It has been way way way way way way too long since my last post. I apologize. Not that I have many followers who are just DYING to read my blog, but still. I said I'd be updating regularly with my weight loss and I haven't.
That being said, I seem to have stalled a little. About a month ago, I started working again. It's an awesome job; I have my own office, my own squashy chair, things like that. It's wonderful. It pays well and I generally have a good time at work. I report to the Sales Director as his assistant. I have a lot to do throughout any given day and most of all (by which I mean the part that impacts my weight loss the most), I have to wake up at 6am and be out the door 40 minutes later.
Here is where I've hit a snag. I commute a little ways; it's not quite as far as Seattle so it's not a huge commute. But it's still far. So by the time I'm off and get home, it's dinner time and on top of that, I'm pooped. I take a shower and fall into bed. I have gone to the gym at 4 in the morning which was actually pretty successful. I just have to keep doing it. And therein lies the problem. My alarm goes off, I wake up, and I roll over and go back to sleep. I WANT to go to the gym. I feel GREAT when I go to the gym. Even at 4 o'clock in the morning. But I just am so tired. And it's harder when the hubby is home because he likes to watch TV with me until 10ish. If I'm getting up at 4, I need to be asleep by 8ish, MAYBE 9ish. (Ish.)
Really, I just have to keep at it till it sticks and I know that. On the bright side, I haven't GAINED any weight. I've just been hovering at 175 for about a month now. :<
45 more to go.
I need new shoes.

TOTALLY A Scale Victory!!

Take THAT, TOM bloat!! I'm finally down to 180. That's my second threshold!!
I might--MIGHT--even be less than that. I forgot to weigh myself first thing when I walked in and had already guzzled half of my 32 ounce bottle of water lol.
I'm just thrilled. Beyond thrilled. It's little victories like this that really keep me going. I mean. I weighed myself, saw 180, and felt FANTASTIC and pushed myself really hard today. I kept pushing through muscle fatigue when I was doing my weights and I pushed through on my cardio.

Sometimes, I can't believe that I've really lost 20 pounds. That's like 2 and a half babies. I picture different things that weight 20 pounds and I'm like, "That came OFF of me." That is how much less of me there is!! Holy crap!!

Needless to say, I'm in a great mood and I'm shooting for a 178 (or less!) weigh in Monday night for our Biggest Loser challenge at my gym. That'll be a loss 5 pounds for the past two weeks, something huge for me since I was almost embarrassed to weigh in at the exact same weight last time.

Can't WAIT for those new shoes. ;) That's one thing I'll NEVER delay cashing in on!

So Close...SO CLOSE!

I finally started dropping weight...nothing dramatic but I'm down to 181, FINALLY. SO close to being in the 170's, I'm so excited!!
I had a little treat today, a Dr. Pepper. It was sooooo good but I haven't had any soda in ages...okay, well, since the Super Bowl but before that it was a few months. I also wolfed down a bowl of my auntie's asian curry. Also soooo good. But I needed to eat; I only had a protein shake today on my way out the door to Tukwila. Yeah, looking for work is not fun. Staffing agencies also are not my favorite, I've discovered, but I'll make do with what I get.
Anyways. I've been doing really well though. Tracking what I eat, all that stuff. After I finally started dropping weight, I got a little more lax about what I ate but that's okay. I'm guessing around the time of my period I'll have to just get really restrictive with everything. Otherwise I'll stall out again. It was not fun. Luckily, I didn't have to get weighed in front of everyone.
My exercise routine has been getting a few twists, which is great. Instead of straight cardio, my trainer started me on what she calls, Cardio Challenge. My top heart rate is 180. So I get there and keep it there as long as I can. Then I get back down to about 167. And so on for about an hour. I feel GREAT after doing it, albeit very sweaty. I'm still noticing wonderful things, like running in short spurts (which used to get me out of breath) barely fazes me. I have no pants that fit me properly, it's official. The one pair that would are blown out in the thighs. So now I have two size 12s (Old Navy though, so probably 14 or 16 everywhere else) that come off without me having to unbutton and a bunch of size 7s and 31s that I can't squeeze into quite yet.
My arms won't budge so far but I told my trainer and she's got me doing dips and tricep pulls and all kinds of resistance training for my arms. We can't spot reduce but she says it'll help and she's helped me lose almost 20 pounds so far!
Enough rambling.
Just an update.
Pictures are in order for next time, I think. ;)