Monday, October 17, 2005

8 lbs lost and Counting

It may not seem like a lot, but I have shed 8 pounds and I feel slightly better about myself. Dave however has lost 20 and I am so thrilled for him! Dave and many others have said that men tend to lose weight faster than women, which kind've sucks because I want to drop a bunch of weight and it is taking longer than I thought, but I know it will happen eventually. My goal is to drop another 40 lbs, but I am not sure if my body will let me take that much off in addition to the 8 so far. What shocked me a lot, is when I went to the doctor's for my physical about a little over a month ago, and to note my last visit was January of 2004. I did the whole weighing in thing, check my height, etc. After doing that I went in to my doctor's office to talk for a few about my health and all that. I had mentioned that I am on this new workout/meal plan b/c I feel unhappy with the way I look. She says to me that is great, but to let me know that the last time I was there, back in January of 2004, I was 26 lbs less. Hearing that made my mouth just drop so low. I never thought I had gained so much weight but I did, but knew what I needed to do now. I am on Week 8 of my Bowflex program now and I am on a great meal plan as well that lets me still have the things I enjoy eating. I know down the line I will look and feel even better, and glad I stuck with it. Maybe tomorrow I will be down another pound. Only 1.5 to go to hit 10 lbs.

posted by Red Sox Fanatic at 10:22 PM

Blogger Jenni: Heather hun, just stick with it. I am the prime example of what happens when you let it get to you... you relaps and it sucks. Although, I did gain about 2 lbs, I still feel thinner, nad got in to a pair of Jeans I haven't worn in 2 years... Like 2 months ago, I couldn't get them over my butt, let alone button them. They are tight, but I FEEL different. So maybe 8lbs is good.... I gained weight and put on muscle... maybe you are too! 11:54 PM  

Blogger Silver: The other thing to remember is...what weighs more? Muscle or fat? Muscle of course! So while you ladies may be loosing fat, you could be gaining some muscle, which will make it appear as if all that work ain't doing squat.

The longer you stick with it consistently, you'll see it drop off weekly. Figure it like this. The 1st week all we did was change what we ate, and I lost 10 pounds instantly. But to get from 217 to 207 took 5 to 6 weeks.

That averages out to over 1.5 pounds per week of weight loss.
Chin up ladies!
Just go over to Andy's site to check out a ripped lad. 1:17 PM  

Blogger Frontallobe: Just keep with it Heather and you'll see the results. As you know there is no secret. It's dedication, diet, and excersize. Keep rocking sexy mamma! 11:59 AM  

Blogger Red Sox Fanatic: Sexy mama...now that just made my day! :o) I am very much into all this and I aint stoppin anytime soon. I can't wait till I have a rockin body! I will be updating my blog when I drop more weight so please do check back and/or feel free to add me to your blog friend list. Thank you very much for your support man. 12:50 PM  

Blogger Aaron: That completely rocks Heather!

Keep it up! Good to see you have a partner to help you along too! Teamwork will definitley keep you motivated, and ya got the perfect guy for support!!

Good luck with all of it!

By the way, we are just south of Ft. Myers. About 30 miles or so. That's our main airport we fly out of now.

So far we're holding out another 24 hours before we leave. We'll keep ya'll posted though! 8:05 AM