I Missed a Weigh In but Found Other Positives This Week

Thats right I missed my weigh in today.

Isa and I have been sick all week making it very hard for me to get workouts in. I have eaten well all week but without the option of the gym's daycare, gym visits have been scarce. In complete exhaustion I finally called my mom yesterday and begged to come over for some TLC for both Isa and I. I looked up both cardio gym classes at the Livermore 24 Hour Fitness and local Weight Watchers meetings with the intent of going to both this morning. Instead I was so tired and sick I went to bed really early last night and was rewarded with my attempt to go to bed early and sleep off my sickness, with a 5am wake up call from the offspring. Together we coughed, wheezed, and whined on the cough until my mother relieved me for a mid morning nap- a nap that took place during the one and only WW meeting in Livermore on Saturday morning. So yes I missed my weigh in. I was kind of bummed because this should have been the weigh in that I reached my first ten pounds aka 10% of my body weight but instead I slept like a log with my dog by my side and my saintly mother watching over the other plague patient.

I guess life gets in the way of our efforts to lose weight sometimes. I was pretty good at first suffering through some strength training and spinning at the beginning of the week but as the week went on my lung functioning went down the drain. I had one last ditch effort at pilates on Thursday when my wonderful husband came home early to help me get to the gym, but without the cardio who knows if I would have even lost the weight anyway. Oh well. Lesson learned, when I get sick just do the best I can. excellent week for yoga, pilates, and strength training I guess. Lets just hope I don't die during my 10K tomorrow. I have to go even if I cant breathe because not only did I pay for it, but I also need to pick up my prize winnings and strut my Steelers running gear.

Oh yeah and as mentioned in the title that drew you into reading this post, there were two major bravos that happened this week.

1. I fit into size 12 jeans!! This is a big deal for two reasons, again with the 1. this was my pre-pregnancy jean size. Although I had lost the pregnancy weight I was not the same jean size until now. 2. I was a size 16 in December when I first started to try to lose weight. 3. I got said size 12 Gap jeans at Goodwill! Yay for $8 jeans.

2. Because working out has nicely shrunken down the massive boulders and spare tire a bit I fit into both my Steelers jerseys again. SO not only do I have a jersey to run in tomorrow, I have another one for the game! Yay!!