Sunday Weigh-In 10/6



I got on the scale this morning and found that I had lost 7 pounds since last Sunday. I should have been ecstatic, encouraged, excited...something. But I was rather blasé about it. I've been hovering in the 140 to 150-something range for so long that I am slowly losing interest in this whole process. This is not good! In fact, it's down right dangerous. So I started going through some old photos...trying to remind myself of how bad I use to look and will surely look again if I'm not careful. 7 pounds is a big deal. I have to find the motivation to keep pushing myself until I reach my goal. I don't want to go back...God knows I don't. The holidays and winter months are fast approaching. Losing interest now will make it too easy for me to relapse and go back to looking like my former unhealthy self. I have to keep reciting the following scripture from 2 Corinthians 5:17: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.



The old me would have given up and accepted 150 pounds. But I have become new! I won't stop until I reach my goal of 135 pounds.

I can, I will, I must reach 135!

Previous Weight       Current Weight
157.6                        150.6

Goal Weight
135

Previous Bust            Current Bust
36 inches                  36 inches

Previous Waist         Current Waist
33 inches                  30 inches

Previous Hips           Current Hips
42 inches                  40 inches

Previous Forearm     Current Forearm
12 inches                  12 inches

Previous Wrist         Current Wrist
6 inches                    6 inches

Previous Thigh        Current Thigh
24 inches                 22 inches

Previous BMI       Current BMI
27.05                      25.85

Previous Body Fat %    Current Body Fat
42.12%                            40.68%


My goal for the upcoming week is to keep walking. The fact that I've started moving again has obviously helped. I plan on increasing the lengths of my walks and try to start jogging again.

Thanks for reading and have a better than blessed day!

Always,

Blaque
Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers. ~ 3 John 1:2

Sunday Weigh-In 9/29

I haven't had an official weigh-in in a few weeks. I knew that I had gained a few pounds but I was more than shocked when I stepped on the scale this morning. I've gained 13 pounds in 2 weeks...crazy...just crazy! I have been bouncing from the 150s to the 140s and back for months. Every time I fight to lose 5 or 10 pounds, I go right back to my body's "Happy Weight" if I go too long without working out or being strict with my diet. The 155 to 157 range is where I first plateaued and where my body seems to normalize. But this is way too high for me. My goal is still 135. I can live with 140...but anything over 145 is still in the danger zone. I have to keep pushing!

Previous Weight       Current Weight
143.8                         157.6

Goal Weight
135

Previous Bust            Current Bust
36 inches                  36 inches

Previous Waist         Current Waist
30 inches                 33 inches

Previous Hips           Current Hips
40 inches                 42 inches

Previous Forearm     Current Forearm
12 inches                12 inches

Previous Wrist         Current Wrist
6 inches                   6 inches

Previous Thigh        Current Thigh
22 1/2 inches           24 inches

Previous BMI       Current BMI
24.68                      27.05

Previous Body Fat %    Current Body Fat
39.28%                            42.12%


It's been a long stressful week and I am going to try to find some motivation for the week that's upcoming. It's just so frustrating because I feel as though I eat healthier than most, and I workout more than most other people I know. I mean, really, today is Sunday and at millions of tables across America there will be fried chicken and ribs, and vegetables seasoned with pork, and macaroni and cheese, and pies, and bread and butter. Tonight, folks will be watching their favorite team play football while eating themselves into a food coma off of buffalo wings, pizza and beer. How am I ever going to maintain my weight once I get to 135 if what I'm eating now causes me to gain obscene amounts of weight in a matter of days? I just don't understand it.

But I can't worry about that now I guess. It is what it is. Tonight, I am going to bed early so that I can hibernate, heal, and try to find a little hope!

If God says so, I'll be back at it tomorrow! Have a blessed evening.

Always,

Blaque