A nice surprise...

This week I lost 3 pounds. I am still not working out. That means I am down to 176 with a whopping loss of 7 pounds so far.

In other news I am back on the online dating wagon, so then maybe I'll have some motivation to start working out. Feeling some, but not enough to get me out of bed this morning. But possibly could send me into a feeding frenzy. Gonna have to be careful...

Also, we are just over one month into the competition....time to self evaluate and kick it up a notch, ladies!

Why I haven't posted

I weight 148 lbs. For those of you keeping track that is a GAIN OF TWO POUNDS. Lest you try to comfort me with the muscle weighs more than fat theory let me just say that my body fat content HASN'T CHANGED.
It is seriously enough to make me contemplate taking a pregnancy test just to make sure. (*note to brother's girlfriends who might potentially read this and call my brother, I am NOT making an announcement here.*)
There is a less than 99% possibility (assuming Mirena doesn't lie) that I am indeed pregnant but really, WHY CAN'T THIS WEIGHT DISAPPEAR?! One has to wonder.
On a serious note, I am contemplating a 2 week foray into the South Beach Diet way of life. I have done this once before. It isn't a way of life I could sustain but I found last time that it helped me break some of the bad carb habits that I have. You could suggest that I just 'cut back' on the homemade bread. (or stop making homemade bread but since we don't buy bread and the man likes toast in the morning that's not an option) But 'cutting back' isn't a strong suit of mine. So maybe for a couple of weeks we go with nothing to wean my body from the carb cravings....
Eh, we'll see. In the mean time I still go to the gym 3-5 times a week. (shooting for 5, usually hit 4). I still sweat like a pitcher of lemonade in July. I have begun to seriously target my core (read: fl-abs). And I still plan on turning this thing around a bringing home the golden squirt bottle!

Bring it on!

I started working out this morning.

Bring it on.

I'm gonna kick all y'all butts.

:)

That bad

I weighed myself this morning. you don't want to know. or maybe you do. but I'm not going to tell...


...it was that bad!

Doomsday...no, not the hill...worse!

I ordered a swimming suit off of Shade.com (the pink top and black bottoms) and it came in the mail yesterday. Not sure what I think about it.

I ordered it in my "normal" size so that it will fit for years to come (I have had my last suit for 6 years) It doesnt exactly fit me perfectly right now. It is VERY safe to say that it doesn't fit perfectly right now.

First of all...my breasts...totally hanging out of the top. While it looks nice...I'm not used to such "voluptisity"...not sure I'm comfortable with it...can't wait for my AA breast back...they will look much more "covered" in the top.

Secondly...since I gained most of my preggo weight in my hips and butt it is also safe to say that the bottoms are a bit snug.

Not sure what to do. Should I return it? Should I go out and buy some bottoms that are a bit bigger until I shed the weight?

Anyway...because of this "enlightenment", I decided to go across the street and use my neighbors scale...

15 lbs to reach my goal (12lbs pre preg weight).

I'm sure the suit will look better with that 15lbs off.

Guess that means I will have to say goodbye to:

Costco muffins
Ice cream and brownies every night
overflowing bowls of capn' crunch cereal
12 lbs bags of candy (also from costco)
candy bars
etc....

I may just have to go for a "leisurely walk" on my elliptical this morning. I would go outside but the wind gusts are crazy!

Any advise?