i can't be tamed.

06/26/2011

i'm just going to cross-post this from my tumblr.

Week 11 weigh-in: -20lbs!
Goal #1: Achieved!
Last weekend was one of terrible entertainment eating, meaning I had guests over and cared a lot more about making awesome Mexican feasts and eating out than I did about dieting. I also got so wrapped up in seeing my friend that I didn’t really bother making time to grocery shop, so my week was all kinds of thrown off. Enough with the excuses tho, I just slacked, and it is what it is.
But! All is not lost. It may have taken me 11 weeks, but I lost 20 lbs. TWENTY POUNDS! And, given my estimate of our slightly heavy-showing scale, and the fact that I was a little heavier at the doctor’s office in March than I was when I started recording my weight April 8th, I reckon I’m down a solid 25+ lbs from my heaviest.
So, what’s my next goal? It’s so tempting to say “I want to lose 50 lbs”, but I think that’s too much to get my head around right now. I think I’ll focus on losing another 10 lbs, bringing the total loss to 30 lbs — which should take me a month if I work hard, all summer if I eat all the BBQ goodness I love.
Now, beyond the numbers, I’ve got to say, I feel GREAT! I stop eating when I’m full, I don’t take extra helpings that I don’t need, I make healthy choices that I can be proud of. I look pretty good, if I do say so myself. I’m still thick, with thunder thighs, but my tummy is (mostly) flat. I bought jeans in a smaller size. Being greeted by friends you don’t see all the time with “You look great!” is such an ego boost (especially when those friends are cute boys). I’ve long wanted to do a bodoir photo shoot, and a friend and I have plans to make that happen.
Get it, girl!

also, i'm totally celebrating with (a little) ice cream. don't take life too seriously. ha.