Get Away

Provincetown Harbor

Well I've been hanging in there ladies and gents. Not many posts, but not because I have fallen off the healthy lifestyle express. Nope, I just needed to take some time to myself. A few weekends ago my mother & myself went away for 3 glorious days. Went to Plymouth, Massachusetts and it was splendid. We toured the Mayflower, Plimoth Plantation, visited Plymouth Rock, went whale watching, and spent a day in Provincetown. While away I ate what I wanted, but still tracked and stayed within my calorie goal. Our hotel had a nice, but small gym so I was able to get a good workout in. I came home, weighed in and found that I maintained my weight. If only I had worked out another night I am convinced I would have lost a pound or two. This little getaway not only was a reward for my handwork so far, but also a chance for me to clear my head and de-stress. There has been some family drama that I have been dealing with because I am the helpful nurse, and loyal to my flesh and blood. So it was really nice to just get away, and enjoy something that didn't involve any of it. As soon as we got back I asked my mother "Where to next?"

Yes I am still on track. Yesterday I cut my calories intake down by 200 to see if I will see more of a downward trend in my weight. I'm so close to being down 20 lb. it hurts. I'm cutting back on my workouts because I don't think I wasn't giving my body enough time to recover. Some nights I will go to the gym at 10 or 11pm and then go back the next day at 11am. I'm going to try a 3 or 4 day a week schedule. Like I said in my first post I am re-evaluating as I go.

Now my weigh in!

Starting Weight: 245.8
Current Weights: 228.4

That is 17.4 lb that are completely and totally gone!

It isn't always about the scale victories.

This caught my eye about a week or two ago on Instagram. At that point it was something I needed to see. The weight wasn't melting off me despite my hard work. I was starting to get discouraged. Then I saw this. At that point I could honestly say I accomplished every single one of those things listed. Sometimes it's the non-scale victories that really do the most for your moral.

My hard work has made my mother want to get back into the gym. She's been coming with me for about two weeks. She runs, I don't. Last week we were on our way to the gym and passed my old high school. "Hey why don't we go to the track?" I suggested. I wasn't thinking, it just seemed like a great idea as I saw that nice turf come into view. Mom was all for it since she loves running. Let me tell you something. I am not in any way, shape, or form a runner. I never have been. I have horrible wide feet that never seem to fit in any sneaker correctly. I get blisters, and have horrible foot pain. But do you know what? I ran. No I didn't run a mile, or even a half. I ran the straight stretches, which equaled out to 1/4 mile. My calorie burn was 550 for 45 minutes of work. I was sore for 3 days after. I also gained 5lb. those days following. Did you know that sore muscles retain an obscene amount of water and cause weight gain? Well they do, and they did. I'm still fighting sore muscles because I decided that trying the treadmill last night was a great idea (it was not). I'm determined to be able to run a 5K within the next year. After I lose a significant amount of weight and don't notice my feet improving I will get fitted for running shoes, and inserts if needed. I will be a runner, mark my words. It is nice to try different things. In a few weeks I'm going to try a Body Pump class with a co-worker. I have Les Mills Pump at home, but always find and excuse to not do it. I am not a home workout person.

And now to my most recent weigh in!

Starting Weight: 245.8
Current Weight: 233.6

That's 12.2lb. lost! I've also tracked on MyFitnessPal for 45 days in a row!