Everyone has those AHA moments, and the fat loss journey is no different. Sometimes it catches me off guard, and a lot of the things were merely subconcious.... not having to worry if I am going to fit into a seat at a public event. Realizing that Im a "normal number" on the scale. Radial scales start over and in red after 260....i used to always be in the red. Shopping in normal stores..im about halfway in, halfway out. sizes are varied depending on brand, but im getting close. Fitting into miss me jeans. This is a goal I have had for the last year, ever since the first time I saw a pair. I got into them two weeks ago and havent stopped wearing them. Getting attention from men. When I say I have felt invisible for years, im not exaggerating. I literally work with all men and felt completely invisible to all men, as if I didnt exist. This getting hit on thing is quite flattering; and needed, since tho...
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I will post a picture later, but here are the cold hard facts of what working really hard three days a week and eating right can do for you: I lost a total of 18.5 inches, and twenty three point 2 pounds!!!! Thats not a lot when you have 70 more to lose, but its a great start, and in such a short time!! Here is the breakdown Measurement 7-29-12 8-31-12 neck 15.5 14 wrist 7.23 7 ankles ...
Whole 30 Day 21!!!!! I started this journey about a month ago at 282 lbs. I was so close to 300 that I really wanted badly to never see that number. It was terrifying. So I got crazy. Took some before pics (I will post at the end of this post, so do not look if you dont want to vomit, lol!) and some pix along the way. Here is a current status of where Ive been and where Im at I measured myself before and again last night. Suffice it to say, Im down 17+ inches all over. An inch from the wrists (funny that this is where I see the biggest difference; I can actually see a wrist bone!!), and a few inches from my waist and hips (almost five each!!). My calves and thighs got a 1/2 inch thicker, which makes sense given all the freakin squats we are doing!! Im now at 263.6. Thats a total loss of almost twenty pounds in a month. Thats three days a week of going to c...
I realize I didnt eat much but I really wasnt hungry! Friday Day 2 8-3-12 black coffee x2 sweet potato taco meat (Homeade seasoning) lettuce tomato pluots x2 chipotle (double meat, lettuce, tomatoes) Saturday Day 3 8-4-12 banana eggs and taco meat chicken sage sausage canteloupe homeade chicken salad bacon black coffee x2 pot roast with sweet potatoes and onions and carrots Sunday Day 4 8-5-12 egg frittata canteloupe chicken salad ginger chicken and veggies Monday Day 5 8-6-12 americano from starbucks (my new fave!!) black coffee chicken salad sweet potato fries smashburger bikini burger with strawberry salsa; and icebery wedge with vinegar and oil Tuesday Day 6 8-7-12 black coffee 2 eggs with spices chicken salad leftover pot roast and sweet potato And honestly, I AM NOT HUNGRY. This coming from a fattie who ate constantly before, and craved sugar like a crack addict wants that...
Started crossfit last week, and they began their Whole30 challenge today, and I decided to join. Got weighed, pictures taken, and signed up. Essentially, its an extremely clean diet consisting of fruits, veggies, meat, fish, chicken. High quality, organic foods, and grass fed beef. Should be very interesting to see how this goes. NO sugar, no alcohol and no processed foods. What I need from my friends and family for this is support. I may be MIA for awhile as its hard to attend social functions where everyone else is drinking, and Im choosing not to. This is pretty out of the box for me, so I want to do everything I can to make sure I succeed. At the end, I hope to have a totally different relationship with food. The trainer this morning told me that quitting heroin was easier than detoxing from a sugar addiction. I sure will be fun to be around!...
So I am beyond tired of being a fatty and missing out on all the fun things that I wish I could do. So, Im on a mission to eat more naturally, and do crossfit 3-5 times a week. Started yesterday, and am giving myself until Christmas to see what results I come up with....... Below is a list Ive been generating of things i wont miss about being fat. Some are crude, some are difficult to understand unless youve been extremely overweight, and if you know me well, which you do or you wouldn't be reading this; you know that I am honest to a fault: I WILL NOT MISS NOT BEING ABLE TO: shop in normal stores wear trendy clothes shop with friends thighs rubbing together always being the fat friend chafing fat rolls muffin tops weakness looking at pictures of myself looking in the mirror sex as a fat person wear sexy halloween costumes sharing clothing smelling profusely sweating at the slightest exertion fat jiggling fupa the size of texas...
tomorrow marks the fifteen year anniversary since my mother was murdered. Words cannot express the pain that I feel as I relieve this traumatic event in my life once again. I know that I will awake at 6am, just like I did on that day in 1997, knowing that something is very very wrong. Some years are easier than others, and I am able to pass through with little emotion. Today, I find myself reliving some of the anxiety and pure sadness that I felt back then. Its amazing how grief works; how it cycles, and works at you. I think a big reason its so hard this year, are the two, significant losses Ive suffered this year, that gnaw at me, continually, and eat at my grief container. Losing Dulle was so hard, in ways that cannot be expressed in words, or understood by anyone outside of the law enforcement family. When you go to work everyday and know that someone may die protecting you, or you may have to lay down your own life, it creates a bond between coworkers th...
So, here we are, months after struggling with thyroid issues, weight gain, extreme fatigue, cloudiness, and a general feeling of just being chronically ill. Those of you who really know me, know that I hate being sick, or not feeling myself. Ok, not one person enjoys being sick, but I have been downright MISERABLE. Im tired all the time, I have no motivation, and my hair is falling out, threatening my vanity at its core. I realize it could be so much worse. Which is why I havent posted in so long. Constant increases to my thyroid medication and no changes. So there I was, making an appointment to meet with my Dr to find out WTF was going on. No changes or alleviation of my symptoms despite the fact that I ingest 180mg of thryoid medication a day. Constant daily headaches, and ridiculous back pain, joint pain, etc. Just everything sucks. The cloudy memory and fog is the worst. I cannot remember anything!!! I know I have let people down and been somewhat o...