Friends' Community Daily food, workout, and weight loss journals. Our attempt at dietary honesty.
- 101 days in a row of a healthier lifestyle
Yesterday, on Easter, I really had a terrible attitude about my diet. First of all, I was heavily on my cycle and EVERYTHING was tempting me! I had gotten gormet cinnamin rolls for breakfast, and I'm the one that heated them up and served to everyone. That was awful!!! I had to rinse my hands off, for if I would have licked any of that sugary frosting off of my fingers, I probably would have shoved a whole cinnamin roll in at once, right afterwards.And then there were the pastries that they had out at church. And this is a good one, the minerature peanut butter cups that I loaded the plastic Easter eggs with. Why did I buy my favorite candy? Argh! I really struggled with my attitude. But I knew that if I'd have given in yesterday, I would have totally pigged out. With how emotional I was, and how deprived I was feeling at the time. So, I did not succumb, by the skin of my teeth.
As of this morning, I am exactly at a 45 pound loss! I'm feeling so good, and I think I'm looking pretty darn good too. I've lost more inches too. I'm pretty sure that I have, but I'm not getting measured until the last week of the month. They really only want to measure you once a month at Curves. Anyhow, I went to the thrift store yesterday and got some more jeans. One pair in particular are like new, and I feel so fine in them. The one's Jules gave me were starting to hang on me. I really feel so much better when things fit me properly. Especially now that I have more of a figure of a woman, and less of a figure of a marshsmellow. I mean, that's really how I was feeling.
39 more days girls, just 39 more days until our Spring Hurrah. Do we have any goals? Are you envisioning what you are wanting to look like, or feel like by then? If you haven't, maybe you should. We all are in this together, and we all need encouragement. I, personally, would like to fit comfortably into a size 14 pant by then. And I would LOVE to break the 200 pound mark. I'm still eleven pounds away from that.
I had the manager check my body fat percentage this morning, because, as you know, I am very motivated by numbers. And anyhow, in two weeks time my body fat has gone down a solid 1.1%! Bringing that total up to 7.6% that I have lost. I'm building muscle you guys, I'm building muscle. For me it isn't just about losing weight, I want to lose FAT. So I am very encouraged.
I'm just 11.6 pounds away from breaking the 200 pound mark! You guys, I may just be able to get there by the time of the Spring Hurrah. 45 more days until we all will be getting together. 45 more days to work my butt off and drinks tons of water. :) What a huge milestone that would be for me. But even if I don't quite make it to that point come may 20th, I still have so much to be proud of. This last three months I've discovered that I really am stronger than I had thought. I've discovered that I don't have to be trapped by fat for the rest of my life. That I don't have to buy into that lie. I've discovered that I CAN change, and I am.
The best source of water is plain, pure drinking water. Sodas have a lot of sugar in them and aren't a good source, so if you drink them, they don't count towards your daily amount. Herbal teas that aren't diuretic are fine. Sports drinks contain electrolytes and may be beneficial, just look out for added sugar and calories that you don't need.
It was such a beautiful day today! We had a wonderful time at the Tulip Festival. The tulips are just now coming into bloom. We stopped at an Alpaca farm on the way up and then this picture is from Tulip Town. It looks like Atira is giving Jordan a piggy back ride doesn't it? It cracked me up! This is not related to what I ate today, but you could count it toward "I moved it"! Well, I just had to share, it was a great day to be outside! 
Up to 40.8 now. Not a huge loss from last week, but at least the scale is moving in the right direction. And yeah for me, I figured out how to change the info on my ticker! Jules had to help me out to get it posted the first time. It's kind of a big deal for me, there is still so much about computers that I don't know. I am, shall I say, a work in progress when it comes to technical stuff.
First of all, no, this is not my blouse. I just thought it was a funky photo. :)I have had a certain lavender colored blouse for about a year and a half now. I bought it back when I had first started working out at Curves and had lost some inches. I distinctly remember the evening that I bought it. I felt so fabulous in it. It was very flattering on me. I wore it a great many times. And then I went on a three month "break" and stopped excercising and started pretty much eating whatever I wanted. (Very bad idea!) I gained weight, and inches back. In fact, I climbed to my highest weight ever. I tried my blouse on on Thanksgiving and it looked hideous. The buttons were bulging, and I sadly had to hang it back in my closet. Well, I got to the point where I could wear it comfortably again, after my major diet change in January. But then it started to get kind of baggy on me, and so I opted to wear other things. And finally, last week when I tried it on again, it was SOOO big on me that it looked ridiculous. That was a major thing for me. And so, this lavender blouse is now in my donate pile. I am happily going to give it away, and it will never be my favorite ever again. For I am NEVER going back to that size. 
