Friday 8 June 2012

Friday Weigh in - June 8

Previous weight  - 259
Current weight - 257.5
-1.5 lbs 




I know slow and steady wins the race, but I SO wish I was one of those people who loses 3+ lbs consistently. I just need to remind myself that the small loses add up. I'd much rather be at 257 than 279 that I saw back in the winter. I really can't wait for the 240's though...it's been 3 years since I've seen that decade. 


I wanted to say thank you to everyone who left me some really thoughtful and motivating comments on my last post.  It really meant a lot to me and it made me feel a lot better about running my first 5k in almost a week. By the way, I will now be running it by myself!! I signed up for the race about a month ago and the other ladies procrastinated and went to sign up on wednesday and all the spots were filled!! I was SO disappointed. I wasn't mad at them, I just really didn't want to run by myself. My boss and her husband will be there, but they're running a half marathon. If it wasn't for all your motivating comments, I probably would've threw in the towel. However, I'm still motivated and determined to do this next weekend, even if it is by myself! My sisters is going to try and come down and watch me, so that will be better. 


I'm off for a girls weekend tonight. We're going to Wasaga Beach (longest fresh water beach in the world, FYI). My boyfriends' friend has a trailer out there, so the girlfriends are taking over :) There will be drinking involved, so I need to be mindful of my eating. I'm going to try not to think about it and enjoy my weekend away. They're calling for rain saturday, but super hot on sunday, so we'll see how it goes!


I'm off to drive the boyfriend off at work then heading for a run. 




Have a great weekend everyone!

12 comments:

  1. Nice job on the loss! :)

    I'm running my first 5k by myself too and I think that terrifies me more than anything. I don't do well in situations where I don't know anyone - and while I'm sure I'll know people in the race, I'm still going to feel awkward. :/ But...we're doing it, and THAT'S what matters! :) Yay!

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    1. Yes, at least we're doing it! :)
      I know I'll feel awkward too...but I'm sure we won't be the only people there by ourselves. I'm hoping that being surrounded by strangers will keep me motivated and I'll push myself harder than normal.

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  2. Excellent job on the loss!!! I wish I were brave enough to post my weight. I am so self-conscious that I just can't do it yet. Perhaps one day. Hope you have a great girls weekend! and you will do amazing at the 5k!

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    1. I'm sure one day you'll have the courage to post it. No one in "real life" knows what I weigh (unless they've come across the blog) and I don't know if I could ever tell them what my starting weight was. Perhaps when I get to my goal weight I'll be able to.

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  3. Well done on the continued weight loss - smaller losses are far more sustainable anyway so it'll be worth it in the end! Have a great weekend!

    Good luck on the run next weekend. You'll be fine. You're running for YOU, right? Stuff those flaking work colleagues!! Just stay nice and steady and keep the goal in sight - and picture yourself and how you'll feel when you cross that finish line - concentrate and visualise that whilst you're running (When I do it I actually get quite emotional!!) it takes your mind off 'other' things and keeps you pushing to the end! Best, best of luck - you WILL be great!

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    1. Thank you! Everyone's comments on here sure are motivating. It would be a lot harder to stick with it if it wasn't for all you lovely ladies :)

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  4. Congrats on the weight loss!! That's a great loss! Keep at it!
    And you'll do great at your first 5k! I can't wait to read about it.
    Enjoy your girls weekend!! I hope the rain stays away.

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    1. Thanks! That rain didn't stay away completely, but that's ok.
      I look forward to recapping the race. I'll have to keep you guys and maybe it will motivated me to keep going!

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  5. Hey, I think 1.5 pounds is a GREAT loss! When I was losing, that was my norm most weeks, and it slowly but surely came off. Much easier to sustain...it's frustrating to lose 3 then gain 1 the following week, but not very encouraging to lose 1 one week and lose another 1 the next week--right??

    I wish I lived near you--I would love to go to that 5k with you and cheer you on! :)

    Enjoy your weekend!

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    1. It's true! I know if I had a big loss this week I'd be disappointed if I had a small or no loss the following week. I don't think we're ever satisfied ;)

      That would be so awsome to have some company on the race! I'll just have to bring my ipod a pretend I'm running with the others lol

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  6. weight watchers wants you to lose 1-2 lbs a week, no more than that. i actually got yelled at by the WW online when i weighed in this week (i lost 2.5 lbs). so you are right in the right range of losing.
    congrats.
    good luck with the 5K :)

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    1. Thank you!
      I know it's the "proper" way to lose, I just wish that one week I'd have an awsome number lol. :)

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