Reflection on Week 10 of 52

Sunday Weight In: 211.6
Measurements:
Bust: 45 1/2"
Belly: 42"

I haven't posted my measurements in a really long time, since Week 5's reflection to be exact. I am down almost three inches on my bust and one inch on my belly. I can definitely tell in the way my clothes are fitting me. I wish I would have taken my hips measurement because my pants are all almost falling off me at this point. Good thing I can sew, because I was doing alterations all weekend. I just can't afford new pants at this time, maybe when I hit 200 lbs I will get a new pair of jeans. Actually I think I will hit Goodwill and Savers at that time to get like $5 jeans. We are saving money to go towards a house right now and I don't want to buy any extras, if you know what I mean.

This week I splurged on some food and alcohol. It was not a good eating week for me. Since I made homemade pretzels last weekend, we had one every night for four nights with dinner. Then I had drinks every night, a couple of glasses of wine here, a cocktail there, darn it! It was kind of a tough week at work, big projects, and then not hearing from the bank for our possible home loan, and some other stuff that made the week kind of crappy. Well, I ate and drank my emotions away. I stayed on track with my planned dinners and meals, however, I did snack a little on popcorn and chocolates. It's the alcohol that added the extra calories this week. If I would have cut that down, I would have had better results today.

I did reach some awesome milestones this week though that I would love to share:

• I can now cross my legs without struggling and having to push the top one over the bottom. Umm, you'll know what I mean if you have ever weighed a lot. I want to be able to cross my legs without looking like a man. Big plus for me!
• I ran 35 minutes straight at 4.5 on the treadmill!
• I ran a 12 minutes mile (5.0 on the treadmill), walked for three minutes and then ran a 12 minute mile again!

Since it was a crappy week in regards to snacking and the splurging of alcohol, I am happy and proud to share those milestones. The week was not a total failure. Ha! Oh yah, forgot to mention, I only did my weights one time this week. Strength training is so important and I am kicking myself for not getting it in. Lately I have been very focused on my cardio and my core. I learned some new core moves and have been doing those, but I really need to get my arm weights in. So important!