FINALLY

Why hello there weight loss blog readers! Did I say I was going to update this LAST Monday? I did? OOPS!

Last Monday was not a good day to weigh in, as I'd had quite the Carby Weekend and was loathe (LOATHE) to step on the scale. So I didn't. What a marvelous feeling! I stepped on the scale three or four days later, after a few good runs and decent eating days, to find I was (SURPRISE) the same weight I was pre-carbfest weekend. So GOD KNOWS how much weight I gained last weekend.

But I stepped on the scale TODAY and I was 157, a whole pound and a half down from my starting weight. That is the first time in over a month that I saw movement in the right direction, so of course there was celebration in the form of buying a pair of size 8 pants. SIZE EIGHT. I feel downright svelte.

(The other pair of pants I bought were a size ten, and a TIGHT size ten at that, but we are not focusing on THOSE pants we are focusing on the SIZE EIGHT pants.)

This week was a good one for me. I really feel like I escaped a lot of my eating pitfalls (except for the making of Jack's birthday cake Friday night, where there was much batter-tasting and frosting-spoon-licking.) I also ran or shredded every day except Thursday, when I'd pretty much lost all sanity due to The Boy Who Will Not Listen. (Oh HELLO Terrible Twos! Please! Sit down! Make yourself at home!)

A few good days and one pound lost is huge motivation to me. HUGE. Now I'm looking at seven pounds to go rather than ten, which feels great. I had several people ask me how I lost the weight this weekend, and while that is TOTALLY UTTERLY EMBARRASSING, seriously, I don't even like it when people notice my HAIRCUT, it also makes you feel like a rock star. Best part: I was not at all ashamed when I went clothes shopping with my size nothing friend today, and even told her what size I was so she could find something for me. That's... well, I've told you how I am The Fat Friend and all that, and also how I know my skinny friends have their own weight and body image issues so I try not to be all self-absorbed and victimy, but feeling confident enough to ask them what they think about what I'm trying on? And to find something for me in a different size? And to tell them why something isn't fitting me right? It's AWESOME. I guess Jillian is right when she says "That is FEAR leaving the body!"

Maybe.

Anyway. My husband, because he is awesome, bought me this for Mother's Day:

Key not included.

I'm not sure how wise a purchase this was, as we own the previous Shuffle (I bought it for Phillip, he doesn't use it anymore, I've been using it for my runs) and I have (weep) lost my iPod touch. I'm sure it's around SOMEWHERE... it's just not in any of the places I think it might be. My new iPod is, as you can tell, the size of a KEY so really, this doesn't bode well.

But, like Phillip rationalized, "I thought it was cool!"

I'm excited to be sporting the Newest Technology when I finally get my butt running around the lake. I can do it, I've run that far, I've even run that far outside. But the lake is sort of the place to go if you are a running type in this city and running around that lake would mean... I AM A RUNNER. GAH. (If you are local and haven't heard it yet, you might enjoy this insurance commercial featuring our local lake's "power walkers". I love those insurance commercials, so much I almost want to switch insurance.)

Anyway. If I weigh in something different tomorrow morning I'll let you know. Otherwise, mark me up at 157 baby!

Comments

[-R-]

I didn't know they made iPods that small. That's really cool, although I would be worried about losing it too.

[Liz]

You are such a rock star. And you're super HAWT besides.

[el-e-e]

Great job, you! And, a size 8?? That is awesome. I don't know that I'll ever be an 8 again, but here's hoping.

Also: UGH. I'm not weighing in today because it's the wrong week o'the month to do so, and also because I've been eating kee-rap (pizza and nachos) lately. So boo. For me.

But yay for you. (and thanks for having this site so I can BLAH all my weight details somewhere!)

[Lindsay]

for a second I thought your husband bought you a house. Wow vacation brain over here. Good luck not losing your Ipod and Excellent work on the size 8 pantalons! That is a dream of mine as well. Annnnnd, hubby and I just did our weigh ins after 10 days of gluttony and the damage is not as bad as we thought. So, back on the wagon and all excited over here too.

[Kate P]

Nice work, Maggie!!!

[Elsha]

Size 8?! I am jealous. Despite being 10 lbs under my pre-pregnancy weight, my post pregnancy belly won't accept anything smaller than a size 10. BOO.

[Jess]

It makes me happy that you fit into a size 8 at 157 pounds. It's a good reminder that not everyone needs to weigh 125 pounds to wear a single-digit size, and that body structure matters.

[Jessica]

If you are the fat friend, I can't be your friend because of these reasons:
a.) I would be your huge blob friend, and
b.) well I can't really put it into words.. it's mostly just a lot of eye rolling in your general direction. @@ which does not make a good friendship.