Overweight!

I am overweight!  It is a strange thing to be happy about, but anyone who has been obese knows how this feels.  I do not put s whole lot of faith into the BMI scale, but it is still nice to not have that label hanging over me.

I actually hit this milestone on September 4, but I have been seriously busy lately.  We are in the middle of our adoption homestudy.  So much stress!  My individual interview is tonight.  After that we are supposed to have one more meeting with the social worker and then we can start working on matching with children.  We are hoping to have kids in the house by Halloween or Thanksgiving.

I have also been somewhat of a slacker with my P90X because of things to get done with the homestudy, but I've not given up entirely.  I've also started getting ready for a 5K mudrun that I plan to be in on October 29.


Today's weight is 162!

Fitness and Weigh In

The scale has been moving pretty slowly for me lately.  I don't really mind though because I am in this for the long haul and I have improvement and victories that have nothing to do with Mr. Scale.  I am doing things that I never would have imagined I could before I started this journey.  Right now I am going to the gym M/W/F and doing 1 hour of weight lifting (power hour - body pump style class) and 1 hour of zumba.  I am also doing P90X.  I have surprised myself quite a few time lately with the things I am able to do.  First I did double burpees (burpees with 2 push-ups instead of 1), then I surprised myself by adding the jump between burpees, then I discovered that I could do 15 push-ups in a row, then I did the entire Ab workout from P90X (AbRipperX is a non-stop ab workout that totals to about 350 reps total of 11 different ab exercises in about 15 minutes.), then I did quadruple burpees, then I did quintuple burpees.  I couldn't possibly impress myself more than that, right?  Wrong!  Yesterday I did one-arm push-ups!  I did them on my knees, but I busted out 6 of those, alternating arms, 3 on each arm.  Yes, I would like to be able to do them on my toes, but I used to have to do my normal push-ups on my knees too (heck, I used to not be able to do normal push-ups on my knees), and I WILL get to the point that I can do the one-arm push-ups on my toes too.  Can anybody say badass?  I hope so, because that's what I am!

Today's weight: 165.8

Wow!

Today I was in a bad mood because the scale is up 2 pounds from yesterday.  I was feeling like throwing in the towel and having doughnuts and pizza and/or fried pies.  I didn't though.  I ate my normal breakfast.  I got my butt into the car and to the gym.  I came home and had a healthy lunch.  I did my P90X plyometrics.  As I was finishing up I got a call.  I have officially been taken off of my diabetes medication.  I no longer need it.  I have it covered with diet and exercise.  So, take that scale!  I will give a weigh in anyhow though.  Today's weight, 2 pounds and all, is 169.8.

Weigh In and NSV

Today I am 169.2.  Back out of the 170s, woohoo!  At the gym this morning, during power hour, I was able to do the jumps in between the double burpees.  Yep, I am a total rockstar!  Things like that are so much more important to me than the number on the scale.  It's just a number.  What should gravity's action have to do with my happiness with myself?  It's silly.  Yes, I have lost 75.8 pounds.  It is much more important to me that I can do 2 hours of zumba non-stop now when I could barely walk 15 minutes before.  I can do like 100 squats with 45 pounds on my back.  I can do push-ups.  I can do burpees and jump between them. I have lost 50.75 inches total. I have gone down more than 22.4% body fat, not really sure on that one because I didn't check it until about 2 months in and haven't checked it since April (darn broken machine). I have gone down 13.9 BMI points.  I have dropped my glucose levels from diabetic to normal.  I have dropped my cholesterol to healthy numbers.  I have lowered my blood pressure to a healthy score.  All of those things are so much more important to me than a silly number on the scale.

Weigh In and Goals

Today's weight is 170.8.  I have joined a Thanksgiving challenge on 3FC with a goal of 140-160 by T-day.  The 160 is easy enough, but I would really like to hit the 140.  Since lowering my carbs I have been losing an average of 2.2 pounds each week, so that should be achievable.  I have a personal challenge of getting down to a size 6 by Christmas as well.  I am currently in a 10.

Exercise Plan and Weigh In

Ok, so here's what I'm doing:

M,W,F: 

Power Hour - This is 1 hour of weight lifting to the beat of the music.  We use lighter weight than we would use for typical weight lifting because we are doing it to the beat and there are tons of reps.

Zumba - A 1 hour Zumba class which is directly after Power Hour

Tu, Th, Sa:

C25K+ - I am doing the Couch to 5K program (tomorrow is week 3, day 3), but I usually continue on the treadmill after my daily C25K plan is finished until I get to 60 minutes (walking and some running).  I am concentrating on finishing the program this time instead of speed, so right now I am walking at 3mph and running at 4mph

2 days per week:

Personal Trainer - I have hired a personal trainer to teach me how to do weight lifting and other strength training.  This is something I have been wanting to get into, but I didn't want to head into the weight room on my own and end up seriously hurt.  We work out twice a week for an hour at a time.

I am loving my new workout schedule.  I feel strong and energetic.  It is amazing how using energy to exercise gives me more energy.  I am also discovering muscles I had no idea existed and good goddess am I sore sometimes.  I love that too though.  Who would have thought that I would ever enjoy being sore from working out?  Me?  If I were to tell this to the me from a couple years back she would completely laugh in my face!  

I had to buy some lifting gloves for Power Hour since we use a free weight bar and not machines.  I know it is a funny little psychological thing, but putting on those gloves makes me feel like a little strength training beast!  HaHa!  

