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Day 731: Two Years Later…

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I can’t believe it’s been two years!!!

There have been plenty ups and downs this year, but I’m definitely back on an upswing. It has been a trying year: I went through a rough patch that made me doubt why I was actually doing this whole weight loss thing, though in hindsight the last semester of grad school was just a nightmare which made everything horrible in general. Anyway, a lot of awesome things have happened: I’ve destroyed my previous 5k records, I have become obsessed with running and I have been on an awesome weight loss streak that sees no end.

Speaking of weight loss, it’s weigh-in day!!! I was hoping for an awesome day of weight loss and I got it! I lost 2.6 pounds which puts me under 230 officially for the first time!!!!!!! I am down to 228.4. So in the past two years I have lost 128.6 pounds which is insane. That’s 36% of my of my original body weight. While more than 100 pounds of that was lost that first year, I have still been chugging along. I’m losing a lot more consistently now (after I met my hero Hannah Curlee) because I’ve just kept doing what I’ve been doing: keep the portions in check and keep moving!

Anyway, so I have laid out some goals for myself for year 3. I know things are going well now and I want to keep it that way. Your body does some crazy things when you lose a significant amount of weight.

So here is what I’m shooting for in the next 356 days:

  1. Breaking 200 pounds (only 28.4 pounds away!)
  2. Run a 5k in less than 20 minutes 
  3. Run in my first Half Marathon
  4. Eat more fruits and veggies 
  5. Work out more 
  6. Be more consistent with counting points 

Really, none of these are out of the range of possibility and some of them just mean I need to get back to the basics.

Finally tonight, I just wanted to thank everyone for your encouragement during this awesome transition in my life. Today I looked through some of those first posts and it was awesome to re-read so many encouraging comments. I had forgotten that I didn’t post my weight initially. It took me about a month to finally post my weight. I remember that I had the courage to even post my weight because of the support I was getting from awesome readers like you. I love you readers. Thanks for reading what I eat day-in and day-out. You rock.

See ya tomorrow.

 

Also, I made nachos with broccoli today. It was delicious. That is all.

 

 

Day 730: The Night Before…

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I feel like tomorrow is my birthday…and not to get oddly philosophical on you…it kind of is. Two years ago, I took up almost half of the couch I’m sitting own right now, and I wrote a post. Yes, this post. While I’ll admit I don’t remember every detail of that day, I remember how bad that summer was and how with that much weight comes a lot of sweat, embarrassment, and frustration. I remember worrying about breaking a pew in church and having to scope out every room to figure out the logistics of where you could sit without smooshing someone or creating such a force while sitting on a couch that the people next to you were leaning on you.

There were many reasons why I ate so much. Sometimes it was because I was pushing down feelings, other times it was because it was the only thing that  would make me happy. Other times it was much less depressing. I love going out to eat with people! A lot of my favorite memories of people are over meals, in fact most of my favorite memories of my family involve food. That’s just how I functioned. Also, food just tastes good. I love food, but I used to be obsessed with food. I would surround so much of my day around when and what I would eat. It was a sickness. It was unhealthy.

Now, I have scaled back on my relationship with food. I’ve recognized the impact it has on my health. I still love food, but I love my body even more.

Now, I love to exercise. Sure there are still days when I don’t want to run, but I miss it when I don’t. I still need to do more of it, and that’s a goal of mine for this next year.

So tomorrow morning, I’ll be stepping on the same scale in my kitchen that I have been for the past two years. It has seen me at my worst and at my best. No matter what happens, it will be a much different number from day one. See ya tomorrow.

 

Day Flippin 700

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I can’t believe it has been 700 days since I have started this crazy weight loss thing.

I can’t believe that 700 days ago I made one of the best decisions of my life.

I can’t imagine what would have happened if I hadn’t made that change.

Over the past few years, I have heard a lot of people say things like “I’m going to make a change tomorrow” or “I have lost weight before so I know it’s possible, but I just can’t give up my [insert favorite food here]”

I think about how many times I have heard that and how different their lives could have been if they had just started that day.

I’m not saying that to be preachy (this is a weight-loss-pretentious-free zone) I’m saying it as a challenge. I think about this every time I don’t do the 25 sit-ups and pushups I plan to start at the start of every week. I have counted it out and if I had started six months ago, I would have done around 4,500 sit-ups and 4,500 pushups already. I would be in better shape and way close to my goal, but since I haven’t I’m further away.

This is why I’m telling you that if you are thinking of losing weight start now. Not tomorrow. Not after breakfast. Now. 

Because this…

Looked like that 700 days ago.
Get to it. Trust me, it’s worth it.

Day 694: Weigh In Stuff

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King of the Hill is awesome. That’s all that needs to be said about that.

