On Your Mark...
Ten pounds. It doesn't sound like it should take all that much effort to shed ten pounds. Yet here I am, a full month or more into Big Slice, and I've lost one pound. I am 178 pounds, and that is buck nekkid, on an empty stomach, after using the toilet. I'm dismayed to discover that exhaling and sucking it in does not lower the numbers on the scale. Alas.
Many of you have suggested that I take my measurements - so that I can judge my weight loss more accurately. Believe me, I did. And I was horrified that my stomach, on June 1st, was a mere 10 inches shy of my ginormous full-term pregnant belly. I topped out at 51 inches in December 2002. And I was shocked to find a 41 inch waist still surrounding my body.
I took my measurements yesterday:
Waist: 40 inches
Hips: 45 inches
Ribs: 38 inches
What a lovely picture so far, huh? I'm built like Mr. Koolaid.
For fun, I measured my neck. 15 1/4 inches. I could kick some serious butt with my bull-like neck alone.
The rest of the torturous, horrifying stats:
Bicep: 14"
Thigh: 24" (this is my older sister's waist measurement. On a "fat" day.)
Calf: 16 1/4"
I wanted to cry. But you know what? It is what it is. I'm a woman with a lot of work to do, and I'm finally ready to get it done.
Melissa Wiley, over at Lilting House has decided to join in the fun with her own Month of Motivation. She's decluttering one day at a time and posting the results of her 15-minute missions. Go say hello, and wish her well with her mission!
If you are blogging about your own Month of Motivation plans, let me know!
I'll post my menu for the week this afternoon, as well as announce this week's MoM contest! Be sure to check back!
Comments
Jenny - don't be disheartened, you have lost a whole inch from your waist, you're retraining your eating habits, and inspiring everyone that reads your blog. Keep on going!!!! Just remember that if you hadn't started with your new healthy lifestyle your waist could well be an inch bigger by now instead of smaller.
Posted by: Sher | June 26, 2006 11:36 AM
You can do it!
Posted by: shrinkingmom | June 26, 2006 1:37 PM
If it were easy to lose weight in a healthy way, we all would have done it by now. You're developing good habits, and you WILL see the weight and inches come off. Don't give up!
Posted by: Becki | June 26, 2006 6:25 PM
Oh god. I'll do this with you. My "dream" is to go back to the school yard with my daughter in September and have everyone's jaws fall open. LOL! Tonight I'll take my measurements and post them.
Posted by: Kathy | June 27, 2006 7:20 AM
I TRIED to make some rules for myself: http://threesons.clubmom.com/three_sons/2006/06/promises.html
To prevent me from obsessively blogging away my time, but to NO avail. Blogging addiction out of control.
Posted by: Three Sons and A Princess | June 30, 2006 8:40 AM