20 Pounds Down!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

So, despite several struggles with my health, I've made steady progress. On my weigh-in day last week, though, I was SO disappointed! I only needed to have lost two pounds last week to make the twenty pound mark, but the dang-blasted scale only reported one pound. After the initial disappointment, I just kept plugging away with my program. This morning, the scale reported that my total lost to date is 22 pounds! That included an absolute splurge at a buffet on Saturday. Yay! I'll go shopping for my reward this weekend: a set of resistance bands. Thanks to all you sparkies out there for your inspiration and support!

  

  Member Comments About This Blog Post:

LESLIELENORE 3/21/2012 10:42PM

Keep moving and try and eat healthy and the weight comes off... it must be magic! LOL Report Inappropriate Comment

PAMSPARKS 3/21/2012 10:41PM

Awesome! Keep up the great work! Report Inappropriate Comment

HRMJLM 3/21/2012 10:41PM

congrats on 22 down! Report Inappropriate Comment

Better on Bike

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Today was a bit more successful, at least as far as a workout. I hit the stationary bike hard for 20 minutes, and my knee was all right!

  

Knee Knocked My Walk

Monday, March 19, 2012

While I'd been looking forward to getting outside this afternoon for a brisk walk, my knee didn't think that was such a goid idea. I had to throw in the towel after just half a mile. I'll hit the stationary bike in the morning and see if that goes any better!

  

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FENWAYGIRL18 3/19/2012 11:46PM

Awww sorry to hear that, hope your feeling better soon! Report Inappropriate Comment

Better?

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Jaw better, but caught a killer headcold!

  

Bummer!

Friday, March 16, 2012

My last blog stated that I'd planned a specific workout that afternoon, but it didn't happen. Someone was hogging the stationary bike, I was tired and weepy, and it was all I could do to make myself walk for 15 minutes that afternoon. I didn't connect my lethargy with the swelling in my lower right gum until the next day after it had worsened noticeably. After some wild scrambling to get an emergency appointment with my dentist before his office closed early on Thursday for a long weekend and an equally wild scramble to get my last afternoon class covered by some stellar, sweet colleagues, I found out that my suspicions were confirmed: the root canal I'd had last April had failed, infection had set in, and I was going to lose the tooth. I was in mourning all last night, but the antibiotics must be working, thank God, because I've been able to kick my crying to the curb tonight.