I am sorry to say I am not going to be posting on here any more after today. I found this website and really enjoyed it. Then I found Spark People and it is even better! I will post a link to my page at Spark People if you want to come visit me some more. I hope you can as it is a great place with a lot of neat features.
I will probably come back from time to time to adjust my weight tracker but will most likely not be posting. I have too much to do to post in 2 areas. Also, I haven't been able to copy and paste here. I just wrote a nice log blog post and lost it. I could copy and paste but it won't let me do that for some reason.
I am still doing well on my weight loss journey. I have been faithful to go to the gym 3 days a week since I started about a month ago. I have been doing well with my eating also. I have lost almost 8 lbs. I am so close to the 10 lb mark! I am really excited about that.
I am not sure if this link will work but it might. To see, click here. This will take you to my page. If that doesn't work, go to Spark People and search for KIMMIEK68. That is me! I hope to see you there. Please, leave me a comment and let me know you are from Extra Pounds. I wish you all well on your own journey!
#14 I won't miss struggling to paint my toe nails (or just not doing it).
#15 I won't miss being embarrased about my weight. (I will be HAPPY to tell anyone that wants to know how much I weigh! I can't wait for Christmas...I will TELL my size so they don't have to guess!)
#16 I won't miss being the fattest girl in the room!
#17 I won't miss having a closet full of 3XL's, 2 XL's, or sizes that always start with a 2.
#18 I won't miss practically RUNNING past stores like Victoria's Secret (or other small people stores) since we all know what they are thinking.
#19 I won't miss trying to cram myself into a public bathroom stall when it feels so tiny in there!
#20 I won't miss my thighs rubbing together or my pants wearing out between my legs from all the rubbing.
Even though I have been pretty quiet I am still hanging in here. I will be having my 2nd weigh in tonight. I am really hoping to have lost at least 1 lb. Even better would be 2 lbs. but that would be 2 weeks in a row. Can I dare to dream so big?
#10 I won't miss sitting uncomfortably in chairs with arms.
#11 I won't miss sitting uncomfortabley in theater seats when I feel like a part of my body is actually going to get pinched right off!
#12 I won't miss being in social events or restaurants and needing people to move their chairs in so I can get through.
#13 I won't miss ONLY wearing the "practical shoes". I won't miss having to pass up the cute little shoes with the ankle strap that buckles since it is nearly impossible to buckle them by myself. I look forward to being able to wear shoes that are just darn cute instead of practical once in a while.
Last night was my official #1 Weigh In. It has been one full week since exercising and cutting back. I am thrilled to report a 2 lb weight loss. I am SO excited to see progress!!! I also went to the gym 3 days last week and walked a minimum of 25 minutes. I am so happy about all this!
I am continuing on with my list of things I won't miss....
#8 What about getting a good picture taken. I am so tired of trying to remember to tilt my head up a bit to avoid the massive double chin thing. While visiting my sister a group of us had our picture taken in a small room. Someone had to stand on the stair case to get everyone in the picture. That was the best picture of myself for a LONG time. Why? Because I was looking up at the person taking the picture. I won't miss having to look up just to get a half way decent picture.
#9 I won't miss taking lousy pictures 90% of the time either. I used to be a fairly photogenic person. That is what I used to hear anyway. Assuming that was true adding a hundred pounds sort of changes all of that.
On a happier note, did I mention that I lost 2 lbs.???
Oh, I added a small clip of my theme song on my very first post, entitled "The Tunnel". This way you can hear what I am humming during the day.
Well, I skipped a day but now I am back. Just had a lot going on yesterday.
Thanks again everyone for the nice, encouraging comments. I went to the gym for my 2nd time so I am pretty proud of that. Making it even better was that my hubby had over done it on gym day #1. His legs were hurting so bad because he really pushed himself. I am not glad that he hurt himself though. What I am glad about is that he didn't want to go (don't blame him) and I had a decision to make. I could just stay home and wait to go with hime. That was the easier thing to do of course. I decided to be brave and go alone. I did it and I was so glad I did! Yippe! I really want to make regular exercise a part of my life.
