Back in the saddle again...

Okay, so I have had a seriously stressful last few months.  I think that much of this stress has landed in my middle section.  I was frustrated with the last approach as it because unsuccessful.  I was bored, not diligent, inconsistent weight-loss, etc.  Basically, the long and the short of it, or the fat of it as the case may be, is that I have reclaimed some the lost pounds.  I have accepted that this is part of life and that I am now ready to start again.

However this time I am doing Medifast.

I have a great coach, Megan, who rocks!  She checks in with me to see how I am doing and what I have planned for my "lean and green" meals.  For those of you unfamiliar with the program, you eat 5 Medifast "meals" (shake, bar, soup, cheese puffs, etc.) and one "lean and green" meal a day.  I am two days in and I was ready to turn cannibal last night, but today has been much better.  Some of the food items are RAD; they have about 100 calories and 10 grams of protein.  I have no idea if I have lost weight yet, but I feel a little better.  Due to school this summer (For those of you out of the loop, I started a doctoral program this summer, one of the better choices of my life.) I haven't been staying at my house and did NOT pack a scale.  So when I move home on Friday, I can update my stats below.

Today's Weight: ???
Today's Weight Loss: ???
Total Weight Loss: ???

Demi-Plie

The translation of this French phrase literally means, "falling down half-way."  Although traditionally associated with ballet, I feel like this phrase can also represent my placement on my weight-loss journey.  Having lost 55 pounds thus far, I am encouraged to think that I am close to half-way there.  I continue to lose weight daily and have started taking a weekly adult ballet class and doing Pilates thrice weekly.

That's right folks, I am enrolled in an adult ballet class.  Don't think that I threw that in for funsies, although the class itself is quite fun.  Every Monday night, I put on my pink tights and black leotard; I put my short hair up into a very tiny bun, and take my ballet shoes to On Pointe School of Ballet where I attend an hour long class with Miss Carol and seven wonderful women and prepare for our recital piece in the studio musical, Hansel and Gretel, this coming June.  (Yes, you are all invited.) 

I love the physical challenges that ballet requires of my body and I REALLY LOVE the barre stretching....amazing.  Pilates is a nice fit with my "ballet studies" and is certainly fun too-early in the morning on the living room floor of my dear friend, Penny.  If laughing counts as as a workout, then I definitely do more than Mari Winsor intends. 

The food continues to be delicious, although not very varied.  I may eat at Chipotle twice today.  I enjoy drinking all-natural sugar-free sodas, but do not enduring the extortion that Fred Meyer bestows upon me so I can drink them.  I really want to eat frozen yogurt with strawberries and mochi, but I really want to wear a single-digit size more. 

So the journey continues and the waistline shrinks and my demi-plies become more technically correct.

Today's Weight: 242.8
Today's Weight Loss: 1.8
Total Weight Loss:  55.8

New Vigor

Well the holidays were fun and delicious.  Unfortunately, that meant that my weight went the wrong way.  I did gain some weight (Johnny's Bean and Cheese Fried will do that to anybody).  But I have lost that weight and feel dedicated to fight the fight again. 

The pink eye that started in September has never really gone away so I have an appointment with my doctor this afternoon.  This will be the first time that Dr. Kotamarti will see me since I started the weight loss journey.  I am excited to see what he has to say. 

I had a house warming party this past weekend and had a great time showing off my house to some dear friends.  I wish you all could have been there. 

Here's to renewed dedication!

Today's Weight: 250ish (I didn't get on a scale today.)
Today's Weight Loss: ???
Total Weight Loss:  48