Bikini Season

Wow, has it really been nearly 3 months since my last post?! WTF - my bad! Life has been keeping me busy. Since my last post...sorry, had to re-read it since it's been so long. I'm back now. Well, since my last post, I have finished 5 more PT sessions and the hubby and I went on our honeymoon. I hadn't actually lost the weight I wanted to by our vacation BUT I looked better in a bikini than I had 2 months prior. Here, you can see for yourself (sorry, no before picture so you'll have to take my word for it):

Again, not exactly where I wanted to be but happier with my body than I had been in a long time. I started to see muscles and get compliments (shallow, I know). And the fact that I could even don the bikini to begin with was a feat in and of itself. Woot. I think it had been 3 years since I had worn a bikini. We had the best time on our honeymoon in Turks and Caicos. All we did was lounge on the beach, eat, and snorkel. Since the resort was all-inclusive, the eating and drinking was fairly constant. So I gained a little but not much.

Unfortunately, as soon as we got back from our honeymoon, I spent about 2.5 weeks on a business trip to FL. I gained a little more due to the constant eating out. Luckily, my boss eats pretty healthy so fast food was not an option (nor will it ever been) for our business trip and I ate more salads than I normally do. So after the month of June, I'm up about 2 pounds from May. I am having a hard time getting back into the swing of working out and eating healthy but I know once I'm back to it, I'll have no problem losing it.

So, to help kick start (again) the continuation of the weight loss journey, I signed up myself and the hubs for a 5K in September. We've sporadically trained but after my next (very short) business trip, we will get it moving! I figured September was far enough away that we could get closer to an acceptable time/pace. Also, I figured September had milder weather. Thank God I didn't sign us up for a July 5K. With the heat we've been experiencing, I can imagine it would have taken us all of 1 mile before we got heat exhaustion!

Also, my work just announced they will have a discount with Weight Watchers so I'll only be paying half price!! I tried Weight Watchers last year for 3 months and had such a hard time doing it alone but it did help me lose 10 pounds. This time, I'll have the support of at least a quarter of the office so I have no doubt I can do it better this time around. I'm actually really excited for it and can't wait for signups to open.

OK, I should probably get back to work....Happy Workout Folks!