PDXgirl

Good evening fellow buddies! I have been noticing an interesting pattern in my weight loss. I tend to lose MORE weight when I’m on my period. How strange is this?!?!  I’ve noticed this for the past nearly 3 months, I always expect myself to be bloated or something and weigh more, but it’s been consistent that I’m losing more when my period arrives. How bizarre! Does this happen to anyone else? Maybe strangely I’m losing more water weight or something at this time of the month! Baffles my mind, but Ill take what I can get.

I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to even stress about losing weight. Why do I say this? You see, I’m a Criminal Justice major, and I read A LOT of crime stories that involve people losing their lives. What could be worse than that? I also read the news about 20 times a day (I kid you not, I am a freakin big fan of knowing what happens to people in this world). I just wanted to take a moment to share some of the stories that have truly touched my heart. It makes me feel so privileged to be stressing about weight, school, work, or anything else that comes my way.

**Warning, these stories are disturbing and have the potential to affect your mood, read at your own risk. I am a firm believer that people’s stories and what they endure should be heard***

Let’s start with today’s news. As some of you might know, actress Natasha Richardson passed away today. She was on a beginner’s skiing slope when she fell and apparently hit her head. She claimed that she felt fine, but an hour later she complained of a headache and her condition deteriorated. She was later pronounced brain dead, and she was taken off life support this evening. How truly devastating for her husband and two young children. Life is so precious…I am truly so thankful to be here and living life to the fullest.

Another disturbing, and truly saddening death happened to an 18-year old girl from Colorado Springs. She was at a gas station pumping her gas, getting ready for a fun spring break with her friend. A pickup truck swerved in and hit the gas pump, pinning the woman against her car. It exploded and caught fire, and bystanders tried to help her but the heat was just too much. I almost started crying when I read that the girl pleaded “help me, help me! I’m going to die!” How truly traumatizing…It pains me to even write these words.

One last story I wanted to share is about a woman from South Africa, Allison Botha, who was pulling up to her apartment complex and was getting out of her car when a strange man held a knife to her throat and told her “move or or you’ll be killed.” She complied, and they drove to pick up his friend. They drove to a deserted area where they raped the woman. Then they contemplated what they should do with her, and ultimately decided to kill her. They stabbed her in the stomach 30 times, disemboweling her. They then cut her throat 16 times to the point where she was nearly severed. They threw her shirt on her back, and they drove off. She was still alive, conscious, and aware of what happened to her. She thought of her mother and loved ones, and was determined to stay alive. She gathered her intestines in her shirt, held them at her side, all while holding her head up so she could see. She walked to the nearest street where she summoned help. An ambulance arrive 1.5 hours later and miraculously, she survived. She is now a motivational speaker around the world and is happily married with two children. Her strong will to survive truly amazes me, and also reminds me not to take life for granted.

Being in the criminal justice field of study opens my eyes and makes me more aware than I used to be. I’m sorry if this is too graphic or inappropriate, but I really wanted to share my thoughts with someone, and unfortunately my mom and boyfriend hate hearing about the gruesome crime stories, but I like to talk about them after I read them. What I take from all of this is that it is very important to enjoy life and I’m proud to say that I’ve got a few extra pounds hanging around. I can control whether or not they are there, I can’t control when my life will be taken, so I better live as best as I can!

Finally saw that magical number this morning!! A good 139.2!! So very happy this morning I hope everyone has a wonderful day! It feels so great to finally be in the 130’s, even if it is at the very highest end!

So I’ve been looking at my accomplishments so far and I’d like to set some reasonable mini goals in order to reach my ultimate goal. I weighed in this morning at a solid 140.0 so I’m pleased with that. I went out to the bars Friday night and had 4 light beers and it fortunately did not have a huge affect on my weigh in. I am so close to 139 I can almost taste it!  Anyhow.. I’ve realized that I think I am capable of losing 6-7 pounds a month, which is what I have averaged so far in the past 2 months of my weight loss journey. If I can lose a minimum of 6 pounds each month, I should reach my goal of 120 by mid June, just in time for summer!

I’ve also taken my measurements for the month of January and February and have lost a total of 4 inches! Ok ok that doesn’t sound like much, but I was very happy! I found that it is sort of hard for me to take my measurements because I never know how tight to pull the measuring tape  and I just don’t trust my measurements so I had my boyfriend help me (Hey, a little sweet treat for him right?!) and his measurements were different than mine so I’m gonna go with his because they were smaller haha! Anyway, my waist ended up measuring 30 inches and I really would like to be at 28, I would die!! I have really wide hips for my body type and my mom used to call them “birthing hips” haha WTF. whatever! So my hips now measure 39” and they used to be 39.5, so I am just happy there was a small difference in everything that I’ve measured.

Some other positive changes I have noted is that my “tight” jeans are fitting a lot looser now, to the point where they are getting too big and saggy! I’m thrilled but also a little sad considering these are my last nice dressy pair of jeans haha I’ll have to invest in some more but not until I reach my goal because I love Seven and Citizen jeans which tend to go for $150 or more. So that will have to wait, plus I’ll have to work more in order to afford those babies!

