Quest for NYC - The Home Stretch

The end is in sight. It is now Week 11 of the 14. I hit a bit of a plateau the past few weeks. I didn't lose any weight at all for 2 straight weeks. I was stuck. I was very discouraged by the numbers but gave myself the mental pep talk - weight can vary, focus on the inches lost, look at all the clothes that are now too big and go put on your new size 8 jeans that actually fit now...

Then last week between very busy plans and being sick I didn't make it to the gym. Today I wasn't feeling that great either but I hated to get out of the habit. So I made myself go. I did an easy work out - I dropped all my weights down by 5 lbs and only did 20 minutes on the treadmill. That was enough - I actually stopped a few minutes early because I started to feel a little dizzy and knew my body was telling me it was time to rest.

The good news is...!!! I must have worked through whatever plateau I hit because I was back down and on schedule. Only 3 pounds to go!! The most gratifying thing was this though - moving down the big block on the scale - the big 50 lb block that separates weighing 151 and 149.

I haven't been able to move down the big block since, um, I think it was back in law school. I don't think a ka-thunk ever sounded more lovely. Moving that little piece down down down down.... Oooooh, gotta move that big block down - ka-thunk!! Yessssss!