WW - Day 49 - another milestone

Just eeked by 20 pounds today: 20.2! My next goal is to lose 7 more within the next 5 weeks. That would be my 10% WW goal. Then it would be another 13 pounds in the following 7 weeks to make my birthday goal of 40 pounds.

My ultimate goal is 83 pounds. I am almost a quarter of the way there!

FOOD: The dieting part of this journey is fine. Not really a big day to day concern. Strategizing is important. I need a roadmap for the week so I can have good stuff available at all times. It's easy when you're surrounded by incredible produce at the farmer's markets and roadside stands. I've gotten rid of most processed foods. I need to keep reminding myself about water. Water water water.

MOOD: The daily walks are great. I'm trying to bike to work at least twice a week. Also hitting M-Fit on Thursdays so I can watch Griffin's hockey practice and burn off some calories and keep that heart healthy. Last weekend we went up north with the Woods and I borrowed Julia's swim belt so I could get some leg exercise in the middle of the lake. Worked great. This all makes my mood terrific. I think I need to meet Rob and the kids at the pool sometime this week to get some additional water exercise in. Need to keep mixing it up -- keep the body guessing. Also, I'll be working on the Habitat house 3 more times in the next 3 weeks -- I always do a bit of sweating on that project, hammering away. Those will be good days. I think I'll also need to work some lunchtime walks into my workdays, especially as I prepare for fall months and the ultimate end of the 6am walk time. I guess I'm trying to picture how my days in, say, January will look. I can take walks on the weekends -- hopefully there won't be tons of snow. I can also grab an hour at the gym-lette (the itty bitty gym at Veterans) or M-Fit at the cube when Griffin has practices. And hopefully the weather will permit me to ride my bike to work 3 or 4 times a week, and I can take lunchtime walks on opposing days. I'm having a hard time strategizing my diet and exercise 6 months from now, when I am basking in the availability of beautiful food and long summer days.

Yes, I love the nice summer-time pattern I have going now. I can't let worry about future months get to me. I need to enjoy every opportunity and experience.

Oh God, Rob has just informed me that he is making spicy szechuan noodles for dinner tonight. Yum-oh!