Fat to Fit

A blog to hold myself accountable.

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  • Name: star72481
  • City: Alexandria
  • Region: Virginia
  • Country: United States

My Weight Loss

Height: 180.0cm
Start weight: 223.00lb
Current weight: 207.20lb
Goal weight: 175.00lb
Lost to date: 15.80lb
Remaining: 32.20lb

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08/01/2010 17:50

Progress!!

208.4!! Large, yes, but besides the point, it's my lowest weight in a really long time, and that's exciting! Maybe this low carb thing really is working! I'm generally finding it's alright, too. Like yesterday, I really wanted a piece of toast w/my omelette, so I had it, and it was okay. But otherwise, I've been pretty content. My pasta cravings have been minimal, and I'm not even craving dessert too much (though I found these tasty mint chocolate pudding cups that have like, 12 ish carbs, and when I'm in NEED of dessert, those seem to do the trick)..
 
I got back home this week from helping my mom is NY. I worked a lot too, and summer school starts on Monday (goodbye summer, eh). To that end, my workouts kinda sucked this week (2x, though I'll workout today, I hope!!). I'll get back on track next week. After a promising 2.5lbs loss this week? I'm motivated to get back on track.
 
Alright, I need to do some things and get on with my day (late night last nite). Hope everyone is doing well & had a great weekend~
 
xoxo

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07/24/2010 17:13

Birthday Weigh In

I would usually weigh in on Sunday, but I'm cheating, and I'm weighing in today instead, because dammit, it's my birthday, and I'm going to eat and drink and be merry today, right??? Screw the diet for 1 day! I'm allowed! :) Who's with me?? hahaha..
 
Well, I had set a goal of 210 for my bday, and that didn't happen. I know why it didn't happen though-- lack of exercise. Working out 2x a week is not going to do it for me, but what can you do. I've been in NY instead of VA, here with my mom post surgery (hers, not mine). Sometimes in life you just have to do things that you have to do, ya know? So when I'm back home, I'll work out more. It'll be grand. Today's weigh in also comes on my mom's scale, not mine, so we'll see how different it is when I get back to my own scale. The # is 211.1... Close, but not quite!
 
I think I'm going to the olive garden for my bday dinner- I'm not fancy, lol. I'll be having salad and dessert, and maybe a breadstick or 2, if I allow it (which I likely will, see above, lol). Then we'll go to my fave local bar the Mosquito for drinks and chill times.
 
I'm excited to get back home after the weekend, and get back on track with my workouts. This is the first time I can say that my diet has been more consistent than my exercise-- wow!
 
Til next time!
 
xoxo

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07/05/2010 16:05

Low carb kinda = Low fun

So it's been a while since my last post. It was generally insane with the end of the school year, and then my mom had surgery in Ohio at the end of the month. Talk about a busy June! Luckily, everything went well with both the end of the year & my mom's surgery. I need to drive to NY then to OH this week to pick her up and bring her back to her home in NY. That'll be exhausting, because we'll have to stop every hour (it's about a 10 hour trip.. or should I say it'll become like a 13 hour trip!!). That's okay though, ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
 
I read an ad online from a local trainer and it sounded pretty good. I decided to go in for my "free trial offer". The offer was that they'd assess me for free, and design a beginning program for me with 2 free workouts, to see if I liked them- no charges, no nothing. I like the guy they paired me up with, and tonight is my 2nd free workout. The workout he created, while seemingly simple? Kicks my butt!! I was *shocked* to see just how sore I was (esp the first time) on this workout. Oy! I think I'm going to sign up with them and give it a go, but I need to talk with them tonight because of my impending trip to NY for 1-2 weeks (ugh!).. We'll see!
 
Part of their program, though, is Green Faces- the eating portion. This concerns me a bit, because I'm vegetarian, and I'm very carb dependent. It's amazing (and sad) how carb dependent I am!!! I am trying to follow their eating guidelines at the moment, but it's pretty hard. I don't know if I'm going to be able to cut out carbs pretty much completely for the first 3 weeks like they say to, but I'm just going to make a healthy effort to limit my consumption, ya know?? I want to see results, but I'm not going to do anything crazy or unhealthy. I'll update soon when I see how it's going!!
 
