Summary

Hello dear readers (if, in fact, there is more than one of you) I'm still here. I apologize for seeming to be MIA and assure you that I've still been focused despite my internet absence. Real life temporarily bogged me down with inane things like work, medical mumbo jumbo, and bathing.

So, my 100 days are over. While I have not succeeded, I don't think I have completely failed. I didn't maintain my foundation for 100 straight days but something amazing happened! When I stepped on the scale on Day 115 I was only 10 pounds away from my goal weight! ONLY 10!!! This is the first time in YEARS (like, probably over 10 years) that I have been this amazingly close! So that, my friends, I refuse to categorize as a failure!

I'm going to take a short break. A short break to enjoy Passover sans guilt and a short break to refuel my engine. The goal really and truly is just to fan the flame, not to make backward progress. On Thursday April 8 I will sign on again to tackle these last 10 pounds (and maybe more?) to charge full speed ahead into the summer months. Maybe I'll go about it in a slightly different manner, in 3-30 day (more manageable) chunks or something. Also, in addition to weighing myself, I took my first set of measurements! Now I can focus on pounds and inches. Woot.

I CANNOT WAIT to start my aerobic workouts again. My back flare up certainly threw a wrench into that piece of the puzzle this time around. I don't know if it can necessarily be integrated realistically in the immediate future. My physical therapy is going just "meh" so I scheduled an appointment with my orthopedist for Monday. I've also stopped wearing my crazy shape-up shoes. So, in short, I have to be psychotic about food intake. Luckily, I am well practiced in being a psycho.