The amazing shrinking woman (I hope!)
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Tigpuppy
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Thanks everyone!
It's been a hectic few days. We had a bit of excitement on Sunday. My grandmother, aunt, and uncle were here visiting from out of state, so the kids and I had gone to meet them at my mothers for a visit when my husband called (he was on his way back from a shooting competition) to say he was driving down the gravel road and there was an ambulance in front of him. He wanted to know where we were at and if everything was ok. I was just telling him we were at my moms and everyone was fine when he said oh crap! They're pulling into our driveway - I gotta go! I asked my mother to keep the kids and I dashed back home just in time to see my father in law being hauled away by ambulance. He had been resting and woke up in severe pain. He said it felt like it was in his lungs and was afraid a blood clot was the cause. Turned out that he was passing a kidney stone. Oh, and to top it off, he may have shingles as well.
We had a really bad rain storm on Monday, and sometime around mid morning we realized we didn't have phone or internet any more. And the phone company wouldn't send anyone out to look at it because of the labor day holiday. Turns out that rain water had gotten into the wireless receiver somehow and shorted out our phone. They had it replaced before lunchtime today though.
The whole weekend was bad for food and exercise. Thursday was my rest day, so I didn't work out. Friday I was too lazy to lift weights. Saturday morning my oldest asked if we could have double chocolate chip muffins for breakfast. I make them from a mix, but use skim milk instead of water, and applesauce instead of oil. But they are still around 200 cals each. I had 3 of them for breakfast with a glass of skim milk.
iggy: And then ate the 2 that were left over that evening after the kids were in bed. And I was too lazy to go for my run. Sunday morning I ran 2 miles and walked 1 even though that's usually my rest day. Monday morning my 7 year old asked me if I would bake cookies with her since they had the day off from school. So we made 3 dozen peanut butter cookies. We ALL pigged out and by the end of the day there were 4 cookies left out of 36. 
And I did my fair share of the pigging out. I planned to get the kids to bed early, then run on the treadmill, and maybe even do a bit extra since I was such an oinker with the cookies. But then my oldest suddenly remembered that she had homework to do that she'd left all weekend, PLUS she needed to dress up for her first basketball game the next day and hadn't found anything to wear yet. I swear that kid shot up 6 inches because none of the dresses she was wearing at the start of summer fit her now (too short). She's as skinny as a toothpick, though. One of my nieces had given her a bunch of clothes and dresses that she outgrew, but they all looked horrible on my daughter. The skirts that were long enough fell off her little waist. My niece is big boned and a bit chubby to boot, so the dresses may have fit my daughter length wise, but they just hung on her and looked aweful and baggy, but at least they wouldn't fall off like a skirt would. We found one that was the least 'saggy' and while she finished her homework I got out my sewing machine and took the dress in a bit.
By the time she was in bed it was past my bed time as well. I was beyond crabby by that point, so had a small glass of wine, said screw the run and went to bed.
So of course I should have known what to expect when I stepped on the scale this morning. 149.8
I really want to work out tonight, but I'm not sure I'll have time. My daughter has her first basketball game, then by the time we get home, have supper, get homework done, get everyone ready for bed, etc. it's going to be pretty late. There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day for everything I need to get done, let alone work out.
If there are any busy moms out there who work full time, and still manage to find time to work out I'd love to know your secret! Otherwise could someone please direct me to where I put in my request for more hours to be added to the day? Thank you.
It's been a hectic few days. We had a bit of excitement on Sunday. My grandmother, aunt, and uncle were here visiting from out of state, so the kids and I had gone to meet them at my mothers for a visit when my husband called (he was on his way back from a shooting competition) to say he was driving down the gravel road and there was an ambulance in front of him. He wanted to know where we were at and if everything was ok. I was just telling him we were at my moms and everyone was fine when he said oh crap! They're pulling into our driveway - I gotta go! I asked my mother to keep the kids and I dashed back home just in time to see my father in law being hauled away by ambulance. He had been resting and woke up in severe pain. He said it felt like it was in his lungs and was afraid a blood clot was the cause. Turned out that he was passing a kidney stone. Oh, and to top it off, he may have shingles as well.
We had a really bad rain storm on Monday, and sometime around mid morning we realized we didn't have phone or internet any more. And the phone company wouldn't send anyone out to look at it because of the labor day holiday. Turns out that rain water had gotten into the wireless receiver somehow and shorted out our phone. They had it replaced before lunchtime today though.