Alright, well, this post was longer than I intended! I'm gonna head out to run some errands and stop and my fave little dive diner for an omelette, as I'm hungry! And my roommate is eating pizza for breakfast, which, for the record, is soooo unfair! :)
 
xoxo

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06/13/2010 22:23

Work avoidance~

Man am I avoiding the work I need to be doing! I'm such a slacker at times, hahaha... Report cards are calling, and yet here I am, avoiding.. :)
 
It's been a few weeks since I posted. Things have been really busy. We survived the state tests at school, so that was good. I went home to visit family for Memorial Day, and that plus some work stuff messed up my gym schedule for a bit. Seems like I'm back on track though, so that's good at least. My weight still continues to fluctuate, but what else is new, haha.. The scale said 214.8 this morning. Last Sunday was 215.8 and the Sunday before was 217 (sadly). I guess that's what backyard barbeques and vodka will do to a girl, lol. I need to keep moving in the right direction. My best friend has been losing a ton of weight lately and it's SO visible in her body. I'm jealous, which probably makes me a bad person, but I can't help it. I will say, though, that I'm concerned that she's not making the best food choices. Cereal for dinner? Hmm.. Yeah. I'm proud of her though, even if I am playing the role of the green eyed monster a bit. I just need to keep my head in the game. I know how my body works- lbs do not just melt off. I need to be consistent. Then and only then will I see a change.
 
Alright, it's time for a snack, some report card work and a trip to the gym (#4 workout for the week).
 
Til next time~
 
xoxo

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05/16/2010 22:56

Amazing how much my weight fluctuates..

Does anyone else seem to have this problem? My weight goes bananas and will fluctuate greatly even over the course of a day. I don't understand how it works. Last weekend I was really excited when I saw a good # on Saturday on the scale. The # did not hold on Sunday, so I updated my weight log accordingly. Yesterday, my weight was right around where it had been the previous weekend, but today it was down, so I'm taking that as a win. Even though at the gym this week I'd seen 223 two days in a row!! (With clothes/shoes on, but still, ugh!)
 
I am now 4lbs away from my half marathon weight (according to my scale at the gym, with clothes on I was 217.8 today, my 1/2 marathon weight was 213.8). At my highest weight, I hit 238 something, which was really depressing. I'm glad to see that # today (216 on my home scale), and I'm going to keep working at it... I'd love to be under 210 (maybe 205?) for my birthday in July.
 
This week was an up and down week. I exercised 4 days, which isn't too bad. Only 1 day of weights though. My eating was good for 5 out of the 7 days this week. Those 2 bad days featured baked ziti, mexican food and a slice of cake.. ouch. I'll try to be better this week... Though it's going to be a doozy, as this is the first week of testing for my students. I really really hope they shine!!
 
My first mini-goal for myself is to hit my half marathon weight again.. I need to figure out a reward for myself to keep the motivation high..
 
Hope everyone had a nice weekend.. mine was, strange, in a word, but not all bad.
 
xoxo

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05/08/2010 16:20

Busy busy!~

What a week! It's definitely been a busy one! I'm really happy to say that I've actually already managed to work out 4 times this week, which hasn't happen in forever, and it's only Saturday morning! Let's see:
 
Monday- Weights, full body (again, it'd been forever, was SO SORE!!)
Tuesday- Off.. due to soreness.. omg, haha..
Wednesday- 3 mile walk, outside
Thursday- Arc trainer, 30 min, weight loss setting level 5
Friday- Treadmill workout, 2min walking @4.0, 1 min of running at 6.0 (for the first 15 min), then walking at a 4.0 @ a 6% incline, 12% incline, 6% incline, then finishing up with some slow jogging (4.7) and slow walking. 45 min

I am really pleased with my workouts this week. I hope to get another one in today, and maybe if it's nice, go kayaking tomorrow; we'll see. I need to go to work today, because the PTA is hosting a spring carnival at our school and the volunteer situation was just that-- a situation! Our principal "nicely implied" that we should volunteer. I have to go in the dunk tank... man, I haven't been in one of those since I was like, 16, no joke. Awful!!
 
I'm not sure if I'm going to do weights or cardio today... The scale this morning showed a great number... I hope it's still there tomorrow for my official weigh in! (Down about 3lbs, that'd be so great!!)
 
Alright, I'm going to scrounge up some breakfast then get ready to get dunked, I suppose... :) Have a good weekend all! I'll try to remember to come back tomorrow to post a quickie w/my official weight for the week.
 
xoxo

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04/25/2010 16:45

Sick of having to restart

March/April was a bit of a crazy time. I'm happy to update and say that my mom's procedure went really well; in fact, her heart concerns turned out to be a false positive, so to speak, so yay for that. I went to TX w/ my bff for her 30th bday and definitely gained like, 3.5lbs, (with cake and alcohol and mexican food?? yeah..), but that weight is gone now too. Work has been crazy, and will continue to be pretty much through May, as I get my kiddies ready for the state tests (in math, reading, science AND social studies.. poor 9 year olds!).
 
