Late Weigh-in

I know I'm late with this post, but I did weigh-in, and I had a 1/2-pound loss, so I'm back to having lost 20 lbs. I should be saying this with a lot of excitement and gusto, but I know what kind of a weekend it was and that it wasn't kind to me on the scale this morning. So, I'm hoping to kick things into gear this week and finally break through this barrier that I've hit over the past month. Luckily, the weather is nice, so I've been spending more time outside. However, I need to remember although just being outside and being more active is a good thing, I can't slack on my regular workouts. Just being outside and playing with my kids doesn't get my heart-rate up, so I need to be more aware of that.

I did move up another belt-loop over the weekend. The bad news is that I refuse to actually cinch it up that far because the extra bulges in my jeans are not appealing. So, until I break down and buy some new pants, I'll just have to get by with my belt on the second loop.

Here's to a good week!

Belt Loop Tracking

Since I won't be weighing myself daily for a while, I decided I could also track my progress by using belt loops. When I started this weightloss thing in January, I couldn't get my one and only belt on at all. I wasn't even close to getting to the first loop. Now that I am down 19 pounds, I can reach to the 2nd loop without sucking in or even having much "muffin-top" hangover. In fact, I bet I could even get to the 3rd loop, but the only jeans I have are probably 2 sizes too big, so I have a lot of folded over jeans for my belt to get over, too. I have to admit, I'm really excited about it!

Now, another issue that I am facing right now is that I am finding all of my clothes too big; but I am not where I want to be yet, so I don't want to (nor can I afford) to go out and buy a lot of new clothes right now. So, for all you "losers" out there, what are you doing for clothing during your time in-between sizes?