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Ooopsies

It’s not really an oops moment I suppose when you KNOW what you are doing. With today wrapping up our last of 8 orientation sessions I indulged a tiny bit with some of the foods and treats that I limited this summer. I also have two banquets this weekend that are known to have fantastic desserts. I will make the best decisions I can, but I also deserve to celebrate as well.

I’m most excited about my banquet dresses for this weekend, they are waaaay cute. One I haven’t worn in a year so I’ll be curious to see how much better it looks on me now! Don’t worry I’ll post pics…

Say Cheese

Hey Tumblrs and Tumblettes…miss me? Well even though it’s been like 30 hours since I got on I missed YOU.

We are wrapping up our final session of orientation here and to honor it I got up this morning to do the 6:30am parent running tour of campus that I did a month ago. I’m happy to report the run went much better this go ‘round and I actually had a bunch of moms with me at my pace that I got to point buildings out to. Solid run.

I set my alarm this morning for 5:55am (despite getting home from work at 1am) and actually woke up at 5:25am (thanks to my dog). So prior to heading to campus I made some overnight oats, changed my sheets, laid out all my clothes for the day and TOOK PICTURES OF MYSELF IN MY SPORTS BRA AND SPANDEX SHORTS. Like I’ve mentioned in a previous post I was too “scared” to take “before pictures” but regardless I’m glad I’m recording myself at this weight and to see my progress from here. I don’t want to share these pics just yet…but in time.

I took them on my cell phone and I’ve been like terrified all day that I’m gonna accidentally send them to someone or someone is going to look at my phone and see them. So after I finish this post I’m emailing them to myself and then deleting any trace of them off my phone.

WIW Extraordinaire

Last week: 198.2

This week 193.7

Change: -4.5

HOT DAMN. I’m so excited I didn’t cheat and get on the scale yesterday because this morning was SO exciting. YES like 2 pounds of that weight was weight I had already lost and then gained back 4th of July, but to lose another 2.5 pounds on top of that is just MAGICAL.

Also I wanted to mention that working new student orientation the past 10 weeks and managing to LOSE about 10 pounds has been amazing, because it’s a running joke that everyone gains 10 pounds during orientaiton due to lots of tempting food at our fingertips and also having to grab and go a lot of the time. I’ve fallen victim the past few summers, so it’s AMAZING that I lost 10 pounds this summer and with orientation wrapping up this week I can’t wait to see how well I do in the coming months!

My goal of being in the 180s by my birthday (August 4th) is so close I can TASTE it and that is the sweetest treat of them all!

Total Loss: 28.9

Left to Lose: 25.7 (GW) /38.7 (UGW)

Less Fat = Less Shopping?

I was talking with my mom today (who I am not close with, but she has been really supportive of my weight loss and also kinda inspiring -but don’t tell her Isaid that- because she lost 50 pounds last year by really cutting out sugars and making better food choices. My mom looks pretty great and I have told her that) anyway we were talking about how my clothes look so much better on me now. She was talking about her “ohhh that’s how that’s supposed to look” moments with clothes of her own. However then she said something that really struck me. 

When you’re thinner you buy less clothes.

She went on to say she doesn’t need to go shopping to buy something that makes her look 30 pounds thinner because she IS 30 pounds thinner. Or she doesn’t need to buy clothes to make her feel good because she feels good PERIOD.

It was a little epiphany for me because I was SO guilty of buying clothes to make me feel good, when they really don’t because I wasn’t happy with my body under the clothes. It’s so interesting minus running clothes and a MEDIUM dress that I got for $10 I haven’t bought clothes in TWO MONTHS. I don’t need to find THAT outfit to make me feel good, because I FEEL GOOD.

Editor’s Note: I still have a looong way to my GW or UGW, but every day and every pound makes me feel better and better about myself.

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After this can we be done with the reblog chains?  Maybe?  

Control

This morning I woke up feeling lighter and overall my body just has felt different/stronger lately…I was SOOOOO tempted to jump on the scale and take a peek. I peeked this weekend, but for my mental heath I know it’s better if I stick to WIW. Well this morning I was thisclose to stepping on the scale when all of a sudden my brain screamed at me GET CONTROL.

And it made me think of my manta from Radiohead’s Creep:

I don’t care if it hurts

I want to have control

I want a perfect body

I want a perfect soul

Control is SO much more than what I eat and pushing myself when exercising, which was my initial thought. Control is not letting yourself get on the scale when you told yourself you will wait until Wednesday. Control is making a decision and sticking to it no matter what.

I can’t wait to hit my GW and get those lyrics tattooed on my ribs…

I’m on a roll this week, first talking about my boobs and now I’m gonna talk about my underwear. 

So now two days in a row I wore boy shorts style underwear to the gym. I love boy shorts they are probably my favorite kind of underwear to wear, EXCEPT when working out. Boy shorts and me running don’t mix…I end up with like mega wedgies. And yes I’m the girl who picks her wedgies at the gym….I DON’T CARE…I’d rather be comfortable running then care about someone else thinks. Regardless I hate getting wedgies when running. My gym undies of choice are bikini briefs.

How about the rest of you. Do you work out in boy shorts, briefs, thongs, none?