Today is my final post from our trip to Germany and beyond. We arrived home last night and, with jet lag, morning has come very soon. I have posted a lot of pictures over this last month, as a record of what I was able to do because of not carrying a miserable obese body around on two tired feet. Because of FS, this is my "after!"
Our last day was spent in Heidelberg with our 18 year old son and German "daughters." We saved this beautiful place for last, and had a perfect day enjoying a little over 26,000 steps. We walked up to the castle and then around the old town for a long time. We also hiked to the amphitheater across the river and up the hill. It was a pretty steep, winding, easy to get lost, trek up from the river! I jogged up the actual amphitheater steps to the top... Twice! The kids were too tired! It is 200 meters from the podium area to the top steps! I am so grateful for the fitness I have acquired over the last couple years here on FS! The encouragement from you all and from my wonderful husband to get fit and stay there has helped me endlessly!
I have been without any scales (bathroom and kitchen) for a month, and I have had mountains of delightful food! For a couple weeks, I really felt like I was managing pretty well and holding my own. I could have been self deceived, but my pants were still feeling good, which was what I was using as my measure of "progress." Although not exactly tight now, I can tell the calories have really caught up with me. Some significant extra padding is clearly visible, and my unforgiving, full length mirror in my home shows I am not where I should be. I will be working on reduction over the next while... might be quite a long while. I don't even want to step on a scale for a few days. It will show water weight is high. I got pretty dehydrated the last couple days and had a lot of sodium. Then there was the long flight home...I feel so swollen!
Anyway, I'm back to my job right away and I have a ton to do over the next days. Reality...
Thank you for all of your support! Now back to the gym, long walks, and logging both my weight and food daily. I'll get there!
