Yesterday I booked a little pre-Birthday beach vacation –
which will start on Feb 16….and while that sounds wonderful, well there is one
problem. I can’t FIT in my SHORTS. I will not go buy new things, so I’m going to
have to fit in what I have. So I have a
major short term goal called “Operation Fit in My Shorts”. Luckily I have almost 6 weeks which should be
plenty of time to lose 8 to 10 pounds if I am very diligent. I still won’t be where I would like to be,
but at least I will be able to fit in my clothes.
After making this revelation, I felt I must prepare myself
for this new journey. I did so by having
a final meal of chips and queso, quesadillas, and, friend ice-cream to top it
off. Yes, feel free to judge me, you
should. I am sort of pathetic. No wait, totally pathetic. I start my week of traveling to DC. Traveling always makes weight loss super
hard, but I am ready. I will be strong
and I will conquer! |
| This pretty much sums up what I looked like a dinner last night |
To aid myself, I signed up for two new DietBets. One is a 4 week one (there typical program)
but the other one is a 6 month one. I’m
really excited about that one for the long term accountability!
In other news, I signed up with a ladies triathlon
team! I am SUPER excited! I went to their meet and greet/spin class on
Saturday and just loved it. There are
women of all ability levels. There are
some who have done an Ironman, and some who just did their first sprint last
year. There are fast and slow runners,
bikers, and swimmers and they were just so welcoming! I get to work with a coach who will help me
develop workouts for my 70.3 in June and train with the group as my schedule
allows. I just couldn’t be more
excited!
That’s all for now from the Frozen Tundra that is Kansas
City. It is currently -9 degrees here, with
wind chills of -25! I have literally
never seen temperatures this low in Kansas City and I have lived here 15
years. I usually am willing to brave the
cold weather to run, but not in this! No way!
I did 7 miles on the indoor track yesterday and I have to tell you it
was pretty BLAH….but still better than fighting the cold and snow!
Happy Swimming, Biking and Running everyone! Stay warm!
I know EXACTLY how you feel. I started weight watchers a few weeks ago, and I haven't been losing weight...just gaining.
ReplyDeleteA women's tri team sounds really fun--congrats! And same thing here with the temps--I've been in Md for 18 yrs and never seen the single digits. Tomorrow, here it comes!
ReplyDeleteHmmm, that's funny - today I just started "Operation Get In Your Shorts" (I thank you!)
ReplyDeleteThe exact same thing has happened to me. Ever since Chicago, I've been eating everything in sight. And this cold weather is not making it any easier to run. (I hate treadmills!)
ReplyDeleteJoining that team sounds like an awesome move. I'm a member of our local tri club (even though I'm not likely to do a triathlon any time soon), and the support, encouragement, and friendship I've gotten there have been invaluable. Good luck with the Diet Bets!!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, I started 2 weight loss challenges one at work and one online. I'm too far from my goal weight.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you have a couple good motivators for losing weight. Now you just need some cooperation from the weather. We have the same cold problem here in St. Louis.
ReplyDeleteFunny stuff. A couple of years ago I was doing a ride/run brick in my tri outfit and rode then ran past some teenagers that yelled "go Lance". They could have yelled a lot worse at a middle aged, pasty white guy in Lycra :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm feeling like a bit of a quitter after reading this because I bought a pair of shorts yesterday and gave away a pair that was just a little too snug. The worst part was that they only just stayed up on the girl I gave them to. Or maybe the worst part is that I still have a lot of Christmas chocolate in the house and it's very tempting even when it's half melted.
ReplyDeleteI hear you on the weight gain, I am up about 15lbs since Redman! And turning 40 ain;t so bad! :)
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ReplyDeleteI did a Christmas 10 lb gain too! :/ I didnt know Diet Bet did longer than 4 weeks!! Sounds like you have family (Jim) support all the way : )
ReplyDeleteGood luck with operation fit into my shorts! Love it!
ReplyDeleteOperation Fit into your shorts will work! I mean the reward is sunshine! Good luck and know I am rooting for you!
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