Okay, so, I've JUST found out that my 20th class reunion is a whole month earlier than I had anticipated. I thought that I had until the third week in August, but alas, I only have until the 22nd of July!I just spoke with a former classmate that is coordinating it. I know that I still have nearly four months, but that extra one sure would have been nice. Originally I had wanted to lose sixty pounds by then, but then I had set a new goal to lose seventy. I guess that I will lose what I lose. But it sure would be nice to be looking hot by then. Maybe it's just my pride, I don't know. I had mostly forgotten what it is like to take pride in my looks until just a few months ago.
I finally got my t-shirt from Curves this morning. We were having a contest to see who could lose the most inches and pounds during our food drive for the month of March. I lost the most pounds out of about 400 memebers! 11.6. However, my weight has not gone down any more since Monday. It is funner when it goes down, even a little bit. But Im not discouraged. I'm so proud of what I've accomplished so far. And you guys... the manager handed me a size large t-shirt. Not an extra large, or a 2x, just a large. That is a huge deal for me. For those others of you that have been plus size, I know you understand. Anyhow, here's a few stats:
As of this morning, I am exactly at a forty pound loss. I feel such an awesome sense of accomplishment! I'ts so fun for me to be able to say out loud how much I've lost. It seems unreal. And then I try on those cute new clam digger jeans that I got yesterday, along with the new funky shoes, and I feel oh, so, GOOOOOD! I look at myself in the mirror and say to myself, 'Yes, Kristina, that really is YOU'.
I got measured this morning, and this last month I've lost another 8.5 inches! Making my grand total 44.5 inches thus far. My body fat % has gone down another 1.2 % as well. Bringing that total now up 4.5%. I feel like I am kicking some serious booty you guys!
Yesterday, and the day before too, actually, I drank SOOOO much water. In fact, I think that I drank more yesterday than any day ever. I had eighteen glasses, and I felt like I could probably drink more. There came a point in my water drinking that I actually felt thirstier the more that I had. Has that happenned to anyone else? Anyhow, can drinking too much be harmful to your body? I know when dieting it is essential to drink a lot. But I didn't want you guys to think that I'd totally gone overboard. So, is there anyone out there that has some input?
First of all, yes, those are MY lips. : ) You can't say that I don't have a sense of humor. Anyhow, you guys, I've lost another 1.2 for the week. I am simply amazed. It's like the weight is literally falling off of me. I'm up to 37.6! Perhaps it has something to do with my drinking SOOOO much water yesterday. I don't know, I don't care, I'm just happy to see those numbers getting smaller. I'm so very encouraged. Yesterday, as I looked over some photos of myself from last year, was very eye opening for me. We have a way of fooling ourselves into thinking that we don't really look that bad. We all seem to live in denial of something at some point in our lives. For me, it clearly was my obesity. Well, I'm working on that nasty O-word. I'm more like, working OVER that nasty O-word.I came across some more lovely photos of myself... And hey, what is he smiling about? I'm squishing him to death!
Seventy-one days behind me on this journey... what will the next seventy-one bring me? I am so full of hope! Every week is bringing me a little bit closer to my goal. I am down another 1.4 pounds. Bringing me up to 36.4! I can't wait until I lose a few more just so I can say that I've lost forty. If I can feel this good now, I can't imagine how I'll be feeling in the months to come.
I am officially into the teens today! (Just by the skin of my teeth). I am down another .8 putting me at 219.8. I know it's still a very big number, but when you start off in the 250's, and when you get to see the scale get down into these lower numbers, it really does something to you pscychologically. I'm exactly at a 35 pound loss. I'm so happy! I celebrated and bought myself three much needed new bras. Sorry Randy, I know you don't want to hear about these sorts of things, it's a girl thing. But I feel much more attractive when I wear things that fit properly. Anyhow, I hope the rest of you are having a great weekend!
