Under 200lbs!

I'm dropping!

Slowly, but surely, I'm on my way to my next goal weight - 191.5lbs!

I weighed myself today, and I am a solid 196lbs...that's the first time I've been under 200lbs since high school.

I'm excited and ready to drop even more weight! This also marks my first dress size down. US 16 to a US 14. My goal is to be a US 8, so I still have a way to go.

Anyway, measurement later! Gotta walk to work!

Reagan

Goal!

So I weighed myself this morning, and I have reached to first goal weight...actually, I've passed it!

I'm 200.6 lbs today, that's about 1.7lbs below the goal weight. I'm very happy with the progress, but I need to keep on keeping on. My new goal is 191.7lbs. I want to try to hit that weight before November. When I hit it, I'll add some before/after photos.

So here are the stats:

NEW GOAL: 191.7lbs

Weight: 200.6 lbs (-12.4)
Bust: 44 in (-2.4)
Waist: 39.2 in (-.8)
Hips: 46.3 in (-2.7)
Arms: 14.2 in (-.4)
Thighs 27.4 in(+.2)
Dress size: 16

Down 5lbs this week, 10.2 in all!

So I didn't adhere to my exercise or weight watchers routine this week...but I still lost 5 lbs!

Last week I decided on a Luas pass, when before I would have gone for a Bus and Luas combination pass. That move saved me 20 Euro and I figured it'd be good for me to walk to the Luas every day. I'll say, it's been tough. It's an hour walk to the Luas from my place, and after a long shift (like my 12 hour one on Thursday) the last thing I want to do is walk home. But I've been dedicated with it.

I've also been eating smaller portions, but I've been lax on recording my food intake. I need to start doing that again, or my losses so far might pile back on. Goal for next week: start recording my food again. Try to get to the gym at least 3 days/week.

Here're the stats:

Weight: 202.8 lbs (-10.2)
Bust: 44.5 in (-1.9)
Waist: 39.8 in (-.2)
Hips: 45.8 in (-3.2)
Arms: 14.6 in (-0)
Thighs 28.3 in(+1.1)
Dress size: 16

And a plateau...

My BFF in Dublin left this past week, and we indulged a bit on the foodie scene before she left - not to mention the three take-away dinners I've had this week. I've never craved a fried chicken burger before in my life, but once I can't have one...look out! I suppose I've let myself slide this week thinking "It's ok, just a week. I'll make up for it."

So I wasn't exactly surprised when I stepped on the scale this morning to a 207lbs mark. No change. I'm lucky I didn't gain.

I suppose I've had no desire/motivation to work out at all with my work schedule. I have, however, dropped my monthly bus/luas ticket in favor of a luas ticket. That means I have to walk a combined 2 hours to and from the luas everyday. It's not running, but it is steady exercise.

I met with a trainer at Trinity last week and we finished up our session on Wednesday. I hate doing free weights, which is why I think I've been so reluctant to work out. I always feel like my posture's not right and like I'm going to injure myself. In any case, even if I have to wake up at 6am every morning, it's back to the gym on Monday. I've got to lose this weight if I want to be down a dress size by my next set of Burlesque classes!

More to come, but first, the stats:

Weight: 207 lbs (-6)
Bust: 45 in (-1.4)
Waist: 40 in (-0)
Hips: 45.9 in (-3.1)
Arms: 14.2 in (-.4)
Thighs 28 in(+.8)
Dress size: 16

3 more pounds!

So despite my cardio setbacks this week, I've lost 3 more pounds! It's definitely becoming more of a habit for me to hit the gym every morning. I roll out of bed and have the debate with myself, and somehow, I always decide to go in!

I am still having trouble with week 4 of the C25K. I've had a side stitch for a week that refuses to go away even when I'm not running, and it has hit me hard every time I try to run the last 5 minutes of the program. I think I just need to work on week 4 until I can work through the stitch and do 3 complete runs in week 4.

I met with a trainer at Trinity who set up a program for me to start up. It involves free weights, with which I'm miserable at the moment, but I know they're the best for me in the long run. Hopefully this will really jumpstart my toning and weight loss.

I'm so close to my first goal, which is 203lbs. It's hard not to form a new goal when I'm losing all this weight, but I need to focus on the 203 for now. When I hit it, I'll set a new goal.

Here are the stats for this week:

Weight: 207 lbs (-6)
Bust: 45.4 in (-1)
Waist: 39.9 in (-.1)
Hips: 46.5 in (-2.5)
Arms: 14.5 in (-.1)
Thighs 28.3 in(+1.1)
Dress size: 16

Disappointing Day

So today was, well, a bit disappointing. I suppose I should have expected, considering that my progress has been steady so far. Today was my first day of C25K week 4, and I knew it was going to be a hurdle. The week 4 plan is two repetitions of 3 min run 90 sec walk, 5 min run 2.5 min walk. Today, I got through the first three runs feeling winded and tired, but promised myself I'd push through. Half way through the last run, I developed an intense cramp in my side. Initially I tried to push through it, but the pain had me literally bent over while I was running. With 2.5 minutes to go on my last run, I went into my cooldown. After the workout, I did an abbreviated abs workout, but I got through all my yoga stretches.

I had heard that people doing the C25K have often had to repeat weeks as they go along because they hit a wall. To be fair, I haven't been sticking to the "weeks" plan on the C25K. The programs says to do 3 days a week, so each week contains three workouts and resting time in between. I've been doing my cardio every day, so It's taken me about 2.5 weeks to get to week 4 in the program. I don't want to start taking days off, because I think the key to my success will be doing cardio every day, but I suppose I shouldn't expect so much from myself.

In other news, I started my dance class up again. We're learning a hula hoop routine, which is harder than you'd expect, and very tiring on my abs!

I also booked in at 8am Friday morning to have a fitness consultation at the TCD Sports Centre. It's an hour long, and the instructor will evaluate my needs and my fitness level and suggest a weights routine that I can incorporate into my current exercise routine. Hopefully that'll kick start my weight loss and toning.

More news to come.

Reagan

Lost Weight!

So yesterday was my second weigh in on the Weight Watchers diet...and I've lost 3 pounds! It's not a lot, but I think that if I stay on this pace, I could lose around 30 lbs by the 1st of December!

I've done ok on my diet. I haven't gone over the weekly points allowance, but I have to say, there was a fair bit of cheating day to day, so I used up all of my activity points and extra weekly points and came up right to the very last point when Saturday night rolled around. That being said, I've been working out every single day, which is more than I've worked out in my entire life. Today, I ran my 3rd week of C25K - which is alternating 90 sec run 90 sec walk, 3 min run 3 min walk - with the runs at 6mph. It doesn't seem like a lot, but when I started, I was jogging at 4mph and couldn't do more than 60sec. I'm also seeing a lot of improvement in my abs and yoga workouts that I do after my runs. My flexibility and strength have greatly improved, and today I noticed that I am returning to my resting heart rate a lot faster after intense running.

As far as food goes, I've got a way to go. I am trying to make a point of fitting in my Omega 3 fatty acids, so I celebrated my weight loss yesterday with some salmon sashimi. To be honest, I'm spending a lot more of my energy on working out, and I think that once that becomes a habit, I will really start incorporating food into the plan.

Next week, my goal is to be down to 207. The overall goal Weight Watchers set for me is 203, so I'm getting close! Here are the Stats for this week(The loses are measured from the beginning measurements)

Weight: 210 lbs (-3)
Bust: 43.9 in (-2.5)
Waist: 39.9 in (-.1)
Hips: 47.2 in (-1.8)
Arms: 14.1 in (-.5)
Thighs 28.3 in(+1.1)
Dress size: 16