Mother’s Day Goal
Well, it seems the crappiness of the last 2 weeks has paid off for my diet. I not only met my goal of being at 260 by Mother’s Day, I surpassed it. Today I weighed in at 257.0. Woohoo!!! Apparently major stress burns calories.
Fortunately, things seem to be on the uphill swing (knock on wood). Kyle hasn’t vomited since Friday night and he actually smiled today. It has literally been a week since I saw him smile, I didn’t realize how much I missed it. He has had 2 or 3 wet diapers and one dirty one so I know his digestion is back on track. We’re still going slowly but I’m finally comfortable saying that we’re on the right track.
So now I have 3 1/2 weeks to lose the last 7 pounds for my end of the school year goal. Turns out my older son has a dentist appt. tomorrow after school and my hubby has a final so working out will have to wait until Tuesday, but after that I should be able to workout on a more consistent basis. Setting these little goals is working for me now so I need to map out a goal over the summer. Looking at it quickly, assuming I make my 250 goal I would like to lose another 25 pounds over the summer so I can start the school year at 225. The last time I lost a bunch of weight I got down to 223 so I would be able to get back into those clothes. Then it would give me about 4 months to lose the next 25 pounds to meet my goal of being at or below 200 by the New Year. For the first time in a long time it really feels like I can meet my goals. In the back of my head I have always wanted to be thin by my hubby’s graduation so that he’s proud of me when he’s introducing me to his friends and professors (yes, I know he’s proud of me now but you know what I mean).
But for today I’m enjoying Mother’s Day. My older son gave me a makeover (apparently all 5 year olds think their moms look best when they are a Tammy Faye Baker look-alike) and my hubby is grilling me a steak. We also picked up a chocolate cream pie because I wanted one. But after today that food is all gone until next Sunday when I let myself have another treat. My goal for next week is to be at 255.