December 16, 2011

• 10 Pounds Down!

  I last posted about my weight loss/triathlon training goals and the charm bracelet that is going to get me there.  Now its time for an update!

  About one week after I conciously started trying to lose weight, I lost the first five pounds and was able to get my first charm!  Andrew wants to be a part of this process, so he keeps the charms and when I reach the next benchmark, he is the one to give me the right one (we’ve picked a specific order).  Here is my bracelet with the first charm:

  

  I picked a Q as my first charm simply because we can NEVER find anything with a Q initial on it.  I’m a brand new Quillen, and the bracelet is brand new to me, so it seemed like a good fit! 

  My bracelet stayed like this for almost 3 whole weeks….  After losing the first 5 pounds so quickly, it was frustrating that this next 5 pounds was taking its sweet time to go away.  But I kept working hard, and just the other day it paid off!  Now my bracelet looks like this:

  

  Technically, that is a total of 3 charms, but it is a bit of a long story about why the heart bead got added into the bunch.  It’s an extra one, so we combined it with the I Am Loved heart charm.  This is one that Andrew picked out specifically – and it is his favorite out of all the charms.  He wanted me to remember, especially this early on in the process when I’m still getting frustrated so easily, that he loves me completely, however I look, and however fast the weight comes off (or doesn’t!).  I got to add this right before our trip to Virginia for Christmas which I am very excited about!

  So, 10 pounds down!  30 to go.  Stay tuned!

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