Trainer, 5K's, Belts and Things

Hey guys,

I have just been swamped of late with work and travel. I do have quite a bit more travel coming up over the next few weeks - by August, things should hopefully settle down. I have been so busy with work conferences and business trips that I haven't even had the time to see my trainer. We've been in touch regularly via email but I ABSOLUTELY need to see him. He has a new program for me which I haven't yet seen. He will email it to me and hopefully I can follow up with him after. In the meantime, I will try the new program and just email him with any questions or concerns I may have. So it will be on-line training...my e-trainer....should be interesting. I just don't want to fall behind and it is time for a new program (it's actually past the time - my fault).

Anyway, I've started my 5K training and holy crap it's tough. I'm blogging about it specifically at http://www.my5k.blogspot.com/ , so please check it out. Jogging is excrutiatingly tough for me but it really is one of those things I want to tackle in my lifetime and I've started. My goal is to run a 5k race in October and I will!!! One of my girlfriends has actually started the training as well. She's in a different city but following the same program. Right now, I think she hates my guts for asking her to do this with me..lol!! She told me how sore she was after Day 1!! Hang in there BEH and keep it up!!

Something else I wanted to mention which I just found amazing, is that I can no longer leave my house without wearing a belt!!! I remember days when I left the top button of my pants un-done (so that I could breathe)....and my pants could stay up for days!! LOL!! Belt??? There was never a need. Now, most of my pants require one! It's amazing to me. As I was walking from a meeting today, I could feel my slacks slipping down, I kept tugging at them to pull them up...this stuff just freaks my freak!! So my plan is to go and purchase a couple of belts (pairs of belts?? I don't even know what it's called - 2 or more belts) lol!! It's something I never thought I'd have to purchase.

Anyway, I will weigh myself and take some pics in the morning and post tomorrow. This month the weight has been coming off literally 1 pound at a time...hey, at least it's not a gain. This is my big flashing sign that I need the new program, one that is just that much more challenging than the current!! I think I'll see a jump in the loss once I start that!!

All in all, I'm still feeling great...I've noticed that extra effort is required on my part to stay with it, but I try to re-focus daily and remind myself of the reasons why I set out on this journey in the first place.

Anyway, that's it for now...

Until next time

Joania (2KMINE!!!)

Week 17 Weigh-In......3 POUNDS DOWN!!!!!!!

Starting Weight: 258 lbs (Dec 10/08)
Last Weigh In: 219 lbs (Apr 1/09)
Current Weight: 216 lbs
This Week's Loss: 3 lbs!!!!!!!!

I can't believe I've lost another 3 POUNDS!!! That's 7 pounds in only two weeks....I lost 8 pounds total last month....this is awesome. This new program is really burning the calories!! Thanks ROB!!! I also can't get over the fact that I only (well not only, but only) have 59 pounds left to reach my what-once-seemed-impossible goal of 101 pounds!!

WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!! I've lost 42 POUNDS!!!! I'm so thrilled!! I feel fabulous and most of my clothes are loose. I will be taking some pics of me in my loose clothes - will post shortly.

Also, Friday is PICTURE DAY for month 4...already!! I'm hoping the results will be visible, I do find my legs are getting smaller!! It's awesome!!!

Anyway, that's it for now...very happy with my loss!!

Until next time...

Joania (2KMINE!!!)

Week 5 Weigh-In...2lbs DOWN!!!

Starting Weight: 258 lbs (Dec 10/08)
Last Weigh In: 242 lbs (Jan 7/09)
Current Weight: 240 lbs
This Week's Loss: 2 lbs

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Another week, and 2 more pounds gone!!! I had a rough night last night craving nothing but chocolates but thankfully, just knowing I had this weigh-in this morning, kept me from doing a late night chocolate run! Thank goodness!! So I'm down another two pounds and feeling fabulous.
If all goes to plan, my goal is to lose another 2 pounds next week. IF (I mean WHEN) that happens, it will be a huge milestone for me!!! It will be the first time I'm out of the 240's in I don't even know how long. I know that before getting pregnant I weighed 246 (that's about 3 years ago). I really can't remember the last time I weighed under 240!! It's very exciting...so I'm hoping that the possibility of reaching that goal will be enough to keep me motivated (I HOPE).

I'm starting to notice big changes in my clothes, especially my pants. I'm finding that they are getting quite loose and baggy. It's a weird but wonderful feeling. With a few of my pants, I can actually slide them on and off WITHOUT undoing the button and/or zipper - it's awesome. Just feeling the fabric moving against my legs when I walk instead of that constricting feeling. Also, there's less of a "swishing" noise when I walk. I even have to wear a belt with some of them.

Another thing which makes me just want to scream, "BRA-LLELUHIA!!!!!!!!" is, that my bra is getting loose which means the boobs are shrinking....I hope they shrink to the point where I'd never need to wear a bra again. They have got to be the most uncomfortable things ever made to man!!

Anyway, I'm very happy with the loss this week and I'm going to push for more!!! 240!! Yeah!!!

Joania (2000 MINE)