75.4 lbs gone...wow!

I recently got back from a mini vacation up to Portland to visit my dad. It was a lovely visit, and one that is very special to me, so I am really thankful that I had the opportunity to get away and dismiss my responsibilities for a week of relaxation, restoration, and catching up.

But being out of your element when you are dieting is very difficult. I suppose you can make it work and stay on program, but the reality is that life is simply fraught with little ups and downs, and somehow you just have to be able to indulge once in a while, and you need to be able to recover.

I feel like I have certainly gotten the recovery thing down pat. The little vacations I have experienced during my weight-loss journey have usually resulted in temporary gains. I was smart, and I did not get on the scale during my week away. But when I got home this past week, I did work hard to recover by visiting the gym an additional day, and I jumped right back into my on-program eating habits.

I am happy to report that at today's weigh-in, the scale gifted me with a 3.2lb loss since my last weigh in (3 weeks ago). This puts me at a total of 75.4 lbs lost thus far, and I am at 153.2!!

So I received my 75lb weight charm as a reward at today's Weight Watchers weigh-in. And I didn't cry this time. (I have a low tolerance for emotional moments, and I cry about everything, but that is a topic for another day!)

I am now at the final stretch with only 15.2 lbs to go until I reach my goal weight of 138. My waist is also looking very nicely trim these days. And when I flexed this morning, there was some very nice delt and bicep tone going on.

Things are good.