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Taking Control - part deaux!!


So, I am working on week three of Weight Watchers. Now, the weight loss is not going so great, I am following the plan, but the weight isn't falling off. That's ok, I'm loving the plan and I know that it' going to be a little more difficult than previous runs at it, so I'm not so worried. I'm eating good (other than stupid little candy hearts and cake bites - damn tempters!!). I'm loving that I can eat all the fruit I want - it really does help with the sweets craving.

Today, I did my first ZUMBA class. Holy cow, it was fun!! I looked like a fool!! But, I kept up (kind of) and stayed the entire hour!! I felt really good about myself. There was this other woman there, don't know if it was her first time, but she kind of stood there and threw her arms around a little bit. Next thing I knew, she was gone. Must not have been her thing. The effects were kind of crazy, the arches of my feet felt like they were on fire. My arms felt like they weighed a thousand pounds. I felt sweat in places I have never felt sweat. But, I left after it was done with a kind of euphoric feeling - like I had gone outside my comfort zone and survived!!

As far as not letting the bitches get me down - - I'm still working on it. Kind of feel like they are not bugging me so much. We'll see.

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