Fat Mommy to Fit Mommy

You heard me.

I caught the stomach bug from my kids, and though it was brief - 12 hours, pretty much, although I'm still rather off today - imagine my surprise when I stepped on the scale this morning.

238.

Now, in my defense, I did weigh myself the day before yesterday, and was pleased to see that I was down to 242. That pound I can take full credit for - even though my working out last week was down to 3 days. This week I got a great start - cardio on Sunday, Monday off, Tuesday Weight Training/Cardio circuit... and then sick on Wednesday, which of course proved to be the fastest weight-loss ever.

I'm no fool - I know I lost mostly fluid, and I won't be (too) upset if a few pounds come back in the next few days. But still - it's pretty cool to see the scale only 1 pound from my first goal. I plan on taking advantage and working really hard for the rest of the week. Weights today, cardio tomorrow, and then I think I'll hit the pool on Saturday.

Here's the other big change I've been doing - I've totally given up (for now) on keeping track of my food. I've been eating foods from my meal plan, but I also have enjoyed some greasy pub food, a bowl of KD, and a burger from McD's. I am not looking forward to telling my trainer - but for now, with how busy my life is, this is going to work better. I have a good idea of the calories in everything I eat, so I'm keeping track loosely in my head. If I feel it's getting out of control, I'll go back to careful tracking, but until then, I'm going to enjoy myself and see what happens.