Fitness Update
I had been in the middle of another plateau, this time stuck above 190, and this week I finally broke through. Weighed myself this morning and was at 189 even. It is a damn good feeling getting past a barrier like that, and I'm really noticing changes in my body. (So, apparently, has everyone else, judging from people's comments to me.) Its been a while since I did any measurements, so here are some updated ones:
Bust: 41.5
Waist: 35
Hips: 40.5
Thigh: 22.5
Biggest changes in the hips and bust, which probably explains why my pants are all fitting more loosely now. I'm going to have to buy new clothes soon, but I don't want to make huge purchases until I've reached goal weight. So basically, one or two pairs of pants, and that's it.
Decided to (finally) start training for this race in November, and have thus downloaded a C25K app from RunDouble. I had tried, twice, just going out and jogging, and it was pretty miserable both times. And the first time, my quadriceps were horribly sore for days afterwards. Not the most fun. But after two days of Couch to 5k running, I feel pretty good. Running isn't, and I doubt it will ever be, my favorite thing. But I made a promise, and dammit, I'm going to follow through!
Also, according to a customer who is a physical trainer, anything high-impact burns more calories than low-impact activities like biking and elliptical. So, despite my elliptical telling me that half an hour burns five hundred calories while RunDouble tells me that it only burns 300 calories, I'll stick it out with the running.
Though I'm going to need new running shoes shortly. Mine are 5 years old, and I'd like to NOT give myself knee problems from old shoes. So, soon. Probably next weekend.
That's all for now!