Ok, on with my list of things I will not miss when I am down to my goal weight (and probably before that).
#4 I will not miss shopping in a plus size store. That one will be awesome. I lost weight many years ago and remember when I was able to shop in the "regular" store. It was so exciting. Technically, I think I was wearing a 16 so I could have shopped in the plus size stores. Why would I thought? I loved the ability to shop with the normal sized ladies. It was awesome!
#5 I will not miss all the evaluating I have to do on every piece of clothing I buy. Is this shirt too short, is it too boxy/square. Hey, that is a round neck line and that is not good for me. That is a little too snug. It would fit fine on a "normal size girl" but nobody wants to see that chunky cellulite on the back of my legs. Ugh! Way too much stress. I know I will still need to have some common sense but there will be a lot less limitations.
#6 I will not miss the stress of clothes shopping. It is so depressing and stressful. It is like going on a treasure hunt every time I go shopping. Will I find something today or will I go home empty handed?
#7 I will not miss shopping for bras! Ugh! Of course, I will still shop for them and purchase them. However, I think it will be a LOT easier when everything (and I do mean everything) is smaller!
As you can see my list revolves a lot around clothing and shopping. Had another painful experience with that yesterday so it was a bit fresh.
I have been doing pretty good so far. We went to the gym on Monday and are planning to go again tonight. The last time I went to the gym I really worked up a sweat. Since I am so heavy I am concerned about how hard I should work. I just turned 40 and am healthy. I wonder if there is a place to find out what my goal should be for the weight that I am? If anyone knows, please leave me a comment. Speaking of comments..thanks so much for the encuoraging comments. They sure mean a lot.
I decided to start a list of things I will NOT miss about losing weight.
#1 I will not miss being tired and feeling like a slug all the time.
#2 I will not miss looking at the stairs as a major hurdle. I won't miss being really winded when I climb a small amount of stairs. I won't miss looking at the stairs and trying to find the elevator instead. I will take the stairs most of the time when I get a big chunk of this weight off!!!
#3 I will not miss the debate I have in my head when I go to a restaurant. Should I risk the booth or just ask for a table. Will the hostess know right away that I don't want a booth because it will be uncomfortable (because I am too darn big!). I think I will ONLY sit in booths in the future. I just might boycott tables all together!
I will add more to my list tomorrow. To Be Continued....
Yes, I know. NOT a very creative title but it really says it all.
Last night, wonderful hubby and I went to the gym. We joined this gym a few months ago. We only went a hand full of times and then kept putting it off. FINALLY, we are both in agreement. We NEED to get into exercising. Just have to do it. I am having way too many aches and pains. I NEED to lose weight. I don't do any exercise. No way around it. Just have to DO IT!
Also, that reminds me of a conversation I had with a new friend. She met me for lunch. When she got there she mentioned that she had just gotten done playing tennis. After talking to her about it for a while I decided that I would like to try that some time. I think I just might like it.
One of my big objections about "exercise" is that it is not fun. I thought it was FUN to play volleyball in high school. It is fun to play badminton. It is fun to play ping pong. I don't think about it as exercise...just fun. I need to find something like that. Maybe tennis is the answer? She was so kind to invite me to come with her and her friends to play tennis. I appreciated the invite but will have to wait until I lose at least SOME weight. I can't image playing at my current weight. Would I even last 5 minutes? I am excited about trying it though. It gives me yet another reason (and goal) to lose weight. For FUN! I want to have some fun. How fun would it be to be able to meet a friend for lunch and casually mention that I was playing tennis?
Here is my first post! This is my theme. There is a great song by Third Day. As I was contemplating my first post, this song came on. Part of the lyrics are....
"Well, I won't pretend to know what you're thinking
And I can't begin to know what you're going through
And I won't deny the pain that you're feeling
But I'm going to try to give a little hope to you
Just remember what I told you
There's so much your living for
There's a light at the end of this tunnel...for you.'
With so much weight to lose I do believe this will be my theme song.
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