I did it!

I'm going to call the weekend a success!!!

Friday I went to the Chinese Lantern Festival with BFF and ShareBear.  We had a very nice time even if I thought it was a little overpriced.  Afterward we went to Company Cafe which is one of our favorite restaurants and I had loaded sweet potato fries.  I also had a beer.  Except for the one beer, that was the plan.

Saturday I got up and went to Jazzercise for the first time in several months.  I was scared because I feel out of shape and I thought it would be awful.  It was actually quite awesome and I had a great time.  Not only could I do the class, I did almost all high impact and I used 10 pound weights.  Woohoo!  The Jazzercise 2 day sale is going on this week, so I signed up.  I may not go all the time, but I think the price is worth it to be able to go when I want to go.  Especially on weekends...

After Jazzercise, I did some chores and errands and caught up on some more TV.  In the late afternoon BFF and I went to see Silver Linings Playbook.  Fantastic!!  Loved it!  Also, the biggest surprise of all was that I did not have any popcorn at all!!

After the movie, we were supposed to go to PF Changs and I had planned out what to eat.  Well, the wait was over an hour and we were hungry.  So we ended up going to Esparza's mexican restaurant.  I will say that I did not eat as healthy as I had originally anticipated, but I did make choices that I wouldn't normally make and I still feel that I did well.

Sunday we went to church and had breakfast out as planned.  After breakfast, I did some errands and then I had a choice to make.  I needed to take down my Christmas tree, but I also was scheduled to run that day.  I decided that I live alone and my tree could stay up for months without anyone but BFF knowing about it, so I ran.  And I'm so glad I did!!

That night I grilled steaks and roasted root vegetables both for the first time.  It was the most yummy meal and BFF loved it too! 

This morning I woke up 3.2 pounds lighter from my "restart" on 01/02/13.  That feels really good and motivates me to have another great week!

Today I was scheduled to run at lunch.  Godmother is doing it with me and she wanted to back out today.  I encouraged her that she would feel better if she did it and got her to go.  We were both glad to get it done!

I do have a bit of upsetting news.  My sleep apnea appears to be back.  It is distressing that I gained enough weight for it to be a factor.  I had given my tonsilectomy too much credit.  It is nice to know that hard work really does pay off and I know I will lose the weight to make it better.  I think I only need to lose about 10-15 pounds to make it go away.  I can do that!  In fact, my hope is to 40 pounds this year.  It will take a lot of work and focus, but there isn't any reason I can't get it done.