None of my clothes freaking fit! My underwear, my bras, my shirts, everything is too big! I have a few of my older shirts from when I was thinner in college, but they're too small and everything I have been wearing on a regular basis is either too big or looks awful on me now.
I'd also like to know where the hell this rapid weight loss came from? I've been busting my ass for 8 months and all of a sudden I lose 3lbs. a week? So unfair. I'm hoping to hit my goal by Halloween this year. I have an awesome Lady Gaga costume planned, but I need to be able to fit in it (and wear it in public without people vomiting).
Mood: annoyed
Weight: 170
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
30 pounds!
I'm bringing sexy back!
30 lbs. down officially today! I can't believe it's taken me 8 months, but I'm so happy to have finally reached this goal! Only 27 lbs to go! I'm more than halfway there.
My next goal is to lose 10 more before I leave for my Chicago vacation on September 23rd. The last time my friends and family up there saw me, I was at 188. I'm excited to see everyone, but also really, really nervous about how much I am going to be eating there. Pizza, hot dogs, ballpark food...scary! At least I will be walking a lot. I hope. Maybe I should bring my workout stuff and try to go on an awesome run by the lake. >.> Okay, back to reality, I think the chances of that happening are slim to none.
Mood: ecstatic
Weight: 172
30 lbs. down officially today! I can't believe it's taken me 8 months, but I'm so happy to have finally reached this goal! Only 27 lbs to go! I'm more than halfway there.
My next goal is to lose 10 more before I leave for my Chicago vacation on September 23rd. The last time my friends and family up there saw me, I was at 188. I'm excited to see everyone, but also really, really nervous about how much I am going to be eating there. Pizza, hot dogs, ballpark food...scary! At least I will be walking a lot. I hope. Maybe I should bring my workout stuff and try to go on an awesome run by the lake. >.> Okay, back to reality, I think the chances of that happening are slim to none.
Mood: ecstatic
Weight: 172
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
omg!
So, I was attempting to take one of those "look at how big my fat pants are on me now" pics for my blog. I thought I had grabbed my 16s from the pile of jeans on my shelf (I have sizes ranging from 8-16, but the 16s are going to be burned when I hit my target). As I was putting them on, I thought "Hey, these kinda fit, what happened?" Checking the tag, I realized I had just squeezed my ass into some 11/12s I used to wear when I was thinner. The best part is that they are almost loose on me. Size 10 here I come!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Woo Back to the Gym!
I finally got to work out! Ouch! I felt so out of shape even though it's only been 3 weeks since I was last there. My arms feel like Jell-o and my legs are killing me. It's like starting completely over. :(
On the plus side, I lost 4 lbs. over the 3 weeks I was off and my gym pants really don't fit me now. I'm pretty sure they started falling down while I was on the cross trainer and I kept trying to simultaneously pull them up and adjust my wedgie. That is much harder than it sounds! I had to time it just right so no one saw. >.>
I'm just 2 lbs. away from losing 30 total. That seems totally crazy to me. I've lost a large amount of weight before, but this time it just seems more real. I can see the change in myself and my confidence and it's pretty awesome. People are noticing me a lot more than before and I even got hit on by my barista at Starbucks. It's a really good feeling, having lost the equivalent of a small child. I can't WAIT to reach my goal even though it seems farther than ever.
Mood: Happy and sore
Weight: 174
On the plus side, I lost 4 lbs. over the 3 weeks I was off and my gym pants really don't fit me now. I'm pretty sure they started falling down while I was on the cross trainer and I kept trying to simultaneously pull them up and adjust my wedgie. That is much harder than it sounds! I had to time it just right so no one saw. >.>
I'm just 2 lbs. away from losing 30 total. That seems totally crazy to me. I've lost a large amount of weight before, but this time it just seems more real. I can see the change in myself and my confidence and it's pretty awesome. People are noticing me a lot more than before and I even got hit on by my barista at Starbucks. It's a really good feeling, having lost the equivalent of a small child. I can't WAIT to reach my goal even though it seems farther than ever.
