After being stuck for over a month, we're back on track! I'm happier than a monkey in a banana tree, seriously. I'm not sure why I'm suddenly un-stuck...I haven't really changed anything....but last week I lost almost a pound, and this week my body decided to let go of 3.5 pounds?! That is HUGE considering I'm in my 140's and almost done. It sounds weird almost, but I seriously didn't do anything differently. I guess it was just "time"? My hard work and good habits for the last month finally all caught up with me? Whatever happened, I ain't complainin'.
Height: Between 5'5" and 5'6"
Starting weight: 227
Current weight: 143.5
Goal weight: 137 (that will put me at 90 lbs lost)
I am ridiculously shocked and excited today. And bewildered. I never, ever ever ever thought in million bazillion years that I would get to a place like this. I probably haven't weighed 143 since elementary school. It is CRAZY.
Friday, August 10, 2012
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Updated
You may or may not notice (depending on how much you even give a crap or if you visit regularly or not) that I have changed up the navigation at the top of the page. As I stated in my last post, I wanted to add a Race Results page...so I did! I also updated my "About me" a little, and added a link for "How I did it".
Exciting, thrilling stuff, really!
Exciting, thrilling stuff, really!
Races!
I love races. I really do. I love competing against myself to aim for personal records. I love the energy at the start. I love the feeling of accomplishment at the finish. I love it all! Doesn't matter the distance...5k or half marathon - I love it!
Moving is going to bring about even more options for races throughout the year, and I'm excited. Already, I'm thinking of adding a 10k in October and I know more will follow over time.
I'll have to start a race stats page on my blog! I *just* now thought of this! OMG Im way excited. I know it's nothing new, plenty of bloggers do this...I'm totally doing it! It will be a great way for me to see my results at a glance and also to essentially see measurements of how my fitness has improved over time. And of course, share with you all.
I did just sign up for a 5k next week...it's cheap, nearby, chip timed, and you get a shirt. Why not? I'm signing up with some mamas from my running club...should be a great time!!
Moving is going to bring about even more options for races throughout the year, and I'm excited. Already, I'm thinking of adding a 10k in October and I know more will follow over time.
I'll have to start a race stats page on my blog! I *just* now thought of this! OMG Im way excited. I know it's nothing new, plenty of bloggers do this...I'm totally doing it! It will be a great way for me to see my results at a glance and also to essentially see measurements of how my fitness has improved over time. And of course, share with you all.
I did just sign up for a 5k next week...it's cheap, nearby, chip timed, and you get a shirt. Why not? I'm signing up with some mamas from my running club...should be a great time!!
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Goals
When I started my journey in January, 2011, my goal weight was 150. I picked 150 for several reasons...it sounded AMAZING, for one. Compared to 227, it sounded like a dream come true. I had never been even close to that weight as an adult. It seemed impossible that I'd ever go below that. Plus, it was a nice, even number. It would make 77 lbs lost, and I like the number 7.
Then I got closer to 150. I hit 150. And I realized that I still had plenty to lose. I had to reevaluate, because at 150 I was "normal", but it was the high end of normal...and had very obvious excess fat in some areas. I don't want or expect to be perfect, but I'm not talking about a little chub, I'm talking handfuls. And I still felt physically not at my best. After consulting Google for normal height/weight ratios, and consulting with my hubby (I promised him total immunity from me being upset...I honestly wanted his true, scientific opinion), I determined that I could easily and safely lose another 13-15 lbs, putting me at 135-137.
So, that's sort of my goal right now. Everyone is built differently and I will see how it goes at 137 lbs. I guess I never even knew what sort of frame I had under all that fat...turns out its pretty average...not nearly as big boned as I had previously thought.
When it comes down to it, my ultimate goal is to be whatever number I feel the strongest, fittest, and healthiest at.
I am SO excited to be nearing that goal, after a lifetime of being overweight, unhealthy, tired, and unfit.
I'm going to be healthier and more active in my 30's than I was as a teenager, and I love it :-)
Then I got closer to 150. I hit 150. And I realized that I still had plenty to lose. I had to reevaluate, because at 150 I was "normal", but it was the high end of normal...and had very obvious excess fat in some areas. I don't want or expect to be perfect, but I'm not talking about a little chub, I'm talking handfuls. And I still felt physically not at my best. After consulting Google for normal height/weight ratios, and consulting with my hubby (I promised him total immunity from me being upset...I honestly wanted his true, scientific opinion), I determined that I could easily and safely lose another 13-15 lbs, putting me at 135-137.
So, that's sort of my goal right now. Everyone is built differently and I will see how it goes at 137 lbs. I guess I never even knew what sort of frame I had under all that fat...turns out its pretty average...not nearly as big boned as I had previously thought.
When it comes down to it, my ultimate goal is to be whatever number I feel the strongest, fittest, and healthiest at.
I am SO excited to be nearing that goal, after a lifetime of being overweight, unhealthy, tired, and unfit.
I'm going to be healthier and more active in my 30's than I was as a teenager, and I love it :-)
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
A great, new chapter in life, but a new struggle to overcome
I mentioned last week that I had a lot going on and I said I'd post about it this week, so here it is - my awesome husband has taken a great new job and we are relocating a couple of hours away.
The last week and all this month are crazy busy - we already managed to find a nice single family home to rent for a year...we have packing and moving to do, work on our house to get it ready to sell ASAP, my older daughter is going into Kindergarten...
Moving day is August 26th. Once we're all settled, I'll begin looking for a new job. But while I'm doing that, I'll be at home. Every day. My struggle? Not eating everything! I am legitimately concerned and I hope I can get through it.
