A Third of the Weigh!

Har-dee-frickin'-har. I love me a pun!!

So time-wise I am a third of the way into my twelve week journey. Pound-wise I'm over half-weigh!! I lost me another pound this week.

And it hurt.

Last Monday was this important football game. Some of yous may have heard about it. Packers and the Vikes. Who now have Favre. And my boyfriend, Jared Allen. So, we have these neighbors and they went through this really horrible process of digging out the basement of their older-than-dirt-house. Like running a conveyor belt through a window and literally hand-digging it out. It took like for-eva. But they did it and then they put in an uber-cool home theatre. I'm telling you, it is UBERCOOL.

Well, they invited us over to watch The Game. Of course, there were snacks and beer and cookies and all the twizzlers you could eat. And I did. It was ugly.

So, the next morning I was bloaty and up three pounds from the day before and feeling really gross. But I didn't give up. I spent the next six days trying to eat better and working out and I emailed Jen yesterday and told her I was skeerd to get on the scale. I was hoping for a break-even situation.

But I lost a pound and I am very thankful.

We celebrated by doing a circuit on the rowing machine, stair machine, elliptical, bike and doing thirty push-ups and sit-ups and fifteen shoulder presses and bicep curls. But it wasn't so bad.
Cause I was a pound lighter.

So, this week I have another challenge. R and I are going to Winona to visit Hayley. We are staying at an Inn and meeting R's sister and her husband. It's going to be grand! Hayley created a "clipboard of fun" and I am super excited because it includes wine tasting and cupcakes. But that is wicked scary for me too because wine and cupcakes cloud my judgement. The clipboard of fun also includes a big hike up a local bluff called "Sugarloaf." So, I hope that I can stay active enough to off-set some indulgences. Like wine and cupcakes.

Tip:
My sissy gave me a good tip for those times when you've had too much salt. Lemon. Try some lemon juice in some hot water in the morning, or put some lemon Crystal Lite in one of your glasses of water during the day. I think it really helped. Next time you need a little de-bloating, give it a try.

This week, my goal really is to maintain and I am trying to be super-duper diligent in the days leading up to all that fun. (Read: wine and cupcakes!!) Witht that in mind, I'm open to receiving any positive thoughts you'd like to send my way.

Here's to good choices, fun and keeping a healthy balance.

4Weeks/7Pounds