What A Long Strange Trip It's Be http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/maleficent the journey of my weight loss en All rights reserved Weight loss extrapounds v2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 1440 http://www.extrapounds.com/images/avatars/users/maleficent.gif Avatar http://www.extrapounds.com/ 100 100 the journey of my weight loss The year in review http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/maleficent/comments/259588/the-year-in-review <p>Some good, some bad, some mediocre... It absolutely should have been better, and I refuse to use the lame it could be worse excuse... I got my work cut out for me in 08... Not a problem. <br /> <br /> January 2007/January 2008 <br /> Weight 273/189 <br /> BMI 40.6/27.9 <br /> Bust 49.5/41 (-8.5) <br /> Waist 41/33 (-8) <br /> Hips (49/39 (-10) <br /> Neck 15.5/13.5 (-2) <br /> Thigh 26.5/22 (-4.5 x2 ) <br /> Calf 21/17 (-5 x2) <br /> Upper Arm 17/13 (-4 x2) <br /> Forearm 13/9 (-4 x2) <br /> Wrist 8/6.5 (-1.5 x2) <br /> <br /> Total of 64.5 inches <br /> Total of 84 lbs ( I really really really wanted to break 100lbs again this year and had I not gotten stuck in my head for so long - I would have... lesson learned I suppose)</p> <p>&nbsp;<br /> (which really is not pleasing to me as my weight hasn't changed much since October and it's all my own doing... Lost focus and stagnated... ) <br /> <br /> Sizes <br /> Jeans 22/12 <br /> Top 24/16 <br /> Bra 42DD/36DD <br /> <br /> Blood Pressure <br /> Jan 07 140/90 resting pulse 79 <br /> Jan 08 110/70 resting pulse 71 <br /> <br /> ASCM Fitness Tests <br /> Rockport 1 mile test <br /> 19 minutes/13.48 minutes (still am not running but it's an improvement, just not enough) <br /> <br /> Sit an Reach test <br /> Jan 07 - 11&quot;which rates a poor <br /> Jan 08 - 14&quot; which rates a fair, but barely <br /> <br /> Lower body strength <br /> Wall Squat <br /> Jan 07 - 12 seconds - which rates a poor <br /> Jan 08 - 31 seconds -which barely rates a fair <br /> <br /> Crunches <br /> Jan 07 - 0 which is a poor <br /> Jan 08 - no change at all - <br /> <br /> Push Ups <br /> Jan 07 - 0 which is a poor <br /> Jan 08 - no change at all - <br /> <br /> I had my personal victory on 07 so I imagine that I can pull off pushups or crunches in 08... <br /> <br /> There are pics from Jan 07 in my gallery, which is a good reminder how far I've come -this whole satisfaction thing is a tough one -I know I should have done so much better... <br /> <br /> and happy new year... <br /> <br /> &nbsp;</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/maleficent/comments/259588/the-year-in-review">Comments(0)</a> 259588 Saturday, December 1, 2007 00:05:17 Wow it's been a year? http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/maleficent/comments/224252/wow-its-been-a-year Its been almost a year since i've last posted here? time flew - and it seems so did a few lbs... not as much as I've liked but - it's never enough is it..<br /><br />I'm going to try and be more active here - lets see if it will give me the motivation that I've been lacking..<br /><br />In October of 2006, when i signed up here -i was at 315lbs - now i'm at 198lbs - so I guess there's progress...<br /><br />Goal weight i'm looking at is 140ish but I'll really know it when i see it..<br /><br />Im currently in a size 12/14 bottom, 14/16 top an I'd love to see single digit sizes... <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/maleficent/comments/224252/wow-its-been-a-year">Comments(1)</a> 224252 Friday, December 8, 2006 21:00:16 How I got Here http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/maleficent/comments/79299/how-i-got-here <p>Hi to all who might read....&nbsp; this is where i came from:</p> <p>383.2 Starting weight (May 22, 2006)<br />377.3 June 16&nbsp;&nbsp; -5.9<br />371.2 June 23&nbsp;&nbsp; -12<br />367.1 June 30&nbsp;&nbsp; -16.1 (TOM)<br />363.1 July 7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -20.1 <br />358.5 July 14&nbsp;&nbsp; -24.7<br />355&nbsp;&nbsp; July 21&nbsp;&nbsp; -28.2<br />352&nbsp;&nbsp; July 28&nbsp;&nbsp; -31.2 (TOM)<br />349&nbsp;&nbsp; Aug 4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -34.2<br />346&nbsp;&nbsp; Aug 11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -37.2<br />343&nbsp;&nbsp; Aug 18&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -40.2<br />340&nbsp;&nbsp; Aug 25&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -43.2&nbsp; (TOM)<br />337&nbsp;&nbsp; Sep 02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -46.2<br />334&nbsp;&nbsp; Sept 09&nbsp;&nbsp; -49.2<br />330&nbsp;&nbsp; Sept 15&nbsp;&nbsp; -53.2<br />326&nbsp;&nbsp; Sept 22&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -57.2 ( TOM)<br />321&nbsp;&nbsp; Sept 29&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -62.2<br />319&nbsp;&nbsp; Oct 6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -64.2<br />315&nbsp;&nbsp; Oct 13&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -68.2<br />310&nbsp;&nbsp; Oct 20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -73.2 (TOM)</p> <p>What a long strange trip it's been.. and it's no where near over yet... it's coming off little by little.. it'll get there eventually.</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/maleficent/comments/79299/how-i-got-here">Comments(0)</a> 79299 Sunday, October 30, 2005 22:05:13