Weigh-In Update and Going Public

 

Not my BEST weigh-in, but at least I went down!  Now, it’s just me and 21.6 lbs… I can do this.  I’ve got a crazy week this week, and I haven’t really mentioned it to you guys yet…. but I’m going back.

 

 

I leave on Saturday morning for a quick getaway with my friend Donna to our VERY FAVORITE PLACE.  This is my SECOND trip there for the year, and THIRD overall.  I honestly never get sick of this place.  It’s just that great.  Last time we were there, we met up with one of my co-workers.  He was telling us we should try one of the other spa resorts…. Nope.  I don’t think I ever will.  I just love the Montelucia that much. 

I also am so appreciative of the fact I travel as much as I do for work… it makes trips like this totally possible.  Thanks, Frontier Early Returns miles, for sponsoring this trek to the desert!

 

Unfortunately, the weather will be a little cooler than normal when we’re there.  Rather than being in the 80s like it was in the end of April, it will be a high of the 70s.  I’m not sure how much pool time we’ll have, but I bet we bake in the sun a little – – just for funsies.  

 

The other thing that we’re planning on is using the fitness facilities and working out a bit.  Donna tried to get me to climb Camelback Mountain last time we were there and I wasn’t really up to it.  Considering that the pool time will be limited anyway, I MAY try to do it this time.  We’ll see….

 

After writing yesterday’s post about my first year on Jenny and after maintaining this blog for a whole year, I did something CRAZY.  I decided to post a link to my blog on Facebook.  Yep, I totally went public.  

 

 

For any of you who blog, you know what a big deal this is.  I had sent the link to a few of my close friends and even some of my family…. but I haven’t really told many at work or elsewhere that I blog.  In the past, I’d worried about what people would think, but I’ve finally hit the point where I just don’t care.  It’s pretty stinkin’ impressive to have lost 70 lbs… and I can’t dwell on the fact that I had 70 lbs to lose. 

 

Here’s the COOLEST part:  The response was AMAZING.  So warm and so inspiring.  I seriously expected one or two people to read it… and the rest to just go back to playing Farkle, but SO many people have stopped by.  I even got a few email from folks trying to lose who shared their struggle.  I feel so pleasantly surprised that this “little blog that could” could cause such a reaction.

 

While I’ve loved traveling this journey with so many of you who’ve found me online or via Jenny Craig, I’m super-excited that Chapter 2 (AKA Year 2) in this journey also includes navigating the world of weight-loss with some people from my real life.  It makes it all even more real and the accountability just jumped up significantly (which I need these days.)  

Whether it’s your first time stopping by or your 101st, we’re all in this together, and let’s get SUPER healthy during year 2!