FertilehealthyAiming for success, not perfection…

Well, for starters… I have new bling!

Yes, I did it! I have now lost just over 40 pounds! I didn’t record a big loss this week, but the 0.7 pounds sealed the deal! I am so pleased.

I’m doing really well at the moment, even though the scale is slow to catch up. My mom had been making me a fabulous new jacket and I went to pick it up yesterday. But when I tried it on, it was clear that I’d lost some inches, because the shoulders will need to be taken in. I also dropped off two pairs of workout pants that are now unwearable – the trunk parts of the pants reach up to my breasts. I got them in January!

Things are indeed happening… My next weight target is to bust out of the 300′s. Hopefully I can manage that within the next two weeks or so.

As far as food is concerned, I’m still doing great. I tried some very tasty recipes last week and they will definitely be included on my website. I have managed to control the overeating to a large extent. The other night when I felt peckish after dinner, instead of dipping into the pot again, I had two succulent ruby grapefruit. Yum!

I exercised 5 times this past week, which I’m totally satisfied with, since my workouts are so strenuous and encompasses cardio, strength and flexibility training. I don’t feel guilty about taking two rest days at this stage, especially as they’re not consecutive days.

I met a very nice lady at gym this morning. She lost about 75 pounds over 9 months last year and she’s looks fabulous! We had a short chat, but will catch up on Saturday, when our schedules collide again.

As you can see, I’ve changed my blog theme. I haven’t discarded the other one, but just as I don’t wear the same clothes every day, I like some variety on my blog. The most exciting changes are the updated the About Me page and the new My Story and Progress Pictures pages. My story is quite long, but if you want to understand why I’m doing things the way I am, it’s well worth the read. Writing it was very cathartic and eye-opening for me. I realized as I read through it that for the first time in my life I am not judging or attacking myself. I have grown and forgiven myself for the mistakes I’d made in my life and I’m ready to move forward!

How did you do? And what do you think of the changes?

And since I mentioned cats, here are some gratuitous pictures of my two girls, Lavis and Pepper.

Lavis

Pepper