ARGH.
My body makes me crazy.
I've been trying to lose 30 pounds since December. What began well has seemingly turned to crap. First I lost 11 pounds by changing my diet and going back to the gym. Then the cyst thing hit and I gained it all back. I've been hovering at or about 152 again since May and it's killing me. Last week I found my measuring tape and decided to use inches instead of pounds, which has helped a little bit, but now I'm bloated, constipated, crampy, and CRANKY, and after a week of slaying myself at the gym and being very good with my food I'm down a measly .5 lbs I know it would be more except for the bloated and constipated part. Again, three weeks ago I lost 4lbs and then one morning it was all back, according to the scale.
So I forgot to write down last week's measurements, but I think I recall:
Weight:152 lbs (NOT kilos... dear gods...)
Chest: 41" (upper chest, above bust, under armpits)
Waist: 35"
Hips: 39"
Top of Thigh: 23"
Today:
Weight: 151.5 lbs
Chest: 39"
Waist:34"
Hips: 40"
Thigh: 22.25"
*Obviously* some things have changed. I can account for the hip measure because my poor belly is swollen and sore, though certainly nothing to compare to pre-surgery. With the heavy weights I've been lifting I would honestly have thought my chest measurement might have increased, in fact I kind of dreaded it, but that isn't the case. I can tell I've lost breast fat too because of the way my bras fit. That isn't really a bad thing as I have more than enough to spare and I've been looking forward to getting back into a single D for some time now. My legs are certainly more muscular than they were three weeks ago, but I'm surprised that there's a 3/4" difference in one week. I could tell the other day that the little bit of fat on my upper thighs was decreasing because they weren't rubbing together like they had been. If that little pocket of fat was evenly distributed down my entire leg I'd never be able to notice, but NO, it has to all be RIGHT THERE. Gah. Yes, I have no butt, but I have fat on the inside top of my thighs. Fair? About as fair as my incredibly trim to non-existent hips topped off with all that fat that's hanging on my belly. There should be some cheap and easy way to redistribute body fat to make it more aesthetically pleasing. And free tummy tucks of some variety offered to all post-partum women as standard follow-up care.
Yes, I can see those numbers are going in the right direction. Yes, I am having a fat day. Since when do hard facts take presidence over crankiness? Harumph.
I've been trying to lose 30 pounds since December. What began well has seemingly turned to crap. First I lost 11 pounds by changing my diet and going back to the gym. Then the cyst thing hit and I gained it all back. I've been hovering at or about 152 again since May and it's killing me. Last week I found my measuring tape and decided to use inches instead of pounds, which has helped a little bit, but now I'm bloated, constipated, crampy, and CRANKY, and after a week of slaying myself at the gym and being very good with my food I'm down a measly .5 lbs I know it would be more except for the bloated and constipated part. Again, three weeks ago I lost 4lbs and then one morning it was all back, according to the scale.
So I forgot to write down last week's measurements, but I think I recall:
Weight:152 lbs (NOT kilos... dear gods...)
Chest: 41" (upper chest, above bust, under armpits)
Waist: 35"
Hips: 39"
Top of Thigh: 23"
Today:
Weight: 151.5 lbs
Chest: 39"
Waist:34"
Hips: 40"
Thigh: 22.25"
*Obviously* some things have changed. I can account for the hip measure because my poor belly is swollen and sore, though certainly nothing to compare to pre-surgery. With the heavy weights I've been lifting I would honestly have thought my chest measurement might have increased, in fact I kind of dreaded it, but that isn't the case. I can tell I've lost breast fat too because of the way my bras fit. That isn't really a bad thing as I have more than enough to spare and I've been looking forward to getting back into a single D for some time now. My legs are certainly more muscular than they were three weeks ago, but I'm surprised that there's a 3/4" difference in one week. I could tell the other day that the little bit of fat on my upper thighs was decreasing because they weren't rubbing together like they had been. If that little pocket of fat was evenly distributed down my entire leg I'd never be able to notice, but NO, it has to all be RIGHT THERE. Gah. Yes, I have no butt, but I have fat on the inside top of my thighs. Fair? About as fair as my incredibly trim to non-existent hips topped off with all that fat that's hanging on my belly. There should be some cheap and easy way to redistribute body fat to make it more aesthetically pleasing. And free tummy tucks of some variety offered to all post-partum women as standard follow-up care.
Yes, I can see those numbers are going in the right direction. Yes, I am having a fat day. Since when do hard facts take presidence over crankiness? Harumph.