Summer Lovin', Had me a blast...
I participated in the Knittyboard Summer Love swap, and look at the gorgeous yarn my no-longer-secret-pal Crystal AKA Driver8 sent! This one is Fleece Artist Suri Blue. It's as soft as it is pretty. I've posed it with Rosy Returns daylily. She also sent this absolutely scrumptious Malabrigo Silky Merino in the Teal Feather colourway, as well as some Tazo chai, and a really cool CD of MP3s and pictures she took. She really got my tastes bang on. Thank you Crystal!
In other, "keepin' it real" news (and there's been lots of stuff going on, despite the scarcity of updates), I have decided that it is time to stop talking about losing the spare tire I've had around my middle for so many years now, and actually DO something about it. I have joined Weight Watchers online and am doing the FlexPlan, the one where you count points. They have all these nifty online tools that are really pretty useful. They're keeping me honest and accountable *to myself* about what I eat and how much I move. When I started last week, I was pretty much at the very top of the range of what is considered healthy for my height. But I know that is not a healthy weight for me, because too much of my weight is fat, and particularly abdominal fat, which is bad for the heart; I have very fine bone structure, and not a whole lot of muscle mass (which I know weighs more), so I know that a healthy weight for me needs to be much closer to the bottom of the BMI range for my height. I lost three pounds in my first week, and the numbers on the scale continue to move downwards! (Even after a feast with my knitting pals last night -- although I did budget points for it.) Looks like WW is going to be a really great investment in myself. If I lose at the rate of 2 pounds per week, it will take me about 10 more weeks to reach my goal. I am really looking forward to getting back into single-digit clothing sizes after so many years in double digits. (The budget protests that I can't really afford to be replacing my clothes, but I'll deal.) I have a pair of size 6 jeans that I am able squeeze into and can even do up, but over which my belly, love handles, and back fat pooch out very, very unattractively. When I can wear those jeans in public with a fairly close-fitting shirt without sporting the mortifying "muffin-top" look, I will know I have attained my goal. (I suspect there may be some situps in my future. Aargh.)
In other, "keepin' it real" news (and there's been lots of stuff going on, despite the scarcity of updates), I have decided that it is time to stop talking about losing the spare tire I've had around my middle for so many years now, and actually DO something about it. I have joined Weight Watchers online and am doing the FlexPlan, the one where you count points. They have all these nifty online tools that are really pretty useful. They're keeping me honest and accountable *to myself* about what I eat and how much I move. When I started last week, I was pretty much at the very top of the range of what is considered healthy for my height. But I know that is not a healthy weight for me, because too much of my weight is fat, and particularly abdominal fat, which is bad for the heart; I have very fine bone structure, and not a whole lot of muscle mass (which I know weighs more), so I know that a healthy weight for me needs to be much closer to the bottom of the BMI range for my height. I lost three pounds in my first week, and the numbers on the scale continue to move downwards! (Even after a feast with my knitting pals last night -- although I did budget points for it.) Looks like WW is going to be a really great investment in myself. If I lose at the rate of 2 pounds per week, it will take me about 10 more weeks to reach my goal. I am really looking forward to getting back into single-digit clothing sizes after so many years in double digits. (The budget protests that I can't really afford to be replacing my clothes, but I'll deal.) I have a pair of size 6 jeans that I am able squeeze into and can even do up, but over which my belly, love handles, and back fat pooch out very, very unattractively. When I can wear those jeans in public with a fairly close-fitting shirt without sporting the mortifying "muffin-top" look, I will know I have attained my goal. (I suspect there may be some situps in my future. Aargh.)
1 Comments:
YAY WW!!!
I lost 15 lbs on flex, but now I'm LOVING core! :)
You're going to do great - it really is a great investment in yourself!!
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