Starting Weight:174
Current Weight: 165.8
Starting BMI: 28.1
Current BMI: 26.8
BEGIN RANT (skip if you wish)
Before I start celebrating, let me start off this weigh-in by saying I have never been one of those people who has a hard time admitting my own weight. On the surface this seems like a healthy thing, but dig just a little deeper, and well... it's kinda not.
NOTE: I have not ever nor will I ever blame someone else for my weight gain, it is my own fault that I let words and actions effect me. I know this, but I also know that in order to change how I let things effect me, I need to first understand that they do.
One of the biggest reasons I don't have a problem admitting my weight is because when I do, people don't believe me. Not like "Oh no, you're beautiful and womanly" I'm making you feel better disbelief, but full on "No, you really don't weigh that much, you could MAYBE lose 5 pounds MAX" why are you making that up disbelief. I've even had someone tell me I must be lying for the attention (REALLY?!). I must hide my weight well, I have really good posture from all my years of dance, and I have learned a lot from the TV show What Not To Wear about.... Well, what not to wear. I wear things that make my body look good and if I have to ask "Does this make me look fat?" I usually won't buy it. But, when I'm telling you I need to lose weight, and I tell you my weight, and I even know what my BMI is... WHY ARE YOU ACCUSING ME OF LYING?
Why do I mention this when I lost weight this week? Because just a week ago I was heavier than my post said (I had written it a week earlier) and I was feeling very defeated and I had fallen because I was feeling a lack of support and just thought it might not be worth it. Honestly, the only time I HAVEN'T been argued with when I say I don't want to go out to eat is when I was trying to lose weight for my wedding, then apparently it was okay for me to try to look better (which, made me really angry so after I got down to my engagement weight, I just stopped because I figured losing weight for one day was really stupid.. ::sigh::). What was my point again? Oh yeah, we live in a world where people feel they can comment on other people's weight at any time. It is just as bad to call someone too skinny (they may be trying very hard to gain weight) as it is to call someone fat. And it can be detrimental to someone's mind to tell them they don't need to lose weight when they do. Don't assume you know what's going on under my clothes, I shouldn't have to wait until I have an illness (or gain far more weight than I have) to turn myself around.
END RANT
Woohoo I lost weight! I was on a downward slide (a weigh-in last week had me back at 170, NOT GOOD), and then Saturday rolled around with Sheri, Carolyn, Terra, and Tina all posting positive, and motivational posts. Just what I needed to snap myself out of the cycle and get my *** to the gym for a 45 minute elliptical session. The rest of the week seemed to just fall into place.
Sunday was uneventful however, I did manage to only have one serving of the cheeseburger pasta my mother in-law made for dinner (which is really hard because I LOVE pasta and I LOVE cheeseburgers) and SPLIT a cherry donut with Chris for dessert.
Monday I went for a 6:00am to work to gym then off to rehearsal.
Tuesday I danced with my students.
Wednesday I couldn't drag myself into the gym in the morning because I was over-tired from the night before BUT I did manage to pass by McDonalds (my usual crappy morning solution) and drink the tomato juice I have at work for breakfast instead (which incidentally, is the best thing I ever started doing, the extra vitamins really seem to kick my day off in the right direction) THEN I did make it to the gym that evening. My wonderful husband Chris was exceptional on Wednesday as well making the best Veggie Lasagna (from scratch!) I've ever eaten!!!
Thursday I ran up the steps at work each time I needed to go upstairs and danced at rehearsal.
Friday (TODAY) is starting out right, despite the snow (and telling myself that would be a great excuse to not go to the gym) I cleaned off my car at 6:10 (so I wouldn't have an excuse to cut my gym time short to leave time for that) and made it to the gym by 6:30. Lunch is now packed and I'm off to work in a few.
Aside from Tuesday I packed lunches for Chris and I every day and I'm finishing my tomato juice breakfast bottle this morning. I managed to only eat one donut hole and one slice of chocolate chip banana bread from the birthday tabels this week, and I even got some face-to-face encouragement from one of the Mom's at dance when she gave me my girl scout cookies "You're not going to eat all these yourself right? Because I'm on your facebook and I know you have certain goals" thank you for the reminder in the face of temptation Samara!
To sum it all up, I'm up to 8.2lbs lost since January and I'm on track for that elusive 10lb soak!
