Ending of the Stress

My DD and I.  I can really see the difference in my face.

I read an article yesterday at the doctors office in 'Shape's March 2013 issue with Jenifer Love Hewitt.  She said something that stuck with me ... work through the stress.  Now, I know that it has been said before but it really chimed, yesterday.  I felt so much better after the doctor's visit (we set a tentative surgery date) and I went straight to the gym.  Had a great lower body workout using FitnessRX for Women's 5-Day Total Body Workout.  I did Monday's workout on Tuesday and plan on doing Tuesday's today (Wednesday) then I will be back on schedule.  

I have surgery tentatively planned for June 14th and it requires a 4 week recovery of no lifting, so I really need to get my weight down as best I can before.  Even with the surgery I still am holding my goal of achieving 150 pounds by Christmas 2013.

The Results....of a bad 2 weeks

The results of my two weeks of stress showed up in a bad weigh-in on 24APR of 229, that is +7 pounds.  SHOCKED and sick to my stomach.  I expected a little gain but ....  It just takes so much to loose it and so little to gain.  Instead of wallowing in my grief I lit a fire under it and my weigh-in on 08MAY has me back to 224, same stress but at least the scale is moving back in the correct direction.  I still have not gotten back into my workout groove but better and my diet teeters.  I am just going 'Cold Turkey' tomorrow.  I have to get it though my scull that a steady routine and diet is what I must accomplish to meet my main goal.  

GOALS

1.  To reach 150 pounds by Christmas 2013.

2.  Keep my weight steady in the 150-160           range.

3.  Make a healthy lifestyle, a priority.

This would be a 9.25 pound loss each month for each month May-Dec.  equals, just shy of 3 pounds a week.

                             PMA

      POSITIVE  MENTAL  ATTITUDE

            

                    I CAN DO THIS!