I've been doing pretty well with my progress and was ready to weigh-in on Saturday, but knew the majority of the people would want to just extend it, so I chose to as well. The final weigh-in with them is now May 13th, which works pretty perfectly since my final weigh-in for the competition at the plant is May 10th. I was already planning on staying focused for another month anyway!
I've got to figure out something to keep me focused once those competitions are over though. Sadly, I've never worked at losing weight longer than three months at a time, so this really is new to me. Obviously getting healthy and watching my body slim down should be enough momentum to keep me going, but I have to set little goals for myself to keep me motivated for the long haul.
I'm currently trying to figure out what I want to do for my 40lb weight-loss reward; which I should be hitting around the end of this month. I received a gift card to get my toes done and some money that I think I may put to some more new running shoes, for my birthday last week. I also have some gift cards from Christmas that I could use for some new boots. Hmmm... decisions, decisions. I do know that I intend on being in Onederland at the end of May. =)
On to the weekend...
Graham and I went to Jackson's baseball game Friday night and I went to the one he had on Saturday morning while Graham was working. Our spring-time is usually always centered around baseball games. We also make it a point to head to Texas to see Ayanna play softball as well!
On Saturday I also got to try out my new heart-rate monitor Graham got me for my birthday. It was beautiful that day, so I hit the pavement for about 5 miles. I did a mile of sprint/walk intervals, walked 3 miles at a good steady pace, and then did another mile of sprint/walk intervals. I love when it's nice out and I can get some fresh air while getting my cardio in. It's supposed to be freaking windy for the next 3 days, so I'll be confined to my living room for my workouts. Blah!
Saturday night Reg and Staci took us to dinner for my birthday. We never really get to spend time with just them; they're usually pretty busy with the kiddos, so that night was awesome. Of course, that's not to say we don't love spending time with the kiddos either!
Sunday we went to church and basically spent the rest of our day cuddled up on the couch together. The wind was ridiculous, so we couldn't go play on the 4-wheeler. We ended up watching the first two episodes of 'The Bible' mini-series that we've had recorded, but haven't watched yet. They're like 2 hours each but I was seriously in awe of every bit of it. I go to church now, but didn't really grow up in one. I never really learned any of the Bible stories, so seeing it brought to life that way is so captivating to me! I can't wait to watch the 3rd episode tonight.
Sunday was also spent eating our lives away, seriously. It was for no other reason than boredom, but it happened. I'm talking chocolate cake, grilled cheese sandwich(es), and popcorn. Quite the group of comfort food, let me tell ya! After weighing this morning, I'm definitely back on track though and am ready to hit my goal at the end of this month!
I found out this morning I'm the winner of an earring organizer and a Spark sample from one of the lovely blogs I follow. Check Cece out! I'm excited! I never win anything!!
Ok, so this was quite the ramble, but I leave you with these beautiful flowers the hubby got me for my birthday. Love that man!
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