Back in the game?

Well, dear readers, I have finally recovered from my Dreaded Sickness. I did not workout at all last week and tried to eat everything in sight. I don't feel too terrible about the lack of exercise since it probably did my body (and immune system) some good to take a week off and fully recover, however I could have done much better with my eating since I wasn't exercising. I had to keep reminding myself that one week was not going to equal a 20 lbs gain and wipe out all my progress. The gain-back fear has been strong lately - possibly because I'm not currently doing weekly weigh-ins and eating 2,000 calories/day on top of that.

This passed weekend was Andrea's wedding! This is relevant because: I had wanted to be at my half-goal weight of 185 lbs by her wedding.  Since I declared October "scale free", I have no idea what I weigh right now - but I imagine it's probably still at or around 195 lbs. 10 lbs away from my halfway goal. That's okay. I fit into my size 14 bridesmaids dress, and even had to have some alterations done to the waist to take it in. I'll take it!

Today/this week the focus is on getting back on my healthy(er) eating, as well as getting some lifting in Mon/Weds/Fri. Aside from the Taco Bell for lunch yesterday (which was incredibly disappointing and totally not worth the calories), I made a healthy dinner of baked chicken, rice and veggies and stayed well under my daily calorie goal of 2,000, clocking in right around 1700.

I haven't done actual grocery shopping in nearly 3 weeks - just been grabbing milk here, cereal there, fruit here, lettuce there. This month has been SO BUSY! I feel like it will never end. Tonight I plan to head to the grocery store and actually get my full list of items. There is little hope of getting back on my usual Saturday grocery shopping routine. This weekend is our only "free" weekend, and even with that we are having a birthday party for our now-seven year old(!) and hitting a Halloween party Saturday night. Then next weekend I jet off to Austin, TX for my cousin's wedding!

I'm very excited for all these great events we've been included in and invited to, but I sure will be glad when December rolls around and I can have a normal weekend of groceries, laundry, vacuuming, and vegging in front of the TV. Siiiiigggghhhhh.

Btw, I've added some new progress pictures including some bikini shots to show body transformation as I continue these weight lifting routines. Next photos will be posted beginning of November after I complete my first weigh-in since the start of October and take measurements - I'm pretty excited!