The ticker...

So, I finally replaced the baby ticker with a weight loss ticker. Ian and I knew that I needed to get out of the house and try to meet some women. Since we haven't found a church, this has been very difficult. In fact, we've been her since September, and I haven't met anyone! Thankfully I do see my family every week.
Anyway, De'etta's blog gave me the idea of joining Curves- I joined Monday. The baby weight seems to be coming off slowly, and our hope is that this will speed up the process, give me an outlet, and help me to meet some other moms.
According to the scale at Curves I'm at 186, according to WIC I'm at 180, according to the scale Ian bought me as a gift, I'm 176. So the question is who do I believe? I went with Curves's scale since I'm guaranteed to lose weight quickly (I was wearing blue jeans and a sweater that day- next time I'll be wearing spandex!).
I don't feel so bad to be at 186 though- I started in September as 208. Asher's not quite six months old now. By the time he's 12 months I should be less than 170, and at 18 months I hope to be around 160. When he's 24 months I want to be 155 or less- normal for me- something I haven't been consistantly for the last six years! OK, those are my realistic goals- if I do Curves consistently I'm hoping it will go more quickly than that.
The work-out is fun. The first time I did it I could literally feel tension coming from my head and rolling off my back as I worked. The first time I came home fairly sore. I've been three times (MWF) and upped the pace significantly after the purchase of the aforesaid spandex (it offers so much more support than a worn out nursing bra :) . Anyway, the third time it felt easy. Does this mean I'm not working hard enough? Ian said I should work harder, but I'm in the target heart range for my age. We'll see on Monday when I hopefully remember to weigh again.
I think changing the ticker will give me some motivation to keep blogging; although, I'm feeling that this could be another outlet. If women are allowed so many words in a day, I'd say I've got a buildup in my system. Conversation is hard to come by right now, so I'll just blog the deficit! That means someone has to read the blog and respond- a conversation requires response.