Feeling Good!
I've been uber good since June 30th, and am being quite rewarded by the scale. I only have 2 pounds to go to the first reward that I am giving myself. However, I am finding reward in other small things.
I went to my session with Cindy this afternoon and it felt really good to fit in such a tough workout before work. We were doing some really tough things and I managed to get through it, which is also awesome. And finally, it was the first time in a long time that I walked in there feeling like I looked pretty good. Afterwards I was forced to wear my newest skinny pants to work and for a change they are actually quite comfortable and not wedged in tight. They changed the style this year, so while I ordered the size I should be wearing, the cut on it is smaller - oy! I think I'll be able to get through the night and not be in agony from too tight pants.
It's also amazing that my diet and exercise vigilance is only inspiring me to be more so. Tomorrow night is the only full night DH and I will have together this weekend because I picked up 2 overtime shifts - more on that in a sec. That yearly international eat fest is going on in our area this weekend and it would be so tempting to go and make a night of it, but I know I will insist on staying home and being healthy. I am working way too hard to throw it all away for one night. Plain and simple, I *want* to be healthy. I really love the healthy me.
As for the overtime. I will have worked 3 extra shifts in a little over a week. This is all just for extra spending money for while I am away in Utah. I want to have enough sitting in the bank that I can comfortably shop without worry, and know that I well earned every penny that I am spending. Time is of the essence because I need to get all the shifts done by I think the 19th so I can get paid for them all before I leave, and I think this weekend should do me in just fine so I won't need to take anymore. So, a little bit of short term pain for long term gain. The one small upside is weekends home tend to be really hard on me diet-wise, so that will be removing one of my temptations.
I think I have a hint of TOM going on - but really hard to tell. I'm a touch crampy and today was the first day since the 30th that I haven't posted some semblance of a scale loss. I'm also exceptionally tired and hungry, but both of those could be related to a busy work/gym schedule. Thankfully tonight is my last night for 2 weeks. I hope this weekend will see me reach goal #1!