A tumblr dedicated to keeping me accountable for my weight loss as I head closer to my mid-20s. Amongst the weight loss posts and the general life posts, there will be laughing, crying, and hopefully, smaller sized pants.
B.
Height: 5'5"
Starting Weight (12.01.08) - 252 lbs.
Weight When I started blog - 210 lbs.
Current Weight (12.04.11) - 230 lbs.
Goal Weight - 150 lbs. or size 12, whichever comes first (subject to change)
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
So, I’ll admit it. Since starting “No Weigh In November”, I have weighed myself three times. Considering I used to weigh myself every day, I feel this is good progress, but still.
I felt guilty after the first two weigh ins because 1) I wasn’t supposed to be weighing in and 2) I hadn’t lost any weight (like the scale was mocking me or something. ”You’re not supposed to be on here, so ha ha, your weight hasn’t changed!” …or something).
But then Thursday night, after Skyping with my bff and pretty much straight talking for over an hour, I went to bed with a sore throat. That sore throat persisted on Friday and then by Saturday, I had basically caught a lesser version of the cold my mom has had all week. Sinus pressure, sore throat, stuffy nose - it was pretty terrible. Not just the symptoms, but the overall hunger I experienced. It’s not that I lost my sense of taste or anything, but because of the way my nose was, every time I ate something, I couldn’t breathe! So I tried to eat as much (and as healthy) as I could, but eventually I just tried sucking down water as a way to fill up my stomach. Saturday and Sunday night I basically went to bed starving because when you’re sick, the nights are the worst for breathing.
And speaking of Sunday, omg, the symptoms were terrible. I was tired and a little achy, but for whatever reason, I ended up going shopping with one of my best friends (and scored a Starbucks Peppermint Mocha for my throat) and then after talking on the phone with a different friend, my voice was shot to hell. Still is, actually. Every time I talk, I sound like Peter Brady going through puberty.
ANY WAY, the point of this being - I was pretty vigilant about what I ate this weekend. Lots of fruit, some vegetables and protein, and LOTS OF WATER led me to weigh in this morning.
Granted, those 4.5 lbs came off in four days and because of the whole being sick thing. But I’m just hoping I can keep up with this momentum. Honestly, I wanted to weigh in at 205 for December, but now that I’m there now, I’m gonna shoot for weighing in between 203-201 by December 1.
As of today, I feel better than I have all weekend. Currently: voice is still gone, appetite is ravenous, but I can breathe through my nose a little bit and I don’t feel achy. By the end of the week, I hope to be back in the gym, sweatin’ to the oldies. And I basically get to spend all day in bed, working on homework I blew off this weekend because of how crappy I felt. So…awesome.
