Tanning makes you Thin!

217.2 (down a bit at least)

WEDNESDAY

So yesterday wasn't bad. I had a pretty good day food wise and got in two exercise sessions - one at boot camp and one at home on the Wii Fit - my new obsession. It was the first time I've gotten on it since the Michigan trip, and of course it was last night after dinner, so I wasn't surprised with the bouncy little scale was sad that I had gained 4 lbs since my last visit. I expect it to go down as the week progresses. I had fun though and did a good number of yoga, strength and cardio workouts along with the fun balance games it has. I've unlocked a new balance game that I cannot manage to beat yet. Which is good I guess, I'd get bored if I could beat them all immediately, but this one is just frustrating me! Oh well - makes it that more of a challenge I guess.

This morning's boot camp was killer. It's the last week of the month session, so they're really trying to kick our butts, knowing we're stronger than we were when we started. And boy did they. They had a guest trainer from the Atlanta boot camp, and he was crazy strong. Very motivating though, and a killer work out that I felt great about afterwards. After my shower and 90 minute power nap before work, I was actually sore already. Now that might be a combination of yesterday's long run for boot camp, last nights WiiFit strength training AND this morning's butt kicking, but either way, I'm glad. I like being this kind of sore - makes me know it's working.

So hopefully this scale will continue to creep back down this week. I knew I'd done a good bit of damage over the weekend with the Michigan trip. Good news is the only other travel plans this summer before wedding stuff starts is a short trip over 4th of July weekend to see my family. That gives me all of June with no travel, no big weekend party plans, and a good time to really see some progress on the scale/strength meters. I'm looking forward to it!

So my tanning contract expired last week and I decided to wait until after the MI trip to renew it. I did so this morning and after some difficulties with the new staff member who put me in the wrong bed, I got 15 minutes in and felt great. Had a co-worker comment on how "tan" I look. The one thing I've noticed, and I may have posted about this before, is that tanning is a great way to look thinner, even if you've not lost weight. I find that people often notice when I look tan and rather than saying "you look tan" they usually say "you look great - have you lost weight?". So - in lieu of a good weight loss month, I'll take a good tan.

That said - I'm not a fan of long term tanning. I'm doing this for the wedding, and I did it last year for a couple months for Holly's wedding. I probably won't tan again for a long while. I hate the way older women, who've obviously tanned their whole lives, look. Very leathery. I don't want that type of skin. So after the wedding photos, I'll be going back to my natural pasty whiteness I think. Meanwhile, I'll enjoy the benefits of a tan(ner) body!