3/16/12 – 165. -4 lbs in 1 week. Water weight? Scale catching up with my hard work? Emotional progress? Who knows. Back in the right direction.
3/9/12 – 169 Back on the Easy Fitness scale. A tear.
2/10/12 – 167 – continuing to go the wrong direction, but it doesn’t make any sense. I can’t even be mad. The world is upside down.
2/3/12 – 166 I’m embarrassed. But also confused. Dropped base calories back to 1300 (+ activity)
1/6/12 – 162.5 (-8) <—Not a typo. I’m seriously the same. I think we can now safely call this a weight plateau.
12/30/11 – 162.5 (-8) GRRRRRRRR
12/23/11 – 162.5 (-8)
12/16/11 – 162.5 (-8)
12/9/11 – 163 (-7.5)
12/2/11 – 164.5
11/23/11 – 165 (early weigh-in due to Thanksgiving)
11/18/11 – 165.5 (-5)
11/11/11 – 167.0 (3.5)
11/4/11 – 167.5 lbs (-3 lbs)
10/29/11 – 170.5 lbs (Going for 150 lbs by January 14th — Cabo Trip, baybeeee)
Let’s get these stats going again. As you’ll notice, I’m not where I was when I started in 09, but I’m not exactly a waif either.
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12/7/09: 185 – I found out what I started at about 2 weeks ago (1/4/10). It is MUCH higher than even I anticipated. Literally one year ago I was 25 pounds lighter. How, you ask does that happen? A combo of partying a lot, stress of a break-up, and my hormone problem resurfacing once I hit around 170, which makes weight gain VERY easy and weight loss particularly hard. Go team.
12/22/09: 180.4 – 4 pounds overall Yay, I guess. Hard to be excited.
Mon 1/4/10: 181 This was when I decided to be a big girl and finally weighed myself. And big girl I found out I am. I THEN asked Christy-pants to tell me what my starting weight was. (and have now input the figures from 12/7 and 12/22). I started a new pill about 2 weeks ago and my boobs inflated an extra cup size. AND I think I’m retaining water. I really have been eating quite well the last couple weeks and would have expected a change in the downward direction, but I think some of the problem is my body is adjusting to the pill. no bueno.
Mon 1/11/10: 179.0: right direction. Still i shock I’m near 180. Been weighing almost every day and am just lingering around 180. Have I mentioned i’m still in shock? 25 pounds is a lot in a year. Even by my standards.
Sun 1/17/10: 179.8: Back-dating and putting all my weights in as of today. I don’t care anymore if you know. I know who I am. If a guy can own his weight on a blog and not apologize for it, I can too. Plus, I know this is just temporary, hormonal, and won’t matter in 6 months when it’s a distant memory. It’s tough when you’re working out on average more than an hour a day, eating/logging everything and seeing no changes. I’m switching to the brand of pill I was on when I broke up with my ex last April. Never seemed to have the boob issue or weight gain on it. Will see if it makes a difference.
Wed 2.3.10: 182.3 here is what I have to say about that: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK YOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, weight. Seriously. What……the……hell…. i have been a person that binges and didn’t gain/maintain weight like this. I am working out 8-10 hours a week and eating moderately. My boobs are like kettlebells strapped to my chest. My body is putting up a fight. Can someone please explain? May be taking a trip back to the endocrinologist soon. argh.
Thursday 2.18.10: 181. Back to 1/4/10 levels. Let’s see how the old calorie tracking/alcohol elimination helps get me back into the 170s. Did you know I haven’t been in the 180′s since 2002? Hell, hadn’te even been in the 170′s since 2003. Stupid 170′s and 180′s. Measuring this weekend cuz I feel like my body is still tightening up.
Friday 3.5.10 – 179.4 Dehydrated? Perhaps. Danced till 4am last night. Somethings gonna give at some point, i know it. Meantime, Christy-pants measured me today — down in most places — total loss 6 inches all over. NOt great for 3 months, but i’ll take it. *sigh*.
Saturday 3.20.10 – 177.4 Going dooooown. Funny that I have barely exercised in 2 weeks and I drop weight. And let me tell you, with my issues, every pound is hard fought. No booze in 6 weeks, eating well, cut out most sugar. I am EARNING those 2 pounds.
Sunday 3.28.10 – 174.4 WHA??? no really. seriously?
Tuesday 3.30.10 — 174 WHAMMO! We have liftoff!!!
Tuesday 4.13.10 — 171.2 Still going down down down. DEFINITELY planning to be in the 160′s by Wildflower!!! Got 18 days to lose 1.2. Think I can get there, especially with a 5 hour bike ride this weekend. Holy jeezus!
Sunday 4.18.10 — 170.2 Even though this morning it said I was .2 lbs from the 160′s…I’m going to reserve doing my patented happy dance until I’m safely IN the 160′s. But assuming this is accurate, I’m down about 15 lbs! And people are starting to take notice. It feels good, getting down to where I want to be!
Tuesday 4.20.10 — 169.2 WHAT? I might actually NOT be Athena by my ironman at this rate…Could I be 20 lbs lighter by July 31st? 2 months? me thinks YES!
I would like to take this journey with you??
come along!
You rock! I was laughing out loud while reading your fat triathlete trials. I too compete but I am over 200 lbs. I still make it happen.
Keep writing, I’ll keep reading.
Thanks Jennifer — I kinda had *hoped* no one actually was reading stats, but your comment proves otherwise, lol.
Glad to have you along!
I love that you’re embracing this, and I could not agree more about the stigma on women’s weight versus men’s. I think it’s awesome that you’re putting it out there.
For what it’s worth, numbers mean nothing in my opinion. It’s all in how you carry it and you wear it fantastically well!
I find the numbers interesting because I’m curious how things change (or don’t, as the case may be) with all the training you’re doing. I just started training and have been refusing to pay much attention to what I’m eating, though that may change as I try to improve my speed. You may have inspired me to start keeping track…
Hey girl,
I really am going to have my roommate do my measurements again probably friday morning.
I don’t know why things aren’t budging much but i’m pretty sure it has to do with the hormone issue i deal with. I mean, 10+ hours of exercise a week, eating pretty well, and not even drinking?? i mean, come ON! Do i havce to cut out sugar too? grrrrrr.
I’m trying not to obsess.
AthenaJess-
Remember your body has been used to the way you were fueling it- let it balance out. My rule of thumb- if it has more than 7 ingredients on the package it does not go in my body- and if there is something on it I couldn’t spell if I was asked, it’s put back on the shelf.
Lots of luck- you go girl!