Rainy Tuesday

176.8 this morning. 

I want to note this, because it's my lowest weight since maybe 1994, it's verrry close to 100 pounds lost (my highest weight was 276), and it's less than 10 pounds from my goal, which is 169!

All it took was focus, concentration and making sure that everything I did supports this goal.  Too bad I've only been able to put together 3 days like that - but my body responded when I did the right things.  Mostly, for the last few months, I've been in more of a maintain-y mode than a losing mode.  It's harder to concentrate when 10 pounds away from goal than when I was 70 pounds away from my goal.

No excuses.  For the last few days I've been shaking it up a little to jolt my system.  I worked out hard for 4 days, weights on Friday and yesterday and ran Saturday and Sunday.  I still can only run for about 2 miles without walking.  I've got a 5K on Saturday and want to run the whole thing, even if I go slow.
I had a juice Friday and yesterday (cucumber, 2 green apples, ginger, lemon), and Sunday and yesterday I ate all my calories in 6-7 hours  (11-6).  Normally lately, I've been on autopilot with the eating 90% of the time, and then I hit a restaurant with friends and out the window goes my self control. No creamy sauces or pasta or anything like that, but 2 cheddar biscuits blows 2 solid days of 1200 calories.  It sucks, but thems the facts.

I bought myself some reward boots and another nice dress!  My calves are finally small enough to fit in long boots and darn it, I'm gonna celebrate that!  I found the dress at Goodwill on Sunday for $8.50.  It's stretchy and fits and feels great!  It's exactly the length to cover up my bulgy knees but show my nice calves.  I wish I could wear dresses to work.  Technically, I suppose I can, but the day I wear a dress will be the day I have to put on steel toed boots, a lab coat, a hard hat and go out into the factory.