Hi 236, Bye 236!

Well, if you can read the goal calendar (I know - it's small!) you'll see that the goal for today was 236, and to my surprise, what did the scale read this morning? 236.0! Exactly on the money!

So, my dear one took me for Brunch at a wonderful upscale place about 45min. away. I dined mostly on protein (scrambled eggs with cheddar and ham, bacon, sausage) but I did allow myself to splurge - only a little - and have 1/4 of a belgian waffle with pineapple, maple syrup, and a dollop of fresh whipped cream! Then I sampled 5 of their deserts (all very small pieces, less than 1/2 of a very small slice).

So, of course - feeling great, but a little guilty, I came home and immediately ran to the gym to exercise. You see, on this awful, torturous diet - I am restricting carbs all together, and having had them - my body is for some reason holding onto the water that I have been drinking throughout the day. (I need to research this!)

I swear, I have drank a gallon of water - and that is not what I have shed. Tomorrow, thankfully, I am off of work (a long awaited, and much needed break from that chaos) and the girls are heading to the gym at 7 in the morning. Initially, I thought there was no way I would be able to go with them, but seeing how tired I am now from the 3 miles I walked today (in less than 43 minutes!!!!) I think I might retire early and join them, then hit it all again later in the afternoon again. Why? You ask. Well - because of the slip today (one that I failed to account for in my little calendar) I am going to pop back up to at least 239, possibly 240. It's the dichotomy of this diet. You lose weight quickly, but once you start eating "real" food - or atleast carbs - some weight will come back on.

I'm hoping that this will be a jolt to my system, allowing my body a few carbs to provide energy. Tomorrow, though - I'm back on the diet, and why? Big trip is this Friday! Yes, less than 5 days from today, and the pants that I had hoped to wear ... I FIT INTO THEM TODAY!!!! YAY! Now, I do need to lose some more weight - they're not loose by any means - but they are zipping, fastening, I don't feel like someone is cutting me open, and the pockets aren't bulging out.

Speaking of: don't you hate that!? When you put on pants, and you know they're too tight, but you're so excited that they can zip up and fasten, even though you have muffin top, (which you almost certainly would cover with a heavy sweater) and the pockets just seem to inflate? They either won't go down - rendering them useless, or they're out so far that you can see the fabric of the pocket - which, is never the same fabric as the pant!

AH! Clothes!

I also bought a jacket today, which I didn't fit into last week at the same time! Crazy huh? It's again, a piece that would look a tinge better once I lose another 10 pounds, but it looks great now - so I wore it today, with the jeans, a white t-shirt (MY BIG GOAL) and these great boots that Mr. Wonderful bought as a 'just thinking of you' gift.

Ok - so now that we're all caught up ... this AM I weighed 236.0 pounds, even. Making the weightloss to date (a mere 6 days of dieting) 14.8 pounds! HOW FRIGGIN EXCITING IS THAT!?

Now, it's 6:05p, and I'm filled with the water from todays brunch, and the bottle I had today after the gym, and in the same clothes, I'm at 240.0, a 4-pound jump. Now, I read that a pint of water weighs 1.2 pounds. Assuming that's correct, and assuming that having had more than a gallon of water today that I have not shed, I think I could rightfully assume that 9.6 pounds of water are washing through my body right now. Had they not been there ... I'd be at 231.4, beneath my goal of 232 tomorrow. So, question is - will I release these 8 pints of fluid? Only time will tell.

Best to all with your weightloss journey! So far, so good.