Friday at LAST!

Last week I failed to make any progress. While I did workout 5 days, I failed to watch my sodium intake and as a result I had some water weight hang around until this week. Monday I made my 70lb weight loss goal coming in at 186.8lbs. I felt pretty good that day. I kept up the good work and was rewarded with another amazing weigh-in on Wednesday at 185.2lbs. Overall I've lost a whopping 73.8lbs. Just 2oz shy of 74lbs total.

I reached another huge milestone over the last weekend, I purchased a pair of size 12 jeans. US women's clothing size charts call a size 12 and up "plus-size", however stores around where I live call plus size 16 and up. For me that's undescribeable. I am just getting that much closer. I remember wearing a 14 in junior high and a 16 in high school. I was probably the same weight I am now and in a 14. The last time I remember being 185 was in 2005 after nearly 9 months of eating practically nothing thanks to some serious blues. I was just barely fitting into a size 16! So, I must have more muscle tone now. If only that extra skin wasn't making it hard to look at myself (LOL). All things in time right?

 This weekend we plan to visit my childhood favorite cider mill and apple orchard, Apple Charlie's of New Boston, Mi. We're taking our 3 kids and our oldest's girlfriend. I'm excited to see their new alpacas. After we pay for some cider and donuts we plan to pick up some pizza and hang around the house while the kids play or nap. I'll probably get some housework done, and we plan to have some steak for dinner. Sauteed mushrooms and onions of course! This is my 70lb weight-loss goal celebration dinner! WOOT WOOT! I love grilling in the fall. The smells of fall with the smell of beef roasting is just so amazing. I can't remember ever grilling outside as a child unless it was with my Gram. Memories....

 Another thing I'm really excited about this weekend is shoe shopping! Yup! Shoe shopping. I'm not a huge fan of shopping, unless it's for Christmas gifts (which I'm a huge fan of Christmas and I love spending money on my kids and family in general), but I've earned some new shoes. The last 2 weeks I've been trying to make my cheap running shoes last. I got my first pair in April of this year. They were $25 from Payless, but they were so cute! I loved the neon pink and green. However, they lasted about 3 months and I was not thrilled with having to replace them so soon. My second pair (identical BTW) lasted about that long as well. I am not going back to Payless. Ok?! I get it! Shoes break down. Not all shoes break down as quickly as others, and some of those longer lasting shoes cost 2 to 3X as much. I'm hoping to grab a pair for $50-75. I have my heart set on some Asics but I know I'll probably succumb to some Reebok's, Nike's, New Balance's or something affordable. But I gotta say, the metatarsal pain I have, isn't worth saving a few bucks.

Today's workout got scrapped when just 2 minutes in the pain started and I knew I'd be walking an hour in pain. NOT WORTH IT. This week has been amazing. I did my workouts (sans today of course), ate within my calories, had 2 great weigh-ins and have plans for some good memory making fun with my babies. I need some size 10 black work pants and I'm almost sure they'll fit like a glove. I'm just so optimistic about my future. Next year will be the best! I can only hope and pray! (God, I'm counting on you. Please continue to bless me alright? I'm not asking for much other than good health and the health of my loved ones. That's not much, right ;) ).

Current weight: 185.2
Goal weight: 159
Lbs to go: 26.2 until 189
Lbs until I'm no longer over-weight: 21.2