Better Than I Thought

Having just come back from California after 10 days, I was really kind of afraid to weigh myself, even though I did at my mom's and her scale numbers were a little less than mine.  But, I bit the bullet this morning and got on it, and after opening my eyes slowly and squinting down at the numbers, it registered that I had only gained one pound. Yep, I was happy about that (well, obviously I would have been even happier if it had been the same or lower when I left, but still....one pound? I can live with that.)  So it means I just have to lose that one measly pound (though, one pound to lose can sometimes feel like it takes as much work to lose ten pounds) and I'll be where I was the morning when I left for California.

Which was good, because I had lost 11 pounds from the time I started all this until that day, and I was at an even "0" number.  From here I will set my goals at 10 pounds at a time rather than the whole amount, which can be a bit daunting if I think of it that way, so I would rather not. lol 

I am a little surprised I didn't gain more really, because even though I didn't go crazy, eating my way through Fresno, I still didn't particularly watch what I ate and I didn't exercise a whole lot.  We did walk to Starbucks a few times (but that was only 6/10 of a mile, round trip) and I did go in the pool (but not to swim laps or exercise), but nothing extrenuous like I do at home.  Which is on the agenda for today when I get home from work.  I ddin't exercise yesterday at all (heck, I didn't even go to Starbucks yesterday if you can believe that) because I was tired after flying all night and not getting any sleep on the plane.  So that means today I need to start back on my routine and exercise, exercise, EXERCISE.  Fun, right?  Not.

I could always talk myself out of it (which doesn't take much, that's for sure), but I am encouraged that I have lost weight and it is enough to keep me motivated to keep trying.  And who knows....maybe by this time next year there will be a whole new me.  :>)