I'm WHAT??

Pretty sure these two words were what came time to mind while I weighed in at 4:50 am this morning. "I'm WHAT?!"

Yes that's right. I'm 199.

28 POUNDS and counting. And do you know what? As this process goes one, I am coming to realize more and more that weight loss is a majority about diet, at least for me. Exercise plays a roll, yes. And it is good for you of course! I want to be healthy and fit, and definitely won't be giving up the exercise any time soon. However I notice that no matter how much I exercise, if I don't eat right I won't lose weight. Likewise...I can lighten up on the exercise and still lose weight as long as I'm eating smart. Not to say I don't eat crap now and then - as a matter of fact, Friday night was marked by whole grain tortilla chips and spinach dip. The chips may be whole grain (and delicious, let me tell you), but the salt! Oh my, the salt! The next morning the scale said I "gained" 2.2 lbs! Obviously that was mostly water weight, but it was still unnerving to see the +2.2 nonetheless.

But this morning! I weight in and it was -3.1! Now THAT is something nice to see! Granted, 2 of that was what I had "gained" on Friday night, but that still comes to a net loss of 1 lb.

And I would like to point out that I have not been this weight since I was pregnant with Kaitlyn probably 4.5 years ago at least. I gained a LOT in that pregnancy, and so everything that I just lost the last few months, could technically all be considered "baby weight". It only took 4+ years to lose...haha

I'm on a roll!

It is nice to know that even though I might get stuck sometimes...for long periods of time even (well, it sure seems like forever!)...I can also have some good streaks. I weighed in thismorning, and I lost more!

We all know that I round my numbers so that I don't have to deal with point-this and point-that. So yesterday when I said I lost 2 lbs...well actually I had lost 2.2 lbs, but I rounded down.
Today I lost 1.5 lbs. Typically I might round down for that too, but 2.2 plus 1.5 makes almost 4. And the whole number I am closest to on the scale is what puts me at 24 lbs lost. So that is what I'm going with. In reality, I need another .03 to get to 24 even, but big whoop - that could be a trip to the bathroom.

I have no idea why the sudden jump start, other than I was using the treadmill again for a couple of nights. I didn't last night but I plan on it again tonight. I hope I can keep this going!! If I am going to be honest, I will say that it's only another 4 lbs to hit and pass a really exciting milestone, so I hope I can do it. That's right...to be under 200 lbs. I haven't been under 200 since before I was pregnant with Kaitlyn. You know, they say baby weight is hard to lose. HOLY CRAP. Yes it is. It only took me 4-5 years :-) Granted I did have 2 babies in that time, but still.

And by the way - I did register for the 5k.

*YIKES*