Yoyo

It seems like since I got back on the StairMaster, my weight has been doing this bouncing yoyo trick.  I spend 3 fraking months not exercising and maintain a steady weight and as soon as I get back to exercising, it bounces like a fraking superball.  Up, down…up, down…up, down.  It's enough to turn a sane girl to tequila!  What is up with that?  My eating habits are fairly the same but my body is trying to get used to being back in the metabolism zone.  At least my clothes are fitting.  As a matter of fact, I don't see much of a change in sizing, so I must be ok.  I'm in the 6/8 category (or 9 in misses) so I'm not complaining about that. Just wish it would steady out.

I'm actually fairly comfortable with where I'm at in the body/weight range.  I expect to drop about 5 to 7 lbs though just tightening up and toning, but not by dieting.  I gave up dieting and just changed my eating habits when I started this journey 3 years ago.  I watch what I eat during the week, load up on proteins, vegetables and fruit. I'm extremely sparse on bread and most carbs, drink lots of water and I exercise.  On the weekends, I drink my margaritas, eat what I want (within reason, I don't totally pig out) and exercise either Saturday or Sunday.   I do need to do something about my inner thighs though.  Vin Diesel does give me a workout, but they're fairly flabby!  I'm thinking about one of those ThighMasters, especially since I won't have access to weight machine equipment anymore.  It's nice and compact and would go with me.

 

It's weird trying to whittle your life down to a few boxes. Deciding what to keep for the long haul and what you haven't used or worn in ages and getting rid of it.  A girl at work has been the recipient of some of my clothes.  She's losing weight so fast that the nice slacks that I bought 6 months ago probably won't fit her for long (I just downsized 4 weeks ago after the "Chonie Incident").  I have tons of books and magazines that will be difficult to let go of. I left most of the stuff to the man, so I should only have a few boxes, i.e. clothes, shoes, Pampered Chef stuff, etc.

Now the big question….what does one do with the Wedding Dress?  It's not like I want to destroy it because I value our marriage and don't regret the experience or regret marrying the man. There's no way the style is coming back.  If I keep it, it would only be for dress-up purposes for my niece, but that's a lot of space for something like that. Any ideas?

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