So some days ago, I befell to have $10 coins in my wallet (I very hardly ever have cash), so I advised Jerry to head beforehand and purchase $10 well worth of tickets, only for the amusing of it. He sold the ticket and then remaining night, we were looking at it for the drawing when he realized that he'd offered the incorrect one!
He sold the Mega thousands and thousands ticket rather than the Powerball.
we are fortunate that our numbers were not pulled on the Powerball, because that would have been the remaining unhappiness! not that we anticipated to win, but it become first-rate to assume we at least had a shot... until we realized Jerry's mistake ;)
This morning, I had four miles at race pace on the agenda. Technically my race tempo for Ragnar is 9:00/mi, but when my agenda says "race tempo", I simply attempt to run whatever sub-9:00. not like the previous day, I really did not sense like walking nowadays. it's continually tough to get motivated to run after a day off!
I placed on the Jillian Michaels' podcast and listened to that at the same time as I ran. i really like doing out-and-back routes, because they seem to go purchase so much quicker. as soon as i am getting to the turnaround, it is only a directly shot home. I finished with a pretty good time!
After my run, I showered, ate breakfast, and got prepared to go to my Weight Watchers meeting. final week, I drank a ton of water and wore heavy garments earlier than the meeting. This morning, I did not have a variety of time to fear approximately that, so I just wearing a sweatshirt and jeans, drank one quart of water, and two cups of tea.
I knew that the burden Watchers scale might register a huge loss, but I simply did not care, considering that i might already finished my preliminary weigh in. closing week, I went to the Wednesday night time meeting, considering the fact that Thanksgiving become on Thursday; so it was a one-of-a-kind chief. nowadays, I met the chief that i'd spoken with on the telephone. She weighed me in and i was down 6.four kilos from final week (yikes). because of this I reached my WW intention weight.
To reach purpose on WW, you have to have lost at least five pounds from your starting weight, and your goal needs to be inside the healthful BMI variety (for me, it is between 117-144). I chose 143 for my WW purpose weight, because I weigh in with clothes on, and after breakfast and all that. I wanted to have a bit "cushion" in case I benefit a few pounds. So nowadays, i was 141.6, and "officially" reached intention.
I placed it on the WW 10% key chain my sister gave me. while i was losing weight, i used to be nonetheless counting WW factors, however wasn't a member. I had lost 10% of my weight, and my sister wrapped up her 10% key chain that SHE had gotten from WW and gave it to me. I concept that became actually extremely good of her! She said I have to get some thing for all the paintings i was doing...
Now, the subsequent step is to emerge as a "Lifetime" member. To attain that popularity, I have to preserve my weight loss for six weeks (losing extra is okay). After the six week duration, if i am at or underneath purpose, I will be a lifetime member, and might not ought to pay for conferences (or e-gear, a way to log PointsPlus online) as long as I keep to weigh in once a month at or underneath aim.
all of us know how a great deal weight i'm able to benefit in some days on vacation... it is not unusual for me to advantage 10 kilos in a weekend! I suppose i will be nice as some distance because the meals goes, however it's the alcohol that i'm involved approximately. Jerry and i will be on excursion in Key West with out children, in a stunning inn at the seashore... and i plan on having some liquids. Too many beverages! however i am simply no longer 21 anymore, so perhaps i will simplest closing a day earlier than I by no means need to see alcohol again ;)
Regardless, i'm not going to worry much about it. If it method that I have to hold my weight for any other six weeks while i am getting home, so be it! but i used to be a little concerned about going terrific-overboard even as on holiday, so maybe this whole WW factor will hold me in take a look at. I don't mind gaining a couple of pounds over the week, however I without a doubt don't need to advantage 10.
besides, the meeting became okay. The ladies in there have been VERY pleasant, and i failed to feel judged in the slightest. They requested if i was new, and that i said sure; all of them delivered themselves, which became high-quality. I failed to inform anyone that i might misplaced quite a few weight or some thing, so that they in all likelihood assumed i was simply trying to lose a few kilos. It became difficult not to talk about that, because all the different girls have been talking approximately how plenty that they had lost--but I type of felt like if I stated something, i might be stealing the show, and that i did not want to do this.
The toughest element was whilst a person brought up The Dr. ozshow. Of direction none of them knew that I were a visitor at the show, and that i nearly referred to it, however did not need to get completely off the subject of what the chief became trying to speak approximately (which wasn't The Dr. ozshow!). So again, I just saved quiet the whole time. And it become without a doubt genuinely fine, to no longer have to talk approximately my weight loss, and just hear approximately the achievement of others.
I favored the chief of the Wednesday night assembly higher, however I must pick out a daylight hours meeting even as my kids are in college. So i am not sure what i will do subsequent week--if i'll live in the Thursday morning meeting, or transfer to one with a one of a kind leader. maybe i'll move to three one of a kind meetings (when you pay, you can visit as many meetings as you need that week) and attempt out a few exclusive leaders earlier than finding one to stick with. but due to the fact becoming a member of, i have not had any negative reviews this time round, so i am happy about that!