Happy September!!
Hey All!!
Happy September!! Hope you all are doing well and staying on track…..wish I could say the same for me. These last couple of weeks have been trying for Ms. Tracy. I have been running and keeping busy, but I have been vewwy vewwy bad food wise. I think that the old “let’s eat some greasy stuff” trick backfired on me. Once I started, I could not stop.
Couple that with going out and enjoying myself waaaaaay too much ( I love beer!!), throw in some peanut butter and chocolate bars (hey, I made my own Reese’s!), and I have a recipe for disaster. As of yesterday’s weigh in, I gained four pounds!! But…….
The size 8′s are loose, and today Mother Nature made an unexpected stop. Since I have been running, my cycle has been sporadic; I haven’t had one in two months. So I am praying to God Almighty hoping that the gain is excess water and not that king size tenderloin that I ate Friday.
I’m not too concerned, I don’t feel like I’m about to jump ship and move into a Domino’s, but the radar is now up. I am too close to goal to turn around and start mucking things up now. And I have waaay too many cute clothes – just bought two fall jackets, cropped and cinched at the waist! One is a Jones New York size Large and it kind of hangs on me, so I’m gonna get it taken in a bit. Just unbelievable. Last year at this time I was pushing a 4x now Large is…..too large! (Giggles like a madwoman)….
Speaking of new clothes, I have some good news! In July, I entered a contest that Weight Watchers was having called “Inspirational Stories of Change”. It consisted of sending in your before and after photos and writing an essay on how weight loss has changed your life. So of course, I sent in about 50 pics of me ( I love me!!) and wrote some inspirational b.s. stuff about health, well being and dating men with jobs.
Well, I heard back from them last week – turns out that your Ms. Tracy is a Finalist! Out of thousands of entries, I was in the top 40, and I won a $ 300 Gift Card to Macy’s, plus a mention in Weight Watchers Magazine!! No pic tho, darn it! But I am happy about it – I’m taking my card and going to St. Louis to Macy’s clearance basement and get my fall/winter wardrobe!! So thank you Weight Watchers, for helping me dress my new body in style!! LOL!! So now I really have to get back on track and get the final few pounds off!
This morning in my sleepy haze, I realized something. I was getting ready for work, throwing on some clothes, adjusting the wig.
I realized that I had picked up the wrong pair of pants- I grabbed the size 12′s. They were a bit loose, but with my shirt tucked in and a nice belt they were ok, they would hide the extra bulge and be comfortable for today. Before heading out, I took one last check in the mirror. There I was, with my shirt tucked in, and a belt holding up my pants. I’m….normal. I’m not fat anymore! I look like the people that I used to sneak looks at, wishing that I could wear what they had on, and look as good as they did. BMI be damned….I’ve done it!!
Except for PMS lag, I feel wonderful. A day without some kind of exercise is unfathomable right now, my energy levels depend on it. Life is just….good, really good.
I need to make some decisions soon. Decisions about how to get to my goal and things that will have to be added (swimming!! yay!! Weights…boo!!) and subtracted (bye beer and onion rings…..sniff, sniff!).
I have also decided that in order for me to live and enjoy my life without being a slave to my scale, I am going to lower my goal weight from 153 to 145. Still doable, but 145 puts me deeper into the “normal” on my BMI. Sorry, but I looove my friends, and I totally looove to party! All run and no play and eat makes Ms. Tracy a dull girl! As I have stated before, all of my life, I have eaten what I wanted. One year of holding back a little won’t kill me! Speaking of which, my one year anniversary with Weight Watchers is September 9th! All this progress, within one year! Like I said, life is soo good!!
Til next time!! You Can Do It!! I did!!
Awesome! Awesome job well done. You have every right to feel elated!!!
Linda L.
Hello again senorita Tracy, You are looking damn gorgeous, I just wanted you to know. Been on vacation I don’t want you to think I just left you hanging. I stopped in Peoria, and if I had some more time I would have loved to give you a hug and a pat on the back. I was hoping in the little time that I did have in Peoria I would have seen you pounding the pavement. I swear I would have told my brother to let me out and I would have ran with you no matter what I was wearing (I have ran bear foot for long distances… if the kenyans can do it so can I) anyways we will run someday, I promise.
Take care,
Casper