Weighin In - Week Nineteen

Holding on... Holding on strong! Although there isn't a remarkable difference from last week, the half pound loss is one I'll gladly take. I'm not complaining. I have a feeling that these next thirty pounds are going to be more difficult to lose than the last thirty. But that's normal, isn't it? I've come to the conclusion that if I'm going to keep on schedule with my plan to reach 125 lbs by Halloween, I'm going to have to step up my game. Seriously step it up.

I only worked out twice this week. Obviously not enough to result in awesome weight loss. Of course, I had an incredibly busy week at school which always leaves me brain dead by 7:00pm. And then there was the spontaneous ER run on Wednesday night. Nothing like spending a few hours in the stress-inducing sterile environment of a hospital. Nothing like thinking your four-year-old daughter might need a nose job by age five. Luckily, at this point it appears to be only a minor fracture or a severe bruise. We're waiting for the swelling to go down. It's now Sunday and she still sounds like she's totally plugged up. We're hoping by Wednesday we'll better know the damage.

And then on Friday, I had a non-stop day in the school salon. Unlike most days, I didn't have any manicures or pedicures to allow me to sit for an hour or two during the day. I started the day working a roller set on my mannequin head which was interrupted half way through to assist in a full head of highlights on a client. It was hilarious really. Due to the fact that the client had heavily processed hair to begin with, we were required to get the foils in her hair quickly. There were three of us, working at lightning speed. Needless to say, we were sweating to get at least fifty highlight foils on her head and it was a bit cramped with the three of us crowded around the one salon chair. But in the end, we did it, and it looked great! As soon as I was through with that, I was given a shampoo, haircut and blow-dry which kept me on my feet right up to my lunch at 2:30pm. After quickly wolfing down a salad and some pita chips with hummus, I moved to my last client of the day. A childhood friend and her mother came in for services. Trina is one of those people who is blessed with a full head of fabulously curly hair. After a shampoo, blow-dry, and then two-person flat iron session, her hair literally reached down beyond her waist. At that point, I trimmed her ends and finished off the style with some smoothing product and she and her mom (who'd had a pedicure while she waited) were off. It was after 5:30pm at that point and I was exhausted. Clean up of my station and sanitizing my tools took me right up to 6:20pm and it was time to go home. Although I was pleased with the day's works, I was dead on my feet and it turns out, my abdominal muscles were none to pleased with me. All day Saturday I felt like my innards were going to fall out so I spent much of the afternoon bobbing around in the pool letting the water counteract gravity and giving my ab muscles a break.

And now it's Sunday, July 4th. Happy 4th! I have plans for another trip to the pool today as I'm still feeling the strain left over from Friday. I figure some laps in the pool will be better than no exercise at all. Then my kiddos are off to spend the afternoon and ultimately spend the night at the father's house. If I'm feeling up to it, I'll try to get a workout in when my house is tidy and empty (something that doesn't happen often or last very long). But, if my abs are up to it, I won't push it and I won't feel bad.

Now, I must sign off and get the kids ready for the pool. I thank everyone for the wonderful posts on my Facebook! You guys really keep me going! Take care! Have a happy, healthy and safe 4th of July! See you next week!

Total Weekly Weight-loss: 0.6 pounds
Total Overall Weight-loss: 33 pounds