The whole weekend was bad for food and exercise. Thursday was my rest day, so I didn't work out. Friday I was too lazy to lift weights. Saturday morning my oldest asked if we could have double chocolate chip muffins for breakfast. I make them from a mix, but use skim milk instead of water, and applesauce instead of oil. But they are still around 200 cals each. I had 3 of them for breakfast with a glass of skim milk.
iggy: And then ate the 2 that were left over that evening after the kids were in bed. And I was too lazy to go for my run. Sunday morning I ran 2 miles and walked 1 even though that's usually my rest day. Monday morning my 7 year old asked me if I would bake cookies with her since they had the day off from school. So we made 3 dozen peanut butter cookies. We ALL pigged out and by the end of the day there were 4 cookies left out of 36. And I did my fair share of the pigging out. I planned to get the kids to bed early, then run on the treadmill, and maybe even do a bit extra since I was such an oinker with the cookies. But then my oldest suddenly remembered that she had homework to do that she'd left all weekend, PLUS she needed to dress up for her first basketball game the next day and hadn't found anything to wear yet. I swear that kid shot up 6 inches because none of the dresses she was wearing at the start of summer fit her now (too short). She's as skinny as a toothpick, though. One of my nieces had given her a bunch of clothes and dresses that she outgrew, but they all looked horrible on my daughter. The skirts that were long enough fell off her little waist. My niece is big boned and a bit chubby to boot, so the dresses may have fit my daughter length wise, but they just hung on her and looked aweful and baggy, but at least they wouldn't fall off like a skirt would. We found one that was the least 'saggy' and while she finished her homework I got out my sewing machine and took the dress in a bit. By the time she was in bed it was past my bed time as well. I was beyond crabby by that point, so had a small glass of wine, said screw the run and went to bed.
So of course I should have known what to expect when I stepped on the scale this morning. 149.8
I really want to work out tonight, but I'm not sure I'll have time. My daughter has her first basketball game, then by the time we get home, have supper, get homework done, get everyone ready for bed, etc. it's going to be pretty late. There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day for everything I need to get done, let alone work out.
If there are any busy moms out there who work full time, and still manage to find time to work out I'd love to know your secret! Otherwise could someone please direct me to where I put in my request for more hours to be added to the day? Thank you.
Flumes
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Hey TP!
Hope your father-in-law is ok. For a man, I don't think theres anything more painful. My bro-in-law had it last year or so and I felt sooo sorry for him.
Hope your FIL recovers quickly.
As for your diet and exercise, I really appreciate you being honest. At least I don't feel so bad now with my excuses! lol. I think it being fall soon has something to do with it too....I am hating cold weather more and more as I get older.
I can understand about your challenging daily routine with the kids etc. My wife works afternoons and I get to be 'mom' for 5 days a week. Its hectic as hell....but fortunately, 9:00 is my kids bedtime during the week. And they're usually compliant with that within 20 minutes. Then I relax ((And I rarely touch laundry or make beds...so I get off easy there ))
Hope you hang in there and find some relief.
Take care!
Hope your father-in-law is ok. For a man, I don't think theres anything more painful. My bro-in-law had it last year or so and I felt sooo sorry for him.
Hope your FIL recovers quickly.
As for your diet and exercise, I really appreciate you being honest. At least I don't feel so bad now with my excuses! lol. I think it being fall soon has something to do with it too....I am hating cold weather more and more as I get older.
I can understand about your challenging daily routine with the kids etc. My wife works afternoons and I get to be 'mom' for 5 days a week. Its hectic as hell....but fortunately, 9:00 is my kids bedtime during the week. And they're usually compliant with that within 20 minutes. Then I relax
((And I rarely touch laundry or make beds...so I get off easy there ))Hope you hang in there and find some relief.
Take care!
Tigpuppy
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Ever notice that when it rains, it pours? My FIL is finally doing better, but then got a call today that one of my sisters (I have 2) was admitted to the hospital last night. She suffers from crohn's and thought she was having another flare up. Turns out that she has a hernia and part of her intestines was pinched in the hernia. She was to have surgery this afternoon to repair it. My mother went to be with her and to pick up some of her kids to keep for a few days to help out (between her and her husband they have 5 children). I don't think my mother has ever gotten to take a real vacation. She uses all her leave from her job to care for kids and grandkids who are sick, have had babies, or who have had surgery.
