I am new here, but completely committed and really am enjoying reading the featherweight threads......here are my weights so far for FEB
Feb 2nd---125
Feb 3rd----125.4
Feb 4th----124.4
Feb 6th----124.4
Feb 7th----123.6
Feb 11th---124.4
Feb 12th---122.6
Feb 16th---122.8
Feb 17th---122.0
Feb 18th----121.8
Feb 19th---121.8
Feb 20th---121.4
Feb 21st---121.0
Feb 22nd---120.0
I am on a mission to get down to 105 by summer (before summer!)
I took measurements on 1/29/15 and thought it would be fun to see a comparison, just because I was trying to get a fat percentage or whatever you call it the other day.
1/29/15
Chest: 34.25
Waist: 31
Hips: 35.5
2/20?/15
Chest: 33.5
Waist: 28.75
Hips: 34.5
Amazing! I took a couple more, that I'll put here for posterity:
Forearm: 8.25
Wrist: 5.75
Still not sure of my fat percentage, but one reading said I hadn't changed at all, and still had a body fat percentage of 31%.
Oneten and Wedeburn - Nice work! You are definitely inspiring!
Hunger - Your waist is widdling away! Nice! Not sure why, but 'forearm' and 'wrist' make me giggle
Thanks! At the time I measured before, I had a major food baby, so that may be why the waist measurement is different from the others. It seems like the three areas would normally reduce at about the same rate.
The forearm and wrist are for body fat percentages. I'm going to see if our gym has some calipers, and a person who knows how to use them. Shudder!!
Official Saturday weight: 2/14/15 - 112.5 (gave myself a break on the half-pound goal to get to a "point five" point. )
2/15/15 - 117
2/16/15 - 116
2/17/15 - 115
2/18/15 - 114.8 (mostly never have soda, but went to a movie last night, and made a giant diet Coke and bucket of popcorn WITH NO BUTTER my meal! )
2/19/15 - 113.7
Official weigh-in (probably going to be earlier in the week from now as, as Sunday is no longer an Up Day): Friday, 2/20/15 - 111.8
2/22/15 - 118.3 (weekend food baby PLUS wet hair, lol)
2/23/15 - 116.7
Your measurements are so impressive! that's amazing that you did that is one month's time!
I have a tape measure around here somewhere----maybe in my sewing kit.....But next time I am at Walmart, I will definitely pick one up.
I feel like I am losing weight, but not inches! Guess I will never know if I don't get right down to it and measure myself!
I saw a pic of myself today that a friend took back in the fall. I was speechless bc I looked like a BULL. I was enormous and thick all over. I obviously was oblivious bc I was wearing some sort of sleeveless dress that was around the knee in length and sporting a pair of 3 inch sandals. I looked ridiculous---and believe me, if I would have known how big and foolish I looked, I would NEVER have worn an outfit like that. It's funny how even though we know we put on weight, we cannot actually see the extent of it even if we look in the mirror. It took a picture today to actually make me see the full extent of my weight gain. It's no wonder why none of my clothes fit. Oh well, on a positive note, I am now on a plan for life that is allowing me to face the truth. And the truth is the scale.
Your measurements are so impressive! that's amazing that you did that is one month's time!
I have a tape measure around here somewhere----maybe in my sewing kit.....But next time I am at Walmart, I will definitely pick one up.
I feel like I am losing weight, but not inches! Guess I will never know if I don't get right down to it and measure myself!
I saw a pic of myself today that a friend took back in the fall. I was speechless bc I looked like a BULL. I was enormous and thick all over. I obviously was oblivious bc I was wearing some sort of sleeveless dress that was around the knee in length and sporting a pair of 3 inch sandals. I looked ridiculous---and believe me, if I would have known how big and foolish I looked, I would NEVER have worn an outfit like that. It's funny how even though we know we put on weight, we cannot actually see the extent of it even if we look in the mirror. It took a picture today to actually make me see the full extent of my weight gain. It's no wonder why none of my clothes fit. Oh well, on a positive note, I am now on a plan for life that is allowing me to face the truth. And the truth is the scale.
Thank you! I have confidence in the chest and hip measurements, but something seems wonky about the waist. Think I'll measure again on Friday, when I'll hopefully make weight.
When I was 220 or so pounds, I didn't realize I was that heavy. Some of it was baby weight - I did not keep careful track, or any kind of track really, at that time - but it took an indelicate neighbor just telling me right out, "YOU'RE FAT!" for me to realize just how out of shape I was. Maybe I had "fat goggles" - not seeing what was not only right in front of me, but actually on me! And it's taken me quite a long time to get to where I'm at what I consider a manageable level.
But that's the past, and, though I own it, I bid it a fond farewell. Onward and downward!
wedeburn - I have 4+ years of those pics, and I hate them. The only reason I keep them is b/c my beautiful little boys are in them. Man, I don't think I could have worn ANYTHING to improve it. My bod was not good. Still it needs A LOT of improvement, which is going to take some hard work. Maybe I should photoshop those pics! hehe.