So I knew that I wasn’t going to be down to where I was before our Disney trip weight-wise, but I was definitely shooting for at least a loss. I am definitely hoping to be back where I was and then some by my two-year blogaversary on September 18th. This week, I lost 1.6 pounds which is a pretty good lost considering the way I ate on Saturday (more about that in a bit…)

Breakfast: I had a bowl of Back to Nature Cranberry Pecan granola cereal. IT was delicious and filling. I also had a banana and drank a bunch of water.

Lunch: I went home and made a sandwich. The turkey we bought from Publix tastes the way Pay-Less Shoes smells. Anyway, I also had some chips and salsa with some Corn Flakes. I also had a Fiber One bar for my afternoon snack.

Dinner: I had some leftover chili from last night. Nothing too fancy. Then I had a banana before it was time to go for a run in Southwood.

Brutal Run: Today was one rough run. It had just rained so it was particularly humid. It felt like I was wearing a sweater when I was running. By the first half mile I was already covered in sweat. Today, I didn’t break any land speed records, it was more of a detox run. I ate a lot of junk (delicious junk that is) this weekend so it felt like my body was sweating all of that out so I could get back to my regularly scheduled weight loss. It also didn’t help that I was still sore from playing softball. My quads and groin were completely sore from sitting down all day so running was pretty rough too.
fun stuff.

Snack When we got home, I had some popcorn while watching Adventure Time (also an awesome show.)

So that’s all for today. Wordless Wednesday next. See ya tomorrow.

Day 693: Gaining Confidence

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Hello!

I can’t flipping wait for college football. It’s only a few days away and it feels like flippin’ Christmas morning.

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So sorry about not post the last few days. We went out to beautiful St. George Island for the annual Musicology beach trip. We swam with dolphins, ate delicious food and hung out with great friends.

Yesterday I was going to post, but then I fell asleep while watching an episode of Doctor Who. On Sunday, I had a massive non-scale victory. Our church is putting together a softball team for a city league and our first practice was yesterday afternoon. The last time time I played softball, I was embarrassing and when I say that I mean I felt embarrassed when I was playing. All during undergrad, I was the intramural team joke. I had fun and I made people laugh, but in all reality I was a waste of a player. The last time I played softball, I went to swing, I farted in mid-swing and struck out. I uttered “I hate my life.” While I meant it in a humorous way, the reality was that I was in a dangerous position. I was on the cliff of my life taking a turn for the worst. Sure, I was a pseudo-active 350-pounder, but I knew I was one injury away from gaining a lot of weight because that’s what happens when you’re that size.

As I was saying…so yesterday, I was a little worried about how it was going to go, but I that all changed when I went up to bat and clocked it. In our scrimmage, I was 5 for 5, had an RBI and had 4 runs. I was whipping around the bases like crazy. It felt awesome. Don’t get me wrong, I’ sore as all get out today, but I feel awesome. Earlier this week, I thought about what would happened if I did gain a significant amount of weight from just being laxed about food. After being actually competitive in sports affirmed the doubts I was having. This work is paying off, I won’t lose sight of that again. See ya tomorrow for a weigh in that could go either way.

An Awesome Blog To Follow

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Sun Salutations my little reading friends!

 

So I didn’t write a post last night (as you made have noticed,) so in lieu of some ridiculous thing I’ve written, I think you should check out this awesome blog instead! 

Once upon a time, Megan and I were BFFs with a guy who loved the tuba. While I was always apathetic to the Medieval instrument, that all changed when I met James Green. James is a tuba stud. He is currently at The Ohio State University pursuing a Doctorate in Tuba Performance. (I personally think James should change his name just to “Dr. Tuba” which sounds like an awesome comic book villain name.)

Anyway, like me, James has always struggled with his weight and he recently started C25K! His blog is about everything from weight loss to the joys of school and other awesomeness. So check out his blog Soon to be Doctor Tuba, Well in 3 Years!

Now here’s a picture of Lil Bub, the cutest cat on the interwebs.

Day 689: Thursday Stuff

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Why hello!

Today was pretty good stuff. I did snack some, but nothing too major. It’s hard not to when you run in the evening and you come hungry. No bueno.

Anyway, let’s talk food.

Also, Arrested Development is amazing. I heart this show so much.

Breakfast: I just had peanut butter on a bagel thin because I am creative when it comes to breakfast.

Lunch: Megan and I met up for lunch at Subway and then went over to Atomic for some amazing caffeinated deliciousness (it was a busy morning.) I had a medici latte and Megan had a honey bear latte (which is deliciously pictured to the left.)

Also, this is me in a bow tie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Run: Today was Runday Thursday! We went out to Southwood when it looked like the apocalypse was about to hit (but evidently that’s coming early next week) and I went for a quick 3.5 miler. I got my mile time down which felt pretty good. I’m going to run 6 on Sunday which is going to be beastly. Also, I wore my favorite sweatband. Princess power all the way (wait…)

 

For dinner, I had some spaghetti. Nothing too fancy but it did the trick.

So that’s about it for the day. Huzzah. See ya tomorrow.