Rushed home from work tonight, changed out of work clothes, then rounded up the whole family and went back into town to watch our oldest play in her very first basketball game. Her team won 19 to 6, and we are proud of the fact that she made a great 2 point basket, especially since she didn't know the first thing about the game until a couple of weeks ago when she started practice. I know absolutely NOTHING about the game and have avoided learning anything about it my entire life. Looks like I may have to learn a little at least in order to have an intellegent discussion with her about her new favorite hobby. She thinks it's hilarous that I keep using the wrong terms for everything.
When we got home of course everyone was starving and it seemed like everyone wanted a piece of me at once. And no one was listening to me when I asked them to get things done so that we weren't rushed at bedtime, or didn't have to get so much done in the morning before school. It really set me off and I got pretty cranky in a hurry. I yelled at the kids that they were screwing around wasting my time again, and I was NOT going to be happy if I had to skip my work out again because of it. My hubby finally said why don't you go get your run in and I'll put a pizza on for the kids while they get their school work done? At first I started to protest because I had so much to get done before bedtime, but then figured if I don't do it now, I won't get it done at all today again.
I felt SO much better after my 3 mile run. And I was able to get everything else done and everyone to bed and was only half an hour behind schedule! WHEW! I'm relaxing with a small glass of wine, and my laptop.
I don't know about other people, but I sometimes think it's interesting where my mind wanders as I'm working out. Tonight I got to thinking about how no matter how much weight I've lost, parts of my body will never be like they were before I had kids. Especially my boobs. Between gravity and being the main food source for 4 kids for the first year or 2 of their lives they'll never be the same. I had read an article last week about how specialists recommend that large chested women wear super supportive bras ALL the time, even while sleeping to prevent permanent tissue damage and scarring because it IS permanent. Well, I think it's too late for me to prevent any of that, but I got to wondering about my belly. I can feel the loose skin and fat jiggling as I run. Am I making the saggyness worse by letting it bounce around like that? Should I be wearing some sort of belly bra to prevent any further stretching and/or tissue damage? Maybe it's time to swap out my baggy shorts for some serious spandex? Maybe I can get rich and retire if I invent a sports bra for the belly/butt to keep it from jiggling all over the place?
Rushed home from work tonight, changed out of work clothes, then rounded up the whole family and went back into town to watch our oldest play in her very first basketball game. Her team won 19 to 6, and we are proud of the fact that she made a great 2 point basket, especially since she didn't know the first thing about the game until a couple of weeks ago when she started practice. I know absolutely NOTHING about the game and have avoided learning anything about it my entire life. Looks like I may have to learn a little at least in order to have an intellegent discussion with her about her new favorite hobby. She thinks it's hilarous that I keep using the wrong terms for everything.
When we got home of course everyone was starving and it seemed like everyone wanted a piece of me at once. And no one was listening to me when I asked them to get things done so that we weren't rushed at bedtime, or didn't have to get so much done in the morning before school. It really set me off and I got pretty cranky in a hurry. I yelled at the kids that they were screwing around wasting my time again, and I was NOT going to be happy if I had to skip my work out again because of it. My hubby finally said why don't you go get your run in and I'll put a pizza on for the kids while they get their school work done? At first I started to protest because I had so much to get done before bedtime, but then figured if I don't do it now, I won't get it done at all today again.
I felt SO much better after my 3 mile run. And I was able to get everything else done and everyone to bed and was only half an hour behind schedule! WHEW! I'm relaxing with a small glass of wine, and my laptop.
I don't know about other people, but I sometimes think it's interesting where my mind wanders as I'm working out. Tonight I got to thinking about how no matter how much weight I've lost, parts of my body will never be like they were before I had kids. Especially my boobs. Between gravity and being the main food source for 4 kids for the first year or 2 of their lives they'll never be the same. I had read an article last week about how specialists recommend that large chested women wear super supportive bras ALL the time, even while sleeping to prevent permanent tissue damage and scarring because it IS permanent. Well, I think it's too late for me to prevent any of that, but I got to wondering about my belly. I can feel the loose skin and fat jiggling as I run. Am I making the saggyness worse by letting it bounce around like that? Should I be wearing some sort of belly bra to prevent any further stretching and/or tissue damage? Maybe it's time to swap out my baggy shorts for some serious spandex? Maybe I can get rich and retire if I invent a sports bra for the belly/butt to keep it from jiggling all over the place?
