SunnyMathChick -- Congrats!!! I love great weigh ins, lol. Hope you are able to maintain that through vacation. Have fun!
Song of Surly -- your idea of the inspector/takeout is so cute!!!! And I know running really upped my rate of loss, so I think your goal sounds totally doable
Davikatl16 -- that all sounds so fun! My only Halloween excitement is taking our 6 year old trick or treating...but I wish I was involved in more. Would give me more incentive to fit into a cuter costume too, lol.
Amandie -- so close to the 150s!!!! Yay!
vdh2102 -- a HUGE congrats to you! I know your scale has been stuck forever, so over 2 pounds is huge!! Woohoo!!!
Oh, and Happy Birthday! I think you are allowed to splurge on your own birthday with no guilt, lol.
chellesmiles -- 5 pounds, that is awesome! If I followed my appetite I would gain 5 pounds a week unfortunately....
So being able to eat comfortably and lose weight is an unheard of feat in my head. Way to go!
jaimie1980 -- I'm right there with you! (And if 1980 is your birthyear, we are the same age too!). Let's get to those 70s soon!!
SuperHeroTeacher --water retention goes away fast, and one cookie binge won't kill you
Hope you have lots of fun on your vacation!!
stimkovs -- Happy belated birthday! And yeah, birthdays in my book must equal weight gain
That means you celebrated right, lol
EatMoreCelery -- are you measuring inches too? I know sometimes when the scale doesn't move, seeing a loss in measurements helps me stay motivated. (Of course then when there is a stall for both, I am super pissy, ha ha). Hope the scale moves for you soon!
veggiedawg -- A whole month of not losing?!?!? You EARNED those 3 pounds! Awesome!
schxoxo - hugs
It is probably just water weight! Or muscle weight. No way you gained "fat" weight by staying on point...
Arrwillia -- congrats on the mile! Doesn't it feel awesome! My mom asked me what difference I noticed with my weight loss...and I honestly don't really notice anything other than I can run faster, ha ha. So that feels really good
suzukigurl -- you are so close to 249! That was a huge number for me, because it meant I was closer to 200 than 300.
A generic yay for all the other losses! There were way too many posts to keep up with everything, ha ha
Nervous about my weigh in tomorrow. But I had an awesome NSV today, so I had to post early.
When I have attempted hiking with the hubby in the past, I have felt like I am dying. I had to stop to catch my breath often. The last time we hiked a particular trail in our area, he kept telling me to basically suck it up. (He was in the army and can get in this zone where he'll suffer through anything and just keep trekking). We only went on 4 hikes over the past 8 years, and I literally felt like I was going to die on them all. PRAYING for the end to come. Like my lungs were going to burst. Embarrassed by being passed by others. That my oldest kiddo was faster than I was. That when she was a baby, my hubby could carry her on the trail faster than I could without any kid. I internally hated every skinny tight yoga pant wearing chick who skipped ahead of me. And through all the pain, I was just so disappointed and sad. I think I cried everytime when we got home.
Well, today we went on a hike with his friend. I carried our 8 month old in a carrier on my back. I was nervous starting out as the trail was steep. But soon I realized it was okay. My hubby and his friend stopped a few times, and I stopped with them for company, before I finally decided to leave them in my dust and I went to the top without stopping!! Carrying at least 25 pounds of baby. And I could've kept going!!! It was so amazing feeling! The last section is climbing over boulders uphill, and I remember the last time on that trail I could barely function, and today I just did it just fine. I cannot explain the elation at realizing I could do it. And then when I reached the top, I think my ego exploded, ha ha. I passed up my hubby. Suck it, lol.
I just wish I could've shared this feeling with my old self and started this journey sooner. I have spent 1/2 my life obese and unhappy. I know some people can be large and be happy, however I was not one of those people My weight has constantly been on my mind for the past 16 years exactly...something I was always sad about, even during happy times in my life. It is weird for me to adjust. To realize that I am almost there! And I can do things I never thought I could before....
So I'll stop gooshing now. Just super excited and proud of myself right now. Kinda want to go climb the mountain again
Pics are of before and after! I might be a wee bit sweaty in the last one
Oh yeah, and other NSV's are I officially weigh over 100 pounds less than my hubby. He is 6'4" and huge, and weighs 290. I used to weigh more than him, although I am a foot shorter and a girl. It was so embarrassing. Now I am over 100 pounds lighter! And another NSV I realized the other day -- I WEIGH LESS THAN MY DRIVER'S LICENSE!!!!!! That has happened, um never, lol. It always said 175 which was a huge freaking lie. Well, when I renewed last year, I was so large I upped it to 195. Was so ashamed of my true weight. And now I weigh less. I am going to go in when I hit 174 and get a new license, even though I just renewed last year, lol. Because my old photo (which I thought was a great photo) doesn't even look like me anymore! And I'll get to change the weight and not be lying. Okay -- I'm really done gooshing now, ha ha. Sorry everyone...
and there is so much that needs to get done. I don't feel this should get in my way but I am looking forward to seeing how well I do when my routine is desterbed! I love a challenge and this might just be the kind of challenge I need right now! I haven't had a lot of time to read to much today so I will be popping back in later to see how everyone is doing!
