Christy: Week 6

Week 6...WOW! This one word sums up what I was feeling this morning as I got dressed for church.  For years, I dreaded Sunday mornings when I had to find something "dressy" to wear. (Aside: Its been nearly 6 years since I worked outside the home where I wore suits, blouses, skirts, etc.) My clothes now are mostly casual & comfortable. I would walk into the closet, look around and just stand there. Its not that I don't have any nice clothes, its not that I can't put an outfit together. Its that nothing fit, nothing made me feel good. In fact, everytime I put dressy clothes on my belly rolled over and I thought my seams would bust. For years I felt this way. I even broke down and bought clothes that "did fit" but by then it was too late...I knew I was out of shape, I lost enthusiasm for dressing up & looking pretty, and I knew I just wasn't able to wear a good portion of my wardrobe without feeling physically fat!  Today, however, I was filled with JOY as I got dressed for church. Today I CAN wear my clothes...most of them... except for the ones that are too BIG! It was pure joy to put on whatever I wanted and know that I felt good, looked good! I felt so good that I didn't even put on makeup! LOL...and I took my coat off at church (sometimes I'd keep it on to help cover my belly bulge).

So last week, I went a little overboard with eating valentines candy. I rallied back and having increased the poundage of my free weights and the frequency of incorporating them into my workouts, I continued to lose weight and am now 9 lbs away from my goal! I continue to be very diligent about my diet routine....which...if you didn't know involves the following: portion control, no eating after dinner, no drinking my calories, counting calories in & out, and making sure it's nutritionally balanced. I also managed to eat at Chic-fil-a this past week and enjoy a girls night out with appetizers without impacting my progres.  On those days I was especially diligent about the intake of my calories. At this point I don't have cravings, I'm not bloated, I feel full when I eat smaller portions.

I feel like a broken record but I'm just going to keep doing more of the same! I did download a free app to my phone for workout ideas to mix things up a bit and some new music to run to such as Catch My Breath by Kelly Clarkson and Try by Pink.  If anyone was interested in losing weight or plain getting in shape, I would love a buddy. If you are interested in allowing me to coach you, we could sit down to talk in depth about where to start, goals, & create a plan. I am no expert but I am experiencing success. I know you can too!

I lost 3lbs this week putting me at 154.  I haven't seen this number in 6 years! WOW!