Well, it's been almost a year since I wrote last. I think my last post might have been last October. My weight stats as of then were:
Beginning weight: 229#
Last weigh-in weight: 224.6#
Current weight: 220.2# (as of Friday 10/5)
Amount lost week 2: 4.4#
Goal weight 1: 205# (because it's one pound less than what my fiance weighs)
Ultimate goal weight: 140# (weight going into college)
Total # lost to date: 8.8#
Total # to goal weight 1: 10.6#
Total # to ultimate goal weight: 80.2#
The good news is I have lost weight since then and am now down to around 206# consistently with my lowest weight (as of a couple days ago) being 204.6#. I had a weight loss hiatus for months, which began around the holidays last year. My lowest weight up until then was 209# and then I hovered consistently around 213#. Something that was both comforting and discouraging was that I wasn't gaining weight no matter what my eating habits were like. That was comforting because it was nice knowing my metabolism didn't seem like it was slowing down and that all the work I had put in dieting before wasn't going to waste even though I started eating poorly again. It was discouraging because knowing that my weight wasn't going back up no matter how I ate discouraged me from getting back on dieting again.
Then, Chris and I finally booked our wedding and preparations for that became intensely real now that there was a for-sure deadline. Before booking, I had a goal to lose weight but the deadline was abstract and I felt like I had however much time I wanted to lose weight for the wedding. Now I fear wedding dress shopping. I have flash backs of shopping with my mom right after I gained weight post-mono where I was bra shopping in Fashion Bug and every single bra I tried on fit horribly and I spilled out of all over the place. I broke down then and cried and told my mom how much I hated shopping and being fat and mono. I want my wedding dress experience to be happy and memorable with family there, not some embarrassing "nothing fits me right, I'm going to be a fat ugly bride" emotional marathon.
Another motivation to restart my healthier lifestyle was a friend in Edinboro, Maribeth, who lost a bunch of weight convinced me to go to the gym with her and that's when the second round of my dieting really started. I had also watched an animal cruelty video which turned me off of meat and animal products for a couple weeks, and then I decided to make an effort to cut animal product consumption and to buy most of my meat and milk from local sources. I now get milk from a farm in Edinboro, I pick up meat from the Co-Op and am looking into buying meat directly from the farms, and I get eggs from a co-worker at Wal-Mart who raises his own chickens. I also started using my calorie counter again, an app called "Lose It!" and a new app that tracks fitness called "Map My Fitness". I love this app because I can take my tablet with me on walks and using the GPS map my workout. It tracks distance, speed, incline, time, and calories burned. Carrying my tablet around with me is a little annoying, but I might be able to use the app on Chris's old phone. I just started slipping on the diet again (which is easy when I'm busy with theatre stuff...we had a show that opened last night), but I think I'm ready to kick-start it again. A new acquaintance I met through theatre has been posting his calorie burning for today on Facebook and I felt motivated to start blogging again.
So my new stats for this week are:
Beginning weight/peak weight: 229#
Last weigh-in weight: 206.4#
Current weight: 204.6# (as of Wed. 8/21)
Pounds lost since last weigh in: 1.8
*MET!!!* Goal weight 1: 205# (at this time last year, this was one pound less than what my fiancé, Chris weighed, but now he is under 200# so I guess I better catch up with him!)
Goal weight 2: 199# (to be under 200#)
Ultimate goal weight: 140# (weight going into college)
Total # lost to date: 24.4#
Total # to goal weight 1: *MET!!!*
Total # to goal weight 2: 5.6#
Total # to ultimate goal weight: 64.6#
And I know it's about more than just the numbers. I want to be healthy, I want to feel better, I want to be as healthy as I can possibly be for pregnancy (which might happen in the next couple of years!!). There are other health related topics I want to talk about eventually including mental health, and female cycle health. I want to keep up with this blog, I really do. Hopefully I won't try to convince myself I'm to busy to keep up writing.
with love,
Kristen
