Thanks Julie. My routines are going to be even more disrupted next
week as the portapotty gets set up in the back yard and the dumpster
is moved alongside the front curb. Going from a one-bathroom house to
a no-bathroom house should prove adventuresome. Figuring out alternate
ways to prepare food will be challenging too although not as bad since
I tend to use my Foreman grill, my microwave, and my slow cooker for
most of my cooking needs. It's the stir-fry stuff that will have to
wait until construction is done.

No bike yet. And we had more snow yesterday and rain today. It isn't
really biking weather yet. I'm just pretending it's spring. G

Linda P

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 10:55:51 -0600, "skiur"
wrote:

Awesome NSVs Linda! Congratulations.

Hectic is the word I'd use to describe your life right now.

Life is not always about weightloss. It's about being comfortable with who
you are with the situation you're in. All of your normal routines have been
shaken up this week. You've had some serious NSVs (clothing is always a big
one). Go get that bike and take yourself out for a spin. Enjoy your
scenery and relax. The right decisions will be glaring you in the face when
you return.

Julie

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week. I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going. This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't heard from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size 10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift. Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending construction work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!
--
Linda P
week 54: 232/159.6/WW goal 145
RAFL week 9: 167/159.6/154
next mini-goals: 157 (75 lbs total loss); 155 (10 lbs to WW goal); 154
( RAFL goal)
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003
5'4" | 50 | F