I haven't blogged in over a week, and that's because I haven't kept track of my food intake and I haven't been exercising.
At all. Blahhhhh.
But! I have picked my butt up and decided today is the day I jump back into it. I just finished doing a 50 minute Zumba routine. I'm going to record everything I eat from here on out, and my goal is to not skip anything all Summer!
The main motivator for this change was my performance this Saturday. It'll be my first solo in years - my last solo being the Vegas competition back in July of 2009 when I was seven months pregnant (and won third place out of ten dancers!!!). Anyway, I want to look good for all of my mom's students and the other people that will be there. I don't know what I'm going to wear but I do know what I'm going to dance to.
I feel like I probably gained a lot, and I constantly feel tired and sluggish. It really seems like a bad cycle - you skip a few days and then you start the ball rolling. You start to enjoy just sitting around watching hours of TV, and you procrastinate starting again. You stop logging meals because you're avoiding the truth and don't want to be reminded that you've fallen off the horse.
I haven't finished C25K yet... I've had one more week to go for a whole month now. I'd like to blame it on something but the simple truth is I've been avoiding it. I tend to shy away from my goal right as I stare it in it's nearly-completed face.
I plan to weigh myself tomorrow and my goal is to lose at least a pound before this weekend. Off to shower!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Went shopping today...
I needed a trip to the mall with my bestie - we took two buses and talked tons, she bought me my first ever bubble tea, which was delicious but just seemed like a cup of sugar-water, then I turned in some library books and we went to JC Penny. There, I tried on a couple pairs of jeans to discover I fit into size 12s nearly perfectly! The fourteens were too big! Unfortunately, I didn't have the cash to lay out 19.99 on one pair of jeans that might not fit at the end of the summer. But being a size 12 means there are MANY more options for me at discount stores! So we stopped off at Subway to have lunch and then to Ross. I tried on a size 12 pair of cheap jeans but they were way too long so I instead I bought a pair of bright pink cloth capri pants that have a drawstring thinking I'll be able to wear them all summer. They make my butt look really cute and they were only 7 dollars so I consider that purchase to be a success. I also got a new bra, just a basic beige t-shirt style. My bras are starting to wear out... the underwire pokes through, and the elastic is really starting to go slack. I only have two bras plus my sports bra that I can wear and feel comfortable in. Well - now I have one more.
I ate pretty terribly today, and didn't weigh myself, but yesterday when I fired up Wii Fit it said I weigh 168.9! Another pound gone, which I hope I didn't pick back up today but I walked A LOT so I hope that evens some of it out.
All in all, I spent 3.50 for the bus ride, 7 for the pants, 5 for the bra and 2.70 for lunch. Less that twenty bucks for a wonderful day out and about with my favorite girl :)
Tomorrow I'm babysitting for my sister and not going to troupe. (Hey! I would much rather EARN 20 bucks than SPEND 6.50 taking buses from here to downtown portland and back!) I suppose I could make up for the exercise loss by taking my Zumba DVDs and work out with the kids if they want. I'm debating whether or not to take Jamison over with me. Maybe I'll have Matt bring him over later in the day to play.
So all-in-all, today was excellent. I got a bunch of laundry folded and put away...
More later.
I ate pretty terribly today, and didn't weigh myself, but yesterday when I fired up Wii Fit it said I weigh 168.9! Another pound gone, which I hope I didn't pick back up today but I walked A LOT so I hope that evens some of it out.
All in all, I spent 3.50 for the bus ride, 7 for the pants, 5 for the bra and 2.70 for lunch. Less that twenty bucks for a wonderful day out and about with my favorite girl :)
Tomorrow I'm babysitting for my sister and not going to troupe. (Hey! I would much rather EARN 20 bucks than SPEND 6.50 taking buses from here to downtown portland and back!) I suppose I could make up for the exercise loss by taking my Zumba DVDs and work out with the kids if they want. I'm debating whether or not to take Jamison over with me. Maybe I'll have Matt bring him over later in the day to play.
So all-in-all, today was excellent. I got a bunch of laundry folded and put away...
More later.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Finally in the 160's!
I weighed myself yesterday to discover I was 169.5 -- officially OUT of the 170's!!!!
