I've Got Good News and Bad News...

And I'll start with the good. Well, it's actually not good, it's GREAT NEWS!!! I lost SIX POUNDS!!! It's a 2 week loss because I didn't weigh in last week, but still, SIX!!! That loss took me to 2 big goals:
1. I've passed the 30 lb mark!! I've officially lost 32.8 pounds!!!
2. I broke through the 20's---I now weigh 219.6! This was my big weight goal for the week that I didn't want to share, and I did it!!

I'm so excited, this weigh in and meeting (where I got awarded my 30 lb sticker and everyone clapped for me:) Yay me--recognition motivates me:) have just catapulted me into being motivated to hit more milestones quickly! My next big goal is to lose 7.2 lbs in the next three weeks to hit that 40 mark! I know I can do it, I just have to stay on track!

So now, for the bad news. I have to stop running:( I'm so frustrated and upset over this. Last year I had a stress fracture in my left shin and had to stop running, and then I found out I was pregnant, and b/c I was so sick and exhausted, would've had to stop anyways. So I basically avoided all high impact or repetitive activities for over a year. But still, in the last two weeks, my left shin has become so painful, I could barely walk at times:( I wanted to just push through and keep running, but a good friend pointed out how ridiculous it was to do permanent damage just because I had set running goals. So right now, I'm stopping. But I'm definitely not happy about it:( It makes me a little nervous about future weight loss (and meeting that 40 lb goal so soon), just because I know that the running really kicked it into high gear. My leg was fine for awhile, and other high impact activities didn't bother it, it was just the repetitive impact of running I think that really did damage. So right now, I'm going to take a week off from all impact activities (including walking) b/c even casual walking causes me pain right now. I'm going to concentrate on abs and weights this week, and then try more activity next week.

I've had to change my workout plan drastically, and I'm hoping I'll still get great results. Starting next week, my plan is:

3 days a week, 5K walk
3 days a week, a workout video that involves weights and cardio or circuit training of some kind
6 days a week, Abs (my big push to do abs is my back pain right now, I'm counting on strengthening those muscles to alleviate some of the pain I'm dealing with 24 hrs a day!)

Last week was a so-so week food wise, and I'm actually surprised I lost so much weight! I was a bit off track as far as my 2 food changes (no eating after 7 and a big salad every day) so this week that's my main focus. Because I have to step back from working out, I'm going to have to be extra careful where food is concerned. I also want to be more consistent with my water intake. I'm generally really good at drinking lots of water, but I've been really sporadic about it lately. So, 10 glasses a day minimum is my plan---and hopefully more since I'm breastfeeding.

We're going away for the weekend, camping in Grand Marais! Should be a super fun time, we're going with two other families for the Wooden Boat Festival. It'll be interesting to see how the kids do camping:) So, I won't be weighing in this week, but my goal is still to lose at least 2 lbs to keep me on track for my 3 week goal (remember, lesson learned---no weigh in doesn't have to mean no weight lost!:).

Have a great week everyone! I'll still post next week to stay accountable!