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Friday, September 30, 2016
Dumbells, Machines, and Weights, Oh My! (Tuesday, September 27, 2016)
Tonight is my first strength training class! I have NO idea what to expect. I'm nervous, I'm excited... yikes! Yay!
I'm looking forward to this next phase and building some strength and muscle!
Reflection (NSV): Faster and Longer! (Sunday, September 25, 2016)
Today, I took a minute to look back on my progress on the treadmill.
Back in May/June, I was pushing to make it 28 minutes and was happy that I walked ~0.6 miles. I was wiped and my feet hurt when I was done.
These days, I do my 30-35 minutes on the treadmill and walk a little over a mile. And I'm not dying at the end! Haha
Progress!
Back in May/June, I was pushing to make it 28 minutes and was happy that I walked ~0.6 miles. I was wiped and my feet hurt when I was done.
These days, I do my 30-35 minutes on the treadmill and walk a little over a mile. And I'm not dying at the end! Haha
Progress!
Frustrated and Annoyed! (Monday, September 19, 2016)
I'm SOOOOO close to hitting my first 100lbs lost milestone, but the last 10 is taking FOREVER!
I know I'm trading a lot of fat for muscle these days, but these 1-2lbs loss per week is torture!
I'm finally at 93.4lbs. I REALLY want to hit 100lbs by my birthday. I've got 2.5 weeks to knock out these last 6.6lbs! I'm so ready to hit this milestone so I can start busting down the next 100lbs!
Maybe I can figure out how to sleep on the treadmill. haha
I'm finally at 93.4lbs. I REALLY want to hit 100lbs by my birthday. I've got 2.5 weeks to knock out these last 6.6lbs! I'm so ready to hit this milestone so I can start busting down the next 100lbs!
Maybe I can figure out how to sleep on the treadmill. haha
200 Days of Healthy Me! (Wednesday, September 14, 2016)
Holy bajeezus! It's been 200 Days since I committed to getting healthy! I
can hardly believe so much time has passed and how much I've
accomplished!
In 200 days, I have:
-- logged all my food, everyday!
-- lost 92lbs!
-- increased my fitness level significantly!
-- done a 5k walk!
-- increased my average step count by about 400%!
-- dropped two pant sizes!
-- more things I'm sure I'm forgetting!
Some days, all of this feels so surreal! I'm certain I've miscalculated my weight loss. I'm certain I've looked at clothes tags wrong. I must be looking in a distorted mirror. It doesn't feel like me. The old me NEVER would have done these things or stuck with it this long!
I'm BEYOND thrilled! I love this new me! I can hardly wait to see the me at 300 days or 400 days!
Ready or not, here I come!
In 200 days, I have:
-- logged all my food, everyday!
-- lost 92lbs!
-- increased my fitness level significantly!
-- done a 5k walk!
-- increased my average step count by about 400%!
-- dropped two pant sizes!
-- more things I'm sure I'm forgetting!
Some days, all of this feels so surreal! I'm certain I've miscalculated my weight loss. I'm certain I've looked at clothes tags wrong. I must be looking in a distorted mirror. It doesn't feel like me. The old me NEVER would have done these things or stuck with it this long!
I'm BEYOND thrilled! I love this new me! I can hardly wait to see the me at 300 days or 400 days!
Ready or not, here I come!
NSV: Get up, up off the floor! (Monday, August 29, 2016)
This seems like the silliest thing to celebrate, but I'm doing it
anyway! Haha
As a very large person, the floor has been a scary place for me. I have spent the last 5+ years afraid I'd fall and wouldn't be able to get back up. Sitting on the floor was *completely* out of the question. The last time I'd even attempted, my knees screamed out in pain and I was certain my knee cap would crack.
Yesterday, I decided it was time to try again. I've been thinking about it for a few weeks, but haven't mustard the courage. Yesterday, I was going for it!
I put one knee on the floor -- slowly! -- no pain, good sign. Let go of the bed completely. Okay, we're good. Second knee went down. Hey! No pain! All right, we've got this! Sat down completely, even laid down!
It was kind of exciting... and then I decided to get up. Oh, $hit! This better not be a problem because I'm home alone and it'll be a few hours before my daughter will be home and my phone is... I don't even know.
All right, girl! You've got this! On one knee...other foot on the floor...up she goes! I felt like I should throw both hands in the air, do a quarter turn and wave to the judges! Haha
Guess who doesn't need to be afraid of the floor anymore?! These are the little pieces of life that I had resolved myself to just being gone. It feels INCREDIBLE to be getting back the little things that should be taken for granted!
Until we meet again, floor! 😉 😍
As a very large person, the floor has been a scary place for me. I have spent the last 5+ years afraid I'd fall and wouldn't be able to get back up. Sitting on the floor was *completely* out of the question. The last time I'd even attempted, my knees screamed out in pain and I was certain my knee cap would crack.
Yesterday, I decided it was time to try again. I've been thinking about it for a few weeks, but haven't mustard the courage. Yesterday, I was going for it!
I put one knee on the floor -- slowly! -- no pain, good sign. Let go of the bed completely. Okay, we're good. Second knee went down. Hey! No pain! All right, we've got this! Sat down completely, even laid down!
It was kind of exciting... and then I decided to get up. Oh, $hit! This better not be a problem because I'm home alone and it'll be a few hours before my daughter will be home and my phone is... I don't even know.
All right, girl! You've got this! On one knee...other foot on the floor...up she goes! I felt like I should throw both hands in the air, do a quarter turn and wave to the judges! Haha
Guess who doesn't need to be afraid of the floor anymore?! These are the little pieces of life that I had resolved myself to just being gone. It feels INCREDIBLE to be getting back the little things that should be taken for granted!
Until we meet again, floor! 😉 😍
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