Babe. Not in a good way.

Let me be the first to throw my hands up, shrug, and admit that I know nothing. NOTHING.

People, I have been pigging out so much I'm starting to oink and grow a curly little tail. Seriously. I have eaten everything that has tickled my fancy lately.

It all started by celebrating losing 10 pounds (I was at 168.2... before I turned into Babe, that is.) I mentioned it at work and all of the sudden everyone in my office was congratulating me. Is that what people do when you loose weight? "I overheard you say you've lost 10 pounds, congratulations!" It's just never happened to me before. I realized it is kind of a milestone, so I gave myself a night off from working out and the ESWL. That night turned into a whole weekend... and has extended into this work week. Bad idea. Horrible idea. I'm all for giving yourself a break and indulging in that craving you just can't stand anymore. But this was more than that. It made me feel completely different. I stopped getting that little warning voice in my head that had been saying, "You're working so hard! Don't eat that!"

Let's just say I made some brownies, but before baking them, I sat down with the bowl and ate as much batter as I wanted. And once they were baked, I had my fair share. I also bought a bag of my new favorite chips. They are UTZ brand called "The Crab Chip." I guess it's like crab seasoning on a potato chip. Baden describes them as barbecue flavor without the sweetness. These puppies will satisfy any salty/crunchy craving in the world. I highly recommend them. Brownies and chips. That's basically what my menu has been.

So naturally, I've been pretty down on myself and trying to brace for what the scale would say. Sure enough, I had put back on a couple pounds. But not as much as I thought I would. I've been eating a little better at work, but the exercise component has been non existent. HOWEVER. I weighed myself first thing this morning. 168.2. I'm right back down to my lowest so far. Without doing anything.

I don't share this with you to make you jealous or even to say that it's unfair. It's just weird, you know? Like I said in the beginning, I know nothing, nada, zilch, about weight loss.

To back track a little, I tried to work out Monday but when I got to the little cardio room every machine was taken! I've really wanted my own treadmill lately and that made me even more motivated to get one. I think I've proven to Baden that I would use one if we bought it, and I'd really like to exercise before work instead of after. So, I emailed a woman on Craigslist who was selling hers for $50! She had gotten other offers so I said I'd give her $75 for it. Long story short, we are going over Saturday night to check it out/hopefully buy it. Basically as long as it works and keeps track of my mileage, I'll take it!

In the meantime, I really need some motivation to work out after work. The more you don't, the more you won't... The more you don't, the more you won't...