A New Month, A New Beginning

Many people are aware of my ongoing (lifelong? never ending?) quest to lose a few pounds. Frankly, I'm tired of the Wii telling me "that's overweight!" in its chipper little voice every single #?!#@ morning. Anyway, after ending up in the hospital with chest pains last March (stress, not heart attack as feared) I have been working hard to get into shape. My treadmill and I have bonded... we have a sweatfest every morning at 5:45 am. Mostly, the results have been good. But, for the past two months, I haven't lost a pound.

I'm blaming February. Consider the evidence:

Valentine's day - chocolate bliss
My birthday - lots of treats
My parents visit - eating out
Girl Scout cookie delivery - Tagalongs=PB & chocolate=heaven
Sarah's birthday - cake and treats

Add short days, not much sunshine, poor produce selection, and you just have a prescription for weight gain. To my credit, I haven't really gained any weight, either.

The real frustration? Somewhere along the line, I got my husband to agree that when I reached my goal weight (ie - when the Wii says "that's normal") I could finally get the macbook that I have longed for. My initial projections (hey, I am still an engineer at heart) showed me hitting my target in May/June, but I've strayed from the course, so I'm going to have to recalculate. I thought that if I went public on my blog, I'd have a little more accountability and therefore motivation.

'Cause seriously, those of you who know Gary know that he's just the tiniest bit conflicted in encouraging my weight loss when he knows it's going to cost him a big chunk of money. To his credit, though, he hasn't been tempting me with donuts and other evils. He's just Switzerland.

Here's to a new month, March! Let it be filled with healthier choices! (although, for the record, I will NOT give up my daily chocolate. That's medicinal. Seriously.)