Scales

5 days till Nick comes home (I'm so excited!!)

and

5 more lbs to lose before he gets here. While I haven't been quite successful in losing the full ten pound goal, I'm halfway!! And that is wonderful!! I sure made a valiant effort too. Aside from the package of Oreo's that I devoured.


Oh, and the coffee cake (from Costco!) that's been staring me down all day.



My moments of weakness aside, I did exercise nearly every day, usually for about 45 minutes. I used a great Tae Bo work out series with resistance bands and can literally see the difference. I also breastfed my infant (burns 500 calories/day--isn't that awesome?? A mercy from the Lord in providing a natural post-pregnancy way to lose weight) and chased two little boys around for hours on end (200 calories/hour). With all that calorie burning, it seems like I should have lost 20lbs by now. But... weight loss couldn't be THAT easy, now could it?


But this whole challenge of mine got me thinking. How does one decide their "target" weight? Is it just a number that I like? A number I'm not ashamed of? A number that I like to see when I step on the scale?


Sometimes, I'm convinced that scales should be thrown away, and that I should judge my weight by asking myself a few questions and demanding a truthful answer.

Do I honor God with my life? Do I eat and drink to His glory?

Ah yes, a little soul searching may be more beneficial in assessing true health than all the scales in the world. And so I wonder...

if I can answer those questions appropriately and then be weighed in the balances, would I be found wanting?

10 lbs

I'm a goal oriented person. I love to set a mark and then aim to reach it.

Perhaps its the nurse in me that has always helped patients to work and regain strength and mobility, or the military wife in me that needs to find a way to get through year long deployments...

Either way, I'm a goal oriented person. And among other things, I've given myself a 10 pound challenge during the 3 weeks my husband is away. Yes, that means my plan is to lose the last 10 lbs of pregnancy weight before he comes home. I'm not sure if its an over zealous goal or not, but thats my story and I'm sticking to it.

I even told my husband that that was the plan--what was I thinking??

I thought about posting a "before" picture, just so that we can all see the progress, and the true difference 10lbs can make... but, I'm way too wimpy.

Here's to 10 lbs lighter, skinnier, and happier...in 3 weeks!!