Weigh-in and Progress Pics

Had a weigh-in this morning, and I'm down another 1.2 pounds for 51.8 total.

For the healthy train contest, we had the option to take progress pictures. So, I did. I never took any official "before" pics. I have dug up a couple from last year that really caught my eye (and not in the good way).

Before Pics:
May 2009

December 2009

After and during (click to make bigger):


In the first set (black clothes), I was down 26 pounds. The second set (with bonus cat tail) was taken yesterday: down 51.8 pounds.

Milestones and "Graduation"

So, last week, I hit a big milestone. 50 pounds. My total loss is -50.6 pounds in 6 months.

I will now go into a "graduate" program with Target Metabolism. In this program, I will have monthly weigh-ins with the Bod Pod and quarterly metabolism testing for a year. It's much cheaper than the full program that I've been doing so far. I'm a bit nervous about only having one weigh-in a month, but I'll also have the healthy train weigh-ins every two weeks.

I have also joined the Y, and I'm taking water aerobics classes several times a week. I can't tell you how much I love water aerobics. It's amazing how much energy I have and how much I can tell the difference in my body already. After about 4 weeks, I was surprised to find quite a bit of muscle tone in my legs. I will also probably start doing other classes at the Y. I'm still working up the nerve for those though.

I am also working on a plan to blog more often, so stay tuned!

Bad blogger!

I have been a bad little blogger, folks! My life has just been a little crazy lately. I promise to get back to it. I have tons of ideas for posts, I just need to make myself sit down and WRITE!

In the meantime, I had another weigh-in on Monday. I lost another 4 pounds.

Total weight loss: -44.7 pounds.

Weigh-in!

I had a weigh-in on Thursday, but my week has been bonkers. I'm just now getting around to updating. I'd mentioned in the last couple of weigh-in posts that my loss had slowed down a bit. It must have just been my body adjusting to the new calorie goal that we set in April when I had my metabolism retested, because it certainly picked up for this last weigh in. I lost 4.8 pounds!

Total weight loss: -40.7

Keep on rockin'!

Weigh-in (and a request for a pep talk)

I'm not going to lie. My motivation has been waning the last couple of weeks. I am still tracking calories and staying within range most days. I have, however, not been eating those calories in the most healthy manner (hello, skinny cows? I might need to ban you from my house). I've been uber-stressed and kind of in a funk to boot. The workouts have been sporadic at best.

The last two weigh-ins have shown me down, but not as much as I have been averaging in the past (4-5 pounds every two weeks). Two weeks ago, I was down 2.9 pounds, and today I was down 2.1 more pounds.

I'm not mentally ready for a plateau (or even a slow-down) yet. So, please give me all the pep talk you can muster.

Total Weight Loss: -35.9 pounds

Weigh-in

So, I had a weigh-in today. I lost 2.9 more pounds, bringing my total to 33.8. I was expecting to lose a little more as I have been around the 4-5 pound mark every 2 weeks, but I will take it. The other good news is that my bod pod measurement shows a 7-pound fat loss. I have incorporated more strength training, so I *may* be building a bit of muscle.

Total weight loss: -33.8 pounds

Weigh-in

I had a weigh-in today. I weigh in every 2 weeks, and I also get a bod pod measurement. I lost 5.1 pounds over the last two weeks, which included my birthday and celebratory cupcakes.

Amazingly, this time, ALL of my loss was fat according to my bod pod measurement. My lean mass stayed the same. It's bounced around a bit in my first few weeks. Honestly, at this weight, I'm not as concerned with it. I will be once I lose more though.

Total weight loss: -30.9 pounds