2/16 170.4
2/23 171.5
3/2 168.4
3/9 170.6
3/16 166.7
3/23 167.6
3/30 168.4
4/6 164.2
I've never been this skinny as an adult... the last time I weighed 164 pounds, it was on my way up, probably sometime freshman year in high school. So rock on! I'm beginning to think that eventually I'm going to know how it feels to be in the 150s... whoa, even just typing that gives me goosebumps. I haven't been in the 150s since probably 7th grade. I'm not sure I need to stay there, not sure that's where my happy maintenance weight will ultimately be, but I'd definitely like to see how it looks on me.
Thank goodness for that bright spot because otherwise, this has been, quite literally, a crappy week. Sorry to be gross, but I spent both Sunday and Wednesday running back and forth between the bed and the bathroom. I still have no idea what caused the intestinal distress, but it made me miss worship on Easter, celebrating with my family and a day and a half of work (although it reeeeeally should've been two- the half day I made myself go in and work was one of the roughest physical experiences of my life. Says the girl who's never delivered a baby or recovered from major surgery or anything. Yeah, I'm a wimp). Anyway, the digestive issues also made me miss most of my meals on those two days, just managing to keep down some soup, crackers and yogurt.
So dealing with food was very easy this week. Even in between sick days, I was extremely cautious, particularly with my portions. Since I don't know what food my body rather dramatically rejected on those two days, I didn't want to overdo it with anything. I had a few small meals and a few snacks every day, which has never really been my style...I like large portions, so it's usually just a traditional breakfast/lunch/dinner/one snack kinda setup for me. But even on the days when I felt well, my appetite was diminished out of paranoia and I nibbled much more than I actually ate.
Exercise was another story. Apart from one decent Wii workout, I babied myself, not wanting to push it when I was just starting to feel back to normal. I'm not beating myself up about that. I would've if I could've, but I couldn't so I didn't.
I'm off to Ohio today for my cousin's bridal shower! Our dresses have come in, so she'll be bringing mine and I'll get to try it on for the first time. I'm almost fifteen pounds down from when I first tried on a similar dress by the same designer, and a size 14 looked like this:
I'm excited to celebrate with my beautiful bride-to-be cousin, and to spend some quality time with my sister-in-law and Mom as we make the road trip. It's helpful that all three of us are watching our weight- we'll be able to keep each other on the straight and narrow rather than slipping into a "vacation" mindset. Time to get ready- thanks for checking in with me this week!