Mood: Happy and sore
Weight: 174
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Addicted
I almost snuck into the gym today. I can only go to work four hours at a time, per my doctor, and no gym time whatsoever. He told me I should be able to at least ride a bike by next week, but not to do any cardio machines or walk excessively this week. He did, however, say that swimming is just fine (the other doctor I saw two weeks ago told me the same, but it hurt too much to even consider then). In fact, he encouraged me to swim since it's such a good workout and would work my back muscles without putting any strain on the nerve. I have gone swimming several times in the last week, but I still miss the gym!
I had to go to Gamestop after work today to change a game reservation and the store is conveniently located right next door to Bally's. I sat in the parking lot for a good 10 minutes pondering just going in to weigh myself on my usual scale (I don't 100% trust my bathroom scale). Then I pondered going home and changing and going in to just ride a bike slowly. Then I wanted to just go in and tell them I'm alive even though they haven't seen me in almost three weeks. I hope they don't think I gave up! They probably haven't even noticed my absence, but my personal trainer was always asking about my progress. I guess I could have gone swimming there today, but part of the perk of having an outdoor pool in my apartment complex is the ability to get a tan while working out.
So now I have a funny tan and I'm convinced the gym employees think I'm dead.
Weight: 174
Mood: I wanna work outtttttt
I had to go to Gamestop after work today to change a game reservation and the store is conveniently located right next door to Bally's. I sat in the parking lot for a good 10 minutes pondering just going in to weigh myself on my usual scale (I don't 100% trust my bathroom scale). Then I pondered going home and changing and going in to just ride a bike slowly. Then I wanted to just go in and tell them I'm alive even though they haven't seen me in almost three weeks. I hope they don't think I gave up! They probably haven't even noticed my absence, but my personal trainer was always asking about my progress. I guess I could have gone swimming there today, but part of the perk of having an outdoor pool in my apartment complex is the ability to get a tan while working out.
So now I have a funny tan and I'm convinced the gym employees think I'm dead.
Weight: 174
Mood: I wanna work outtttttt
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Setback?
I've been in bed for a week. I hurt my back in an embarrassingly freak accident at work. I was loading a TV for a customer (something I do on a regular basis but this one was a little heavier than normal) and randomly pinched a nerve and strained my lower back muscles. First off, I'm very sad that my muscles betrayed me like that. I mean, I spent SO much time getting stronger and the first chance I get to show off, I end up on my back. Literally. So embarrassing. Second, I can almost FEEL my muscles atrophying. I know they're not, since I still have to walk to the bathroom and the kitchen and sit at my desk occasionally to do homework, but it feels like it. I can't work out for two weeks or so and it is TORTURE. I feel like I'm having withdrawals.
On the plus side, I have been forced to count every calorie and watch everything I am putting into my system. I have sworn off anything processed and diet soda and I am only drinking water now. This seems to have paid off because I have lost 4 lbs. 4! This is so unfair it isn't even funny. I have busted my ass working out and as soon as I take a week off, I shrink. My (new, smaller) pants are fitting so much looser and even my underwear is almost too big for me now. I sense a major shopping spree coming up as soon as I have some money. I can't believe that in three more pounds I have lost 30! That's a small child!
My 12 week lifting program is over and now it's time to work out a fat burning (while continuing to lift moderate weight) program for when I finally get back to the gym! I'm planning on working in a lot more cardio during the week with four days of lifting. I am apparently 23.8% bodyfat (or was a week ago before my bedrest started), which is low-ish, but my goal is around 15%.
Weight: 175
Mood: Bored and longing to go back to normal
On the plus side, I have been forced to count every calorie and watch everything I am putting into my system. I have sworn off anything processed and diet soda and I am only drinking water now. This seems to have paid off because I have lost 4 lbs. 4! This is so unfair it isn't even funny. I have busted my ass working out and as soon as I take a week off, I shrink. My (new, smaller) pants are fitting so much looser and even my underwear is almost too big for me now. I sense a major shopping spree coming up as soon as I have some money. I can't believe that in three more pounds I have lost 30! That's a small child!
My 12 week lifting program is over and now it's time to work out a fat burning (while continuing to lift moderate weight) program for when I finally get back to the gym! I'm planning on working in a lot more cardio during the week with four days of lifting. I am apparently 23.8% bodyfat (or was a week ago before my bedrest started), which is low-ish, but my goal is around 15%.
Weight: 175
Mood: Bored and longing to go back to normal
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