MIPACKERFAN's CalorieKing blog
Wednesday, Feb 27 2008 - I'm officially in the 260s!!
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I got on the scale this morning and was very happy at what I saw. I have cracked into the 260s. I have now officially lost 15 pounds (to the tenth even!).
Is it possible at my weight to feel that difference? I've noticed that lately I've been touching my body - cupping my hands on my face, my hands on my hips. And they feel different. Good different. I don't really see a difference, but I think I'm starting to feel one. My clothes aren't hanging off me, and it's certainly not time to go on a major shopping spree. But I think in general they just fit better. I don't feel quite like the sardine I did nearly two months ago.
On the "downside," my second interim goal is coming up on Saturday. According to the crystal ball I held up at the beginning of this journey, my scale should read 265 Saturday morning. I don't think that will happen - that would be losing too fast. But if I'm in the high range of 268 that puts me three to four pounds over, and I think I can handle that. It just means that for my next goal, I need to hanker down a bit more and get to work.
I had said at the beginning I wasn't going to concentrate on exercise until after tax season is over. I'm still holding to that, but there are days that going for a walk really does help. Not to mention the dog - she's nutso for any walks right now! Part of my decision to hold off on the exercise is that my back isn't always the best. I thought that by losing whatever I could through April 15 (I estimated it would be about 25 pounds), it would be that much less stress on my body while exercising. (Of course, maybe it's just a big ole excuse for me to be lazy...)
For whatever reason, I'd still love to become a runner. I used to belong to a different site that's similar to CK, and someone had listed a "10 weeks to running" type of thing. I tried it... I went and got running shoes, and the watch, and the iPod holder, and the... Aside from feeling like an idiot trying to run, I did do pretty well in getting out there. I just walked more than I ran. However, I do recall one moment where all of a sudden I wasn't struggling for every breath, or feeling my feet pound into the pavement...I was running. And then I realized it and the struggles all came back. But for a moment I did it. I wish I had used that momentum to continue.
Here's to good days with no struggles.
Is it possible at my weight to feel that difference? I've noticed that lately I've been touching my body - cupping my hands on my face, my hands on my hips. And they feel different. Good different. I don't really see a difference, but I think I'm starting to feel one. My clothes aren't hanging off me, and it's certainly not time to go on a major shopping spree. But I think in general they just fit better. I don't feel quite like the sardine I did nearly two months ago.
On the "downside," my second interim goal is coming up on Saturday. According to the crystal ball I held up at the beginning of this journey, my scale should read 265 Saturday morning. I don't think that will happen - that would be losing too fast. But if I'm in the high range of 268 that puts me three to four pounds over, and I think I can handle that. It just means that for my next goal, I need to hanker down a bit more and get to work.
I had said at the beginning I wasn't going to concentrate on exercise until after tax season is over. I'm still holding to that, but there are days that going for a walk really does help. Not to mention the dog - she's nutso for any walks right now! Part of my decision to hold off on the exercise is that my back isn't always the best. I thought that by losing whatever I could through April 15 (I estimated it would be about 25 pounds), it would be that much less stress on my body while exercising. (Of course, maybe it's just a big ole excuse for me to be lazy...)
For whatever reason, I'd still love to become a runner. I used to belong to a different site that's similar to CK, and someone had listed a "10 weeks to running" type of thing. I tried it... I went and got running shoes, and the watch, and the iPod holder, and the... Aside from feeling like an idiot trying to run, I did do pretty well in getting out there. I just walked more than I ran. However, I do recall one moment where all of a sudden I wasn't struggling for every breath, or feeling my feet pound into the pavement...I was running. And then I realized it and the struggles all came back. But for a moment I did it. I wish I had used that momentum to continue.
Here's to good days with no struggles.
1 comments so far.
1.
a decade ago
Congratulations -- you are doing awesome! Don't get too hung up on a timeline for your goals -- as long as you are still headed in the right direction, you will get there. I know what you mean about running; back when my joints could take it, I loved to run (well, run/walk
=D). Keep up the great work.
by VEGGIRL1964