Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Weight loss: 18.5lbs
Mood: unsure

So I have dropped to my lowest weight (or highest weight loss depending on how you look at it) since I started and I am happy about that. Only another 1.5lbs until I am at my plateau marker and then anything under that I will considera break in the plateau. I increased my water intake (or rather was more honest with it and realized I wasn't actually drinking what I thought I was) and increased my exercise. As for my calories, I pretty much left them the same, at least for now. I have gotten used to eating this much food in a day and I really don't want to screw that up by playing around with higher or lower calories. I now walk most days for about 2 miles or so. I take long photo walks in the parks around Ottawa of which there are many. It is really enjoyable and with D coming with me, I don't feel like I am missing out on anything back home. Hopefully this will keep going and I will be able to break this stupid plateau by the end of the month. Then I would only be a month behind in where I wanted to be - but oh well, that is really only a couple of pounds and I could always readjust my goals if I needed to.
I went shopping yesterday with D's sister, who is tiny and gorgeous and pretty much as perfect as they come, and it was kind of depressing. We were in La Vie en Rose (a great store) and looking at the 3 for $15 racks, which are arranged from xs to xl across the width of the store, and of course she was on the xs and s side while I was way across the store on the l and xl end. It was like that all day long and it hurt me each time I noticed it. She could buy pants from the regular stores, I want so badly to be able to do that. I am not mad or anything like that, she is great, I am just a little jealous I guess. I want to be thin and beautiful like that. Oh well, I am how I am and I am improving myself. I did manage to get a really great peacoat from Old Navy which was normally $50 but was on clearance for $9.99!! Such a steal! I love it. So that made my day better, and then of course we walked around parliament and I got to take tons of pictures which always makes me happy.
Anyways, this update was about me hitting my lowest weight of this journey and I am happy about that. Only a little more and I will break through this plateau and be back on track. Gotta get this weight off for T's wedding afterall!