I just realized I haven’t posted an update on my weight loss since April 28.  I think it’s about time I post an update, don’t you? :roll:

I’m still trucking along. At this point, I’ve lost 18.4 pounds total so I’m a little over six pounds shy of reaching my first major benchmark.  Woo hoo! :D Speaking of reaching my benchmark, I’ve finally decided what I’m going to do as a reward (for this one at least).  I’m going to get a new bicycle.  My current bike is old and rusty.  The tires need to be replaced and so do the gears.  Instead of putting money into fixing it up, I’m just going to get a brand new one!  I’m really excited as I love to ride my bike.  Plus, it’ll help with the exercise part of this whole healthy lifestyle thing I’m trying to do. ;)

I’m doing pretty good at keeping within my calorie limit each day.  Every now and then, I go a little over, but as long as the average for the week stays under my limit, I’m okay.  I also try to eat low-fat foods because even if you eat lower calories and still have a high fat intake, you won’t lose as much weight.

I’ve noticed I’m starting to crave certain foods again.  For example, if Corey gets fries, whether they be delicious fries or nasty fries like the ones you get at Arby’s, I just want to stuff my face with them.  I don’t, but I really want to.  I’m having a hard time resisting pizza as well, which is a first since I normally don’t like pizza unless it’s homemade by my friends Ali or Kayla.  (I’m also drawn to donuts and breadsticks.)  Normally, this wouldn’t be such a big deal, but as some of you know, I’m married to a pizzaholic.  He’s ordered breadsticks the last few times with his pizza and he even bought a dozen Krispy Kremes in the recent past. :? I did partake of those evil foods since it’s okay to eat junk food every now and then.  I just did it in moderation, which I was really proud of myself for since moderation is the key to all things and something I’m not very good at.  On Monday, however, I told Corey I need him to stop ordering pizza and buying donuts because it’s becoming too hard to resist eating them and I just don’t want the temptation around me anymore.  He agreed because he loves me and he wants to start eating more healthy too.

The exercise is still a come and go thing.  I do really well for a while and then I stagger to a stop for a little bit.  I guess the hardest thing for me with exercising is getting up early to do it since I don’t like to do it when I get home from work.  I just have such a hard time sleeping well because I can’t fall asleep and our mattress is so uncomfortable I’ve resorted to sleeping on our air mattress full-time now. :| It’s sad when an air mattress is more comfortable than a regular mattress. We’re holding out on buying a new one because we really want an Intelli-Gel mattress.  They’re the most comfortable mattresses we’ve tried.  Hopefully, we’ll be able to afford the mattress soon so Corey and I can resume sleeping in the same bed, even if it’s still with separate blankets. ;)

I know I just need to get up.  If I do, I’ll be more tired at night and I’ll probably be able to fall asleep faster.  It’s just a matter of convincing my subconscious this is the right course of action. :lol: I’m just glad I haven’t given up with exercise completely since some is better than none.  I just need to get to the “more is even better” mindset. ;)