I was terribly disappointed this morning to find that after hovering just under the second-century mark for the two months since my last weigh-in that I’ve gained about 7 pounds this week, which I’m sure is the result of dining like a rich woman in Philadelphia at some of my favorite places (Dahlak, especially). Although, some of it may be muscle; we walked extensively during the trip and I danced for the first time in ages at my friends’ wedding. There’s video evidence of this somewhere, although I don’t know when or if it will be shared online. I got MisterMosher to the Mütter Museum, finally, last Sunday–we took the R5 from Ardmore and wound up walking around the Rittenhouse quadrant for several hours on a beautiful day.
So anyway, vacation has been wonderful, and we’re back home in the Shenandoah Valley, for as much “home” as it is when I’m pining for Philadelphia and my quiet little ex-hometown of Narberth, Pennsylvania. What I’m realizing I need to do to lose the next 20 pounds is find a way of incorporating my Philadelphia self into my exurban life. I miss walking to the train station, dancing with my friends every weekend (and sometimes during the week), and having my aunts at ready access when they are, emotionally, my closest family. That’s on our long-term radar to deal with more directly (i.e., move back north) after I finish grad school, assuming career factors allow us to do so. But I was so shocked to find how affordable Narberth and Ardmore, etc. are compared to Northern Virginia (even out here in the valley) that I had a serious moment of “Why did I leave?” It made sense at the time.
Anyhow. I’m coming back to weighing-in every Friday even though I cringe at having to start back up at 205, so technically I’m challenging myself to lose another 25 pounds in the next two months. I really believe I can have myself back at a buck-sixty by the time of our wedding celebration, which will be (drumroll) October 25. So, uh, save the date, although we’ve now changed that date so many times I understand if you roll your eyes. 