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just_the_things39. Get weight down to 135lbs
I worked out for the first time in years today. Oh, Billy Banks, I have missed you so much! It was like riding a bike, only better because the last time I rode a bike the brakes failed and I jumped off and scraped my knees and elbows and had to walk a mile back to my apartment bleeding. Anyway, I was able to keep up with almost the whole workout. I forgot about water, so I had to dart over to the bathroom a couple times during instruction, but I only missed one or two 8-count sets. It was neat how much I remembered--where people in the background mess up, the gestures and encouraging comments he makes, etc. I love that he tells us it's all right if we can't keep up the entire time, to not feel bad but just walk it out and jump back in when you're ready. My favorite part is when he tells us to create our own little circle of air. And my second favorite part is when he asks if we're feeling it and the woman on his right, sweating a lot, says "Oh yeah." If people doing it with him get tired as well, I don't feel so bad for sweating and feeling tired either.
I weighed myself three times this morning and came in at 151.8 each time. I was amazed. I've been dancing around the mid-150s for about 2 months now, thinking that I'd hit a plateau. I'm very happy to see my weight dropping again and following the same gradual/steady downward slope as before. I glanced over at the small pile of clothes to donate and saw my size 12 jeans. I've been wearing long underwear under size 16 jeans and I've had to hike them up a few times. I tried on one of the 12s and, what do you know, they fit perfectly! Not tight at all! Maybe I wouldn't be able to wear long underwear under them, but I'll see how that feels. Still, they were jeans I'd given up ever being able to fit into again so I'd put them in the donate pile and not looked back until today. How thrilling and surprising!
I'm a little worried about going away for the AWP Conference in two weeks. That will disrupt my routine that I've depended on and I won't be able to cook for myself the way I do here. I'll be forced to go to dinners and lunches with pre-set menus. I usually eat what's in front of me because I need food and don't have time to go get it elsewhere or don't want to look rude at meals with board members. But I haven't eaten a sandwich since September and this won't be the time to start (ironically, I'm wearing my Hufflepuff sandwich t-shirt right now LOL). Luckily, there's a Trader Joe's right across the street from the hotel/conference center so I'll have access to healthy organic food. I just need to make sure I have enough food I can eat so I don't have a sugar crash. When I crash, I start crying uncontrollably and can't stop until I get some food in me, but slowly or I feel sick. I want to prevent that from happening at the conference when I have to be up and working from 6am to 2am :-) So, yeah, I'm a little worried, but I'll figure something out and make it work! Worse comes to worse, I rely on Luna bars and fresh fruit stashes; not too bad!
I worked out for the first time in years today. Oh, Billy Banks, I have missed you so much! It was like riding a bike, only better because the last time I rode a bike the brakes failed and I jumped off and scraped my knees and elbows and had to walk a mile back to my apartment bleeding. Anyway, I was able to keep up with almost the whole workout. I forgot about water, so I had to dart over to the bathroom a couple times during instruction, but I only missed one or two 8-count sets. It was neat how much I remembered--where people in the background mess up, the gestures and encouraging comments he makes, etc. I love that he tells us it's all right if we can't keep up the entire time, to not feel bad but just walk it out and jump back in when you're ready. My favorite part is when he tells us to create our own little circle of air. And my second favorite part is when he asks if we're feeling it and the woman on his right, sweating a lot, says "Oh yeah." If people doing it with him get tired as well, I don't feel so bad for sweating and feeling tired either.
I weighed myself three times this morning and came in at 151.8 each time. I was amazed. I've been dancing around the mid-150s for about 2 months now, thinking that I'd hit a plateau. I'm very happy to see my weight dropping again and following the same gradual/steady downward slope as before. I glanced over at the small pile of clothes to donate and saw my size 12 jeans. I've been wearing long underwear under size 16 jeans and I've had to hike them up a few times. I tried on one of the 12s and, what do you know, they fit perfectly! Not tight at all! Maybe I wouldn't be able to wear long underwear under them, but I'll see how that feels. Still, they were jeans I'd given up ever being able to fit into again so I'd put them in the donate pile and not looked back until today. How thrilling and surprising!
I'm a little worried about going away for the AWP Conference in two weeks. That will disrupt my routine that I've depended on and I won't be able to cook for myself the way I do here. I'll be forced to go to dinners and lunches with pre-set menus. I usually eat what's in front of me because I need food and don't have time to go get it elsewhere or don't want to look rude at meals with board members. But I haven't eaten a sandwich since September and this won't be the time to start (ironically, I'm wearing my Hufflepuff sandwich t-shirt right now LOL). Luckily, there's a Trader Joe's right across the street from the hotel/conference center so I'll have access to healthy organic food. I just need to make sure I have enough food I can eat so I don't have a sugar crash. When I crash, I start crying uncontrollably and can't stop until I get some food in me, but slowly or I feel sick. I want to prevent that from happening at the conference when I have to be up and working from 6am to 2am :-) So, yeah, I'm a little worried, but I'll figure something out and make it work! Worse comes to worse, I rely on Luna bars and fresh fruit stashes; not too bad!