Amiba
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hey!
first of all, I am so sorry to hear that your sister is not doing well. but I do hope she feels better soon, surgeries are scary.
Also, there is so much we can do for our bodies. but I would recommend you add a little support. I can't go out without wearing a cotton girdle, I am just addicted to it now. if I don't wear it I can feel all my jiggly self around and I can't stand it! and I haven't had any kids.
I don't know if it makes it worse, but you do feel better when everything is '' in place''
I think it helps me with keeping my tummy in as well. when I relax my stomach it is still there, but oh well.
congrats on your 3 mile run!
and have a nice day tomorrow
first of all, I am so sorry to hear that your sister is not doing well. but I do hope she feels better soon, surgeries are scary.
Also, there is so much we can do for our bodies. but I would recommend you add a little support. I can't go out without wearing a cotton girdle, I am just addicted to it now. if I don't wear it I can feel all my jiggly self around and I can't stand it! and I haven't had any kids.
I don't know if it makes it worse, but you do feel better when everything is '' in place''
I think it helps me with keeping my tummy in as well. when I relax my stomach it is still there, but oh well.
congrats on your 3 mile run!
and have a nice day tomorrow
Tigpuppy
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Just got home from my daughter's 2nd basketball game. They didn't win this time around, but they didn't do too badly either. I know one thing for sure though - my ass is NOT liking all this time spent sitting on those hard bleachers now that it's not quite so well padded. My butt was killing me by the time the game was over!
I've noticed lately that I have to be careful how I sit on hard seats. When I was 5 or 6 I was riding a bycicle with no seat on it - just the bare pipe sticking up where the seat was SUPPOSED to be. I hit a big hole and crashed - and guess where that darn pipe went? It busted my tail bone, pushing it sharply inward, and that's how it healed because I hid it from my parents (I wasn't supposed to be riding that broken bike). It hurt to walk for weeks after that, not to mention sitting! Fast forward to when I got pregnant with my first child and my OB/GYN told me that I might have some problems delivering because of my tail bone being bent forward so much. Well, after 36 hrs of labor (the last 12 of them with an epidural) I managed to deliver my first born, but not without re-breaking my tail bone. After weeks of pain it finally healed in a more normal position, but it's sort of crooked now and now that my butt has gotten smaller I notice that it sticks out a little - enough so that when I sit it hits on the seat unless I sit up straight and lean forward slightly. After long periods of time sitting like that my back starts to throb.
It feels like my posture is changing as my core muscles get stronger, so we'll see how this all ends up. If it causes too much pain I'll have to bite the bullet and see a doc about it I guess. I can only imagine how they'd fix it, and the thought of that gives me nightmares!
I stepped on the scale just now and I'm back down to 145.6 - so I've funally undone the damage from last weekend with all the peanut butter cookies and chocolate chip muffins and no exercising - just in time for a new weekend! I'm determined to stay on track for food and exercise this time though! I'm SO CLOSE to my goal! I just need to buckle down for the next month or 2 and I'll be there! I know I can do this - I've gotten rid of 40 lbs already, so what's another 10, right?
OH! Almost forgot... I was running late this morning, so just threw on a dress that I wore last about a month and a half ago that was something I had dug out from my pre-kid days, grabbed breakfast and headed out the door to work without really looking in the mirror once I was dressed (I always do my hair and makeup before I get dressed). Anyway, I got to work and a coworker made a comment about how my dress was getting way too big for me. So I dashed to the restroom to look and she was right! It just hung on me! I thought that was SO COOL because when I wore it last it was just snug enough to show off my curvey figure, hugging my bust and hips, but not too tight around the waist, just indented enough to give me a nice hourglass figure. Now it looks like a saggy sack, hiding my hips and waist.
When I got home from work my husband looked at me, shook his head, and said "Woman, you know when you drop a few dress sizes you're supposed to actually start wearing smaller clothes. Are you ever gonna get around to buying some new clothes???" I said oh, maybe eventually. I just hate to waste the money because I know I'm not done losing yet. He said he didn't think I had all that much left to lose yet and that it would probably be pretty safe to go ahead and start buying new clothes in the right sizes.
