Official Benchmark February 29

On this leap day, I weight in at 161.2.

I can honestly say I never thought I’d be excited to see those numbers on a scale.  For most of my life, I’ve considered 150 to be the outer limit of fat for me… I am horrified to realize just how far I’ve slid off the mark. (I remember going to the gym for a consultation in 2004 and leaving in tears because I weighed 146!)  But considering where I started on Jan 10 (176.4) I am in fact, thrilled to see the numbers going down.

7 weeks I’ve been dieting, 15.2 pounds lost. That’s 2.17 pounds a week, which is about where I’d planned.  I am one third of the way through this campaign and it’s not been so bad- getting started was the hardest thing.  I’ve got 14 weeks left to get to my goal weight of 130, putting me at June 4 as planned.

The hardest thing for me to integrate is exercise because of the time factor.  Every night this week I’ve planned to go to the gym but instead I’ve had to help catch up with homework, get soccer registration for spring done, attend school meetings and so on.  This is a no-kids weekend and I’m planning to attend a couple of classes at the gym to get rolling.

I’m thinking it’s ok that I’ve waited this long to start a serious exercise routine because my weight loss is likely to slow down as my body adjusts to my eating habits.  That’s my story, anyway!