Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Weigh-in Wednesday...

Hey!  Guess what?  

I actually lost weight.

Yea!  

There is only one change I made.  I traded in dairy milk for almond milk.  

That's it.

I think at this point I'm getting in less exercise than ever.  Some days we get in a walk but most days not.  Rhys is seriously not liking his carrier or even just laying in the stroller.  He's getting up around 4 am (except for today when he woke up at 2:45 am.  Ugh.) and that is just too early for me.  I guess if I went to bed at 8 pm, then I could do it.  

But that's not gonna happen.

So I took a hard look at my diet and decided the best place to make a change was with dairy.  

Mrs. JT doesn't do dairy either so while she was here we decided to give Almond Milk a try.

And it is so good.

Rich and creamy and sweet.

Honestly, I can't taste a difference.  Unless you've been used to drinking skim milk and then it's gonna knock you over with how thick and yummy it is.  

My goal has been to eat a big ole salad for one meal a day.  Sometimes I hit that goal and sometimes I don't.  

Mrs. JT also got me signed up with My Fitness Pal which I can use with my handy-dandy new iPhone.

(Which I got for a whopping 99 cents thanks to my upgrade.)

(And it's the iPhone 4.  Not the 4S.  Most definitely not the 5)

Last week, I took another big step by getting rid of all my maternity clothes.

Well, except for this fabulous pair of jeans.  They were too expensive and far too cute to get rid of.  But they are also absolutely huge on me.  

Not gonna lie...I like that.

I am so close to my Size Sassy jeans.  So.  Close.

But honestly, I desperately miss running.  

I so want to be the girl who runs outside at 5 am come rain, shine, sleet or snow.  And throw caution to the Lifetime movie wind.  

But I'm not.  

Every morning I've done that, all I can think about is getting back home.  My senses are on high alert preventing a true escape from happening.

I realize it seems counter intuitive but running on a treadmill, in the middle of a brightly lit gym, watching ESPN and listening to my iPod is a mind-numbing escape for me.  All those distractions help me run through any physical pain (after the first mile, my body stops hurting.  It's like a miracle.) and help me drown out the distractions in my life.  I can hear myself.  I can hear my heart.  

I can hear the Holy Spirit.  

It's my processing time.  

Plus, there's the added benefit of being able to shower on my own without a pint-sized audience.

There's a new gym opening in town.  The price each month is awesome.  But the travel time is a bit far.  So on the list of "first world problems" I've been praying about whether or not I should join.  I would love to say I have a strong feeling about it one way or another but I really don't.  My prayer is simply that God will provide the funds.  

Other than that, I'll keep pluggin' away on my diet and working in a walk when I can.  There's no real stress in this process.  

Well, most of the time.

But it is something I feel I need to accomplish.  God only gives us one body.  We need to be good stewards of it just as we are the other gifts He provides.  

How are things going on your journey?

3 comments:

  1. Fantastic! I love Almond Milk, too. So yummy! And I love MFP, too. Since April 23rd, I am down 51 lbs. just tracking my calories and working out. You're doing great!

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  2. WELL I'VE GAINED 4 LBS. AFTER LEAVING YOUR GULTEN FREE HOUSE. H.A.T.E THIS. IT'S COMING OFF. MY CLOTHES STILL FIT BUT SOME ARE SNUG. CAN'T DEAL WITH THAT. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT ALMOND MILK. WHEN YOU COME FOR THE HOLIDAY'S WE'LL TRY IT.
    LOVE YOU, MOM

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