1 Month In: Week 4

This has been one of my most frustrating weeks so far on several fronts. Since grad school operates on a slightly different calendar than other schools, my last week of classes is in 4 weeks (instead of the six weeks officially posted). I have six papers due by then! Yikes! So, chugging away on that.

The weight thing hasn't been going well either, but I still count it as a half-victory. I have somehow plateau'd in the 10-14 lbs lost range (I fluctuate like crazy) and haven't budged at all yet from that. The victory comes from not gaining anything on my diet-free vacation, but the 'half' comes from not losing anything either.

One of my rewards for losing each set of 20 lbs is a free hour-long massage. I want that massage!

I can't tell if I've caught a bug or my allergies are just really bad ('both' is also an option), but I haven't felt well much lately. My mom, who race walks for fun (her current record is completing a half-marathon in just under 3 hours- walking!) has been leaving me in the dust so much. It's been nice to have her along though, walking in loops is less tedious with company.

Everything is starting to turn really green here now that spring has decided to stick around. When I went to the lake to walk, every surface right above water level was covered in turtles! It was very adorable.

Turtles! Turtles everywhere!

(from Fort Worth Zoo pictures last week)

Final stats for the week:

Weight at start: 254 lbs

Current weight: 244 (*upper end of range) as of 3/29/12

Left to go: 94* lbs