And I really don't want to go back. EVER. I feel the best I ever have now. I tried on my old jeans again and I can button ALL of them! They zip up completely, and even though they are still a bit tight I could wear them if I had to! They are all size 11's, though they've probably stretched out a little because I wore them for a year and a half before I got pregnant, but yay! Size 11's!
Wonderful feeling, it really is. And it couldn't have come at a better time, because I no longer have jeans that fit. I'm wearing my black slacks right now, because they are the only pair of pants I have that don't fall down as I walk. My belt fell apart yesterday and is no longer usable unless I want to use some duct tape.
I just realized that yesterday was a pretty significant day altogether. My second Mother's Day, went to troupe and got to watch the troupe performance at showcase (which was GREAT!) danced for an hour, then came home and went to dinner with Matt. I discovered that I had lost a pound, putting me below 170, I tried on my old jeans and they all zip up - my belt broke, which means I can't wear my bigger jeans anymore unless I want to risk showing my crack to everyone.
Last time I tried them on, back in January, I could only pull one of the jeans all the way up and even then I couldn't muscle it together over my hips. Even my old khaki work slacks button without stretching across my crotch!
So, a huge scale victory and some non-scale victories on a special day for me!
On 3FatChicks, I joined a Summer challenge because my Cinco de Mayo challenge ended. (I got down to 170 by the fifth, so I consider that a victory!) The challenge I joined is called Luscious by Labor Day, and my goal is to be 150 by then. So far, I've lost half a pound and have 17 more weeks to go to lose the rest of the 20 pounds.
I can't even imagine, if I already fit into size 11's, what size I'll be once I lose the rest of the weight. My overall goal was to wear these jeans right around 155 but now I'm thinking I might be able to wear size 9's!
Single digit pants... that thought is a mind-boggling one, considering I haven't worn size 9's since freshman year of high school. I grew major hips that year, which pushed me from size 5 and 7 to size 9. Junior year is when I moved up into size 11, and then senior year and the few months I spent in Seattle pushed me up into size 13. After gaining 40 more pounds while pregnant, I wore size large maternity pants until I bought the size 15 jeans last Summer. Those jeans now fall down while I walk, and I can pull them down without unzipping them.
How is it that I didn't do this before? It astounds me that I was writing this blog all last year and didn't lose a pound. It's easy, once you push past the excuses and the doubts. Calories in, calories out, it WORKS.
I've been logging my food into my iPod for 8 weeks straight now. According to the application's statistics, I've exercised at least 3 times a week for those two months. I'm really anxious to get my calorie burn up again though. It's been lacking for the past three weeks. I still need to finish the C25K program, for which I only have three more runs to complete.
Alright. I'm done writing for today. Time to get this place cleaned up.
And I really don't want to go back. EVER. I feel the best I ever have now. I tried on my old jeans again and I can button ALL of them! They zip up completely, and even though they are still a bit tight I could wear them if I had to! They are all size 11's, though they've probably stretched out a little because I wore them for a year and a half before I got pregnant, but yay! Size 11's!
Wonderful feeling, it really is. And it couldn't have come at a better time, because I no longer have jeans that fit. I'm wearing my black slacks right now, because they are the only pair of pants I have that don't fall down as I walk. My belt fell apart yesterday and is no longer usable unless I want to use some duct tape.
I just realized that yesterday was a pretty significant day altogether. My second Mother's Day, went to troupe and got to watch the troupe performance at showcase (which was GREAT!) danced for an hour, then came home and went to dinner with Matt. I discovered that I had lost a pound, putting me below 170, I tried on my old jeans and they all zip up - my belt broke, which means I can't wear my bigger jeans anymore unless I want to risk showing my crack to everyone.
Last time I tried them on, back in January, I could only pull one of the jeans all the way up and even then I couldn't muscle it together over my hips. Even my old khaki work slacks button without stretching across my crotch!
So, a huge scale victory and some non-scale victories on a special day for me!
On 3FatChicks, I joined a Summer challenge because my Cinco de Mayo challenge ended. (I got down to 170 by the fifth, so I consider that a victory!) The challenge I joined is called Luscious by Labor Day, and my goal is to be 150 by then. So far, I've lost half a pound and have 17 more weeks to go to lose the rest of the 20 pounds.