I had subway for lunch today, which honestly was not very good. I got a bag of baked lay’s BBQ chips which aren’t tooo terrible for you, but then I was craving sweets and I got 2 cookies! Shared them with the boy, but right after I knew I shouldn’t have because I felt full as fuck! Oh well.  I also skipped out on the gym yesterday because I have been feeling very very tired the last few days, and I have been getting a shit ton of sleep. I think it’s because I’ve been taking nyquil liquid gels because they make me sleep like a rock but then I feel groggy and gross the next day. Needless to say I won’t be doing that anymore. Well I just realized I have been babbling on and on so I’ll go do some homework and head to the gym! How’s everyone doing? Any specific March goals?! Much love!

Good morning fellow buddies! I logged on today and read all this hype about weighing daily and how it can put you in a bad mood. I was reading my Shape magazine and I thought it included some really motivating advice so I thought I’d share it with you.

“Weighing yourself every morning gets you thinking about healthy behaviors you can follow all day, says Jennifer Linde, Ph.D., an assistant professor of public health at the University of Minnesota. In her research, people who stepped on the scale daily lost about 11 pounds more over two years than those who did monthly weigh-ins. This strategy gives you a better chance of catching small changes and getting back on track sooner with diet and exercise.”

This is just my personal preference, and oddly enough, when I step on that scale every morning and have gained 1/2 a pound or maybe more, I don’t tend to get sad or discouraged. I tend to get more motivated throughout the day to make better choices and be more cautious! I find it helpful to focus solely on the good stuff, such as how I have lost 11 pounds now, instead of letting all my hard work be washed down the drain by becoming discouraged by a gain we all know and expect will happen from time to time! I think everyone has their preference and finds a weighing routine that works for them. My advice is to acknowledge the bad, but focus on the good in order to reach those goals!

On a very happy note, my goal was 140 for friday and this morning and yesterday I weighed in at 140.6, so I’m very pleased about that! Hope everyone has a wonderful day!!

I weighed in at 141.0 this morning!! well the first time it was 140.4 but you know me, gotta weigh twice to check and its been in the 141’s the past few days so I’m really proud and excited! This means  I have lost 10 pounds! Never thought I would even make it this far! I have been doing very well the last few days with eating and lots of exercise! Stoaked! Can’t wait to hit 139… Hope you are all having a wonderful day I’m off to work and the gym!

So I must share with you all an obsession of mine…Pink Lady Apples!!! My god they are amazing, I eat one a day and I crave them! They are so sweet, sour, crunchy, crisp and can satisfy a sweet tooth like no one’s business. If you haven’t tried one, I would highly recommend it!! Random, I know.

On another note, I weighed myself this morning and the scale read 142.4…I did not believe it so I weighed myself 5 times and it was still the same..then this after noon after the gym (after much water drinking and a snack) I was surprisingly still in the 142.8 …I am still in awe and scared to change my ticker in fear of it not being true!! Granted I have been eating very well, keeping my calories to about 1200-1400, and exercising of course… So I will see how the next couple of days pan out before I change my ticker!

So yeah, eat a Pink Lady Apple!!!!! Delicccciouuuusss

I finally saw the scale move!! i weigh 143 finally! I just can’t wait to reach 139…I wanna be out of the 140’s for good! i swear its been like 2 years (ok its been like 2 weeks) since I’ve lost any weight and I thought I was doing so good! I think I have figured out my problem though. You see, I was eating and watching my calories, but failing to write any of it down or actually add it up correctly…so I was probably eating a lot more than I really thought I was. So for the past few days I have been writing it down and paying closer attention. I also have been raising my resistance levels on the cardio machines to make it a little more difficult because I realized I’m “comfortable” when I work out and I’m not really breaking a huge sweat (if at all) anymore. So I’ve been doing that for the past few days and it is finally paying off. The unfortunate part is that I’m starting to get sick now I started feeling really crappy last night so I skipped out on the gym and did some jump roping, sit ups, and a few runs up the stairs while watching Lord of the Rings woot, love that movie. Frodo!!

Anyhow, I hope everyone is having a lovely day and making good choices! I must admit, I made a naughty little choice for lunch, creamy alfredo four cheese ravioli…pretty gnarly but I’ll have a light dinner and hit up the gym so I’m not going to sweat it!  Well actually I probably will sweat it at the gym… 

Hello fellow diet buddies! I just wanted to say Hi and I’m glad there is a site for a little bit of support! New here, although my journey began in early January. I joined 24 Hour Fitness and have managed to make it there nearly everyday, and it feels great! Results show it feels great too, as I have already lost 7 pounds so far! As a reward, I think I will get a piercing instead of stuffing my face with yummy foods. I really want my labret or monroe, but the boyfriend (and many others i suppose haha) do not agree with me, so I’ll have to compromise and settle for the standard cartilage ear piercing. I just loveeee getting pierced and I think its a great way to reward myself. I’ve had my nose pierced twice, tongue, and every part of my ear cartilage pierced imaginable! I’ve taken them all out over the past years except the nose piercing. I decided its time to be impulsive and live life while I’m still young. How random and wonderful! Have a good day! –Rachel