XXL

I can finally fit into hubbie's XXL shirts!!!  Usually his shirts are tight around my stomach and boobs, but I tried one on last night (desperate for a maroon shirt I could wear for school colors day) and lo and behold - IT FIT!!!  Yeay!!!  I can't even remember the last time I could wear hubbie's shirts, so you have no idea how much this thrills me.  There is nothing better as a woman than to wear your guy's shirts, huh?  Granted, it's not big or hanging off me, but give it time.  Wahoo!  Great start to wrapping up the week - it's gonna be a good day!

YOU have a great day, too!  Stay slim everybody!

I can't think of a witty title today...

But I did manage to squeeze in 45 minutes of exercise last night.  I felt surprisingly energetic when I got home last night and jumped on my bike after dinner.  Surprising because TOM showed up in the middle of my day and I am usually pretty drained when it's here.  And I had a meeting after school that lasted AN HOUR AND A HALF!!!!!  Ugh! 

I also managed to squeeze into size 24 pants this morning without having to divide my stomach in half.  You know the kind of dividing where half of your stomach hangs out below the waistline and half of your stomach hangs out above it?  That's me pretty consistently.  But today the size 24s don't look that bad.  We'll see if they stay fairly comfortable as the day progresses...

Have a great day everybody!  Stay slim! 

School days, school daze

School started Monday and I have been absolutely EXHAUSTED at the end of these past 2 days.  I forget how much a group of 7 year olds can really drain a person.  And I forget how much 7 year olds forget over the summer.  The first week of school is always rough, since we have to go over routines, expectations, rules, procedures.  And we have to go over them again...and again... and again... and again...  *sigh*  Gimme 2 more weeks and I'll have them where I want them.  Until then, I am sooooo tired!  That being said, i have not exercised since Sunday.  I know exercising will give me more energy, but I just can't muster it these last few days.  It could also have something to do with TOM due tomorrow - that tends to drain me too.  But I'm still shrinking, so I won't stress too much about not exercising this week.  I was 281 this morning even with TOM coming, and my size 26 (gulp) pants don't have to be squeezed into anymore, so I am a happy girl!  So, I'll give myself this week to adjust to a new group of challenges - oops!  I mean kids... and get back to exercising this weekend. 

Have a great day, everybody!  Stay slim!

Official Weigh-in - Week 8

Wow!

pounds this week: I'm not exactly sure since I didn't weigh myself last Monday, but I have lost 12.6 pounds since LAST Saturday when i started the phen (9 days ago).

all together:  20.6 pounds

Yippee!  I have hit the 20-pound marker!  I'm still about 10 pounds shy of losing the 10% of my body weight (from when I started my lifestyle change on June 8) that I wanted to by the first day of school, but I'll take this 20 pounds.  So, I have changed my goal weight to reflect my new mini-goal - another 20 pounds by the beginning of the second quarter (October 16, 2006).  262, here I come!  Wish me luck!

Off to my first day of school!  Hope your day goes great!  Stay slim! 

How'd they do that??

Check out this video - it's about 3 minutes long but worth it!  How they did this in one take is beyond me!  Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI

BMI categories

The ideal BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9. The obesity categories adopted in 1998 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are:

• BMI 25 to 29.9 - Overweight
• BMI 30 to 34.9 - Obese
• BMI 35 to 39.9 - Severely Obese
• BMI 40 and up - Morbidly Obese

For me, my weight should be as follows to be within each of these categories:

• I am currently "morbidly obese."  13.8 pounds until I am out of that category.
• when my weight is between 237 and 270, I will be "severely obese."
• when my weight is between 203 and 236, I will be just plain ol'  "obese."
• when my weight is between 169 and 202, I will be "overweight."
• to be considered at a "healthy weight," I should weigh between 125 and 168.

I am 5'9", so I think the low end of that weight window would look too skeletal on me.  My ultimate goal weight is about 160 (which I hope to be before my 35th birthday - October 31, 2007), so I guess I am being realistic.  It sure looks daunting at this point, though.  I think I'll stick with my mini-goals!

aaahhhhh!

See my ticker??  I know I need to stop weighing myself everyday, but after exercising yesterday, I knew it would make me happy.  I didn't think it would make me THIS happy, but I'll take it!  283.8!!!  So I made my mini-goal!!  Now, depending on what I weigh tomorrow during my offical weigh-in, I will change my next goal to 20 pounds from that number.  Aaaahhhh!  Life is good! :-)  Love that phen and starting to love my drive!

