Goodbye 230s Forever!

Mar 12, 2011

So I FINALLY broke free of the 230s! It seems the 10s group takes me a few months to lose, which is so frustrating. But when I finally broke thru to the 220s, I wanted to cry! I have up'ed my workouts and my control over food. Reading a really good book by Brad Lamm about taking control of the food addiction. I have walked away from daily bacon and biscuits. I walked away from delicious pita chips! I have been very proud of my ability to say "NO! I don't need it and it doesn't own me!" Which sounds really dumb, but how often have we been consumed by junk food. Almost jonesin' for the junk. If I feel I need a fix, I eat a serving of pretzels and a tiny fun size bag of skittles. It helps the portion control and I don't feel like a total out of control loser when I do. 

So I've been pushing myself farther at the gym. Biggest breakthru for me was the ability to do walking lunges. My trainer told me we will do them all around the gym track. I looked at him as if he had lost his mind, but I tried it anyway.  It was so liberating to be able to accomplish that massive feat! I was so proud! 8 days later, he made me do 2 rounds. I thought I was going to die, but I survived anyway. So YAY! for surviving a task I couldn't do a yr ago! 

3/22/11 will be exactly a yr since I've met Sean and had him by my side to whip my @$$! I've truly come a long way! I went from a size 26 to an 18! I am down pretty much 40lbs! I am more mobile and flexible. I feel sexier than ever! Its truly an amazing transformation. I'm a little frustrated I'm not closer to the 100lb wt loss mark, but I will celebrate every lb!

Liberating moment of the month...cleaning out my closet & drawers! Anything big or frumpy was either thrown out or donated to charity! I gloriously fit into my prom dress, which was actually a 16W, but breathing wasn't too much in the agenda. But the important pt is that it was zipped up and didn't explode! I also wore my wedding dress for just a moment. I savored the fact that it was now too loose on me! What a glorious feeling! I squeezed into it on my wedding day! So I am smaller today than I was almost 8 yrs ago!

Jillian Michaels is a little nazi, but she is awesome.

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