Tuesday, April 3, 2007

So its been a while since I was here. Bad me I know. Things are good. Diet's not so good but I'm making sure I make healthy choices. I've been working more on my spiritual than my physical lately. I know that both go hand in hand and I need to be balanced to achieve my goal. Last time I weighed in was roughly a week ago at 231.4 lbs. I've been sticking to the 230 range lately.

But the nice thing was I went to buy an Easter outfit to wear and I pulled out the size 22 pants thinking "ok the last pair of jeans I bought were 22 stretch jeans.....". Guess what! They didn't fit I had to get a size 20, which i suppose is what I truly wear unless its Lane Bryant stretch jeans. lol Needless to say I was a little happy about that. Also I'd gone into David's Bridal a while back to try on the bridesmaids dress for my friends wedding. I knew what size I'd need to get over my hips and it was the same thing - the 22 was a little bigger than it needed to be and the 20 fit better. I also found out from the sales lady if you are planning to lose weight its 20 lbs to a dress size. I'd never heard this before and went "does that apply to my very child bearing hips that I have been blessed with???"

Those and my thighs are my big problem. I'm actually about 3 different sizes like many women and I believe as I'm typing this I've talked about it before. But we'll continue. :) My top half is barely in the plus sizes but I have to buy bigger clothing - like that made for plus sizes to make sure it will fit around my hips. It frustrating when I find something that I like in a size that I should be able to wear but my hips/butt prevent that from happening. Its always been this way and it sucks.

Well I hope all is well with everyone of you. I wish you a great Easter weekend and hope that if you have kids you have either enjoyed or will be enjoying your Spring Break together. ~Hugs~Jen

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey, I just came across your blog via your HS picture. I was trying to find a picture of someone at 175 lbs, since that's my own goal, hopefully by summer 2008. I wish you luck and you're doing great! Hang in there, alright? And I know it can be so frustrating sometimes when you plateau, but you know it will come off really quickly once it drops again. You might want to try tracking your weight on a graph, like stocks. I use http://www.physicsdiet.com and it works out for me. Of course, it also allows for calories eaten/spent and fat percentages if you want to use those too. o.o

You're looking great, though. :) And yes, working on the inside is just as important. Working on one should help the other, but sometimes one goes unnoticed, so I'm glad you're taking them both on! Cheers!

Anonymous said...

I am struggling to get the weight off I started this year at 275 and I am now down to 253 I have to take it one day at a time sometimes one bite at a time .. Hang in there you can do it .
hugs
Sherry