I can't even imagine, if I already fit into size 11's, what size I'll be once I lose the rest of the weight. My overall goal was to wear these jeans right around 155 but now I'm thinking I might be able to wear size 9's!
Single digit pants... that thought is a mind-boggling one, considering I haven't worn size 9's since freshman year of high school. I grew major hips that year, which pushed me from size 5 and 7 to size 9. Junior year is when I moved up into size 11, and then senior year and the few months I spent in Seattle pushed me up into size 13. After gaining 40 more pounds while pregnant, I wore size large maternity pants until I bought the size 15 jeans last Summer. Those jeans now fall down while I walk, and I can pull them down without unzipping them.
How is it that I didn't do this before? It astounds me that I was writing this blog all last year and didn't lose a pound. It's easy, once you push past the excuses and the doubts. Calories in, calories out, it WORKS.
I've been logging my food into my iPod for 8 weeks straight now. According to the application's statistics, I've exercised at least 3 times a week for those two months. I'm really anxious to get my calorie burn up again though. It's been lacking for the past three weeks. I still need to finish the C25K program, for which I only have three more runs to complete.
Alright. I'm done writing for today. Time to get this place cleaned up.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Just a few more ounces!!!
I finally pushed past that mini-wall of 171. Today I weighed myself, half expecting the scale to say something outrageous, like I had gone back up to 173 or something, but instead it delivered some excellent news!!!
I'm 170.2!!! Only .2 pounds to go until I am officially half way to my goal! 25 pounds gone, 25 more to go!
Saqra's showcase went really well last Saturday. The night before, I had to reinforce my leopard skirt with elastic because it was way too big! (The last time I wore it, nearly two years ago, I was seven months pregnant!)
Also, my copper bra and belt needed their clasps adjusted because they were also too loose. I took in a half inch around the ribs, and over an inch in the hips!
And I looked awesome in my pictures! After looking at my Rakkasah pictures, I was feeling pretty unhappy - my muffin top was so noticeable. But in the pictures from showcase, I barely have any extra spillage! This may have something to do with the fact that it was a different costume, but I think it has much more to do with the nearly 9 pounds I lost between then and now.
I don't know how I pulled a one pound loss over the weekend... I barely ate anything on Saturday, nearly overdid it Sunday and yesterday... I didn't do as much exercise as I should have this past week, and I can tell my period is going to come sometime in the next 7 days... the odds are against me here. I'm hoping upping my calorie count is what did it. I also cut out a lot of extraneous beverages and I try to drink more water throughout the day.
My biggest problem is my lack of motivation to get some exercise done. I've been procrastinating on my running big time. I haven't done Zumba in weeks, I haven't checked Exercise TV for anything interesting, and P90X is intimidating as hell.
Goal for this week: exercise four times.
I'm 170.2!!! Only .2 pounds to go until I am officially half way to my goal! 25 pounds gone, 25 more to go!
Saqra's showcase went really well last Saturday. The night before, I had to reinforce my leopard skirt with elastic because it was way too big! (The last time I wore it, nearly two years ago, I was seven months pregnant!)
Also, my copper bra and belt needed their clasps adjusted because they were also too loose. I took in a half inch around the ribs, and over an inch in the hips!
And I looked awesome in my pictures! After looking at my Rakkasah pictures, I was feeling pretty unhappy - my muffin top was so noticeable. But in the pictures from showcase, I barely have any extra spillage! This may have something to do with the fact that it was a different costume, but I think it has much more to do with the nearly 9 pounds I lost between then and now.
I don't know how I pulled a one pound loss over the weekend... I barely ate anything on Saturday, nearly overdid it Sunday and yesterday... I didn't do as much exercise as I should have this past week, and I can tell my period is going to come sometime in the next 7 days... the odds are against me here. I'm hoping upping my calorie count is what did it. I also cut out a lot of extraneous beverages and I try to drink more water throughout the day.
My biggest problem is my lack of motivation to get some exercise done. I've been procrastinating on my running big time. I haven't done Zumba in weeks, I haven't checked Exercise TV for anything interesting, and P90X is intimidating as hell.
Goal for this week: exercise four times.
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