Hip Hip Hooray under 145 and here to stay!

I missed my WW meeting on Wednesday because Jessie had her first varsity softball scrimmage...in the freezing rain. Anyway, I found another place that met today and I went there and weighed in and I was down 2.8 lbs. That puts me at a total loss of 22.6 pounds. I weighed in at 144.6 lbs. I am very excited, but I must admit that it seems that the closer I get to my goal weight, the more nervous I get about gaining it back. Not sure what to do with those thoughts, but pray about it and talk with fellow Weight Watchers about my feelings. I am staying on track with my workouts although I have been dragging a bit this week. I feel good though that I have still worked out even though I haven't really felt like it a few times over that past week. I get to swim again tomorrow and those continue to get harder for me. I love the challenge though, and am still very focused on accomplishing my goals. April 19th is just around the corner. I think I am hooked and I am already looking into where and when the next triathlon will be. Hopefully a couple of you will be joining me in the next one!! You know who you are! :)

Kathy

POINT 2 STRIKES AGAIN

Well the good news is that I lost 1.8 pounds this week. I was a bit disappointed though, that I was .2 lbs short of the illusive 20 lb mark. So close I can taste it...no pun intended. :) I think I figured out why I plateaued over the last week or two. I have continued to eat 20 points worth of food each day, and hadn't recalculated since I lost weight. Well, I should be at 18 points now. Bummer. Anyway, I still lost a little due to my exercise, but much more slowly. Now I know, so hopefully I can get back to losing a couple of pounds (or so) each week. My goal weight is 135 or 130, depending on how I look and feel at 135. I want to continue focusing on fat loss and muscle building. I am looking forward to my bod pod retest in April. Now for my training update. I think I am now at the part where God is showing me how much I need to trust Him and depend on His strength. I do believe that God led me to this triathlon. I know it may sound silly, but I am so happy that He did. I feel like I have turned a corner in my life in regards to discipline. I will try to put some more thought into that, and maybe put it into words at a later date. Anyway, I have had to back off of the running due to constant back pain. I am walking instead for those workouts. I am a little disappointed, but as long as I finish the thing...I am okay with walking the 3 miles if I have to. The swimming has gotten much tougher..in fact it is kicking my booty! I am doing it though and hoping it will get easier again, like it did before. The workout now is 100 meters then rest 30-45 seconds, 75 meters then rest 30-45 seconds, 50 meters then rest 30-45 seconds, then another several 25 meter swims to finish out the time. I am pretty much feeling like I am going to drown again, but I am getting it done. Eryn swam with me today, and she did a wonderful job. Ahhh to be 21 again...she made it look easy and swam at least 400 meters with no trouble at all. Well, keep up the outstanding commitment ladies and thanks so much for the encouragement. It truly makes a difference!!! If I can ever find a camera that has both a memory card AND a battery, I will post another picture.

Later friends,

Kathy