Current Weight: 165.8
Starting BMI: 28.1
Current BMI: 26.8
BEGIN RANT (skip if you wish)
Before I start celebrating, let me start off this weigh-in by saying I have never been one of those people who has a hard time admitting my own weight. On the surface this seems like a healthy thing, but dig just a little deeper, and well... it's kinda not.
NOTE: I have not ever nor will I ever blame someone else for my weight gain, it is my own fault that I let words and actions effect me. I know this, but I also know that in order to change how I let things effect me, I need to first understand that they do.
One of the biggest reasons I don't have a problem admitting my weight is because when I do, people don't believe me. Not like "Oh no, you're beautiful and womanly" I'm making you feel better disbelief, but full on "No, you really don't weigh that much, you could MAYBE lose 5 pounds MAX" why are you making that up disbelief. I've even had someone tell me I must be lying for the attention (REALLY?!). I must hide my weight well, I have really good posture from all my years of dance, and I have learned a lot from the TV show What Not To Wear about.... Well, what not to wear. I wear things that make my body look good and if I have to ask "Does this make me look fat?" I usually won't buy it. But, when I'm telling you I need to lose weight, and I tell you my weight, and I even know what my BMI is... WHY ARE YOU ACCUSING ME OF LYING?
Why do I mention this when I lost weight this week? Because just a week ago I was heavier than my post said (I had written it a week earlier) and I was feeling very defeated and I had fallen because I was feeling a lack of support and just thought it might not be worth it. Honestly, the only time I HAVEN'T been argued with when I say I don't want to go out to eat is when I was trying to lose weight for my wedding, then apparently it was okay for me to try to look better (which, made me really angry so after I got down to my engagement weight, I just stopped because I figured losing weight for one day was really stupid.. ::sigh::). What was my point again? Oh yeah, we live in a world where people feel they can comment on other people's weight at any time. It is just as bad to call someone too skinny (they may be trying very hard to gain weight) as it is to call someone fat. And it can be detrimental to someone's mind to tell them they don't need to lose weight when they do. Don't assume you know what's going on under my clothes, I shouldn't have to wait until I have an illness (or gain far more weight than I have) to turn myself around.
END RANT
Woohoo I lost weight! I was on a downward slide (a weigh-in last week had me back at 170, NOT GOOD), and then Saturday rolled around with Sheri, Carolyn, Terra, and Tina all posting positive, and motivational posts. Just what I needed to snap myself out of the cycle and get my *** to the gym for a 45 minute elliptical session. The rest of the week seemed to just fall into place.
Sunday was uneventful however, I did manage to only have one serving of the cheeseburger pasta my mother in-law made for dinner (which is really hard because I LOVE pasta and I LOVE cheeseburgers) and SPLIT a cherry donut with Chris for dessert.
Monday I went for a 6:00am to work to gym then off to rehearsal.
Tuesday I danced with my students.
Wednesday I couldn't drag myself into the gym in the morning because I was over-tired from the night before BUT I did manage to pass by McDonalds (my usual crappy morning solution) and drink the tomato juice I have at work for breakfast instead (which incidentally, is the best thing I ever started doing, the extra vitamins really seem to kick my day off in the right direction) THEN I did make it to the gym that evening. My wonderful husband Chris was exceptional on Wednesday as well making the best Veggie Lasagna (from scratch!) I've ever eaten!!!
Thursday I ran up the steps at work each time I needed to go upstairs and danced at rehearsal.
Friday (TODAY) is starting out right, despite the snow (and telling myself that would be a great excuse to not go to the gym) I cleaned off my car at 6:10 (so I wouldn't have an excuse to cut my gym time short to leave time for that) and made it to the gym by 6:30. Lunch is now packed and I'm off to work in a few.
Aside from Tuesday I packed lunches for Chris and I every day and I'm finishing my tomato juice breakfast bottle this morning. I managed to only eat one donut hole and one slice of chocolate chip banana bread from the birthday tabels this week, and I even got some face-to-face encouragement from one of the Mom's at dance when she gave me my girl scout cookies "You're not going to eat all these yourself right? Because I'm on your facebook and I know you have certain goals" thank you for the reminder in the face of temptation Samara!
To sum it all up, I'm up to 8.2lbs lost since January and I'm on track for that elusive 10lb soak!