Well, I'm Fat and Lazy Again

Man, you can gain weight fast.  When I was weighed at the doctor’s office a few days ago, my jaw dropped as I saw the scale settle at just about 159#.  And I’m pretty sure I wasn’t wearing 10# worth of clothing, either, dang it.  About 3 weeks ago I had been working hard knowing I was going to be taking some bikini pictures, so I was feeling OK about how I was looking (not as perfect as I wanted, but better than I have in a while) and I estimate I was weighing around 150#. 



All I needed for a great workout: 12# DBs



Well, once I got the pictures taken and then got through that hell known as the Ragnar Relay, I think I felt it gave me a license to ease up on my discipline.  And believe me, I did, big time.  My workouts have been few and I’ve been eating like a COW.  I mean, 10 pounds in 3 weeks.  Whoa.  It was enough of a shock that since that weigh-in, I’ve started to reverse my downward spiral back into an upward spiral again.  I’m starting slow but gaining positive momentum again. 

Y’know, it’s great to reach and push ourselves to new heights, and we should definitely do it, but we need to be aware that, from those heights, the falls can be pretty hard, if we let ourselves drop.  Life is and will always be a roller coaster ride, but I’m trying to avoid the painful whiplash that comes from letting the ride control me instead of me controlling my ride.  Hang on folks, it’s gonna be bumpy!



We love our backyard workouts!



Thank goodness Z was game for a workout in the back yard.  I got a good one today just using DBs and my own body weight (see, those extra #s are useful for something!) and so did she, I think!








Push it, baby!



Ahh, resting after a tough workout.  Whew!