Plateau of a day

Well as I could have predicted, as I almost predicted actually I didn’t do amazing this morning but at least it was a loss. The scale read 145.5, which means technically I lost 1.2 pounds this week. I am fine with that. BUT… that means in two weeks time I have lost 1.7 pounds. This is not actually super great for me. BUT… as I am so much closer to a goal weight or at least a weight where I feel happy, comfortable and healthy it seems like it is harder to lose weight. Perhaps I really do have less weight to lose and its going slow obviously.

No matter what I’m not really sweating it. Funny how last week I freaked out and it was the end of the world. This week not so much… I think it’s because in the grand scheme of things I really had some shitty ass eating days this week. My last Thursday thru Sunday were honestly pretty terrible. I ate lots of cookies, and a giant cupcake and a piece of cake and pizza and chips and lots and lots of nuts. Actually the list goes on and on. So if I can salvage all that with the exercise I put in and see any loss I am actually quite thrilled. Plus here is the cold hard truth, my muscles are sore. I have worked very hard the last two weeks in upping my physical strength and I can tell. I feel it and my body is building muscle. I have no scientific proof of this other than I can feel it.

I was thinking this morning and mentioning to Chris that clearly my body has slowed down and reached some sort of plateau on the weight loss. It is fine, I expected it. However, I was thinking it would be less than 145. The thing is officially my weight watchers goal has always been 140 and that was the high end of the scale. More than once I have gotten my body into the 130’s. The thing is I am truly comfortable and happy with 145. I don’t even think 5 pounds would make a huge difference on my body. I am just surprised that I am plateauing at 145 and some change. BUT… rationalizing it out I also feel like my fitness level is incredibly high right now. In fact perhaps those times before when I’ve been 136 pounds etc… I wasn’t functioning at this high of a fitness level. It’s quite possible that I have more muscle this time than before. Perhaps these are excuses I am telling myself to rationalize out my plateau but I honestly believe that I am in better physical shape than I can ever remember.

I think the fact is this is one of the longest stretches of time that I have actively exercised. I think that previous times when I have lost weight I don’t think I worked out as intense or pushed myself as much for so long and therefore probably formed the muscle I have today. By no means do I think I am a toned girl. I’ve got flab everywhere but my core strength is good. So if I don’t lose more weight but keep gaining muscle that really is the ultimate goal anyway. Would it be so bad to live at 145 for the rest of my life? I am guessing not. Especially if I continue to exercise and feel healthy and strong. I’ve never wanted to be a toothpick, instead really wanting to be a strong sexy confident woman. That has always been my ultimate goal.

With that in mind, here are some pictures I snapped yesterday because I completely loved this outfit and it made me feel all the good things that I want to feel. Pictures continue to remind me that no matter what a scale may say what is more important is what I see in the mirror; and how I feel on the inside.



Yes, I may eventually lose more weight; I may not but I am happy. I would like to lose the .5 pounds so its 145 even eventually. But that’s for me to work on this week I guess. I am mixing it up. I haven’t recorded any food for weeks and weeks so I honestly don’t know if I’m eating too much. I decided today to mix it up and threw out my coffee this morning and had a Greek yogurt instead. I’m going to try and go back to the basics this week… drink more water. I’ve been slacking on water consumption lately.

Anyway, last night Chris installed my new chandelier for me over my makeup table. This is how it looks installed. This is where I do my makeup every morning. What you can’t see in this picture is that the entire first drawer in that dresser there is filled with amazing make up options. I love nice pretty stuff. My bathroom is simply too small to do my make up in so I had to put this set up in my spare bedroom. It’s just another one of those places in my house that I love. It’s nice to have some really girly spaces.



The sun is shining today and the forecast for the weekend looks amazing. I am happy about that for sure. I am going to run to Safeway on my lunch for more avocados and bananas. I had my last avocado last night with chicken. So delicious. Always a go to staple. I have been having some fun refreshing my wardrobe with some new clothing options and of course picking up some fabulous pieces for the nice sunny weather. It really is so much more fun buying cute clothes in size 6’s and smalls and extra smalls. It’s really easy to take for granted how far you’ve come.

Anyway, it’s getting close to time to finish this up and get in a few sit-ups before I head out for my lunchtime errands.