One Month Later.....

OK, so an amazing number of pounds has not dropped off...the total for the month is 8 -- and I had that in the first two weeks. Now, it's a yo-yo of 3-5 pounds down, up, down, up. Be clear: I haven't tracked nor have I gone onto the WW site and read anything. I commit to getting on that again, starting tomorrow.

But here's the success:
On January 27, I bought a one-month unlimited yoga pass. Of the total number of days -- which is something like 28 -- I have gone to 20 classes. It's a boondoggle. I am lit up with the yoga, again. Great workout, great for balance, concentration, focus, the idea of being athletic. Ultimately, I think it will help me to carve and sculpt. But the main reason is that it is a wonderful moving meditation.

So I'm putting that in my success count. This coming month, it will be about both the yoga and the eating plan. Together, I think we'll see some good results come March 24.

Keep on Keepin' On

Just want to check in here because I haven't done a couple of things this week. First, I haven't tracked. Second, I haven't gone to yoga every day -- but, hey, I went a good amount since Friday. Went Saturday, Monday, hope to go tomorrow (Wednesday). Think I've kept on plan, but because of the no-tracking, I'm not sure.

I'll have to get with it. The end.

One Week Weigh-In

Just weighed in: lost 5.5 pounds this week.
How?
Weight watchers (mostly tracking points!), went to yoga 5 of the 7 days, wrote in this blog thing three times, checked in with Emily a lot.

Why?
Because I told my son that I was gonna. End of report.

Now?
Keep on keepin' on. Whose your loser blogger? :)

What's the photo of the bridge about?
No idea. I just uploaded the first image I could find. But I could make something up about how I am bridging the divide between intention and action.

Extra Credit
Maybe you can make something up, and if you ever figure out how to post a comment, you can post one.

Little Girl Spirit

Today's message is this: yes, I can go to yoga in the morning and make it to class on time! Yay. Since Thursday, I've been there three times. Been on plan. Going to my gatherings, too. Surrender -- that's the word.

This photo is on my nephew Grant's communion day. All the girls were walking up the aisle in their frothy, cupcake-icing dresses and I one-armed a moving shot. Didn't work out to the tune of having a clear shot, but I love the blurry girl quality to it. It's like a picture of little-girl spirit.

Saturday night, Sunday morning

So the two people holding hands in the photo are myself and my intention. I'm actually partnering up with my intention to make the goal a reality. Works for me, today. However, I realize just how weird that sounds.

First order of business for my six-month goal, I have to make some behavior adjustments. Here's what I've done in the past three days:
--tracked my food
--cleaned up my refrigerator by clearing out the hanging-out stuff (old Cool Whips, leftovers from last week's dinner, water bottles with an inch of water in them).
--actually weighed my serving of dinner tonight, including the pork chop (exactly 4.5 oz), the mashed potatoes (one good cup). Yeah, I'm amazed.
--drank a liter of water.

In the past three days, I've been to hot yoga twice. But did I mention that I tracked my food? So far, that's been the thing. When nighttime rolls around, it's a pretty safe bet that I may have a couple of WW points left to the daily allowance. Instead of congratulating myself on having them, then saying Go on! Have yourself a treat~ I've been having one after-dinner snack with an actual point value in mind.

Man, this is a boring post. It's 1:10 in the morning, I may be going to yoga tomorrow morning, and I'm putting this down because I was happy to hear that a couple of people read the first post and were encouraging. (Thanks, Lizi, for leaving a comment, too. I need to tell you that you can go work in some IT department now because you're the only one whose been able to figure out how to do that!)

My Dinner with Luke

My son and I had dinner tonight. Out. In a restaurant. I ordered corned beef and cabbage. He ordered the salmon. I know.

After I told him I wanted to lose 40 pounds, he told me to start a website or a blog and invite my friends to go along with me for support and for validation. He said he just read a Times article that reported more consistent success among people who included others in their planned goals. I told him I wanted to take the next six months to lose the weight. He said I should go home tonight and start the site.

So, here I am. Doing this with only a few people who I feel will be nothing less than supportive. You're welcome to join me, too. I will not post any starting or ending weight, nor will I drive myself or you crazy by reporting inches lost. But, hey, if the news is good, I'll be reporting up a storm.

That's all I've got. Today is Thursday, January 19, 2012. By June 19, 2012, I aspire to be 40 pounds lighter. Day one.