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Well I decided to take some measurements to see if my body is changing shape, even though I’m not losing a ton of weight as of yet.  Here are the stats:

left arm: 11.5 inches              right arm: 12 1/8

left wrist: 5   14/16                 right wrist: 6

bust: 33.5 (where band would go)

over navel: 30  7/8

top hip bone: 34  5/8

Largest part of bottom:  39  6/8

Widest part of r thigh:

wides of left thigh:

calf R:

Calf L:

Mid thigh R:

Mid Thigh L:

 Hopefuly I will see some results.  Does anyone know how long I should wait to re-measure?  I was thinking two weeks?

So I had a dream the other night.  I was standing on a scale with a blue face and black numbers.  It read 123, and I looked up and my boyfriend was looking at the numbers on it with a smile, (I refuse to let ANYONE see me on a scale, let alone my boyfriend).  When I woke up it felt amazing.  It made me feel like that could be a reality one day.  Boy do I hope so.  For right now I’m focusing on 145 first!

It’s official!  I made it through the holiday.  I dropped .3 pounds even though I ate the WHOLE holiday.   :-)  I didn’tthink I could make it through with a slight loss.  :-)   I went from 146.9 to 146.6 which I am trying to tell mysef is a good accomplishment. 

 This week I am starting to work out again.  MY challenege this week is to increas my exercise, but not increase my food intake a lot.  I’m onlygoing to add maybe 200 calories to my diet.  My goal for the month, to lose 6lbs. 

So it has beena long time since I have been here on buddyslim.  Today I weighed myself for the first time in a month and I lost 1.5 lbs last month.  I know it isn’t that much, but to me any loss is a sucess.  I think Ifigured out that you don’t have to focus on weight loss ever minute of the day, because sometimes it makes you GAIN weight…….gasp!  I just went throught the most stressful part of school and lost 1.5 lbs :-) 

 I did really well at Thanksgiving, instead of eating until I couldn’t anymore, I ate like a regular everyday meal.  I felt happy after instead of bad for how much I ate.   This winter break I am goign to be working out as many days as I can, and eating on Christmas guilt free, a normal portion of food.  :-)   it feels good to have this under control

I guess what I wanted to say is, no matter how long the journey takes, it’s still worth it.  I’ll take that one pound a month, by the end of a year i’d be 12lbs lighter! 

Have a happy and safe holiday!

so far I have made the most progress yet that I have on buddy slim.  After all that stress about what I was eating causing me to over eat and stay the same weight.  I finally am down to 147.4!   I can feel 146.  What I do is when I reach 146.9, I change my ticker to 146, etc.  so I’m so close to that 146, I’m so excited, I’m just hoping that I can keep myself on normal portions during this Thanksgiving.  I know I can.  I already packed gym clothes for when I go home, so tha tI can exercise some.  :-)  Try to offset all that wonderful thanksgiving food.

I made myself an excell sheet for the next 4 months of goal weights (three per weigh in, one weight is my goal, the second is a little more agressive goal, and the third is a super aggressive goal), I’m trying to stay within those 3 weights per day the whole weight loss process.  for example today i was supposed to be 148, 147.6, 147.3   I made it in between those weights so I’m happy.  I really think I can do this.   :-)   I dont’t hink I’ve ever been so optomisitc about something.  

So how is everyone elses weight loss journeys going?  Do you have any good workouts or good motivational ways to keep track of your weight?

 Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Well, I finally hit the 5 lb loss mark.  I kept giving up the past 8 months!  8 months, imagine that if I only lost a pound a month I’d lose more than I did.  But you know what, I’m glad I finally lost those five, and it’s been consistant.   I decided to jump back on here on the band wagon.  I’m feeling good, and ready to keep it up.  My goal is to lose 18 more pounds.  I can do this.  Instead of thinking I only lost five lbs., I walk down to the free weights, feel that five poudn weight, and smile because that is how much I lost.  I pick up the 20 lb weight, and think to myself that I’m going to lose about that much more.  :-)  it makes me smile for some reason instead of dreading the workouts to come.  I think I’m finally in the mind set. 

 I hope everyone is doing well, especially now that it’s candy, doughnut, and cider time! 

So yesterday I went grocery shopping after work.  I caved in and bought two pieces of chocolate cake.  I at one of the them yesterday.  :-(  crap!  So I decided that I needed to burn those extra calories.  I elipticalled until I burned 1125 calories!  I think I did awesome.  It almost took me two hours though.  sigh…………………  I think I taught myself, I’d rather NOT eat cake, and NOT spend 2 hours elipticalling in one day.  But we’ll see if that lesson sticks with me or not. 

Today I plan on running some errands, paying some bills, tanning, and cleaning after work.  I’m debating if I should go to the gym or not (I hate when my tanning lotion runs all over me from sweat).  USually I tan after I shower at night, but the way time is going today, I don’t think that I will have time to get those bills payed, clean and workout after I tan.  so…..we’ll see.  Maybe I’ll go walk on the back track after the gym closes for a while. 

 This weekend is my cousins bachlorette party.  I’m hoping that its fun, and I’m going to try to stay away from the booze and snacks.  I’m goign to try to stick to the vegetable tray.  Did I mention it’s catered?  crap, it sounds like a receipe for disaster already.  :-(  I’m going to try my best though.

 Today is another weigh  in, I’m hoping that I did good this weekend.  I’m hoping to be 150 flat.  Anywhere between 150 and 150.9 will make me happy, because I got a little out of control this weekend eating (ok………..a lot out of control).  But Today I’m making up for it and yesterday I did too.  I’ve been eating salads with lots of veggies and progresso soup, and yogurt with pecans for breakfast.

 Wish me luck with my favorite buddy……….the scale.  ick

I’m so happy!  This past week, I lost those 2 lbs I gained back.  I’m really at 150.6, but I put 151.  This is the lowest I have been while on buddyslim.  i think I may have turned a corner! 

 I would like to try to lose 7 more lbs before Halloween.  That would make me so happy.  I think I ca n do it.  It’ll just take a lot  of hard work in the diet area.  I do fine at the gym, it’s just my eating that’s the problem.  I eat alll the time.  Latley I’ve been eating a lot of vegetables and soups.  It’s done wonders for me.  I l ost those 2lbs in 5 days.  :-) 

  I think I put a little weight back on this weekend, but I’m going to work really hard this week so it won’t be a problem. 

I gained 2 pounds, but I really think they are muscle.  My clothes have been fitting so much better, and I look more toned.  I guess I’m not too worried, I know one of these days a little bit of weight will fly off.  I’m goign to keep doing what i’m doing

So I actually think I made some prgress this last week.  Today is my weigh in, and I think I’m going to have a loss.  I’m excited for my weigh in because I feel light!  :-)   we’ll see how it goes.  I really have that mentality to lose the weight, and it has stuck with me for 10 days now.  I’m truly ready.