Mondays are for weighing in

I have finally decided that I need to be thin again. Not skinny, but nice and fit. I need to not have to struggle to get the buttons on my fat pants closed. I need to be able to go through my closet and not say about all but a few things, "this will look great when I lose a few pounds." I need to look in the mirror and only see one chin looking back at me. I need to feel pretty again.

I want to say right here and now that Chris makes me feel pretty and sexy and beautiful all the time. This has nothing to do with him. This is about me, about the way I feel when I can't get into my clothes, or when I look in the mirror and see rolls of fat on my face (or the rest of me). I had a year to use pregnancy and breastfeeding as an excuse, but both of those things are done now, so it's time to start getting serious.

I've started going to the gym, and have been doing pretty well (last week was a wash, but I was sick enough that I really feel I was justified in not going). I'm going to post my weight weekly, and will throw in other notes about my diet and exercise. I'm not trying to "diet" as such, but am trying to eat healthier. I tried a personal trainer at the gym and really like her, so I'm going to buy some sessions. I'm going to try to get to the gym every day -- Monday, Wednesday and Friday will be nice long cardio sessions and Tuesday and Thursday will be for light weight training.

I have new shoes (purple pumas) and a new gym bag that I love, and I get to take the ferry on the days I go to the gym before work. If I go all week, I get to take the ferry home on Friday (the ferry is so much nicer than the PATH. Even the walk to the ferry is nicer.). And, for every ten pounds I lose, I get to have one of those yummy coconut bar things from Seattle Roasters. Once I hit my target weight, I get to knit my SKB with the luscious Alpaca with a Twist I bought for it.

Current weight: 180
Target weight: 140 (I know that still sounds heavy, but I can fit into a size 7 at 140, and that's plenty skinny for me.)
Pounds to lose: 40

posted by Laura Y. @ 4:30 PM