Almost

Well, I only have 2 pounds to go before I am down to my lowest on WW. Yay! also Boo! for taking 3 months to waiver up and down and up and down.

I am very happy to report that I lost 4.4 pounds this week, after a 2 week gain totalling 5 pounds. I credit eating better and earning 30 exercise points to that total. I am all fired to keep going, because I really want those 2 pounds next week. Am I gonna earn them? I am going to try, but it is a very, very, very long weekend ahead of me and I will do my best, of that I am sure.

What I really wanted to blog about was something that happened Tuesday night. I was getting ready to go jog/walk. My son got a 2 hour nap and he was not sleepy by any stretch of the imagination. Now, I usually jog/walk after they go to bed around 8 p.m. He was still wide awake. He said he wanted to come with me. I thought, sure, why not, get him used to working out early (he's only 4). We got our shoes on and got ready to go. Damned if that kid didn't keep my pace for 1/2 mile. Not bad for a 4 year old. The next 1/2 mile we walked, held hands and talked. When we made the turn for home, I noticed that he was truly falling behind. I asked him if he wanted me to carry him, he said, yes, please. I hoisted his 42 pound frame onto my back and started walking. On a lark, I decided to try an jog with him on my back.

EPIPHANY!!!!!!!!!!

He weighs what I have lost. I was now trying to jog with an additional 42 pounds on my back and I couldn't, couldn't believe how awful that felt. It is no wonder that I felt like a lumbering cow. I carried him the 1/2 mile home and was sweating up a storm. I got home with this feeling of awe and amazement. First, my son jogged that far and second, I used to weigh that much and now I am jogging.

What am I going to feel like when I lose another 20 pounds or so? How easy will it be for me to jog and work out then?

It's been a week since my last re-motivation shpiel and I am still doing well.

I want my 2 pounds next week!