WLJ Weekend Update: 2.19.11

Weigh-In:

Another week is in the books - and I it was a great one!  I'm down another 1.6 pounds for a grand total of 72.2 pounds lost!  I'm only 14.2 pounds from goal (which means I need to lose the equivalent of my Ragdoll cat, Pashima) and I entered a new decade in my weight.  The next decade is my goal decade.  Craziness.

Exercise:

I ran/walked over 28 miles this week as well as did some bike riding.  My only regret with exercise is that I didn't get outside to run this week - after two months of frigid temps, this week felt like spring with temps in the 50s!  Of course, we are now supposed to have a snow storm tonight through tomorrow.  Oh, Iowa. 

Fun Stuff:

I figured out I was in desperate need of some new running shoes, so I ordered a pair of hot pink Sauconys.  They are supposed to be really, really light and should help me run faster.  I don't know if that will happen, but their cuteness will make me more excited to run if nothing else.  I also went shopping for some new clothes for my NYC trip on Tuesday and...wait for it...I can now fit into a junior size 10!  I'm pretty sure that last time that happened I was still a teenager.  I felt like a firework (I heart you Katy Perry) and I'm super excited to wear my new jeans while out and about in The City.

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Vacation Plan:

Speaking of NYC...I've been asked by several people what my plan is for maintaining or losing while on vacation.  First off, my goal will be to maintain, so if I lose it will be a huge bonus.  Also, I won't be weighing-in next Saturday since I won't have access to a reliable scale while on my trip.  My next weigh-in will be March 5th.  

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
~ Benjamin Franklin

I'm a WWer who uses all my weekly points (as well as a few activity points) every week.  I lose consistently by eating them, but I also know the more I eat while losing, the more I can eat while maintaining.  With this in mind, I've decided I will be saving and using my weekly points while in NYC and staying within my allotted 29 daily points the rest of the time.  This will allow me to have the flexibility to enjoy myself and the fab food in NYC, while not derailing my weight-loss efforts.  Here is a chart to help illustrate my plan:

home				New York City						home
current week							new week
2.19	2.20	2.21	2.22	2.23	2.24	2.25	2.26	2.27	2.28	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.4
29	29	29	29	45	46	45	46	45	45	29	29	29	29
rest	run	run	run	rest	run	run	rest	run	run	run	rest	run	run

 
As you can see, I also plan to run while on my trip (I'll be taking my new shoes!).  I'll be keeping my runs to around two miles, enough to keep my endurance up but not so long that my feet get sore.  I'll be walking a lot, but as I don't count activity points for anything I didn't do for the sole purpose of fitness, I won't be counting it as activity in my tracker. 

Well, that's the plan!  I'll let you all know how/if it worked in two weeks!