It made me feel good to know that he thinks I look good right now, even though I can still see some mushy problem areas that I hope to shrink up a bit more.
I've noticed lately that I have to be careful how I sit on hard seats. When I was 5 or 6 I was riding a bycicle with no seat on it - just the bare pipe sticking up where the seat was SUPPOSED to be. I hit a big hole and crashed - and guess where that darn pipe went? It busted my tail bone, pushing it sharply inward, and that's how it healed because I hid it from my parents (I wasn't supposed to be riding that broken bike). It hurt to walk for weeks after that, not to mention sitting! Fast forward to when I got pregnant with my first child and my OB/GYN told me that I might have some problems delivering because of my tail bone being bent forward so much. Well, after 36 hrs of labor (the last 12 of them with an epidural) I managed to deliver my first born, but not without re-breaking my tail bone. After weeks of pain it finally healed in a more normal position, but it's sort of crooked now and now that my butt has gotten smaller I notice that it sticks out a little - enough so that when I sit it hits on the seat unless I sit up straight and lean forward slightly. After long periods of time sitting like that my back starts to throb.
It feels like my posture is changing as my core muscles get stronger, so we'll see how this all ends up. If it causes too much pain I'll have to bite the bullet and see a doc about it I guess. I can only imagine how they'd fix it, and the thought of that gives me nightmares!
I stepped on the scale just now and I'm back down to 145.6 - so I've funally undone the damage from last weekend with all the peanut butter cookies and chocolate chip muffins and no exercising - just in time for a new weekend! I'm determined to stay on track for food and exercise this time though! I'm SO CLOSE to my goal! I just need to buckle down for the next month or 2 and I'll be there! I know I can do this - I've gotten rid of 40 lbs already, so what's another 10, right?
OH! Almost forgot... I was running late this morning, so just threw on a dress that I wore last about a month and a half ago that was something I had dug out from my pre-kid days, grabbed breakfast and headed out the door to work without really looking in the mirror once I was dressed (I always do my hair and makeup before I get dressed). Anyway, I got to work and a coworker made a comment about how my dress was getting way too big for me. So I dashed to the restroom to look and she was right! It just hung on me! I thought that was SO COOL because when I wore it last it was just snug enough to show off my curvey figure, hugging my bust and hips, but not too tight around the waist, just indented enough to give me a nice hourglass figure. Now it looks like a saggy sack, hiding my hips and waist.
When I got home from work my husband looked at me, shook his head, and said "Woman, you know when you drop a few dress sizes you're supposed to actually start wearing smaller clothes. Are you ever gonna get around to buying some new clothes???" I said oh, maybe eventually. I just hate to waste the money because I know I'm not done losing yet. He said he didn't think I had all that much left to lose yet and that it would probably be pretty safe to go ahead and start buying new clothes in the right sizes.
It made me feel good to know that he thinks I look good right now, even though I can still see some mushy problem areas that I hope to shrink up a bit more.
jjjay
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First off, sorry to hear about your sister - hope she is on the road to recovery!
Great about the dress though - its the little things like that which really give you a boost!! Plus, in my experience, how often do husbands EVER suggest you go out and buy some new clothes!?!? hehehe I think you should take his suggestion and go plan a day at the best discount/factory mall that you can think of and stock up!
The thing I like best about running is where my mind wanders to. I find I forget that I am running - my body just does this automatically and my mind churns through the day, making sense of everything, wanders around daydreaming about stuff and plans things for the future. I come out of a run feeling physically well worn out but mentally it REALLY refreshes my mind and de-stresses me.
Great about the dress though - its the little things like that which really give you a boost!! Plus, in my experience, how often do husbands EVER suggest you go out and buy some new clothes!?!? hehehe I think you should take his suggestion and go plan a day at the best discount/factory mall that you can think of and stock up!
The thing I like best about running is where my mind wanders to. I find I forget that I am running - my body just does this automatically and my mind churns through the day, making sense of everything, wanders around daydreaming about stuff and plans things for the future. I come out of a run feeling physically well worn out but mentally it REALLY refreshes my mind and de-stresses me.
I noticed the same last weekend when I went to a concert and sat on a hard seat for 5 hours. I really missed the padding.
I hope that your sister is recovering well.
