Week 10 Weigh In

Week 10 Weigh In: 214.8

Not The Most Inspiring Week
I'm now 2.8 pounds away from my 30 by Thirty goal of 212.

I'm still ahead in the competition at work but not by much.  I really want to hit 212 by Monday but I find my level of motivation is faltering.  I had made a really good habit of not eating back my exercise calories but last week I ate them ALL back almost every day. I ate some of them back Monday but held it together yesterday.

I Wrote A Whole Thing About All The Events I Have Going On This Week And How Hard It Will Be To Stay On Track With Calories And It Made Me Miserable So I Deleted All Of It

Let's talk about anything else.

I was so motivated the other day I walked in the wind/rain.  Apparently it was humorous to watch me fighting to keep my umbrella from flying away.

The wind even blew me right over sideways:

Yep, I'm going to pretend this in on purpose.  Sideways is SUCH a flattering angle!

I Decided To Go Hiking Around Three Caves Sunday

I've lived in Huntsville all my life and always made it a point to ride down random streets I've never been down because I'm a curious person.  Somehow I've never in my life laid eyes on Three Caves.  I woke up ungodly early and decided to remedy this.

A few things:

1. I don't know where my good tennis shoes are.  Also - "tennis shoes" looks really stupid when you write it out.  The word "sneakers" is terrible, as is the  term "athletic shoes". Whatever - tennis shoes it is.

2. I'm clumsy.  WTF was I thinking doing any kind of mountain activity alone.

So I drive over there, park the car, and head off into the woods.

Luckily if you just want to look at Three Caves (from above) it's not a bad little uphill walk on slightly rocky terrain.  It's honestly easy.

SPOILER ALERT
I made it...

The view from atop Three Caves
I didn't take this picture because I'm a dumbass and didn't take my phone.
Good thing I didn't die.

BUT...

I fell down.

3 times.

Just on the way up.

Mountain not to scale.

I can't emphasize enough how short and simple the walk just to look over top the cave is. I'm just that talented.

I decided after that I should probably go back to the car and stay away from mountains when I'm alone.


Since I'm Finishing This Up On Thursday
I should probably be honest about the fact that I ate fucking everything yesterday.  I had a plan, a plan for how not to suck at calories.

But we all know what they say about the best laid plans - they don't taste as good as meatballs, crackers/cream cheese/pepper jelly, banana pudding and chicken & dumplings, and 3 beers.


Since I'm Finishing This Up For Real on Friday
I sucked last night too - not as bad though.

Based on my weigh in this morning for my r/loseit challenge I gained 1.2lbs.


I'm off to fix that before Monday's super official weigh in.

Till then,
Cat

Week 8 & 9 Weigh Ins

Week 8 Weigh In: 219.8
Monday's Weigh in: 215.8

ALMOST THERE
3.8lbs away from my 30 by Thirty goal of 212.

I'm also FINALLY in the lead in the competition at work, by 0.17%.
EAT IT LAURA! NO REALLY, EAT IT. EAT THE DAMN BAGEL!

MEASUREMENTS
Bust: -3 inches
Waist: -3.5 inches
Hips: -5 inches
Thigh: -2.5 inches

What Am I Eating?

Seriously - whatever I want for the most part.  The key for me is everything in moderation.  I make a real effort to stay within my calorie goal (currently 1240/day) just about every day.  At least once every 2 weeks I screw it up and go over.  Occasionally I screw up once a week.  It's that simple.

The harder part - learn what portions look like.  I started with measuring a lot, but after a while of doing that you can eyeball it.

Here's a snapshot of a day this week. My goal is 1240 but I got an extra 130 calories from exercise on those day.

What Am I Doing for Exercise
I started lifting.
Well... I carried two boxes yesterday when I worked at the Special Olympics. Doesn't that count?

Seriously though, I walk.  That's about it.
My FitBit told me it loved me the other day, so you can say things are getting pretty serious.

