Weight loss - Week 16 & 17

I did it! I surpassed my first weight loss goal!!! :)

While we were still up at the Lake in July, I set a goal of getting back to my pre-Sage-pregnancy weight, by Sage's 2nd birthday. When I got pregnant with Sage, I weighted 189lbs. Today, 4 days before her birthday, I weigh 187.5lbs!! I am SO happy! :)

When I first set this goal, I honestly wasn't sure I would be able to achieve it. It was pretty steep, and I would need to average about 2lbs of weight loss a week! But as I got closer, I became quite positive that I would be able to do it! Then my leg started bugging me, reducing my exercising, which in turn slowed my weight loss. Once again, I wasn't sure I would be able to achieve it.

Last week, I only lost half a pound. We had a very busy weekend, with a couple of different events, which meant eating out almost all weekend. I knew I ate too much, and I knew my weight loss would be very low, if at all. Last week, I weighed in at 192.5lbs. That meant I would need to lose 3.5lbs to reach my goal of 189lbs this week. I really watched my eating this week, and when I stepped on the scale this morning, I was thrilled to see that I had lost 5lbs, bringing me below my goal, at 187.5lbs!

I have a weight loss app on my phone, and I am happy to say that my weight has moved out of the "obese" BMI, and into the "overweight" BMI. I am well on my way to becoming a healthier person, for my children, and for myself :)

My exercising, unfortunately, is down to non-existent. To make a long story short, when I was in highschool, I ended up with a stress fracture in my leg from running. I think I have a stress fracture again. My left tibia has been hurting since shortly after I started running. I haven't mentioned it, because I have been in denial, and hoping the pain would just go away. I know that pain, it's the same pain I had before, and the same leg. But instead of going away, it is getting worse. I haven't done any running or walking for the past 2 weeks, and my leg still aches with pain - in my bone. I need to get into my doctor, and get a referral to a sports medicine clinic.

So, for now, I will just continue to eat healthy, and hopefully continue to lose weight. I have set a new weight loss goal for myself. I would like to be down to 170lbs, by Christmas. That gives me 3 months, to lose 17.5lbs. Since there are a few bad food holidays coming up (Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas), I am thinking it might be a bit trickier to lose with diet alone. But I am going to keep on trying! I've made it this far, and I am determined to keep going! :)