Teresa's Ponderings

I've noticed the first line of whatever I type shows up when I share my blog. So, I've decided not to post the important information in the first line. 😁 I lost 1.8 this week. I've really noticed the loss in my chest. My cup size is becoming much smaller and my current bras continue to fit better.  Where I'm not noticing the change is in my stomach. I feel like the change there has stalled. I know it's the overall loss that's important, but I really want my gut to go away. Going on week 3 of not doing Tuesday Tabata with my sister. Not good. I start official training for my half marathon in a couple weeks. Basically when we get back from vacation. We leave on vacation this next week. I feel strong food wise and we are taking a cooler so we can bring good food on driving days. Gas is going to be expensive enough, stopping for fast food would break us. Ugh I'll pop in with an update or two with how I'm doing with my choices while on vacation, but I won...

 I was going to post this yesterday, but didn't stop working long enough to type it out.  A couple thoughts that I may have shared before, but it still applies. I struggle when someone says I'm looking "good." I understand the heart behind it, but mentally it's hard. I see my reflection and I know how far I have to go. I see my reflection and I know how big I am. I see my reflection and I'm reminded that I allowed myself to regain 60 pounds that I had worked so hard to get rid of back in 2013. I'm disgusted when I see my reflection, so when someone says, "You're looking good." it really means I'm looking a ton better than I was, because I've only lost 16ish pounds. In the scheme of things, I haven't lost much. Obviously, people can't say, "Boy, Teresa, you're sure looking better." That would be insulting, but it's true.  Before I go any further, I want it to be known that I am NOT offended when people say, ...

 I just like kale with my eggs in the morning.❤️ Yummy. I'm still in a little bit of shock, but I lost 2 pounds this week. I shouldn't have. I mean, I didn't eat anything I'm avoiding, but I didn't eat super healthy either. I had the food from the picture above when I got home from my meeting this morning and felt inspired.  I've been under a little stress this past week. It's VBS and I'm the director. If you know, you know. I really don't have anything else to update. I still have non-scale victories and I'm hanging in there.  That's it! See you next week 😘

  Illinois Trip We left early Friday morning for our trip to Illinois. We got back to Minnesota on Tuesday afternoon. That means I had 2 days this week of a "regular" routine, which wasn't at all because those 2 days were spent preparing for and cleaning up after travel.  Things I'm proud of: I didn't eat any sweets on this trip. I said no to graduation cake and candy bars from gas stations. I ate zero M&M's in my trail mix and the ginormous bucket of chocolate setting on the counter at my mom's house stayed untouched by me. All of these things are much harder than you may realize.  I haven't exercised in two weeks. That's not good. I've been walking or biking to more places, but that's just movement. Recognizing the difference between the two is important. While movement is good, exercise is what will get me to my goals.  I didn't snack the best and I had pizza 4 out of the 7 days this week. That's just stupid. I forgot to pack...