Tigpuppy
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Boy am I sore! I put in a good movie (Sex And The City - The Movie) and started running on the treadmill. I zoned out and wasn't looking at the clock or the display that showed how far I'd gone and before I knew it I had gone over 4 miles! The time just flew by! The only reason I quit when I did was because my bladder felt like it was going to burst. And running with a full bladder is just NOT a smart thing to do. Afterwards I sat down to eat supper and just from sitting still for that long I really started to stiffen up. I can't imagine how I'm going to feel tomorrow.... But right now I feel awesome at having run so far without really trying too hard! WOO HOO!!!
If I had unlimited time on my hands I wonder how far I could go?
If I had unlimited time on my hands I wonder how far I could go?
Tigpuppy
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Thanks Mizzie! I felt like a REALLY old woman when I got up this morning, but once I got moving and things started limber up, I felt a lot better.
For once I had a good weekend where I bahaved calorie-wise. I stuck to my budget and I'm really proud of myself. I am determined to kick these last 10 lbs to the curb!
My husband asked me today what size I was these days. I told him I've been wearing jeans that were size 8 to 10, and the ones I was wearing today were 8s. He said that he thought I could go smaller because the rear of the jeans was really baggy on me. I'm not too sure though. The waist fits me just right, but I have to agree that the butt looks horribly baggy. Before I gained weight when I wore jeans the waist was always a little loose, but the butt and hips were snug. I always had a tiny waist and full hips. But now with all this running I swear my butt has changed shape. Is that even possible??? I still have more to lose I know, but I really think that underneath I'm not shaped like I was back in my skinny days. I guess I'll have to see what things look like in another 10 to 20 lbs?
By the way - caught hubby flipping thru a lingere catalog. My birthday and our anniversary are next month and I suspect he's planning to buy me something, which is why he wanted to know my size. I told him my shoe size and said that instead I'd like a pair of brand spankin new, for real, running shoes instead!
For once I had a good weekend where I bahaved calorie-wise. I stuck to my budget and I'm really proud of myself. I am determined to kick these last 10 lbs to the curb!
My husband asked me today what size I was these days. I told him I've been wearing jeans that were size 8 to 10, and the ones I was wearing today were 8s. He said that he thought I could go smaller because the rear of the jeans was really baggy on me. I'm not too sure though. The waist fits me just right, but I have to agree that the butt looks horribly baggy. Before I gained weight when I wore jeans the waist was always a little loose, but the butt and hips were snug. I always had a tiny waist and full hips. But now with all this running I swear my butt has changed shape. Is that even possible??? I still have more to lose I know, but I really think that underneath I'm not shaped like I was back in my skinny days. I guess I'll have to see what things look like in another 10 to 20 lbs?
By the way - caught hubby flipping thru a lingere catalog. My birthday and our anniversary are next month and I suspect he's planning to buy me something, which is why he wanted to know my size. I told him my shoe size and said that instead I'd like a pair of brand spankin new, for real, running shoes instead!
Tigpuppy
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I just finished my 3 mile run and now I'm having a little late snack (which I don't normally do) because I'm having a fasting blood draw done tomorrow to check my cholesterol and blood sugar levels. I haven't been checked in about 5 years or so. My levels were always well within healthy limits, but I'm kind of curious to see what they look like now that I'm 40 lbs lighter.
I'm starting to look at Halloween costumes for this year. It's my all time favorite holiday because my husband and I were married on Halloween day (sort of by accident). We had planned to run off and elope on the 28th of October, since I would be turning 18 on the 26th. But there was a huge blizzard where we got over a foot of snow, and the next day that we could get out from under the snow to get anywhere was the 31st. It wasn't until after we'd said our I do's that we realized it was Halloween day. It makes it easy for my hubby to remember our anniversary, even though he can never remember how many years ago it was. And to get around having to know exactly what day my birthday is on, he always gives me a birthday/anniversary gift and always gives it to me early (like 2 weeks before my actual birthday).
So now that I weigh 40 lbs less than I have for many years I will fit into many more cute costumes. It's going to be SUCH a blast! Our local bar always has a big party with a costume contest. We have won a LOT over the last 18 years. But choosing one is going to be SO HARD! There are so many to choose from!
