Biggest Loser Weigh-Out, and An "Off" Day From Exercise

I got up this morning and hopped on the scale. Woohoo! Down almost 15 pounds since May 3. But I knew I had, um, a little extra weight still in me, so I went out and played around on Facebook until I felt the urge to, um, get rid of that extra. (trying not to be too graphic here!) So, I got back on the scale and WOW!!!!!! The official weight on my home scale is down 15.4 pounds. My goal was to lose 15 and I did it!!

So, I put on my shorts and a tank top and my sandals and headed off to the gym to weigh out. Now, this is considerably less clothing than I wore when I weighed in on May 3. Plus I didn't eat breakfast before going today, where I had eaten and also had alot of water before the original weigh-in. Hey, I'm no stranger to the tricks of a weigh-in!

Well, the official Biggest Loser weight is down exactly TWENTY pounds!!!! WoooooooooHooooooo!!!

I walked out of the gym with a huge smile on my face. No workout for me today--I did more than enough all week! I headed home and ate breakfast, and woke up my sleeping slaves...er, I mean, teenagers.

There was plenty of yard work to occupy my time today. First, I assembled my new power washer, hauled out the extension cords and the hose, hooked it up, and started power washing everything in sight. It was fun!!! Fences. Shed. Jacuzzi. Sidewalk. Patio chairs (16 of them!) The back of the house. The patio. I supervised weed pulling, and even pulled a few myself.

And we cleaned out the garage. Really cleaned it, as in, throwing out stuff we don't need anymore, packing up all the cardboard into my car to take to the recycling center on Monday, rearranging the Christmas stuff, the whole shebang.

Other than a break for lunch, and a short break to talk my BFF, I worked from 10 am til about 4 pm. I also did some ironing in there. When I finished outside, I came inside to do some more cleanup, and to check on the progress of the aforementioned teenagers' room cleanups. The bedrooms are still a work in progress, but the playroom is immaculate! I'd never have believed it if I didn't see it with my own eyes.

So, I went to log in my activity in the fitness tracker. I only put in for 3 hours, and listed it as "heavy cleaning" (which it was!). Who knew that could burn over 1000 calories? I logged my food, ordered in dinner for all of us (kids requested it, and I didn't feel like making dinner for me anyway!) I decided on a salad with grilled chicken. Always a good choice. Add some fruit and some of my yummy organic tortilla chips, and it's perfect. Plus, I got in all my water and then some.

So, even though it was an "off" day from exercise, it really wasn't after all. And right about now, I feel like I've done a whole triathalon just today!