Back in Action

Now that we do not have money to go back and forth to the gym everyday, I decided it was time to break out the good ole Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred dvd.  Today was day one...and it sucked.  I was tired by the end of the warm-ups.  I made it through the first circuit in the first workout and then I had to stop.  So I made it through half of work out one.  I definitely do not have much for strength at all, which is probably why this system is killing me.  3 minutes of strength, 2 minutes of cardio, 1 minute abs, then repeat.  That's the workout.  Don't get me wrong, it does the job really really well.  I just have to limit myself as I'm getting back into it again.  Last time I started this dvd, I couldn't walk for a good day because my leg muscles were just too weak.  I laid on the couch for a good 4 hours that day until Kyle came home from work and rescued me.  So this time around I will be taking it slowly.  It's now a good 13 hours after I did the work out and I'm still feeling like jello.  My legs ache as I walk or go up and down steps, and my arms and chest just feel heavy and wobbly.  But doing this exercise and keeping a food diary will hopefully keep me in line to losing this weight.  I initially only had 20 pounds to lose because I had already  lost 20 pounds....but I've since gained back 13-14 of those 20 pounds.  So I have 33.5 pounds to lose.  I'm not going to give myself any deadline on when it needs to be done, just because that's too much pressure for me.  I am making long term and short term goals to get this weight off once and for all.

Long Term Goals:
#1: Lose 13.5 pounds (that I have gained back from the last weight loss) by July 31st.
#2: Lose 10 pounds between August 1st and October 31st.
#3: Loss 10 pounds (the last of it) between November 1st and December 31st.

Short term goals:
#1: lose 3.5 pounds by May 31st. 
#2: lose 5 pounds between June 1st and June 30th.
#3: lose 5 pounds between July 1st and July 31st.

I am going to add these goals to every post and give updates on the current goal.  After a goal is completed, I will cross it off and start on the next goal.  I will keep the dates the same just for consistency.  As the short term goals are reached, I will update with current short term goals.  I'm also adding my stats to the bottom just to show my readers how I'm doing. 

5/10/11

Weight-163.2 lbs

Bust-38 inches

Waist-39 inches

Hips-43 inches

Right Thigh-23 inches

Left Thigh-22 inches

Right Arm-11 inches

Left Arm-10.75 inches

Neck-13.5 inches

No more excuses

I have decided that I am not going to allow myself to have anymore excuses as to why I can not start my diet/exercise plan.  Granted I'm sick right now, so that does put a damper on things.  But I am going to start keeping track of calories starting tomorrow.  This will give me a few days to get things going and remind myself to keep track, especially since I won't have the gym to distract me with everything.  But I did take my stats on Friday, so here they are for Friday, 3/18/11, the stats from last July when I first started are in parenthesis:

Weight - 160.8 lbs (Original: 169.8 lbs)
Neck - 14 inches (Never measured)
Bust - 37.5 inches (Original: 39.5")
Waist - 38.5 inches (Original: 41.5")
Hips - 41.5 inches (Original:  43")

Post for 2/1/11

So today is a fresh start with the weight loss.  I'm not proud that I gained the 8 or 9lbs back, but I'm on a mission to get rid of it and make it to my goal of 130.  So here are my starting stats for 2/1/11:

Weight-159lbs; Bust-37.25"; Waist-37"; Hips-41"

I will be posting a minimum of once a week with my new measurements, but I will try to post more often with things that I'm doing to lose the weight. 

The beginning

So I started out my weight loss journey last July.  I was sick and tired of being asked if I'm pregnant...and how much it affected my self-esteem.  So when I started the journey on 7/27/10 I weighed 169.8lbs.  My measurements seriously surprised me, but my bust was 39.5", my waist was 41.5", and my hips were 43".  I counted calories, was under doctor supervision and was required to put my calorie intake at only 1100 calories per day.  I thought that number was too low, but the doctor insisted this is what I needed to do.  By the end of August, 8/31/10 to be exact, I was down to 155.8lbs, a loss of 14 pounds!  I was down to 38" in my bust, a loss of 1.5"; 38.5" in my waist, a loss of 3"; and 40.5" in my hips, a loss of 2.5".  I'm willing to venture out and say this was primarily due to the lower calorie intake, the lack of snacking, and the nothing but water to drink.  I didn't allow myself to drink any soda or juice or anything for that entire month.  Plus I was taking an appetite suppressant from my doctor.  It helped tremendously! 

As you can imagine, things took a turn when I started my practicum and classes...because well life of a graduate student stresses you out.  I kept counting calories, but nothing religiously by any means.  Plus I slowly started adding junk food and pepsi back into my diet.  I actually managed to keep losing weight because of the appetite suppressant, but I was by no means doing my part for the weight loss goal. 

I decided to restart my weight loss journey on 10/1/10.  At this time I was 150.8lbs (19lbs lighter than I started), with my bust at 38.5", my waist at 37.25", and my hips at 40".  I have since gained back quite a bit of it back.  So I'm starting over again as of 2/1/11.  It's a new year and I WILL have a body I'm comfortable in this summer.