A Rough Few Weeks

I have had a rough few weeks with my weight loss journey.  Some disappointing news with the Biggest Loser Challenge I have been a part of tossed me for a loop.  I've had some days that i didn't want to go to the fitness center days, some eat more than I should have days, and some discouraging days.  But I am ready to hit it hard again.  The alarm is set, the clothes are laid out, tomorrow morning I am redicating myself to work my journey.   I am not going to let my weight get me down!

Happy Birthday, Richard!

Today is Richard's birthday.  Rachael and I got him a food scale for his birthday.  He has some additional money to spend and get some thing he wants.  Rachael and I joined him for dinner at his work.  So we did get to spend a little time with him.  He didn't know that we were coming so it was good to surprise him. 

Another Monday

Sometimes after the weekend, I wish I had another day off to recover from the weekend.  But no such luck.  I was able to leave work early again today, and Rachael and I headed to the SouthTowne mall to make one last look for the Prom Dress.  She didn't find anything she liked any better, so we stayed with the dress we bought last week.  We did find shoes, and jewlery to go with the dress.  I was able to go for a little walk after we got home, so got two workouts in today.

Tour of the Depot

It was a fun weekend officiating at the TOUR of the DEPOT.  The weather held out for the weekend, I thought it was going to rain on both Saturday and Sunday, we had rain as we left American Fork at 5:30 am, but by the time we got out to Tooele, it had stopped.  We only had a few sprinkles over the next couple of days.  Things went really well all weekend.  I did pretty good eating for the weekend and am ready to get back to the fitness center in the morning.

Took the day off

I opted to skip the gym this morning.  I just wanted a morning to sleep in, I've been getting up at 4:35 5 days a week since the middle of January.  I just wanted a sleep in day.  Even on many of the weekends I've had to be up and going early.  It felt good to leave the alarm off and just wake up when I was ready.  We have a bike race to officiate at on Saturday and Sunday so I had lots to do to get ready.  I even got the motorcycle trailer lined up on the driveway so we could hook it up to the Jeep as soon as Richard got home.

The Weigh In

The first half of the Biggest Loser contestant that I am a part of had its official weigh in today.  I went up about 2:00 pm to do my weigh in.  I am happy with where I am at.  I am down 22 pounds since I started my weight loss journey. I am down 18 pounds since the contest began.  I still have a long ways to go.  It is a process that I am working on each and every day, some days it is easier than others.  I have learned lots of things that will help me for the rest of my life.  I have found that I enjoy getting some exercise on a regular basis.  I feel better, I sleep better, I am a better person.  This is a life time change and I am glad that I am making it.

Shopping with Rachael

I got off of work early today and Rachael and I headed to Orem and Provo to do some shopping for a PROM dress.  We hit both of the malls  and a couple of speciality shops.  We did find a dress that she liked, at J C Penny's, even.  It was at a good price so we went ahead and got it.  We will probably go back out next Monday and give it one more look, hitting the mall in Sandy.  We ended our night having dinner with Richard at his work.  It was fun to do something a little exciting with her during her spring break.