My New Ending

Hello! Whew…what a crazy last 10 days it’s been. Actually it was a pretty boring couple of days stuck in a hotel, so I didn’t post. I forgot about posting more about the trip as well. I also hadn’t been living very healthy and, quite honestly, didn’t check out blogs or do anything that resembled my healthiness journey while waiting for our house.

Last week we ended up getting the keys and stuff to our house a day or two earlier than planned, so I’ve been able to get the kitchen and a few other rooms unpacked. This has helped me get back into some semblance of my normal life.

My normal life includes exercise and healthier eating, which having not done in a while has begun to show a little in my body. I haven’t unpacked my scale, but I can see a little spread in my hips and belly from lack of exercise the last month and a half. I’m okay with this, but am happy to say that I got in a Walk At Home DVD this morning and I feel much better already.

Taking a vacation and not worrying about calories or even exercise was a nice break for me, but I know (after some serious contemplation the past couple of days) that overeating and no exercise is not my life anymore. I missed my exercise and better eating as much as I missed sleeping in my own bed. I’ll write more later about how my eating changed and my reaction to the old habits, but for now I’m happy to say that I’m glad to be in my own Home Sweet Home – exercise included. 🙂

Hello and TGIF! Actually, seeing as how I’m spending most of my my time in a hotel room, near a pool or driving around town I don’t feel so “TGIF” ‘ y…I’m too relaxed. We don’t get the keys to our house until next Thursday, so there’s very little for me to do right now except try and not go crazy.

Today I thought I’d share one of the things I learned while on our trip.

Our trip included LOTS of walking through the French Quarter in New Orleans and then again in Disney World. As we walked around Disney World theme parks I saw all kinds of people and every time I saw a heavier weight person I would think to myself, “I don’t think I could’ve kept up with all this walking 50 pounds ago.”

The last day of Disney was spent at a water park that included TONS of stairs to climb to get back up to the top of the water slides. Every time I would climb the stairs and begin to feel the burn in my legs I would again think to myself, “I don’t think I could’ve done this 50 pounds ago.”

Do you see a pattern here? I’m only about halfway to my weight loss goal; but this time of vacationing reminded me that the weight I’ve lost so far has been enough to make a difference in my life.

At 230 pounds I didn’t feel like doing much of anything activity wise, but these last two weeks I’ve enjoyed every minute of walking and physical activity because it meant tidbits of exercise were fitting into my trip. And every time I climbed those stairs I was reminded of how far I’ve come in my weight loss journey.

Hello! Well, two weeks ago yesterday movers came and packed up the house, loaded it to a truck and we headed out on a road trip that included a couple of days in New Orleans and a week at Disney World.

Today we arrived in our new hometown of Jacksonville, North Carolina and should get the keys to our new home in about ten days. It’s been a great vacation spending time with my husband and children relaxing, sight seeing while also including yummy food, some lessons regarding my body’s reaction to old eating habits and even a little exercise.

I’m off to get ready for bed now, but I just had to stop in to say hi. Honestly, I’ve greatly enjoyed this break from real life, but I’m getting ready to get back to normal routines…including my new normal eating habits.

Little by little I’ll get back into the swing of things health wise and while I’m on my way there I’ll pop on here to tell you some of the things I learned while vacationing.

Until next time… 🙂

Today’s Weight: 182 . 5

When I started my weight loss journey two years ago I told my friend that my only goal in weight loss was to be able to buy a dress for my husband’s graduation “in two years” in the regular sizes department of the store.

Today is his graduation. Last night was the Senior Dinner and I wore my special dress for that occasion.

Yes, I met that goal. My dress is a size 16 from the regular sizes department. I felt like a queen last night…especially when I got home to my visiting brother and he exclaimed, “Hey skinny!!”

Today’s Weight: 183 . 0

Yesterday we went to Sam’s club and I saw some cute jean capris. The largest size they carry for clothes is a 16. I held it up and thought it looked like it should fit, and I’m technically in a regular 16 now, so I went ahead and bought them.

Today’s Weight: 181 . 5