Any tips from stay at home moms, work at home-ers, or stay at home wives? How do you keep yourself from pigging out, especially if you have food issues like I obviously have had.
So worried!!!
The last week and all this month are crazy busy - we already managed to find a nice single family home to rent for a year...we have packing and moving to do, work on our house to get it ready to sell ASAP, my older daughter is going into Kindergarten...
Moving day is August 26th. Once we're all settled, I'll begin looking for a new job. But while I'm doing that, I'll be at home. Every day. My struggle? Not eating everything! I am legitimately concerned and I hope I can get through it.
Any tips from stay at home moms, work at home-ers, or stay at home wives? How do you keep yourself from pigging out, especially if you have food issues like I obviously have had.
So worried!!!
Friday, August 3, 2012
What's up with that?
For a long time, I never had any comments about my weight loss (other than from friends or family who knew about my journey). It was a little strange, because back in 2004 when I lost 40 lbs, I got comments all the time. This time around, I started out heavier, and have lost twice as much, yet I don't hear as many comments - and I didn't start hearing them until late in the game.
There are exceptions here and there - there's a girl at work who comments every so often or asks how much I've lost now. One day, I was washing my hands and a woman at the sink next to mine sort of looked at me through the corner of her eyes and said casually "so...have you been losing weight?"
This week I experienced more comments than usual. Yesterday two separate people did double takes or didn't recognize me, literally. One was walking towards me and it just took her a few seconds to realize it was me. The other was particularly funny - we were right next to each other in line at my work's on-site cafe', and I said "hi". I used to work with this girl years ago at another company, but now we both work where I am now, although in different departments. About 1000 people work in my building, so I don't see her all that often. She looked at me and said hi back, sort of like one does when a stranger says hi randomly, to be polite. Then a couple of seconds later something clicked, she looked at me again and she said OH MY GOD I didn't even recognize you!!
Today, a friend and I stopped to chat quick with someone at work. Another person I don't really run into all that much, and someone that I've never really talked with much to begin with. He said "Look at YOU! Where did all of you go? You look great". I said thank you...and he said "It's like you've just disappeared!" and I said thanks again, and told him it has taken a long time. He said "Well, congrats, that is awesome".
I was beet red by this time, surely....kind of embarrassing to be called out that way! But nice, at the same time.
Know what else I notice? I swear that when I am running (and I run on a very busy, heavily used path), way more people say "Hi" or "Good morning" in passing now, than they did when I started running that same path at 40 lbs heavier and 2-3 minutes per mile slower. I guess it's just an interesting observation, and when I see someone who reminds me of me when I started out, I try to make an effort to say hi. Sometimes, what I really want to do is join then in their run...give encouragement, tell them they are amazing and that they can do it. Tell them they are strong and awesome for getting out there... I don't, because that would be a little creepy.
But I always think about what it would be like if I did do it :-) I would either make someone day, or even week or month...or I would freak them the hell out.
There are exceptions here and there - there's a girl at work who comments every so often or asks how much I've lost now. One day, I was washing my hands and a woman at the sink next to mine sort of looked at me through the corner of her eyes and said casually "so...have you been losing weight?"
This week I experienced more comments than usual. Yesterday two separate people did double takes or didn't recognize me, literally. One was walking towards me and it just took her a few seconds to realize it was me. The other was particularly funny - we were right next to each other in line at my work's on-site cafe', and I said "hi". I used to work with this girl years ago at another company, but now we both work where I am now, although in different departments. About 1000 people work in my building, so I don't see her all that often. She looked at me and said hi back, sort of like one does when a stranger says hi randomly, to be polite. Then a couple of seconds later something clicked, she looked at me again and she said OH MY GOD I didn't even recognize you!!
Today, a friend and I stopped to chat quick with someone at work. Another person I don't really run into all that much, and someone that I've never really talked with much to begin with. He said "Look at YOU! Where did all of you go? You look great". I said thank you...and he said "It's like you've just disappeared!" and I said thanks again, and told him it has taken a long time. He said "Well, congrats, that is awesome".
I was beet red by this time, surely....kind of embarrassing to be called out that way! But nice, at the same time.
Know what else I notice? I swear that when I am running (and I run on a very busy, heavily used path), way more people say "Hi" or "Good morning" in passing now, than they did when I started running that same path at 40 lbs heavier and 2-3 minutes per mile slower. I guess it's just an interesting observation, and when I see someone who reminds me of me when I started out, I try to make an effort to say hi. Sometimes, what I really want to do is join then in their run...give encouragement, tell them they are amazing and that they can do it. Tell them they are strong and awesome for getting out there... I don't, because that would be a little creepy.
But I always think about what it would be like if I did do it :-) I would either make someone day, or even week or month...or I would freak them the hell out.
Finally, a weigh in with results!
After being stuck for over a month, I finally saw a (small) loss on the scale again. It feels nice and I hope I can use this for motivation to keep it going in coming weeks. It was .9 lbs...not even a whole pound, seriously?! I can do better than that. Anyhow, it puts my current weight at 147.3. My starting weight was 227. That is 79.7 lbs - I can totally just round to 80 now, right? Hell, that .3 is nothing more than a good haircut, really.
I have some big challenges headed my way with regards to hitting my goal not to mention just maintaining my weight loss. I will probably post all about that next week, so stay tuned.
I have some big challenges headed my way with regards to hitting my goal not to mention just maintaining my weight loss. I will probably post all about that next week, so stay tuned.
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