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Journal
May 5, 2001
In the interest of all those who ask for updated pics all the time....
be careful what you ask for!.....
Ya gotta laugh!
Seriously, I will get some new full length pictures on the website....umm....well, just as soon as I figure out my new camera!
 Well, as you can see, i've not fallen off the face of the earth. I am alive...and doing very well. I appreciate all of the emails very much. It's nice to know people care so much about how I am doing.
Our new home is close to being complete, so as you can imagine it's been a little crazy over the last month or two. I cannot believe all of the little details, not to mention all of the added expense and frustration that goes into building a new home. I'm also beginning to wonder if dishonesty is a required trait for builders.  Anyhoo, we should be moving in less than a months time....maybe I should pack, eh? 
As far as my weight loss goes, i've made alot of progress since my last update. Even tho it's been such a crazy time lately i'm right on top of things now and in control of my diet.  The scale is down a few more pounds which is always nice.....but even better than that, I have been running more and more and can actually jog for 5 full miles now!  This is such a big deal to me and i'm sure my dad would be very proud of how far i've come with that. This is why the quote "The best kind of motivation
comes from impressing even yourself!" has been on the front of the website the last few days. I had no idea I could run that far until I tried....and was so impressed by that accomplishment that I've been setting other goals for myself again which does alot for my own motivation. Challenging myself to either try new foods and recipes or keeping a full week with a perfect journal are good ways for me to keep it exciting . Last weeks challenge was 7 days of at least 20 minutes of cardio per day along with keeping my journal. On the whole I do very well but it's been getting way too easy for me to put off my workouts with my busy schedule so challenging myself to do it was a good way to be sure I got it done.....and I did! I'll have a massage as a reward at my next salon visit. It's good for me to keep reminding myself that when I make excuses i'm only hurting me. Some days were more difficult to fit it in but 20 minutes really isn't alot of time to commit to.....and, in the end, I did alot more than I challenged myself to just because I was so proud of myself for getting it done. That feels good.
My body is shaping up well and i'm sure it has alot to do with the weights BUT I have to admit it's starting to bother me that i'm working so hard and not see the results I want at the scale. I know better than to let the numbers rule my life but a person can only take so much and I want that next star so bad I can taste it!  I realize that building muscle adds weight but psychologically I need a big drop at the scale soon so i'm limiting my strength training for a while and incorporating some new things into my workouts instead. I wont give it up because I do like what it does for my body but i'm going to find some other things to do for toning without building so much muscle......maybe more swimming now that summer's almost here.
I had promised to talk more about excess skin but i'm not sure what I can say exept that it seems I can almost see my 'real' body underneath now. Make sense??? My main problem areas are under my upper arms and my lower tummy. Now that i'm toning up, I notice the definition in my arms but when I lift it up there is skin below that you can feel is ....well....just skin. My tummy isn't so bad when i'm standing up but, like my arms, you can feel that there is just empty fat cells covered by skin there. I'm still not sure what I will do about it.......but I feel like I would be 2 sizes down if it weren't for the skin. I'll worry about it more as I get closer to goal......and i'll continue to share all I can with you. All I can do is the best I can do and that's just what i'm doing....right?
As far as my recent 'stardom' goes hehehe I have to admit that I thought it was pretty cool that Fergie and Rosie held my pictures up on her show. I have also been contacted by a couple of magazines to do interviews......that'll teach me to open my big mouth!  I'm joking, of course, it makes me feel so good knowing my own journey could help to inspire someone else to change their life...and, as most of you know by now, I don't mind sharing a bit. I'll be sure to post more information about the articles when I know more.
Last weekend was our food drive. A couple different meetings from our location donated food equal to the amount of weight we've lost to a local woman who passes it out to those in our community needing a hand up. We collected almost 4,000 pounds of food! What a great way to visualize our weight loss. Andrea has also started a walking club on Friday nights for those who live in central Massachusetts.  It's a good way to help people get together, get inspired and to get moving while having some fun. On June 8th-9th i'll be walking to raise money for cancer research with other Weight Watcher's and in August i'll be doing a 5 mile walk/run in our city for the same woman we donate the food to each year. This is a good way to support some great causes while getting some exercise. I think it's also important to be reminded of how much good there really is left in the world.
Shortly into our meeting this week Andrea anounced that the scales hadn't been calibrated after being moved and that we all needed to be re-weighed after the meeting. Of course the people that had gained were psyched and those who lost were happy enough and asking if they really had to be weighed again. She asked me and I said that I wasn't going to be weighed again even tho I was up .6 for the week. When she asked me why I explained that I knew I was OP all week and had even increased my exercise...and THAT is what mattered most to me. I was anxious to get back to spending time with my family and had no intention of standing in line to see if those numbers came down a little more. If it was wrong....I would find out next week. Come to find out.....the scales weren't really off.... she did it to prove the control the numbers have over us. She had just used me as an example and i'm so glad she did because I really hadn't thought alot about my attitude regarding the scale and how much it has changed....another success.  I'm quite sure it helped others too! Can you see why I adore her so?
Our Goal-Getters continue to inspire me so much. I start each day with my 'fix' in the message forums. These ladies have become such an important part of my life and I hope each of them know how much their support means to me and how proud I am of each of them. I can't stress enough the importance of support when it comes to weight loss.....knowing you're not alone in your struggles and hearing yourself in others words can make all the difference in your own success. Reading or replying to a post can turn my attitude right around and I can't tell you how inspired I feel when others share their own successes. In just a couple of weeks, we'll be having our first NorthEast get-together and i'm quite anxious to meet some of the people who have become such a part of my life over the last year or so.
Getting2Goal will celebrate it's one year anniversary on May 23rd. It's hard to believe that a year has already passed.....alot has changed.....and even bigger, better, changes are in the works! My life has been so enriched by sharing with all of you.....and in your sharing with me. Here's to many more years of helping each other succeed!
Until next time, remember.......
Attitude is everything!
Kim
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