Yes, I finally got the chance to exercise yesterday.  It felt so good to just ride my bike and not have to concentrate on anything else.  I wonder why my brain can just veg out during exercise, but not during anything else (like sleeptime! - awake again at 3:30 this morning!).  I love that feeling!  I was planning on doing the Kathy Smith upper body DVD this evening, but that'll be a gametime decision as to whether I actually will or just extend my bike workout.  I guess it depends on my mood.  Either way, there will be calories burned!

OK everybody, have a great day!  Stay slim!

Waiting to Exhale

I have been so crazy busy for the last 3 days, I'm not sure my head is on straight today!  Last night was my Open House at my school, so I got the chance to meet the majority of my students.  But of course there was all the behind-the-scenes prep that I've been trying to get done before that.  So I haven't had the chance or time to exercise 3 days.  I can feel it, too.  I am actually at the point where I MISS exercise!  Weird, I know, but it helps turn my brain off.  So, I haven't had a chance to do the Kathy Smith DVD that I bought for my upper body, but I plan on doing it tomorrow.  I'll let you know what I think.

Still pluggin' away with the phen.  I probably would have really burned out these last few days were it not for the energy they provide.  And even though I have been eating on the go, I have been eating FAR LESS (last night I had 1 chicken strip from Popeye's Chicken and half of a small mashed potaoes).  The result?  I am down another 1/2 pound despite not exercising.  Yahoo!  So today I will finally have the chance to move my body and turn off my brain.  My goal is to lose 1.2 more pounds before Monday, so hopefully now that I can exercise. I'll make that goal.

I'm off to check on all of you!  Have a great day, everybody!  Stay slim!

I peeked

OK, I weighed myself today.  I couldn't stand the suspense any longer.  286.6!!  Wahoo!  8 1/2 pounds since starting phen on Saturday.  I know I will make my mini-goal by Monday (285 pounds) if not even more!  I am thrilled that the phen, exercising, limiting calories, and hydrating work for me.  The real test will be if I can still lose consistently for the next few weeks.  On my own, I lose less than 2 pounds a week, so we'll see if the phen helps.  If not, I guess I'll rethink it.  I'll give it this first 4 weeks of my "4 weeks on, 2 weeks off" schedule to give it a chance.  I'll let ya know!

Have a great day everybody!  Stay slim!

Jason lost his first tooth!

We get to plan a visit from the tooth fairy tonight (good thing hubbie has cash!)!  My miracle lost his first tooth just tonight (my post says 8/2/06, but it's still 8/1/06 where I am).  This summer has been one of such amazing growth for him, I'm starting to feel as if he is slipping away from me!  He learned how to ride his bike without training wheels, learned how to swim, decided on his own that he needed to get his hair cut short (with clippers short!), and now just lost his first tooth.  And Monday he starts kindergarten.  No wonder moms have such a hard time on the first day of school.  I finally understand!  My baby isn't a baby anymore.  *sob*  But he is a child that I am proud to have as my son, and I know he will continue to grow in positive ways.  This is just really hitting me hard for some reason!

Day 4 on phen went great.  No unusual side effects.  The dry mouth is starting to lessen but it still helps with controlling my cravings and desire to eat when I'm not hungry.  In fact, I even managed to turn down chocolate today!  WOW!  Talk about a non-scale victory - not so much the chocolate as just any sweet treat in general.  I'm still breaking out into light sweats with slight exertion, but it's nothing uncomfortable or gross, so I'm OK with it.  Overall, I've been really pleased, so I hope the scale reflects a pleasing number when I weigh in on Monday.  I might change my weigh-in day to Sunday, though, because I don't want all the stress of the first day of school mixed in with the results on the scale.  We all know I get pissed off when the scale is mean to me, so I don't want to carry that to school and take it out on my new little sweeties!  Besides, Monday is when I start my new mini-goal time period (20 pounds during the 1st quarter of school), so Sunday should be the last day of my old mini-goal time period.  I should be 285 - realistic considering I've been taking phen, eating less, and exercising daily.  We'll see...

Thanks for the suggestions for upper body workouts.  I found a Kathy Smith DVD (Timesaver-Lift Weights to Lose Weight) that I should be getting tomorrow.  The DVD has 3 different workouts: 1 20-minute upper body workout, 1 20-minute lower body workout, and 1 7-minute ab workout.  I'll do the upper body one tomorrow night (and maybe the abs one, too, depending on my mood) and let y'all know how it goes.

Hope you all had a slim day!