LadyKaeldra

Oh man, I’m feeling good. Do you know how it is when you’ve been out of shape for a long time and you just got past the crappy getting back in shape part. I mean in the sense that you have your stamina back? Today I went swimming after lunch and I could have just kept going forever! And I swam longer sets than I usually do (in sets of 300 meters, instead of 100 meters). It was amazing. And then I biked up this really ridiculous hill leading up to my house and made it half way up before getting too winded. Not to mention I just feel wonderful in general.

It’s really amazing the difference exercise makes.

Oh, and also I lost 4 lbs already this month! So far, so good!

So things are going okay. It turns out that the pool is closed until next semester, so for the next few weeks, I need to exercise out of the ordinary. So I went back to the gym anyway today. I did sit ups beforehand in my living room (OW! I hate getting back in shape). And then went to the campus gym, which was awkwardly packed with half of my Business class from last term. I get super red in the face and UGLY when I work out. That’s what I like about swimming. You are practically wearing a disguise–no one can really recognize you with the cap and goggles. And the sweat washes away. But anyway, I got over it. Did bike, elliptical, bike. The second bike had this crazy video game programmed into it. It was really funny. So you pedal and steer–but I was like collecting tokens and chasing dragons. It was really fun.

I was wondering, because normally I swim (ie no music/reading possible). What do you do normally at the gym while you workout? I was sitting there spinning and I got really bored. So I watched sort of what was on TV/texted friends. I had forgotten both my book and my iPod. What do you normally do to “keep yourself entertained”?

either way, things are going pretty well. I could be eating less, but I’m happy to be back in my kitchen (which is packed with delicious food). and cooking makes me happy.
We’ll see where I’m at in a week or so!

So I’ve re-gained all of the weight in the past two years. It was slow but steady. I hate that. I lost motivation, stopped working out, ate too much junk. You name it.

As it is, I’m 117 lbs and 43 inches around the waist.

The goal of the year is to get to 165 lbs and 33 inches around the waist. Not to go all Dr. Oz on you, because I hate him, but I heard that your ultimate waist size (to not be super-dangerous to your health) is supposed to be your height in inches divided by two. I’m ten over right now. I know that’s a lot to lose, but I want to think big for once.

I hate that I’ve backslid this much. I really don’t want to be this way forever, especially as I get older.

My current game plan involves going back to the gym, eating at home as much as possible, and switching to salads every day for lunch. Also probably skipping breakfast. I really need to eat more veggies. And no sugar in my tea, just soymilk. I was also thinking of joining pilates class this spring. I wanted to do yoga, but apparently the teacher is mean, so pilates it is. My friend Alex should be going with me, which will make it easier (I know I’m going to be terrible).

A part of my motivation for this is my career plans. No matter what I’m doing, as I move into my next walk of life, I’d rather be thinner than fatter. When I look at my weight tracker (written on my mirror in dry erase marker), I’m just so disappointed in myself. One of my potential career plans is to go to Africa with the Peace Corps. I can’t bear to be the Fat American around all those undernourished kids. So if I go, I want to be healthier than I am now.

Here’s to hoping. Gulp.

I’m an engineering student and today I ate a package of gummy worms for the sugar boost. Like any student in a strenuous program (see med school), I thrive off of junk food. After my 4th meeting of the day, I just couldn’t figure out how to make it to lab meeting 5 without caving to the gummy craze. I was already packed with caffeine, but sometimes that just doens’t do it.

Do you guys have any suggestions for food/drink/ ANYTHING that gives quick energy boosts w/o the sugar rush?

So I have majorly backslid in the last year. But I’m starting to get on that. The weather is finally better and I’m getting back to the pool and finally eating better (hopefully). I REALLY want this. And I’ve really noticed how it affects me to have gained a lot of the weight back. I hate it.

So here goes round two! Here’s to hoping! Swimming every day and eating a LOT better! *crosses fingers*

Hey all!

I know it’s been a long time. I haven’t been checking in. I’ve been SOOO busy (welcome to junior year of engineering college). This is really bad because I have no time. I mean I literally sleep like 5 hours a night (and there’s so much that says sleep deprivation prevents weight loss). I haven’t been eating as well because I eat on the fly more often. And I NEVER make it to the gym (when I get free time I go straight home for a nap).

This said however, I am still holding my own! Not losing weight, but still doing well. AND I have to have lost inches! Even if I didn’t lose weight! I’m down another inch to 37″!!! (started at 40″ around the waist last February).

I had noticed that my pants weren’t fitting. like REALLY weren’t fitting. So yesterday I went jean shopping. And replaced ALL of my size 16 jeans with size 14 jeans! This was the MOST exciting experience EVER and I am SOOOO happy. I even shopped some in the normal stores! (have never done that before!). It was fantastic.

