sherybaby

Look at this guy. That was my husband shortly before he joined the military, and this is him now. So.. probably about three years. And the last 25lbs were in the last six months. I AM SO PROUD OF HIM LOOK AT THIS PROGRESS!!! He doesn’t have a bodyspace but if you’ve got something to say to him just leave a comment on here…. AMAZING!!!!!!

PS–the face he’s making in the recent picture is because he just saw the before picture! lol!

Okay, instead of making a new entry I’m just gonna add to this one… It’s 3:30 and I just got done working out. There’s a machine @ the gym that does BMI/body fat % and here are my results…

HEIGHT 5′7.7"
WEIGHT 163.2 DRESSED AND WITH SHOES
BMI 25.0
FAT INDEX 26.5%
FAT MASS 43.2LB              <—-dang!!!
AGE 21
SEX F
BODY TYPE STANDARD

RECOMMENDTIONS
NORMAL: 10-20(M) 20-33(F)
STOUT: 20-28(M) 33-39(F)
OVERWEIGHT: +28(M) +39(F)

so… i went from "stout" to normal!!! woooohooo!! last time i checked my fat index was like 34! sa-weet!!

YESSSSSS!!!!!!

So I was doing the machines today, working on triceps, and I don’t know any of the "technical" terms for anything, but it was one of those machines…

 quick interjection. just got off the phone with circuit city. looks like it’s a no-go. said the earliest i would get off work during the week is 10:30pm. what!!

 anway. back to what i was saying. it’s one of those machines where your elbows are resting on the platform and you pull down on the handles to work your triceps and i think i hurt my elbow. i did one set at… 30lbs i think, and i was fine, but halfway through the second set my elbow — the joint, not a muscle — really started to hurt with every rep. is this normal???

i came home and tried a couple pushups just to make sure i could still do them for next week, and those don’t bother me. it was just that one pull-down motion.

i dunno. any ideas?

PS — gettin some muscle!!! def an improvement, especially in the shoulder.

So I’ve hit a plateau.

But at least it’s not my first one so I know what to expect.

I’m stuck at 163-166. Just gotta keep pluggin along, but dang these times suck.

34%, 26pts.

Ideally i’d like to lose 10% body fat, but getting down to 28% is acceptable for now. With a BMI of <25.

So yesterday Kim, Jon and I went for an 18mi bike ride. It was pretty intense because it was sooooo dang hot!!! And afterwards my legs were like jello. So I figured today I would just take it easy, maybe do that Serena Williams sprints workout I’ve got since it’s only a half hour…

 About that workout… I’ve never been able to finish it. But I have improved every time. When I first started it I could only do eight minutes, I think, but the last time I made it to 20. But today… UGH. I only made it to TEN!!! Why such an off day? How discouraging!! I’m gonna hafta go run the golf course (3.5mi) to get that confidence boost again. LAME!!

I blogged a little while ago but I just took/uploaded a new progress picture and I’ve got to say… I didn’t even realize I was losing weight. I mean, yeah, the scale says a different number, but my self image has remained the same. I still feel 182 lbs. I still feel ugly and uncomfortable. I still feel like I’m the last one picked, the third wheel, the fattest friend, the slowest runner… But I look at my before/after pictures, and I see the difference in them. I’m amazed at the difference. Why can’t I see that in the mirror????

Maybe it’s because I still wear the same size. A looser same size, but the same nonetheless. Check out this side shot… Where did my stomach go?

Ya know… I don’t wanna seem like I’m bragging or full of myself, because, as you can see, I am definitely not. This blog is the exact opposite. I’m honestly putting my true self out there for everyone to see. This is the first time I’ve really opened up to let everyone know just what a self-confidence problem I have. I don’t know if you can tell just by talking to me, but this is it. This is me. And I need this little pep talk to myself. Whether anyone reads this or not, I need it for me. I need to tell myself that I don’t look that bad, and sometimes I need to say, "Dang this pic looks good!" Maybe if I fake it for a while, I’ll start to believe it. (Does that ever work???)

I don’t know how often I’m going to do this, but for now I’ll just start with now.

I’m gettin back on the horse, kids. I went back to GNC and got another BodyMinder workout and diet journal and am tracking everything again. Plus, running the 3.5mi golf course really gave me the boost of confidence that I needed.

So here’s a toast to a new beginning…