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The Reduction Diaries
The diaries of a woman shedding 57% of her body weight by December 24, 2006. She'll also be shedding clutter, bad habits, toxic people, and probably a few tears along the way.Age: 30 Height: 5'9 Starting Weight: 381 LBS Goal Weight: 165 LBS Total Planned Loss: 216 LBS
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Exercise Goal: To be walking 65 Minutes a day by December 1, 2005 Current Exercise: Trying To Walk 15 Minutes A Day E-mail: thereductiondiaries at gmail dot com |
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Sunday, May 08, 2005
Omigawd I really think this is working. My GOD! If I sound shocked, well, it's because I am. Shocked to the core. My morning weigh-in today was 342... there has been a loss almost every single weigh-in since I started this again in April! And this is before I've really attempted to stay under any kind of calorie limit! It's not only the number on the scale that has me in such high spirits today. I may have mentioned before that the scale number is like a side bonus for me at this point. For the first time in my life I am no longer looking at this as a weight-loss program or get-skinny effort. For the first time, it is much more important to me to get my strength back. In early April, I was walking from the library to the bus stop and it is on a bit of an incline. Maybe 6 to 8 degrees. We're not talking Mount Everest here. Not even an honest-to-goodness hill. However, my back and chest started burning so badly that I had to stop several times before I reached the bus stop. This is not a major hike, people... this is average, normal, everyday activity. It horrified me that I was having such a hard time with it. When I saw my doctor and reported the aching and burning in my back (around the back of my ribcage), he very gently explained to me that I was so out of shape that the very muscles I breathe with were getting strained and sore. Not my lungs, the muscles in between my ribcage that expand and contract with breathing. I was so ashamed, so scared. That was when I decided I had to get my strength back. I can't be an invalid before I've even hit 30! I won't spend my thirties in the same kind of restrictive, can't-do-that cocoon that I spent my twenties. No flipping way. So I began my walking program and it's just been amazing to see what a little commitment and perseverance can bring in terms of pay-off! Now I'm hooked. I'm so excited about the return of my abilities and strength. I'm loving the gradual awareness of my own body - it feels like I was body-less for years and now I suddenly have the freedom to move again. I'm so hooked, in fact, that walking is not enough. So I'm going to be trying one new workout regime (video or DVD) per week, and posting what I think of them. This way, I can decide what I really like and what works for me before buying something. This week, it's a Bellydancing DVD. Don't laugh! I will post more later. :-) Wish me less! |