Remember those numbers. No, I didn’t crash land on a mysterious island, those numbers are the date (10-1) my weight (245 lbs) and my measurements (52-41-52 inches). I can’t remember my measurements but my lowest weight was 235 back in October 2009. I’ve blogged before about why I “fell off the wagon” (http://bit.ly/khPzJe) so I won’t bore you with those details again. I went back to that posting to get the link & realized that since I posted that in June, I’ve lost 7 lbs and 6 inches from my waist. However, my bust hasn’t changed (woo-hoo) not have my hips (boo-hiss).
I’ve also returned to taking my vitamins & supplements (I’ll post a list if anyone is interested). I’d stopped for…..I can’t remember why, but started back for about 3 weeks. Then I had my car accident and wasn’t sure how green tea & dong quai would react with the muscle relaxers so I thought it best to put them away. I realized that I didn’t have nearly the energy without them. My horoscope (Pisces) the day I weighed/took these measurements;
Saturday, Oct 1st, 2011 -- You may be confident that you can change a long-standing habit or make a necessary adjustment to your diet. However, you could be fooling yourself today by oversimplifying what it takes to improve your daily regimen. Don't get discouraged by trying to accomplish too much all at once. Instead of running ahead without a plan, take one determined baby step at a time. Small incremental modifications have a much better chance of lasting into the future.
So here's the plan; I'll post weight & measurements at least once a month. I'm gonna try & take some “honest” pics this weekend to show off the bod and do so on some kind of regular basis to document the (hopeful) change. Of course we’ll see how that goes…we make plans & God laughs.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Slow & Steady....I'll Take That
When it comes to my weight, ya’ll know where I’ve been – up and down – for better or worse, it’s all here on this blog. Ya’ll have had my back the whole way. Do ya’ll know how much it’s meant? Well here’s where I am:
Ya’ll know about Mama’s surgeries; 3 major surgeries between September of '09 & December of '10. So instead of getting up at 5 AM to work out, I was getting up at 5 AM to get Mama ready for the day, get her breakfast done, dinner in the crock pot and the kitchen cleaned up & usually at least 1 load of laundry done, the get ready for work and out of the house by 8:30. I went to the doc for my chick check on June 9th....I weighed in at 257! I got home & took my measurements...BIG mistake! (Bust) 52 (Waist) 49 (Hips) 53!! I knew I had put some weight back on; ankles hurt more often, tired, and those 20's that were sliding on now took some work to get on. Ok, a lot of work. But half of what I had lost?!
Like before, 1 change at a time. Start with the eating -- not easy as we had a family reunion that weekend. It wasn't easy, but I did it anyway. Monday 13th: new thing was taking the stairs....no elevators. I realized (thanks to my handy pedometer) that it was 300 steps from my desk, to the 3rd floor where the ice machine is and back. Then on Monday the 20th I started walking in the AM & the first couple of days I barely made it though .8 (8/10) of a mile. Holy crap!! I'd gotten up to 2.5 miles.
Well after 2 1/2 weeks I got back on the scale....252! (B) 52 (W) 47 (H) 52. So in 18 days I've dropped 5 pounds and a total of 3 inches. I'll take that :-)
I've said before, my goal is to be healthy NOT skinny. My target is 200 pounds (I'm 5'10) a woman's size 16 and a man's 36/32. None of this is set in stone. If I get to 210 & I feel good, then I'm fine. If that means I'm a size 18 then so be it. I think that's why it's work this time as opposed to all of the other diets I've been on in the last 20 years because my goal isn't a look (skinny), it's a feeling (healthy).
Ya’ll know about Mama’s surgeries; 3 major surgeries between September of '09 & December of '10. So instead of getting up at 5 AM to work out, I was getting up at 5 AM to get Mama ready for the day, get her breakfast done, dinner in the crock pot and the kitchen cleaned up & usually at least 1 load of laundry done, the get ready for work and out of the house by 8:30. I went to the doc for my chick check on June 9th....I weighed in at 257! I got home & took my measurements...BIG mistake! (Bust) 52 (Waist) 49 (Hips) 53!! I knew I had put some weight back on; ankles hurt more often, tired, and those 20's that were sliding on now took some work to get on. Ok, a lot of work. But half of what I had lost?!
Like before, 1 change at a time. Start with the eating -- not easy as we had a family reunion that weekend. It wasn't easy, but I did it anyway. Monday 13th: new thing was taking the stairs....no elevators. I realized (thanks to my handy pedometer) that it was 300 steps from my desk, to the 3rd floor where the ice machine is and back. Then on Monday the 20th I started walking in the AM & the first couple of days I barely made it though .8 (8/10) of a mile. Holy crap!! I'd gotten up to 2.5 miles.
Well after 2 1/2 weeks I got back on the scale....252! (B) 52 (W) 47 (H) 52. So in 18 days I've dropped 5 pounds and a total of 3 inches. I'll take that :-)
I've said before, my goal is to be healthy NOT skinny. My target is 200 pounds (I'm 5'10) a woman's size 16 and a man's 36/32. None of this is set in stone. If I get to 210 & I feel good, then I'm fine. If that means I'm a size 18 then so be it. I think that's why it's work this time as opposed to all of the other diets I've been on in the last 20 years because my goal isn't a look (skinny), it's a feeling (healthy).
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