Tell it to the Universe

Earlier this week I remarked to my friend Nancy that I wanted to have a '3 week'. I lose weight fairly consistently, but it had been a while since I had experienced a surprisingly good week.

Last night I made my peace with the fact that I hadn't been to the gym all week, and I had just come back from vacation and experienced a loss. I was going to be ok if today I stayed the same, or even had a small gain as surely it would just be my vacation catching up on me. I had been good, but not perfect. I was ready to get back on track and I was sure that this was the day that I was going to have to be strong and get through it and maybe next week, I could have a good week. It would all be alright.

As I waited for my turn on the scale, I said to the lady behind me, "I am standing here thinking I should run downstairs and pee."

"Nah," she said. "A bit of pee won't make a difference."

She was right and I was ready to take my lumps.

When I got to the scale, I couldn't believe it. Last week, the scale said 221.6 and this week it said 218.6 - a full 3 pound difference. I had my good week after all - I had my 3 lb week! Even though the exercise hadn't gone as planned, I still stuck steadfast to the eating and did everything I was supposed to. And it paid off!

Back when I joined WW, I made a personal goal of losing 50 pounds before my birthday on May 28 so that I would enjoy shopping for new summer outfits. I am less than half a pound from that goal on May 2. I couldn't wait until next week to hit 50 pounds, or my birthday to roll around. I couldn't help myself when I walked into Reitman's and tried on a pair of size 17 pants and a couple of XL shirts. They were a far cry from my previous size 24 pants and 3x shirts. I can hardly wait until tomorrow for the weather to be better so I can rock my new capris at a photo shoot!

I have had in the back of my mind for a long time that I would like to make a vision board with some personal and financial goals. I think me saying it out loud and things working out this week is a true testament that speaking to the universe isn't as silly as it sounds! I think it's time I get started with my scissors and glue!