I have a goal to walk 7,000 steps a day.  I park far from my office, take quick walks throughout the day when I can, and add in a walk after work sometimes with the kids when I get home.
MFP activity is set to sedentary and it calculates my daily calories by that.  If I'm more active than that my FitBit and MFP work together and I get exercise calories added back in

I'd like to hike up the mountain that my neighborhood backs up to.  Maybe I'll do that this weekend.

That should make for an interesting story next week.

Till then,
Cat

Bend Over to the Front & Touch Your Toes

On Monday at approximately 9:06pm CST I sent the same exact text message to 3 or 4 different people:

a text message that caused a slight panic in some

Every one of them responded that they can in fact touch their toes without bending their knees.

Why did I ask this question?  Let's back up about 14 minutes.

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On Monday at approximately 8:52pm CST I started thinking about the ability to touch one's toes without bending one's knees.

I did not have this ability.  I don't know that I've ever been able to touch my toes without bending my knees.  Surely I could as a child, but I think I could say with 90% certainty that I hadn't had that ability in the past 15 years.

This is a reenactment (with bonus scoliosis) 

That day I vowed to myself to fix it.

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I began where any reasonable person would: Google

Good to know I'm not the only one

I expected to find some instructions along the lines of "do these stretches every other day for 2wks and then you'll be able to touch your toes".  Instead I found this LIFE CHANGING blog entry containing a LIFE CHANGING VIDEO.

If you are like I was and cannot touch your toes - these two frat boys, a pillow and a Nerf gun are about to change your life.

Apparently I'd been doing it wrong my whole life.

3 minutes later I was touching my toes without bending my knees as if I'd been doing it my whole life.

I couldn't stop, it changed my whole range of motion.  I was SO EXCITED that I needed to share the gospel!

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On Monday at approximately 9:06pm CST I sent the same exact text message to 3 or 4 different people:

a text message that caused a slight panic in some

Apparently none of my friends had this problem, but that doesn't take away from my level of excitement.

3 days later here's a super unflattering picture of me - you guessed it - touching my toes without bending my knees.

I know what you're thinking - and yes - that is a beer on the table, it was delicious.

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In closing - If you or someone you know is affected by the inability to touch their toes without bending their knees - there is help.  Send them this link, share the wealth.

If we continue to spread the good news - we can live in a world where all people can touch their toes without bending their knees.

Good Luck and Good Toe-touching,
Cat

Week 8 Weigh In (Major Milestone Inside!)

Monday's Weigh In: 222.0

20lbs down!

I hate to brag, but I'm really frickin proud of myself - so I will.  Yay me!!

Measurement Changes

Bust: -2.5 inches

Waist: -3 inches

Hips: -4 inches

Thigh: -2 inches

I rewarded myself by eating a whole pizza

Mouse for scale
I don't know why these damn pictures are sideways and I give up.

Work Challenge

12 Weeks - Winner based on % of Weight Lost. 

Start Date: 8/17

Finish: 11/9

We are half way through and I'm in 2nd place. 

DAMNIT LAURA GIVE IT UP YOU'RE SKINNY AND GORGEOUS ALREADY STOP LOSING WEIGHT SO I CAN WIN

I have a super noble reason for wanting to win this money: I want to go to Tunica and piss it all away into slot machines.  All I want for my birthday is money that I can throw away gambling.

r/LoseIt Fall Challenge

10 Weeks

Start Date: 8/31

Finish: 11/9 (I think?)

My goal by the end is 220. I'm still not totally sure when it ends but it seems like I'll hit this goal unless I screw up and drink all the beers and eat all the pizza.

30 by Thirty

14ish Weeks

Start Date: 8/13

Finish: 11/25 

I'm killing this one! 10lbs to go and 7 weeks to do it.  

If I play my cards right I might just get down to 200 by the end of the year and be able to wear this dress for New Years Eve (to the party that doesn't exist that I've invited myself to that I don't have a babysitter for).

Yes, I know it's sideways
let it go already

 Anywho...

Stay tuned for a bonus post this week that reveals a major victory I had this week that will probably seem totally ridiculous.

Till then,
Cat