Spring

–verb (used without object)

1.to be released from a constrained position, as by resilient or elastic force or from the action of a spring:

2.to come into being, rise, or arise within a short time


To be released from a constrained position. Wow! That explains it perfectly. Even though I'm not quite a third of the way to my final goal. I feel freer, lighter, a spring in my step. My progress has been pretty consistent and I'm very proud of what I have accomplished so far.

This week was a more relaxed week, I didn't count calories for the majority of the week. I wanted to see what would happen if I just used what I have learned so far and watch what I was eating. So I did this until Friday and I'm happy to say that I didn't gain weight but I didn't lose weight either. So on Friday I started back with counting. Right now I'm eating between 1200 and 1500 calories, I try to vary it daily. I'm still sticking with eating the same thing for breakfast, and for lunch I normally choose between a couple of choices. Dinner is different everyday. This has really help me track my calories and also I just don't really think about those meals. I know if I'm hungry I can choose between a couple of snacks that I already know the calories count. Its makes it so much simpler. I'm hoping that when I reach my goal I can eat a little more and still maintain my weight loss. I guess that remains to be seen :0

So this week I have lost a little over a pound. So I have lost a total of 30.4 pounds since the end of January! I have reached my 3rd goal. I have been setting 10 pound goals for myself. My next goal is 217. I'm very excited about reaching this one. I haven't weighed that since college, 10 years ago. It seems that I have been losing about 10 pounds a month, which I guess is a good amount. Its very tempting to try to figure out when I will be at my final goal but I'm resisting. I don't want to set myself up for failure. 10 pounds at a time is working really well for me right now.

Exercising: What can I say, this time I'm not really thinking about it. I would like to start walking everyday not so much to lose weight but that its a really healthy thing to do. I was laughing and asking my hubby if I can call, my Sunday workout, my last chance workout if its the only workout of the week? hehe.
We have a new park, Garry Prickle. It has a nice 1/2 mile loop. Yesterday I walked 3 miles and ran for about 3/4 of a mile. My legs are hating me today. I've might have over done it, but it felt really good at the time. I say I would like to walk everyday but I think that's not very realistic. I think I'm going to shot for at least twice. I know that sounds lame, but since I'm only working out on Sunday it is a step in the right direction.