I'm starting to look at Halloween costumes for this year. It's my all time favorite holiday because my husband and I were married on Halloween day (sort of by accident). We had planned to run off and elope on the 28th of October, since I would be turning 18 on the 26th. But there was a huge blizzard where we got over a foot of snow, and the next day that we could get out from under the snow to get anywhere was the 31st. It wasn't until after we'd said our I do's that we realized it was Halloween day. It makes it easy for my hubby to remember our anniversary, even though he can never remember how many years ago it was. And to get around having to know exactly what day my birthday is on, he always gives me a birthday/anniversary gift and always gives it to me early (like 2 weeks before my actual birthday).
So now that I weigh 40 lbs less than I have for many years I will fit into many more cute costumes. It's going to be SUCH a blast! Our local bar always has a big party with a costume contest. We have won a LOT over the last 18 years. But choosing one is going to be SO HARD! There are so many to choose from!
Halloween sounds like a lot of fun with a double celebration. My parents were married on christmas eve so again my Dad never forgot it. That was also more accident than anything. My dad was on leave from the navy and that was the only date they could get.
LOL at the birthday present. I think your husband would rather choose lingerie than running shoes.
LOL at the birthday present. I think your husband would rather choose lingerie than running shoes.
mizzie
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Maybe he'll get both. Then she can wear them together.
That Halloween party at the bar sounds like so much fun! I wish we had something like that, I always want to dress up. But my hubby isn't a big "dress in a costume" person, plus we always have to take our daughter trick or treating. But one of these years I'd like to throw a Halloween party, costumes required. lol
Tigpuppy
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Maybe he'll get both. Then she can wear them together.
LOL!!! I can really picture that - SO SEXY!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!!
As it turns out I think I will be getting myself a new pair of running shoes next month anyway - and hubby can get me what ever he wants. I found out today that next month at work I am to be presented with a plaque in appreciation of 15 years of service, and it comes with a $150 gift card! WHOO HOOO!!!! Mamma's goin' shoppin' baby!
Stepped on the scale this morning and saw a number I've never seen before (or at least probably not since shortly after college I think). My beautiful little scale said 143.6!
After reading Jjjay's journal I realized it's been a while since I've taken my own measurements - so I decided there's no time like the present! So....
---------Starting----Current
Date:----3/1/2010---9/14/2010--Approximately 6 months
Weight:-185.8-------143.6------42.2 lbs removed
Hips:----48"---------40"---------8" removed
Waist:---36"---------29.5"------6.5" removed
Ribcage:-36"---------31"--------5" removed
Bust:----46"---------40"--------6" removed (G cup down to DD cup)
Thighs:--27"---------22.5"------4.5" removed
Bicep:---14.5"-------12"--------1.5" removed
That's a LOT of me that doesn't exist any more! Just to put it into perspective - I had to buy dog food today, which was a 40lb bag. And it was HEAVY! After I got it loaded into my car I thought WOW! That's how much more of me there used to be!
Holy crap! I was stronger than I thought to lug that around 24/7!!!
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Tigpuppy
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It's been pouring rain here all day - gloomy and cold. Exactly the kind of day where you just want to stay in bed for the day and read a good book.
It makes it tempting not to work out on days like this, but I ran my 3 miles anyway since I didn't get time to lift weights last night. My daughter had a basketball game, then had tons of homework that she needed help with - so there just wasn't time. I'm glad I made myself do it though because I feel freakin' great now, even more so when I stepped on the scale and it said 143.8!
Well, time to hit the hay. I have to work in the city tomorrow so have to get up early enough to be on the road by 4:30 in the morning.
Nighty night folks!
It makes it tempting not to work out on days like this, but I ran my 3 miles anyway since I didn't get time to lift weights last night. My daughter had a basketball game, then had tons of homework that she needed help with - so there just wasn't time. I'm glad I made myself do it though because I feel freakin' great now, even more so when I stepped on the scale and it said 143.8!
Well, time to hit the hay. I have to work in the city tomorrow so have to get up early enough to be on the road by 4:30 in the morning.
Nighty night folks!
laureelee07
New member
What is your secret! EVERY TIME I come in here, you have some kind of good news! I am so jealous!
What do you eat? How do you keep calories so low (1200 i assume) ? How fast do you run?
Share your success girl!!
What do you eat? How do you keep calories so low (1200 i assume) ? How fast do you run?
Share your success girl!!