality

Alrighty, I signed up. And had to post a weight. Ouch. Not pretty. Not even a little. Of course, if I had waited longer, who knows what would have happened.

Better late then never.

But holy crap, that was an eyeopener.

Ringing in 2009!

Disclaimer: For this post, you will be required to do something. It's not hard, don't worry. **Forget everything you recently read in my blog.**

TIA!

Now, kudos to Facebook because I got back in touch with an old friend. Hi, Paula! She's a WW'er too. She and I and another friend are going to go to meetings together. Yes, yes, I remember that post, too. The one where I said I was doing something different. Here's where your forgetting comes in. "You didn't see anything." (Say that in your best Madagascar penguin voice.) There have been changes to the program, it's all "new". In a familiar, same old, same old way, of course. The program doesn't change that much, really. It does work. But they've tweaked. They've tuned. It's more like Flore now. I've always liked the Flore way of thinking.

So Saturday morning (herck) will find me at a meeting with Paula and Mam.

Here's to 2009 and 8 months til I'm 40 and (hopefully) back to goal!