March 8, 2008

I realized yesterday that I am a mere .7 lbs away from the 10 1b. mark!! That is a huge motivation for me. It has made me forgo a whole lot of bad food and drink choices because I want to make it! I'm also finding that I am now able to pass up bad things because I've come so far and I don't want to go back. It's really getting easier, it's all habit now. Hooray!

So looking toward the future, I think once I hit 160 I will reach my first plateau. I was at 160 for a long time. So I'm already figuring out what I will need to do in order to break through the plateau. I think increasing the exercise will be a must. Thankfully it's going to be warm someday and it'll be easier to walk Tyler. I tried to do a crunch on my giant ball, and fell over and almost cracked my head on my TV tray. I need to clear the room out before I do that again :) Every weekend when I'm watching the VH1 video countdown they show the commercial for the Bender Ball, and I think I'm going to get it. I think that will be a much safer way to do crunches!

After 160, the next plateau will be 142. I was 142 forever. That'll be a tough one to bust through, but I'm not going to worry about it until I make it through the first one.

Something else I've noticed is how much better I feel already. Except for today (which doesn't count because we closed for Spring Break today, and that takes a toll on me), I haven't had a bad Fibromyalgia day in a while. I almost don't even hurt. It's great! And it's easier for me to get up out of bed in the morning. I think cutting out a lot of corn syrup-y things has done amazing stuff for me. Makes sense, since I'm allergic to it. I'm getting to the point now that I like diet pop, so it won't be too long before I can make the total switch. This is getting to be kinda fun :)