Saturday, May 22, 2010

Fatty McFatty No More

Awhile back, like 10 weeks ago I wrote a post - you can read it here, about being fed up and frustrated with my life. I made some goals and the time is about right to let you know how they've come along.

Here is an excerp from that post.....

That being said this is what I'll be doing in the near future.

1) Starting tomorrow I WILL be a non-smoker. I am quitting. Even if quitting is for losers. I spend over $220.00 a month on ciggs. C'mon. Thats insane if anything is. I could take two months worth of that and go see my kid. I've been wanting to quit for awhile now. I am ready. Actually excited to start the process and get the worst of it overwith. I've done it before and lasted 8 months. I can do this.

2) In two weeks at work we will be starting something called Rock Your Body. Its a weight loss contest and just plain old getting in shape/eating better/living better program. Its 10 weeks long and my goal is to lose 40-50 lbs. I am waaaaaaaay too chubby and believe me I dont diet. I can count on two fingers in my life when I have. But I've slowly crept up the scale in the last 20 years and its just not acceptable to me anymore to be this weight. I will always be a "butter face" even with a good body and I've come to accept that and I cant change that part of me. I can change how my body looks and make it more acceptable and pleasing to the eye.

3) I've signed up for a 5k race on the Sunday before Rock Your Body ends. I think its May 26th. Even if I cant run the whole thing by then I will complete it. I'm not a runner, never have been so this is totally out of my realm. Training starts next Monday for this.


Ok, so number one....FAIL. Smoking is a disgusting, nasty, dabillitating habit. Its like fucking crack rock. I might as well be a crackhead because I was as successfull as one of them trying to quit. I tried really hard at least 5-7 times to quit when I started this whole change process and its not happening. The failure was starting to affect my success in the other catagories and my ability to NOT murder someone and go to jail so I quit quitting and focused on the other stuff. pfffffft.

Number two....SUCCESS. I started the Rock Your Body wieght loss contest at work and have lost 30lbs so far. My goal of 40-50lbs was probably a little ambitious for 10 weeks so I still consider it a success. I am continueing the effort until I reach my goal of 50lbs total lost. So 20 more lbs to go. Tomorrow is the official weigh in for the end of the contest.

I did it by cutting carbs. Not completely like the Atkins diet but kept the number low. In the beginning I was only eating 50-75 carbs a day. OMG hard to do!! I didnt worry about counting calories because by keeping the carbs so low my caloric intake per day had to be insanely low. I'm now eating 100 - 125 carbs a day and its still working. I'm losing 1-3 lbs per week depending on excercise.

My eating habits have changed 10 fold because of this diet. I no longer eat "anything" my heart desires. I pick and choose how I want to spend my "carbs" per day. Its made for much healthier eating habits and a few treats thrown in for good measure. I am down 4 pants sizes, three shirt sizes and overall feel much healthier. The only bad thing to come from this diet is that along with losing my ginormous ass and gut I'm losing my boobs. GAH!! I really didnt have a lot to start with. So I'm sad about that but I suppose if I really want to I can get some fake ones.

Now for number three. I consider this a partial FAIL somedays and partial SUCCESS others. The 5K race that I'd signed up for at the beginning of this quest was yesterday and I "Wogged" it. That word is compliments of Gia and means I walked/jogged the 5k.

I started walking 10 weeks ago and when I started I was doing 3 miles about 3 nights a week. I'm now up to 5 miles, 5 nights a week. I was supposed to start running and get make myself into a runner. Thats not happening people. I'm just not a runner. I mean I ran some of the race yesterday but not nearly enough of it. I tried to make myself a runner. I see all these people jogging past me on my walks and I envy them sooo much. When I try it ends up badly. My knees dont like running. My lungs dont like running. My brain cant wrap itself around running.

Now the good thing about all the walking I've been doing is it seems to be working on my fat ass anyway. =) When I did run yesterday I felt (or didnt feel) something amazing. When I first started trying to run 10 weeks ago it was so uncomfortable. It felt like shit was bouncing around everywhere on my body. Boobs, hips, ass and thighs all bouncing with no restraint. Uncomfortable. When I ran yesterday.....it was so nice not to feel my ASS HITTING MY BACK!!! Hell yeah!! So I guess there is some success to this part of the story. Oh and I did finish the race. I ran across that finish line and I wasnt LAST. There were a ton of people behind me!!!

So thats my story. And I promised you all before and after pics along with the numbers on the scale. This part is whats going to make hitting "publish post" hard. I'm not a big fan of my face. Especially in pictures.