Now once the scale catches up to all that I am doing, all will be well.  I'm ok with the slowness there though because I have come to a place where I am in it for more than a number on the scale.  Plus, I know that it WILL go down eventually as long as I keep on keepin on.

Current Weigh In:

This mornings weight was 187.4

Ummmm?????

Ok, so I have been really on all month as far as my plan and weight loss work goes.  I have only had one day off from exercise.  I have been doing cardio and strength training.  I even got a personal trainer.  I have had a calorie deficit of 1,000 to 1,500 every single day!  Why then am I 0.2 pound heavier than at the beginning of the month?  Why does the scale keep bouncing around the same couple pounds?  It has actually been since around the middle of last month.  Why? Why? Why?  I know I am doing the right things, why does my scale not cooperate?

I started February at 188.8, today I am 189.  I was 189.4 on January 15, I've been bouncing since then.  What gives?

Weigh In Woes

It's Tuesday, so it is my official Body Bugg Weigh In day.  I'm at 190.2.  That is up 2/10 of a pound from last week.  Grrrrrr Period, Grrrrrr salty steak (though you were awesome and pretty much worth it).

Weigh In Grrrr

Ok, so last Tuesday I put my body bugg back on.  That means I have official weekly weigh ins again.  Last week when I put it on I was at 191.6.  Today I weighed in at 190.  That's a loss of 1.6 and that's great.  So where's the grrr?  Yesterday I was 188.4, but I had a bad day yesterday.  I will probably be back down there tomorrow because I know this is a water weight thing, but it is still annoying because my official loss for the week should be higher.  That's ok though, it can just add into next week's and all will be well.

Current Official Weight - 190

Depression and Food

So, for nearly a week now I have been depressed and eating whatever I want.  This is not good for my weight loss plans.  I am hoping to get back on track today.  I am hoping that posting this will give me some sort of accountability and help me to get back to normal and stick to it.  So far I am doing well.  I have had my normal breakfast and I have good plans for the rest of the day.  This morning I was 173.6

Yesterday I worked on purging my closet of clothing that is too big and that helped, it was kind of inspiring.  I also noticed that that I actually kinda like the naked me.  I find it funny that I noticed this at a time when I have been sooo off plan.  Maybe this noticing was given to me as a way to get me to get back to it?

Out of my Bounce!

So today I weighed in at 167 even.  I am finally out of the 167.5-170 bounce that I had been doing for 19 days! Now to work on staying out of it.

Down But Definitely Not Out

Well, I had to have surgery.  In preparation for surgery I had to go off of any non-prescription meds for a week.  That meant no vitamins, no SlimQuick, no B-12, no energy, and some weight gain.  I am up just over 8 pounds since before the surgery - today I was at 180.4, grrrrrr!  A lot of that is probably water weight and a bit of weight from the splint on my arm, but it is still frustrating since I had just gotten truly back into the swing of things.  It went well though and my splint comes off on the 24th.  I was able to restart all my meds today and I had the energy to do a 45 minute dance workout and 40 minutes on the treadmill.  Unfortunately I can't do much for strength training with my arms because of the splint and stitches, but 12 days will pass by quickly (I hope).

Back with a Vengeance

So for most of March and about half of April I was not really in the game.  I was giving some half-hearted effort for most of it and I actually took 9 days completely off for my birthday week (not something I plan to do in future years).  During that time I bounced between the 175 I had worked so hard to get to by the end of February and about 184.  Part of it is that I started a new job, but I don't think that is a good enough excuse.  Plenty working folks manage to also find time for fitness.  So now I am back with a vengeance.  I plan to post more often as a way to keep myself accountable.  I have also decided to start planning out dinner for the month ahead of time (I already have May done).  I made it simple by sorting the days by meat choice (or lack of meat in the case of meatless Monday).  I am doing Sunday - bird, Monday - meatless,  Tuesday - fish, Wednesday - free day (that will be the day we eat leftovers or maybe go out to eat, whatever we feel like), Thursday - bird, Friday - pork, and Saturday - red meat.  After that was sorted it was just a matter of choosing a prep method, a good carb, and veggies for each day.  I don't usually choose veggies ahead of time though since for the most part what we eat is so simple and fast to prep.  We use frozen veggies, we toss the amount we want in a dish and microwave it, then we can each put seasoning on it as we like.  I have done meal plans a week ahead for a while now, but with the job thing I think planning a month ahead will free up a good deal of time for me. I'm currently at 172.6 and in a size 12.  I would like to be in a 10 by the end of July.  I know I can do that if I just stick to it and stop the excuses, so here it goes.

The Impossible Achieved

Today I weighed in at 182.6. I have lost 62.4 pounds, I am almost halfway there, and I am seeing numbers on the scale that are the lowest I have seen in my adult life. This is awesome! Very very soon I will weigh less than my hubby. That's a very significant goal for me. I also have only 3.4 more BMI points before I will no longer be considered obese. I can't wait to be overweight. I know that sounds strange, but if you've ever been obese or morbidly obese (as I was when I started out) then you understand.

For me, successful weight loss always seemed impossible. Now I am sitting here looking at what I have accomplished so far and realizing that I am doing the impossible. There's a song in my workout playlist - You're Unstoppable by Paul Hoffman. It has a line in it "unstoppable begins with you". I liked the song from the moment I heard it, but I have never felt it as strongly as I do right now. I am unstoppable. I'm unstoppable because I decided to be. As the song tells me it is time to do I changed my thinking and found my mission. I decided I was not the me I wanted to be so I decided to do something about it. It's not impossible, there's not some amazing secret to it, it's just a lot of hard work.