YES!!!!!!!

Today's weigh in: 163.5!!!!!

FORTY FOUR AND A HALF LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!


I'm so ecstatic right now. Only 18.5 to go until my goal!!!! That seems like nothing next to FORTY FOUR AND A HALF LOST!!!!!

I am officially at my lowest weight since "childhood" and actually weighing myself and caring about what the number is.

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel : )

Still Going Strong!!

It is April 28th. I have been on this journey now for almost 4 total months. And I've lost 42 lbs : )
It feels amazing.

Some new realizations:

When ever I am carrying something heavy up the stairs, I remember that I used to have to lug that around all time time..it was just attached to me!

Walking around yesterday, I realized that my lower and middle thighs don't rub together anymore. (Upper is still work in progress, but hey, I'll take it!)

I ate a whole pint of ice cream and a lot of chinese food on Friday night, and then had a deep fried oreo on Saturday, and still lost a whole pound from the week before. And then once the sodium effects were gone, it was 2 lbs from the week before.

Also, this is one of the biggest shocks I've had. I found this picture. Not bad

New Picture : )

this is a full shot of me...didn't crop it to my head...and I love it!!!!! (167lbs....down 41)

I DID IT!

Today's forecast was just LOVELY and the mornings have been so beautiful, that I set my alarm for 6:30 AM and went out running at 6:45.

I went across the street to the high school track. It was early and no one was there, so I felt fine going on the track. I wanted to have a clear picture of how far I was going.

When I started running, I got this strange feeling in the pit of my stomach. I was being psyched out by the track. The few times I've been running on the track, it was high school gym class and I couldn't make it around even once. I'd be gasping for air. I was very worried.

Then I ran around once....twice......three....and then I made it to one mile. A whole mile, without stopping once!

This segment of the Couch to 5K was 20 minutes. So I kept running. I made it all the way to 7 full laps around the track. 1 3/4 miles!!

YAY!

Had a moment today....

I'm downstairs among the practice rooms. I am doing laundry and practicing. Realize the washer is done. Walk back to the laundry room. Stop. I see the midsection of someone coming, so I pause to let them by. No one comes. Curious I step forward again.

I saw my own reflection in a glass door and didn't recognize myself.

That's just weird.

Yippee Skippy

So I think that my stalling weight loss wise was do to a little water retention because today....voila....170! 38 pounds GONE. I've lost a whole little person : )

Also, this was today's C25K segment.

3 minutes run
90 sec walk
5 minutes run
2 min 30 secs walk
3 minutes run
90 sec walk
5 minutes run

And I did it all!!!!

Trying new stuff....

I've gone a couple of weeks without much progress on the scale. So I'm going to throw two new things into the hopper. I'm going to up my calories to 1400 and add pilates workouts again on Tuesdays and Thursdsays. We'll see what happens! Now that I'm getting more and more used to the running, I think I have to up the ante a bit.

I've still lost 35.5 lbs, not too shabby!

A Week of Ups and Downs

Wow. This week was just a mess of emotions, feelings, and yadda yadda.

First of all, let me explain this. About 2.5 weeks ago I went through all of the symptoms of that wonderful time of the month, but there was no arrival of said gift. (suffering but for no reason..that just sucks.)

Then, in a rush of complete chaos it seemed, Tuesday it all started again. Very much so. Worse then before. Hurt, bloated, hurt, icky, more hurt and yesterday it arrived. I felt really huge and was discouraged by the number on the scale.

Then today, the number was still abnormal (could have also been that pizza on Friday) but I felt great!

Also, I took a chance and went to browse this new store that opened up in town. Tried on a dress that I liked. Size 14. TOO BIG. Tried on a dress with the label of "large". Not extra large, or XXL, just "L". Fits WONERFULLY!! I am so excited about it.

When I was trying it on, I looked in the mirror and I expected to be dissapointed. I turned to the side and expected to see my bumps on my stomach from the side. NOPE! I saw a FLAT profile.

Wait.

WHAT?

A FLAT profile. This is truly amazing and I was so excited today!!!!!

(and that pizza on Friday was delicious!)