Comparisons!

Here's a shot from me in August of 2009 compared with me two weeks ago in September of 2010. I imagine the net weight loss is about 40-50lbs. since I first set foot on a scale after 3 months of working out. I was squeezed into my size 16s in the first pic, the second is my too big pair of 11/12s. :) It kind of puts things in perspective! I still have a lot of work to do, but I love seeing how far I've come!

24 lbs that don't feel like going anywhere...

Well, it's been awhile. I've been bad. I went on my Chicago trip a few weeks ago and it was awesome. I ate hot dogs and a chocolate cake shake. That was the best shake I have ever had in my life! I can only be happy that I no longer live in the greater Chicagoland area because I would ingest one daily if I did. Damn you, Portillo's. How did I live there for 24 years without ever knowing of the shake's existence!? Just thinking about it is making me foam at the mouth.

Okay, moving on (and trying not to think of its cakey chocolatey deliciousness), I got a new job at an Italian restaurant as a waitress. I really love it so far, but I haven't quit my other job so I have been working 13+ hour days this week. This meant a close proximity to fettuccine alfredo, lasagna and tiramisu with relatively no time to make it to the gym. I've been splitting my free meals with my boyfriend, which made me feel less guilty, bu tI definitely ate a bunch of bad stuff.

I finally made it back to the gym yesterday after 7 days and was pleased to find that I have lost 4 ounces since I last weighed in. It's not much, but at least I didn't gain any. And now, time to go for a run with my dog. If I can stop procrastinating that is...oooh look, Major League is on!

Mood: excited
Weight: 169

Owie.

My flabs hurt.

Mood: dead
Weight: 170

The downside...

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

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

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!

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