http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/primaballerina One girl's 62 pound weight loss journey...One pound at a time! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:20:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When purchasing my jump rope, I was torn between the fabric rope and the plastic rope.  I opted for the fabric (not really sure why)...HUGE mistake! It is terrible! i'm a pretty good jump-roper, and it keeps getting caught on my running shoes. Sigh. I'll make use of it until ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/primaballerina/2009/11/21/ghetto-jump-rope/ I recently bought a jump rope.  I also recently started running. I was then told my my physio that my back wasn't strong enough to be running. I'm really confused because my surgeon told me I should do anything and everything to gain strength. He said there's really nothing I ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/primaballerina/2009/11/20/holding-myself-accountable/ Down another 0.6 this week! Current weight: 171.2 2.2 lbs to 10%, and 46.2 to goal. My goal for this week is to get back into my exercise regimen.  I want to work out at least 4 times this week. So close to my 10%- that should be motivation enough! Update: Okay, i just spent ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/primaballerina/2009/11/19/weigh-in-week-10-2/ I've been negligent at posting my results for the past few weeks...i'm going to try to be better from now on! I made it to a HUGE personal goal today- I've now lost a total of 15 lbs!  I am seriously surprised I have been losing, because I have NOT been ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/primaballerina/2009/11/12/weigh-in-week-10/ ..me vs. the 170s.  I have lost for the past 3 weeks (thankfully), and am currently at 173.6.  Still 5 lbs heavier than what I was in July.  I can't help but think that going home for the summer was a huge mistake.  I should have stayed here and stayed ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/primaballerina/2009/11/09/battle-royale/ So, last Wednesday I was up 2.2 lbs.  Great.  I have no excuse other than the steady stream of houseguests I've been entertaining for the past 2 weeks. I'm trying to remember that this is only 2 weeks in the grand scheme of my life, but I really wish I ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/primaballerina/2009/10/05/weigh-in-week-4grr/ I was recently watching a show on tv about obesity and found out some interesting/disturbing things about myself. I did the test to find out if I am considered apple or pear shaped.  Turns out that I'm apple, which is the worse of the two to be.  I know that ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/primaballerina/2009/09/19/measurements/ As I suspected I had a much smaller loss this week- BUT- I had a loss, so I'm not complaining! I lost 1 lb this week, and that's 1 lb closer to my goal. Meeting was great today- I had coffee with a really nice lady from my group after. She ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/primaballerina/2009/09/16/weigh-in-week-2/ Good news!  I managed to get my act together enough to work out again today.  I did cardio AND abs. Yay me! The only bad news is that i'm paying for my months of lethargy- my body is KILLING me!! I can barely move! Oh well-at least it's a good ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/primaballerina/2009/09/14/day-2-of-the-battle/ I finally got my act together and worked out! I just did 45 minutes of Turbo Jam cardio, plus the 20 minute ab workout. It was hard...not going to lie....I can really feel how much muscle I've lost during the time I stopped my workouts.  I always do this- why ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/primaballerina/2009/09/12/a-small-victory/