I've been having a hard time getting back into an exercise routine since TX. I hurt my hip, not sure how pretty much right after, and it was killing me for a good week. I stopped exercise, used a heating pad, etc. It's better now. I went to the gym yesterday for about 45 min and it felt okay, though if I extended too far back on the arc trainer I could feel almost a small pop? in my hip area. I also lifted weights for a bit, upper body, and I am feeling that today!
 
This morning I'm going out with my roommate for brunch; I'm excited for an omelette! Have been craving one for days, and I really can't make myself a good one, sadly. Then I need to shop for a baby shower and hit the gym. I'd like to do the arc trainer today as well as lower body weights. Then I can come up with a plan for the week that I can maybe manage... yeah...
 
Alright! That's a quick update. As for the title, I just wish I could stay with whatever program I'm doing, and not fall out and have to restart! But without the restart, where would we all be?
 
xoxo

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03/21/2010 19:47

Allergy ridden Sunday

I meant to post last Sunday and forgot, so I'll post today and pretend that counts. Sunday seems to be my goal day for posting on EP. Last Sunday I was up 2lbs to 221.4. That sucked, but wasn't really surprising. My body seems to be having a hard time adjusting to my new birth control pills, and my eating was a bit out of whack. Plus I only worked out 3x that week. This week, I'm down to 218, so that's a good thing. I was really hoping to be down to 215 by next Sunday, but that likely won't be the case as TOM will be arriving. Oh well. Whatever! It's generally moving in the right direction. The massive amount of weight I gained over the 11 months of grad school hell (read: about 23 lbs!!! omg) is coming off. My weight pre-grad school was 213.8, so I'm at least getting closer to where I was. It's happy, but sad, isn't it???
 
This week was pretty stressful overall. My ex continues to stalk(ish) me, and I had some issues at work. My mom got some less than excellent news about her health and is having a procedure done on Wednesday. I'm currently trying to figure out if I'll go back home for it or not. It's a really really crazy hectic week at work, and I don't want to shirk my responsibilities there, but at the same time don't want to be the winner of the "worst daughter ever award" either.. We'll see what I decide..
 
Anyway, I'm gonna go run a few errands (I need to find a navy swim bottom and some flip flops for my spring break trip to Texas!! next Sunday) and then go to the gym. Pathetically, it will only be workout #3 for the week, but with such a bad week, I'm gonna say it's okay. I kayaked yesterday; it was gorgeous out! I paddled about 5 miles, and I am SORE today! Go figure, right? Hahaha.. My allergies are all sorts of acting up though, so that's a bit crappy. Oh well.

Off to Target, Kohls and the gym~!

Happy Sunday all...

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03/08/2010 05:14

Super quick post~!

This week was a good week for exercise. I did 5 days total, including 4 days of cardio and 2 of weights. It was really nice out today so I went for a 3 mile walk (about 45 min) and then lifted weights at the gym for about an hour later in the evening. It's a win!
 
I lost a little bit of weight this week too, even considering I had Moe's instafriend quesidilla one night for dinner.
 
I'm still having a hard time nailing my cals to 1800, but I'll keep at it.
 
Alright! I need to go to bed. Hope everyone on the east coast at least enjoying the awesome weather this weekend!
 
xoxo

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03/01/2010 03:58

On to a new week..

I'm totally over last week, from Monday-Sunday, over over over it!! Work was insane, my "aunt flow" decided to visit about 4 days early which was unexpected and mostly unacceptable (and continues to be!!), my roommate has been super cranky, boys have been ridiculous and I've had anxiety/lonely feelings most of the week. I also heard from my crazy ex, again (first time in 2 months, he refuses to get the hint). I'm hoping for a better tomorrow.
 
Let's see.. anything good from this week? Well, I am officially down 14 of the 22lbs I gained during grad school. I'm glad to see it's down but it's such a constant reminder of how unhealthy I was at that point. Sad. It's frustrating. I did lose weight this week overall, too, which was good. Close to 2lbs. I'll definitely take it, especially with my period and eating pizza this week! Though, I think the mystery weight from last week was period related, so maybe on this pill it comes early? Who knows.
 
Eating was generally between 1600-2300 cals per day, which is all over the map, considering I'm shooting for 1800. Awesome, yes, I know. One of these days I'll get the hang of it. Maybe, haha.
 
I worked out 4 days this week. 3 cardio days, 2 weight days. I'm happy to say that I was able to increase the amounts of most of the weight machines I used today, which was exciting. My leg press is up to 190#! My pullover is up to 90# which was HARD! And my lat pulldown was upped to 80#. I do 3 sets of 15, so, yay! That was something to be happy about.
 
Alright, I'm gonna go get ready for bed. I'm ready for a new week, a better attitude and continued weight loss.
 
xoxo

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