Ok, so now that I am finally losing this weight I totally can't fit into most of my clothes anymore....this is a good problem to have, I am NOT complaining. There is no way that I can afford to buy a new wardrobe at each dress size that I lose so I will have to make due with a few pieces at each size. Oh my gosh, when I get to my goal weight though I am going on the biggest shopping spree!!!
So last night I was going thru my closet because me sister just got a new job that requires her to dress professinal on a daily basis....this is the first job with a dress code for her. Well, she will fit into all my work clothes now that I won't be needing them....plus I haven't worked outside my home in almost 2 years so I really don't need them. But as I was going thru them I felt sad to get rid of them for some reason....I don't know if it's because I spent so much money on all of them or because I still can't believe that I am actually losing weight and I think I might need them again....but I KNOW that I never want to wear that size again! I know I will get over it shortly, I was just kinda surprised at my feelings over clothes.
It did make me feel better though when I decided to try on a few of the items in my closet and they were HUGE on me. I showed my husband and we both just started laughing. It's a great feeling to see how far I hav already come! (At the time that I wore these clothes I was 30lbs heavier than I am now.) :p
Thank you to everyone who has left me comments! I can't tell you how much everyone's input and encouraging words mean to me!!!
I am feeling much better today...just going to bed helped! Any other previous time I probably would have just pigged out until I felt totally guilty....and would then tell myself, well, there's always tomorrow......Now I think, ok but what about today...why should I mess up everything I have already worked so hard for TODAY! I am pretty proud of myself for controlling myself.....something new to me! Sad huh!!!!!
Ok, I'm off to have lunch...yum, JC Beef Chow Mein!!
I'm not totally sure why but I am feeling a little down tonight. I try not to look at the big picture of my journey but sometimes it's hard not to. I feel like I am never going to get there and I'm losing soooo slowly it seems like. Hmmm.......
I am also kinda bummed because I thought I was retaining water because of TOM but my scale doesn't seem to be moving at all! How long do you usually retain water?? I have no freakin idea. I have had crazy cravings all day too...I just want to eat everything! Thank goodness I resisted but dang it was hard. I just want a big bowl of unhealthy cereal, why you ask, I have no clue why. I can't stand it when I feel like this. What to do.......I guess I will just go to bed and hope that I am feeling much better in the morning! Alright, that's what I'll do.....nite :) Jen
It's Monday...weigh in day....crazy enough, I love these days! For the first time since I restarted JC, I LOST TWO weeks in a row...I was shocked! It was only a -0.7 loss but I don't care, it was NOT a gain! I think it would have been a little bit more but TOM is here and I am so retaining water...ugh! I'm excited though, a loss two weeks in a row...whoo hoo!!
Today was also measuring day......drum roll please....I have lost 12 inches since I started...that's a whole foot! OMG! Today is a great day!
Now, I am off to exercising so I can be done with it and get into the pool with my girls!
Ok, so I posted a couple new pictures from mid to the end of May, they were from my Birthday celebrations.....these are totally motivating! I won't sit here and bash my pics, even though I know I could, but I do know that that's not the person I want to look like anymore! I have become pretty obessed with this weight thing lately, no, not to the point of starving myself or anything crazy...trust me! But I have been following my JC menu to the T and exercising regularly!
The first month and a half were so much harder to stay motivated because ya, I was losing weight but I could hardly tell the difference yet as could anyone else. But now that the loss is more noitceable it gives me so much more motivation to stick with everything!
So, for my exercise I have been doing The Firm, aka The Transfirmer...working great so far but I don't feel like I am doing enough since there is a rotation calendar that you follow and most weeks I only have to do it 3 times.....I decided today while I was in the pool with my girls that I would actually swim some laps in there....I couldn't believe how tired my arms and legs got after just a few laps but that was the most fun exercise I have ever done! Thank goodness we have our own pool because, NO I would never swim in front of anyone except my husband and girls...HA! Then again we live in Phoenix Arizona so it's hard to find a house without a pool here! It's damn hot! :)
Oh my gosh, I can't believe I finally got to the 20lbs mark! Whoo hoo!!!! So now I am a 5th of the way done...I'll take it! I'm excited that next week I will be measured at my weigh in so I should have something to celebrate then too! I love feeling this good!
On to the next 10lbs!!!
Summer Challenge - lose 25lbs by 9/4/06... -4.2 so far, 20.8 to go! I should be able to exceed my mini goal!
Tomorrow morning is my weigh in! I am actually really excited about this one because I have worked my butt off this week! I am hoping, hoping for a 3lb loss....that would be awesome!! I'll post tomorrow morning after the weigh in!
Ok, call me a dork but I just found my new favorite item at the grocery store today......pre-washed, pre-sliced apples in a recloseable bag!! I love it! And they come in red and green for those sour lovers! These are perfect because my girls and I all like our apples cut up...so easy! They were on sale too at the store I shop at...only $1.00 for a 1lb bag..not bad!
Ok....that's it about apples for tonight.....it's the little things in life! :)
Ok, I have committed myself to a summer challenge on the JC message boards...... I am going to lose at least 25lbs by Labor Day, 9/4/06........that would put in Onederland! Barely, but it would! 94 days left and counting!!
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