I love weekends. Aside from the not having to be at work part, I am loving weekends for the fact that I lose more weight on the weekends than I do during the week. Like, significantly more. I can lose 3-4 pounds between Saturday morning to Monday morning. I think this is due to a little combination of things.
1. I get a little more sleep on the weekends. Not much, as my kids wake up at pretty much the same time whether it's Saturday or Tuesday, but probably an additional 30-45 minutes.
2. I don't have as scheduled of a day - I leisurely drink my coffee in the morning. I don't force a lunch break - I grab a bite here and there as I need it.
3. I drink water all day long. Not just in meetings when I think about it. 4. I rarely stop moving during the day - I'm jockeying laundry, I'm running to Costco, SuperTarget, Home Depot, wherever my life needs me to go. In between those errands, I'm running around my house cleaning up after the kids or cleaning areas that need attention.
4. I nap. I take a 2 hour nap with my two little kids every Saturday and typically every Sunday too. I love it. It's my little indulgence to myself. We all get cozy in our big bed and fall asleep all cuddled up. Believe it or not, there is not nearly as big of a fight to take a nap if Mom takes one with you.
5. I work out. Hard. For 65-75 minutes. Walking on the treadmill at an incline. Now I've added hand weights to that as well in 5 minute intervals. I drip. I feel like I'm going to die. And it's Awesome.
I am very close to two milestones - and they are only a few pounds apart. As of today, I now weigh what I weighed when I met Phil's family at Thanksgiving in 2007. I had been doing SlimGenics and weighing in three times a week, so I remember my weights clearly. This means I'm 12 pounds away from weighing what I weighed when Phil and I met. 8 years ago. After that, it will be 6 more pounds until I've lost 100 pounds. I really want to hit the 100 pound mark by Christmas so I have some work ahead of me...but I am loving workouts right now and the eating part is now second nature. I just wish my love for water would be as strong as it was before surgery.
I get so full so fast from water and I really want to just chug it but that causes extreme pain. It's something I need to devote focus on - sit with my water bottle in my hand and open and basically look at a clock and sip every minute or so. I do love adding Lipton Lemon Iced Tea concentrate to my water but I can't seem to find the flavor I like anymore...so here I am.
Sill happy? Yup. Ecstatic. I continue to be amazed at my success and I'm so very thankful to have had the positive journey.
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