Update on my first few days...
I meant to update this weekend, but internet was down at home. WW thing is going ok. I have stayed within points except for today (we had a Big Date Night, something we always do on the 10th of each month, so no point counting). I was pretty hungry on Saturday and had a bad headache on Sunday, but managed. Mike and I are both anxious and excited and trying not to think (read: obsess) about it too much. I go back and forth between keeping my eye on the big prize (Disney 2006) and just making through the day.
At dinner tonight Mike and I talked about having a plan for the next year, still fluid, but some structure to help us stay focused. I would like to establish weekly goals that I can build on each week, some focused on health and exercise and others focused on getting other aspects of my life in order. When I have a minute or two, I will try to map out a plan for the year (or atleast the next few months) and go over them with Cat. I can't tell you how great it is to have Cat as a training partner. Even though Mike is here with me, having another, more experienced ear, is amazing.
One goal that I must do early on is to clean out my closet, an emotional and sometimes humiliating thing for a chubby girl. Even though I am only 13 lbs heavier than my pre-preg weight, the pregnancy changed the shape of my body and I now carry a lot of fat on my stomach. Old clothes don't fit or fit poorly. As a result, my closet is a landmine field, I pull out something I want to wear only to find that it is clingy in all the wrong places. I also have a lot of pregnancy clothes in there that need to be packed away for #2. So next week, my goal will be to go through and clear my closet of anything that I can't imediately wear and pack or donate the rest.
Though I don't want to start on formal exercise for a few more weeks, I am already thinking about how to include it in my daily life. Since I don't need to start doing road work for the marathon until, at the earliest, late summer, I am opened to doing things other than walking or jogging for exercise. I am going to investigate the fitness classes that are offered on base. Though I don't relish in the idea of getting hot and sweaty on my lunch hour, it would be a great way to get exercise while Iz is in daycare.
# posted by amy @ 7:32 PM
