I am going to stop with the whole dress size thing. Chances that I will be trying on a dress soon are slim, and I don't find it to be a very good indicator- I wore a size 16 when I weighed 185 lbs and when I weighed 240.
As for the others:
Hips: 46" (-1.5" total)
Thighs: 24.5" (-2.5" total)
Waist: 38.5" (-3" total! Woot!)
Bewbs: 42" (-2.5" total. J is starting to get disappointed by this result)
Arms: 14.5" (-1 total)
I was pleastantly surprised by my hips and waist measurements this week.
Arms will likely not go down much more and are more likely to go up if anything. I really don't have fat on my arms and with getting back into lifting, they are likely going to get bigger.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Today's weight
217.8 Down .8 lbs this week. I can live with that- I did not eat well at all the last couple days and loved every second of it. It was well worth it.
Back on the horse this week though.
Ew. I need to clean my mirror. I'll work on that for next week.
Back on the horse this week though.
Ew. I need to clean my mirror. I'll work on that for next week.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Sunday Measurements
Weight is tomorrow morning. I am hoping I didn't kill it too much with my crappy eating this week (I have over 40 activity points to swap yet). I was 219.2 (.6 over last weeks weight) after eating a heavy breakfast this morning, so as long as I get off my ass today, I should be at least under where I was.
Other measurements:
Hips: 46.75" (-.75" overall)
Thighs: 25" (-2" overall)
Waist: 39" (-2.5" overall- and this is after eating sais breakfast and I am a bit bloated)
Bust: 43.5" (-1" overall- I am thinking ovulation may have had somethig to do with last weeks increase)
Arms: 14.5" (-1" overall- there is really no reason for this number to go down. Actually when I start hitting the bench and arm workouts more, it will go up. My arms are not fat- hell my forearms are nothing but skin and bones).
Overall- I am satisfied with these. I woudl like to see the hips and thighs making a bit more progress, but it is still early and that is a stubborn area. It is nice to see how much I have lost in my waist- I need to keep that number moving down though.
Other measurements:
Hips: 46.75" (-.75" overall)
Thighs: 25" (-2" overall)
Waist: 39" (-2.5" overall- and this is after eating sais breakfast and I am a bit bloated)
Bust: 43.5" (-1" overall- I am thinking ovulation may have had somethig to do with last weeks increase)
Arms: 14.5" (-1" overall- there is really no reason for this number to go down. Actually when I start hitting the bench and arm workouts more, it will go up. My arms are not fat- hell my forearms are nothing but skin and bones).
Overall- I am satisfied with these. I woudl like to see the hips and thighs making a bit more progress, but it is still early and that is a stubborn area. It is nice to see how much I have lost in my waist- I need to keep that number moving down though.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
A little background
I haven't always been the fat girl. While I was never a twig, I was never big either. Growing up, I was in many sports, and that combined with working on the farm, I always remained slim. My sophomore year of high school I got up to a whopping 160 over the winter since I had stopped playing volleyball and basketball, but come track season, I went right back down.
When I started college, I was maybe 135 soaking wet (hooray anorexia). I got away from a psycho boyfriend and found a new one who wasn't very active. At the end of the year, I was around 185. I wasn't happy, and struggled for ages to lose weight, but eventually did and was around 165 when I met J. At that point, I was eating nothing but a slim fast shake for breakfast, then a tiny salad for lunch and supper and was running 3 miles a day. Meeting him changed that. I also started powerlifting at this time. My first couple meets I managed to pull off weighing in at 165 (and cut like a mother one meet from 178 to 163 in 12 days for one), but quickly moved up to 181, and then 198 shortly after. Eventually even 198 became a struggle to hit (I couldn't even cut there at this point).
Through the years of lifting, I slowly gained weight. I kept blaming it on the lifting, but if this were really the case I would have been making way bigger gains in the gym. With cutting weight for meets, I am somewhat fear I may have done some damage to my metabolism. Only time will tell.
So the plan for now is to lose weight the right way- exercising mostly normal (still lifting though) and eating better. Calorie counting doesn't work for me as I have a bit of an addictive personality and tend to overdo things (meaning I end up at 500-600 calories a day before I give up and binge). So far the Weight Watchers thing feels much better than that. Hopefully this good trend continues!
When I started college, I was maybe 135 soaking wet (hooray anorexia). I got away from a psycho boyfriend and found a new one who wasn't very active. At the end of the year, I was around 185. I wasn't happy, and struggled for ages to lose weight, but eventually did and was around 165 when I met J. At that point, I was eating nothing but a slim fast shake for breakfast, then a tiny salad for lunch and supper and was running 3 miles a day. Meeting him changed that. I also started powerlifting at this time. My first couple meets I managed to pull off weighing in at 165 (and cut like a mother one meet from 178 to 163 in 12 days for one), but quickly moved up to 181, and then 198 shortly after. Eventually even 198 became a struggle to hit (I couldn't even cut there at this point).
Through the years of lifting, I slowly gained weight. I kept blaming it on the lifting, but if this were really the case I would have been making way bigger gains in the gym. With cutting weight for meets, I am somewhat fear I may have done some damage to my metabolism. Only time will tell.
So the plan for now is to lose weight the right way- exercising mostly normal (still lifting though) and eating better. Calorie counting doesn't work for me as I have a bit of an addictive personality and tend to overdo things (meaning I end up at 500-600 calories a day before I give up and binge). So far the Weight Watchers thing feels much better than that. Hopefully this good trend continues!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Week 2 Weight, Measurements, & Pic
Weight: 218.6 (-2.4 lbs)
Waist: 40" (-1.5")
Hips: 47" (-.5")
Thighs: 25.25" (-1.75")
Dress Size: 16 (no change)
Bust: 45.5" (+1" WTF)
Arm: 14.5" (-1")
And Ta-da!
Waist: 40" (-1.5")
Hips: 47" (-.5")
Thighs: 25.25" (-1.75")
Dress Size: 16 (no change)
Bust: 45.5" (+1" WTF)
Arm: 14.5" (-1")
And Ta-da!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Opening Day
This is for my bitching and moaning about trying to lose weight. While I am not confortable enough for it yet, there may end up being pictures of a half naked chick on here at some point. You have been warned.
Starting stats:
Weight: 224 (I blame supper for that one)
Waist: 41 1/2"
Hips: 47 1/2"
Thighs: 27"
Dress Size: 16
Bust: 44 1/2"
Arms: 15 1/2"
Goal:
Weight: 185
Not as particular on the rest of them. Maybe later I will be.
Starting stats:
Weight: 224 (I blame supper for that one)
Waist: 41 1/2"
Hips: 47 1/2"
Thighs: 27"
Dress Size: 16
Bust: 44 1/2"
Arms: 15 1/2"
Goal:
Weight: 185
Not as particular on the rest of them. Maybe later I will be.
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