Weight Loss
I lost 4 more lbs. from last Thursday to this Tuesday and that makes me feel really good.
I'm at a total of 16lbs lost with the South Beach Diet, and 42lbs lost overall since October 2007.
Also, I had to go shopping because all of my clothes looked ridiculous on me. I was surprised to find that YAY I don't have to shop in the Women's Plus section. You don't understand ... I don't remember the last time I didnt have to go to a plus size section or plus size store, god which was horrible!
Lane Bryant HAS to be the most depressing place on earth. Everyone's kinda huge and even the employees and everyone's reeeeally trying to enduce this whole "love your body", "big is beautiful" vibe bullshit and it just makes you wanna kill yourself even though you know that a part of you dies anyway each time you set foot in there... Plus, have you noticed how plus size clothing is always fucking expensive? .... must be the extra fabric.
So, yeah, I'm at the end spectrum of "normal" sizes right now. Which is like a 1X-2X in tops (depends whether it's Junior Sizes or not, then I'm def. a 2X) and I'm wearing a size 16-17 in pants which is I guess, the last size they go to on normal pants before they send you to that other section LOL.
For those of you who didn't know, I started this whole thing in November wearing a size 22/24W ... Yeah, I was THAT fat.
The exercise thing is going good, I'm almost done with my training sessions but I might sign up for some more because a) My trainer rocks and b) I like someone there kicking my ass and motivating me. I'm still going to the gym on my own when I don't have training to do cardio, which always puts me in a good mood.
The body is looking good, can you believe I have a waist again? Crazy! Plus, everyone in my family keeps telling me how I move different and everything doesn't seem like a struggle. Shit, I'm even breathing so much better. I don't run out of breath going up stairs!
One thing I haven't been prepared for is, well, the hating. A very few people who I've always considered myself close to haven't been as supportive as others. It's all in the little things like criticizing how still fat I am (which, yeah, I know, I still have fucking 80lbs to go to hit my target weight. Thanks for taking the time to point it out.)Or, sometimes saying that I really don't look thinner, or making fun of my clothes, and just making bitchy comments. I don't think that's kosher, you know? Ok so I'm not thin or anywhere near that but, at least I'm making an effort instead of sitting on my fat ass all day, right?
I just think think that a lot of people never expected me to actually do something about my weight and health. Or succeed at it.
Sorry to disappoint you, guys. I'm only gonna get thinner from here.
I'm at a total of 16lbs lost with the South Beach Diet, and 42lbs lost overall since October 2007.
Also, I had to go shopping because all of my clothes looked ridiculous on me. I was surprised to find that YAY I don't have to shop in the Women's Plus section. You don't understand ... I don't remember the last time I didnt have to go to a plus size section or plus size store, god which was horrible!
Lane Bryant HAS to be the most depressing place on earth. Everyone's kinda huge and even the employees and everyone's reeeeally trying to enduce this whole "love your body", "big is beautiful" vibe bullshit and it just makes you wanna kill yourself even though you know that a part of you dies anyway each time you set foot in there... Plus, have you noticed how plus size clothing is always fucking expensive? .... must be the extra fabric.
So, yeah, I'm at the end spectrum of "normal" sizes right now. Which is like a 1X-2X in tops (depends whether it's Junior Sizes or not, then I'm def. a 2X) and I'm wearing a size 16-17 in pants which is I guess, the last size they go to on normal pants before they send you to that other section LOL.
For those of you who didn't know, I started this whole thing in November wearing a size 22/24W ... Yeah, I was THAT fat.
The exercise thing is going good, I'm almost done with my training sessions but I might sign up for some more because a) My trainer rocks and b) I like someone there kicking my ass and motivating me. I'm still going to the gym on my own when I don't have training to do cardio, which always puts me in a good mood.
The body is looking good, can you believe I have a waist again? Crazy! Plus, everyone in my family keeps telling me how I move different and everything doesn't seem like a struggle. Shit, I'm even breathing so much better. I don't run out of breath going up stairs!
One thing I haven't been prepared for is, well, the hating. A very few people who I've always considered myself close to haven't been as supportive as others. It's all in the little things like criticizing how still fat I am (which, yeah, I know, I still have fucking 80lbs to go to hit my target weight. Thanks for taking the time to point it out.)Or, sometimes saying that I really don't look thinner, or making fun of my clothes, and just making bitchy comments. I don't think that's kosher, you know? Ok so I'm not thin or anywhere near that but, at least I'm making an effort instead of sitting on my fat ass all day, right?
I just think think that a lot of people never expected me to actually do something about my weight and health. Or succeed at it.
Sorry to disappoint you, guys. I'm only gonna get thinner from here.