Week seven.

Well, kids. Week seven is over. This week I lost 2.87%! Such a relief. I can't say that I even had the best week, but I tried not to let little failures turn into big ones. I'm not sure why that's such a difficult mindset for me to attain.

One thing I'm disappointed about is the fact that I continue to find it so difficult to find time to exercise. Earlier this week I had just finished blogging about how I was going to do my first run, but then Jett woke up. It took an hour to get him back down, and then the night was shot. It makes it especially difficult when Jason is working such long hours, because the only time I can start exercising is after Jett is fast asleep.

Another reason it's difficult is because I drive two hours a day. I have to leave the house by 7 a.m. and I don't get home until 5:30 at the earliest. sighh.. excuses, excuses. This week, I'm going to step out on a limb and guarantee that I will exercise at least ONE DAY. If I can make it work one day, then maybe I'll get some momentum and I won't feel so discouraged.

I've been at this for seven weeks now and lost 8.07%. That means I only have about 12 weeks to go at this pace. That's doable.. right? New mini-goal: in four weeks we go on vacation, so by then I would like to have lost 15% total. Game on. I WILL blog later in the week when I exercise. No more excuses. Until then!

Oh, one last thing. My best friend told me about her mom's success using a diet that focuses on changing eating habits for life. I guess I should call it a lifestyle change, not a diet. She avoids processed foods and eats whole, fresh foods. I can't remember what the exact amount lost is, but it was somewhere in the 30-40 lb range. So if you happen to read this - nice work, Karen N.! It's motivating to all of us, but particularly to those of us who are trying to make the same kind of lifestyle change. I would imagine that you feel as great as you look. Thanks for the reminder that this is very doable.