Don't knock me

Well, I have made up my mind.  I am not going to do the Marthon in Vancouver Washington.  There are far too many Cons.   It is a 5 hour drive one way, It will cost $500 for hotel, it is at the end of April and we will be crazily in the fields doing spring planting or cropping.  There are more reasons but you get the drift.
I can very easily find a marathon here as they are happening all the time (I am on an email list from the Running room).   I will possibly continue the saturday walks but with our fabulous weather we have been outside getting things done and I've gotta "make hay while the sun shines"!  No we are not making hay right now but the way our mild winter is going and Spring coming up fast... I wouldn't be surprised if we weren't making hay soon! Or at least silage...
I have had to do a lot of thinking about this - it was a hard decision but I think its for the best.  I certainly won't be stopping getting my steps in! No way, I am doing a challenge of walking across Canada and I am Just outside of Golden BC heading for Banff AB.   Might visit a few cyber friends along the way! Or maybe I will just wave on my way by  LOL
Cheers!

WI and Record

I have managed to lose 2 lbs this week.  Do I sound excited? Nope... I just lost the weight I gained last week.  I would be well below 160 if I wouldn't have gained last week.
I have been battling depression... not sure why... but most days I make myself a list of things to do and maybe do one thing.  I have had no get-up-and-go I just feel blah.  Could really care less whether something gets done or not and yet it bugs me that its not getting done but so far I am managing to ignore that feeling.  Where has my drive gone?  Down the tube with all the water I have been drinking, maybe. LOL

Okay, pitty party over... I did however try on some clothes in my closet that I bought last fall at a summer blow out sale.  It was too small, in more places than one but I got them with the hopes of fitting them one day.  Well, my wedding anniversary was on Feb 27 and I needed something to wear... I put them on and to my surprise they fit!  Not perfectly in the boobs (a little snug) but thats okay!  I am sure my boobs will continue to shrink with my weight loss LOL

I did some measuring again.  To try and cheer myself up.  Its been a month since I did it last and have lost 4.5 inches off this body.

                                  Feb 3                        Mar 3        

Neck                           15                              14
Chest                          41                              40
Waist                          36                               34.5
Hips                            40                               39
R arm                         11.75                          12   
R thigh                        22                                22.5                     

I am wondering if my leg and arm size went up cause of all the walking I have been doing and I have started to use my arms quite a bit too.  Arms with the walking stix and swimming.

So there you have it... the bare me.

 A little story I have to share about my Mom.  Mom was 0.8lbs away from getting her 40lb loss award today... she lost 0.4!  SO CLOSE!  Next week she will surely do it...but she was SO CLOSE! She is taking it in stride and says "til next weigh in".