Taking care of me

[lisamoe]

I'm down another pound this week, which makes 11 altogether, I believe. I didn't do so well on my diet while we were on vacation, but I got back to it the minute we got back. I think part of my success this time is getting straight back to it whenever I have a failure, rather than saying "Screw it, I already messed up, so why not get a sundae too. And some fries." I'm still hoping to lose 13 more pounds within a couple of months. Maybe I'm a dreamer, but maybe I can do it. It's something aim for anyway. I have a dress hanging up in the back of my closet that I thought was pretty hot on me when I weighed about 5 pounds less than I do now and I'd love to be able to wear it to an something again sometime.

I also re-dyed my hair this week (a medium auburn) and took care of those roots, which were getting bad. I'm getting a noticible amount of grey at my temples too and that's hidden now. Eventually, when it gets too bad I'll probably just dye it all silver and hope it looks striking, but I'm not quite ready for that yet. Tomorrow, on payday, I think I'll go get my hair trimmed too. It's growing pretty fast for some reason, which is good for the back (where I like it long) but causes my bangs to look kind of unkempt. I've toyed with getting a more updated trendy hairstyle like my friend Jill has, but I talked it over with the stylist last time and she said the way it's cut now is very flattering to my face and also easy maintenance, and I should probably just stick with that.

I think I need some jeans a size smaller, but for now I'm just cinching my belt up tight because I'm hopeful that I'll lose more and I don't want to buy a bunch of intermediate sizes. If I reach my goal (and have the $$) I'll treat myself to a few new things all at once. I'm glad both my motorcycle jackets (a summer one and a winter one) are more or less adjustable because I don't want to have to replace those at $100 apiece. And a lot of my hippie girl skirts have elastic waists, so I can still wear those.

Ok, enough about my narcissism...

Comments

[a-spirited-soul.livejournal.com]

Congrats on your weight loss!

[mstami.livejournal.com]

Your looking great! Lucky girl. :)

[msbyn.livejournal.com]

Ya you! You keep on going... I tend to do the "all or nothing" thing with dieting too ~ good for you for keeping up and getting back into it after breaks!!! That's the hardest thing for me, but I think I'm doing better at it too.

I need to dye my hair too ~ the gray is showing again. I CAN NOT be old enough for that yet!!! I still feel so much younger than I did in my twenties:)

[subtle-nuance.livejournal.com]

YAY! I need to lose some weight. I keep hoping that the working out will take care of some inches and somehow I'll magically look great...

I could tell at lunch the other day that you had lost. You are looking great.

Are you still going over to R's to game with them tomorrow?