I hope I continue to do well. We’ll have to see. Maybe spring semester will be better? I still want to get the weight down. I will check on cholesterol over XMAS and we’ll see how that’s doing!

Love you all!

Kat

Classes have started up again (although they aren’t too bad yet) and my stress levels have sky-rocketed (accompanied by a horrible caffeine intake of tea and diet soda, and even a shot of espresso recently!). Does anyone have any opinions/tips about caffeine and how it affects weight loss? My eating habits are probably better, just because I barely have time to eat (so I eat a healthy packed lunch, etc. ). I need to get back to the pool/gym for exercise though (I will next week or the week after, once  I loose my 2nd job and have a bit more time–right now, if class were a 3rd job, I’d be working the equivalent of a 75 hour work week, no joke).

I feel like I’m in a really good place weight-wise right now. I am at 193 as of today, which is hitting the 25lbs lost mark. This is since mid-January (So that’s about 7.5 months). I figure, I will give myself until mid-January of 2009, and by then I would like to have lost another 15-25lbs (in 5.5 months). I would really like to be able to brag about what I have done for myself in a year! And see everyone at Christmas and have them be able to REALLY tell the difference (that along with the streak of hot pink in my hair now, that should do it). I want the people at home to ALL notice and say something. And I want to be forced to buy new pants!

I am less than 1 point away from being down out of the “obese” BMI category and back into the “overweight” one!

The only discouraging part though, is that I only lost 5lbs total this summer (in 3 months!). I’m not really sure why this is. But weight loss has SUPER slowed down for me since the first few months back in Jan. And I hate that. Because I want to see results!!!!

So here are my true goals:

Be down to 175lbs by January 2009.

By the end of Lent 2009, be down to 160lbs (my final goal for the moment).

Lower my cholesterol below 200 by December 2008, and even lower by May 2009.

Buy new clothes to celebrate!

Here’s to hoping! I can do this!!!!

So we all want to “eat right and look better and feel healthy”. But what are the secret pleasures you would get from being skinny?

I have been overweight my whole life. As in, there has NEVER been a time when I haven’t been “the fat girl.” Ever. I remember being teased in second grade for being as tall as and as heavy as the biggest guy in the class. And lying about a science project in 6th grade that involved weight (I made up my own “skinnier” weight for the data that was publicly collected in class).  And even though I am not physically prevented from doing anything, there are some things that I have never done because I am self conscious about my weight.

Because of my recent victory, I am going to state these dreams that may soon be realized if I make it to “skinny.”

–First of all, I am going to go shopping. And buy new clothes. Because I have never been able to shop like a normal person. I will finally be able to buy exactly what I want to. And I’ll buy something really hot.

—-This will include a set of really hot boots, because they have never been able to zip up over my calves.

—-I am going to take a dance class. I have always wanted to dance, but I always feel self-conscious when I am dancing (esp in couples) because of my weight. I’ve always felt like an elephant when I am dancing.

—– I may join some other clubs that I wouldn’t have before. Like Judo, or some other martial art. As you can see, a lot of this has to do w/ ppl touching me? Which I’ve always been uncomfortable with? And also perhaps Swim Club (vs the swimming on my own I do now).

—I’m going to buy a bikini. And do EVERYTHING I can think of to do in a bikini. Hahaha!

—I am going to FLIRT SO MUCH!!! Bwahahahaha! That’s right, new confidence=fun. I mean, I have really good confidence for a young woman, but in this aspect, it has always been lacking. Like I have never really seen myself as “pretty,” because of the weight. I want so much  to be rid of that and be able to see myself for who I am.

What will you guys do?

Yeah! I made my mini-goal! I’m like so excited about it! It gives me hope! This is the most weight I have ever lost consecutively and I feel like I can really do this! Thank you so much for all your support! It really helps so much!

I set a new mini-goal for 185, another 15 lbs away. Hehe, this weight ticker thing is kinda fun! I’m also happy because my BMI is slowly going down, which is kind of the way I am gaging how healthy I am.  This is great!

I hope it is going well for you all! Best of luck! *hugs*

Does anyone else practice Lent here? I generally give up something food related. This year it’s all processed foods. The most difficult of which are sugar in my tea, peanut butter, and the diet soda I drink. It’s only been a few days and it’s already harder than I thought it would be. I love sugar in my tea and I eat like way more peanut butter than I should. I also drink more diet soda than I realized (I’m such a caffeine addict). I’m hoping that this will speed up my weight loss process though (it’s been sooooo slow recently). I only have five more pounds till my mini-goal and I’m SOOO excited for it. So I hope this works.