I started this quest at 208lbs. Yeah, lardass, fatty mcfatty, bubble butt, fatso all were acceptable terms. Its that number and seeing pictures of myself that finally made me realize something had to be done. I'd always been 150 - 160 lbs from the time I was in high school until about 15 years ago. I was never gonna be a swimsuit model or anorexic. Its just how the women in my family are built. We are athletes and have atheletic bodies. Today I weigh 178 so really only 18 more to go!

Lauren (my kid) and Ginger (my sister) are both 160lbs. And they look good!
See!! Its in my genes, just gotta get back there!
Lauren and Ging


So that being said, here is the before....

Taken fall last year...I probably put on another 5lbs or so after this before I started dieting in March. Thats my fatass on the left. UGH. =/


Yesterday at the completion of the 5K...(Thats my friend and boss Valerie. She has the patience of a saint to deal with me on a daily basis. And then to hang with me on the weekends too!)

Been there got the shirt.....


My arms are much skinnier now....


And I have a neck now. No more 3 chins...


And this is yesterday afternoon sometime or other. We had peeps over at the pool and someone who shall remain nameless, ahem, ::cough:: cough:: Cory was playing with my camera. If you only new the pics he took. ;)


So thats it! You got the whole story or at least the story up to this point. lol When I lose the other 20lbs we'll see how that looks in pics.

Thank you all for the support throught these last 10 weeks. It helps immensly. Between here and Facebook I've got a lot of friends who care and that really does feel good!
Muahs!!

12 comments:

Ann T. said...

Dear peedee,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!

Thirty pounds is no joke. changing life habits--ways of shopping, eating, cooking, selecting from vending machines, cleaning up, plus exercising, planning, committing. It's a ton of verbs added and OMG! Great results!!

Plus you left out the improvements at work and the long doctor shit, which will also take it out of you.

Blasting off! I am so happy for you!

I'm still behind you in the numbers and the exercise habits. Still losing, though.

You inspire me, sistah!!
Following in your wake--

Ann T.

my password is sessesse. say it fast, sounds like success! And so it is!

meleah rebeccah said...

Oh Honey! I am SOOO happy for you! You are doing such a GREAT JOB. You look absolutely fantastic. Thirty pounds is a HUGE deal!

mepsipax said...

Good job.... I won't let myself get fat....cause I am too fucking lazy to do anything about. Why? Cause the only time I run is if I am being fucking chased.

Momma Fargo said...

You look fab! And wogging the 5K is not a fail. You finished it!

Poundage is so hard to lose, so you deserve big kudos!

I know I'd like to saw mine off the easy way. And drinking them off doesn't work. Totally pisses in my Wheaties. I guess the old-fashioned way is best.

And I am sure you feel better as I do now. Still...I'm on the same road...trying to lose weight.

You are almost to your goal! Keep it up! You rock!

Bloviating Zeppelin said...

Damn, girl, good for you! You've got a helluva lot more willpower, admittedly, than do I. The only thing I can say, further, is this: if you think weight is tough to lose at 30 or 40, then you REALLY won't like trying to accomplish that goal in your late 50s and early 60s. That REALLY is bi-directional: it sucks AND blows.

I still drink like a fish but only the good stuff, Grey Goose. Life is too short for cheap vodka. But at least I've started walking at work, and dabbed my toe into walking at home.

Out-damned-standing, peedee!

BZ

Old NFO said...

Congrats Lady! You done good :-) Now keep going!

Linda Medrano said...

Peedee, you have done an amazing job. Forget running, it's not great for your knees anyway! My sis lost 100 pounds in about 9 months with Weight Watchers and walking about 3 miles every day. She's kept it off for 10 years now. The smoking thing is a tough one, but when you're ready, you'll do it. (Talk to your doc about stuff they can give you to help.) You look great in all those pictures! Pretty woman!

Unknown said...

Thank You All for the wonderful comments. I appreciate them soooo much!! This has not been nearly as hard as I thought it would be. The goal now is the other 18lbs off by August 1st. Weeeeeeeee!! I cant wait to have a tan stomach again!! =)

Sisu said...

Good for you! I'll race you for the last 20!!! (Although, mine is 30 - blergh) The hand to mouth disease has to stop...and all because my cougar cub got engaged. (ah, well, if he's too dumb to realize I'm perfect and then leave my ass to go to Thailand)

Way proud of you!

Unknown said...

oh how sad Sisu. We need to find you a new Cougar Cub!!!

On your mark, ready, set, GO!!!!! I'm on my way, on a roll, you better hurry up!!

Angelia said...

You ARE amazing!!!

DAAAAANG. I am so impressed with your dedication to the weight loss.

I really need a little of that bottled up. Seriously, very inspiring. You look awesome.
:-)

vixen kitten said...

I am in awe of you! Damn, Sugar, you should be proud of yourself!

Congrats on all you have accomplished!

xoxo
~vk~