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I’ve only lost one pound since October 1st, but it is that time of the month, so I hope some more drops off soon.  Currently at 154.  That is down from 198 last spring and 186 starting buddyslim on June 13th. 

My new goals:

I’d like to be 145 by Halloween, 135 by Thanksgiving, and 125 by Christmas

I’d like to be in a 0 by Christmas so I can get a new wardrobe for Christmas and my birthday

To accomplish these goals, I plan to do:

aerobic and toning work out daily (chart on forums)

stick to 1500-1900 calories daily

less diet coke, more water

more fruits and veggies

33 Waist

39.5 Bust

38 Hips

22 Thigh

12 Arm

I weighed 198 last spring and 186 when I started buddyslim on June 13th.

I now weigh 155.  My next goal weight is 145, my first date weight.

On Sept. 7th

Weight:  160

40.5 Bust

34.5 Waist

40.5 Hips

22.5 Thigh

12 Arm

Next stop- first date weight!

I weighed 198 last spring and 186 on June 13th.

I now weigh 160.  My next goal weight is 145.

New measurements:

40.5 Bust (up a little - must be the new bra)

34.5 Waist (down a little)

40.5 Hips (up a little)

22.5 Thigh (same)

12 Arm (down a little)

I had taken a break from buddyslim while I was prepping for school for the last month.  I haven’t been eating right or exercising at all, but apparently I worked so hard that I lost weight anyway.  Now that school has begun and my days are (while still super busy) slowing down a bit, I am back to counting calories and exercising!

5 miles today and kept it to 1600 calories (might have a yogurt later but that is less than 100).

Food Log

Exercise Log

As of August 16th:

Weight 164

Bust and hips 40

Waist 35

Arm 12.5

Thigh 22.5

Posted July 24, 2009

Weight 171

Bust 41

Waist 36

Hips 41

Arm 13

Thigh  23

Weight 164

Bust and hips 40

Waist 35

Arm 12.5

Thigh 22.5

Last post:

Posted July 24, 2009

Weight 171

Bust 41

Waist 36

Hips 41

Arm 13

Thigh  23

Clearly I should start back exercising… And eating healthy.  I have been eating bad but cutting calories.  Even today I ate Hamburger Helper which is soooo gross.  I will start back exercising today and eat better starting tonight…

Weight 171

Bust 41

Waist 36

Hips 41

Arm 13

Thigh  23

Despite two weeks of breaking my diet and not exercising due to Vacation Bible School prep and performance.  It was quite the workout and I did have little time to snack, but I didn’t have much time to prepare healthy meals…

Thanks for the prayers.  We got some things worked out.  Maybe we didn’t but it feels like we did, so I feel better either way.  I know I got heard and that is the important thing.

So, disappointing scales results this morning.  Back up to 177… this is why you shouldn’t weigh every day.  So I decided that instead of staying at 1800 calories I would go back to rotating between 1800 and 1500 again.  Today is a 1500 day.  One of my teachers brought food to cook at work.  I don’t know what it was called but these are the ingredients:  crescent rolls, cream cheese, sugar, powdered sugar and milk.  It tastes like the most delicious cheese danish you’ve ever eaten, especially when hot.  I took exactly one bite and brought the rest home to my son.  Yay for me!   I snacked on carrots and ate my lean cuisine early to keep myself from breaking down when I was staring it in the face all day.

I feel so blah, like I need a kick in the pants and I realized it was from going off my diet soda.  I need caffeine.  I broke down and am drinking one now.  If I don’t I’ll never get the house straight and my work done, much less my workouts by tonight.

I forgot to weigh myself before I ate breakfast because we all know the best time to weigh yourself is first-morning-after-the-pee-naked-with-dry-hair.  But I had STILL lost another pound.  I guess my 5 miles a day, arm and ab strength training and calorie counting is working.  I am terrified of plateauing again so I may stay up at 1800 calories for the rest of the week, instead of alternating down to 1500 every two days.

But everything isn’t awesome.  I am having major relationship trouble and it is weighing heavy on me right now.  At least exercise is a distraction.  If you read this, please say a prayer for me to know what to do about it.

Lost another pound!  Down to 177!

My (over undies and bra but without clothes) measurements are:

43 bust

39 waist

43 hips

I hope as I start weighing myself I see faster progress.

I finally lost 2 lbs.  I am not at my lowest on this buddyslim journey.  I went down to 177, but after going back up then plateauing for so long, I needed it.  I am trying to find a tape measure so I can start measuring since that might actually be a more accurate measure of weight loss.

My coworker told me to stop weighing myself everyday, but I can’t help myself.

I blew it a little today since we went to the movies and I ate popcorn, which of course hubby ordered it buttered.  I tried to limit myself, then I came home and walked 4 miles up and down the street.  I made poor Muffin, my yorkiepoo, go with me and I thought she was going to have a heart attack.  I tried to give her a break but when I tied her to the tree she went crazy until I let her go with me again.  So she only did 3.5 miles.  I’m off to do at least one mile on the treadmill, maybe two. or one on the stepper too.

I have actually gained a pound in the last two weeks.  I don’t know how I can do that when I went from maintaining at 186 eating upwards of 3000 cals and not exercising to eating 1500-1800 cals and exercising daily.  I did lose 7 pounds the first week by eating 1200 cals and exercising, but when I stalled on week two I reevaluated my calorie intake and upped it.  The calorie counter says I should eat 1800 for fat loss and 1500 for extreme fat loss so I am alternating those two.  I am doing a stepper, the treadmill, walking on the street and doing some exercises like crunches, bicep curls, push ups, etc.  I also am a preschool teacher and mother of 3, so I stay on my feet literally until dinner.

I would love any input.  My hubby is saying that I look smaller but I think that is muscle tone.  I can’t tell with my clothes because they are all different sizes.  He also thinks I might be adding muscle by working out so much.  I don’t know but I am getting awfully discouraged at so much work while showing no progress…