25 Pounds--woot woot!!

Weighed in today and hit my 25 pound goal today.  So excited.  17 weeks, 25 pounds--not too bad.  I am looking forward to the next 25 pounds but I am really hoping that it doesn't take 17 weeks to get there.  Now that I am completely mobile, I would like to get back on the exercise routine and burn more calories.

My first two days back at work went pretty well all things considered.  I was painful with walking but did better than I had anticipated.  My doctor said that I can probably resume my 3 mile walks by mid-June.  By the end of June I am hoping to start training to jog/walk a 5K.

My next goal is getting to 160 pounds--here's to a lot more hard work but in the end it will be worth it all.

Back to Work I Go

Tomorrow (May 25th) I will be heading back to work after a 10 week medical leave of absence.  I am glad to be getting back to work and hoping that the increased physical activity will help me to really start to lose weight.

My last weigh in at Weight Watchers on the 20th went well--182.4 pounds now--total loss of 24.8 pounds.

I would really like to be at 160 by the end of July.

I am planning on jogging/walking a 5K in November.  I can start training at the end of June.  This will be a first for me and I am alternately excited and apprehensive.

Looking forward and never behind :-)

16 Weeks Already

16 weeks down and making progress.  I am almost at the 25 pound mark.  People are noticing my weight loss and I am already needing to buy new pants again.  I am off crutches and out of my foot boot and starting to walk more on my foot.  Physical therapy is going well and I am gaining more strength in my foot every day.  It feel so good to see progress even if my weight hasn't changed much in the past few weeks.  I feel stronger and that is what is important.  My husband found a really cool website that takes a current picture of you and then allows you to input your goal weight and it actually changes your picture to show what you would look like at your goal weight.  The pictures I have posted in this weeks blog post is from that site.  My current weight is 185.  My goal weight is 130.  I printed the pictures and posted them by the computer so I can look every day and be reminded of where I am going.  I need to keep this in sight so I don't lose focus and get discouraged.  Plugging away at the weight and getting healthier.  My blood pressure is normal and I am only taking one blood pressure medication now.  Still working on always making healthy choices but doing better.  I am trying hard to get myself ready to return to work now.  I have to get my foot back in shape so I can return to work at the end of the month.  I am looking forward to being able to exercise again and start training to walk/jog a 5k in the fall.  I would love, love, love to be at goal weight for Christmas--7 months away--8 pounds a month--2 pounds a week--I can do this--I must do this--continuing the journey...........

Nearing the 16 Week Mark

Friday the 13th of May will mark the beginning of my 16th week on Weight Watchers.  I am almost to 25 pounds lost--hoping to reach that on Friday.  People are starting to notice my weight loss now and I have to say it feels good to have people notice.It's nice to put on something and have it fit better.  I took some measurements the other day--my waist is at 37 inches--I started out at 46 inches I think--that's a big loss.  I was feeling pretty discouraged about the slow-down in poundage loss but after measuring, I realize that I may have gained some muscle from the core work I have been doing.  YAY!!