It seems it's been a month since I've had anything to post here. Well, that's not entirely true. Of course, I've continued to lose weight and in fact, the week before I left for vacation (or like a week ago, basically), I'd finally gotten below the 200 mark. It felt amazing to be able to say that before I went to my family reunion, especially because the last time I was here was only for a day or two and was way back in 2007 and prior to that, it'd been when I was a teenager.
I'm hovering between a 40-43 pound loss at the moment (in three months) and I'm starting to realize that I really do need to start exercising now. Not because the fact that I'm not is hindering my weight loss (it's not) but because as I'm losing the weight, I'm finding that I'm not appreciating the previously firm (while fat) parts.
I found out that the guy who used to teach the Zumba classes I was attending a while back, actually bought the studio and is now running it himself. For $28/month I can attend one Zumba and one Yoga class per week. So I'm thinking of starting out with that and then maybe adding hip hop at Springstep or maybe joining a rowing league in the spring. All I know is that I've got to do something.
I've packed up four bags of clothing to give away and I'm sure that I will have more once I finish unpacking from the trip. I know of at least two jean skirts, a dress and some tshirts that are now too big. I've been collecting clothes from other people as well and supplementing with small purchases from Target and Marshalls to just get me through to the next smallest size. I've gone from a size 20 to a 14 and went from a XXL to a L. I have clothes in my closet now (since I've been collecting them) that are 6 to 16. I never knew what that felt like. I always thought it was stupid to hold onto things that will never fit you again, but in my case, they just don't fit me yet.
I wasn't eating consistently while I was on vacation. I didn't have a big choice in what I ate because we all (about 25 of us at times) ate together for most of our meals and there were a lot of things I'd normally eat (say, like oatmeal) that we didn't have in the house. I got sick two nights in a row at dinner because I'd had pork (against my better judgment). And of course, I was drinking tequila, so I will probably not see any losses on the scale for the next week or so.
I did try to be a little active while I was gone - walking the beach and swimming laps in the indoor pool - and that all probably just offset all of the unhealthy foods I was eating plus the booze. My first meal upon getting home? Rice (brown) and beans (pink).
This week while we were away, it finally hit me that I'm losing a lot of hair. I know this is because I'm not getting enough protein and because I need to replace my daily multivitamin for a complete multivitamin. On the upside, I've got more than enough to spare, but I really do need to make sure that I'm getting enough of the proper nutrition. They all warned me this could happen, so I'm not terribly surprised by it.
Official weigh-ins begin again on Wednesday!
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