Progress
Update Jan 2011: I have reached 136lbs, mostly maintaining, and staying active! Looking to tone more but not necessarily lose! One year later I feel so accomplished!
Well, here it is folks! Let me walk you through.
June 2009 There are ??? for the pounds because I had no clue, I wasn’t weighing myself and not really watching what I was eating. I would watch what I ate for couple weeks, fall off the wagon, start again, fall off, it was a vicious cycle. And this picture was taken at Runyon Canyon in Hollywood and I remember nearly dying climbing it. Had many moments where I questioned if I could make it to the top, but I pushed on. Look at the thighs…yikes. The cheeks….eek.
January 2010 I was at about 180lbs here, could be a little more. It was soon after this picture that I began getting serious about getting fit and healthy. This was hiking the Hollywood Sign trail which was brutal at the time for me. I have yet to go back to this trail, though I want to, to see how much better I can handle it now. Again, the thighs….the cheeks…..ahh.
May 2010 Roughly a 4-5 month jump from the previous picture and at 149.8lbs, therefore, a 30lbs weight loss accomplished at this point! I’m feeling great at this point, clothes are fitting much better and loose! BUT, still not done with my journey, knowing the last few pounds are the hardest to shed.
July 2010 This is me today at 143.8lbs, now down 36.2lbs. Since I see myself everyday, I don’t see as much difference as others may who don’t see me daily. But looking through these pictures helps me see just how far I’ve come and how proud I really should be.
I’m still not done, but I know I can do it, even if it’s slowly. I had been so frustrated but haven’t stopped to think that in reality I haven’t been doing this THAT long and I have to be patient. And I have to play around with my eating when necessary. Like my trainer says, “the body is like a Rubix Cube, you have to keep changing things to make it work for you at this time, right now”.
Someone asked me what I have started to do to tweak my eating. Well, after speaking with my trainer, Kris, and my fitness aspiration, Maria, we decided that I should try to lower my fat count, but still keep the calories around the same. To definitely not stray from fats, and definitely not go to Low-Fat, Fat-Free or processed foods, but just lower the fats and even out the ratio of fats, proteins and carbs. For example, if I am having lean chicken breast, then I could add some avocado to my salads or butter to my broccoli/zucchini, but if I’m having a fattier meat like steak, then to just stick to piling in the nutritious veggies as the side, no extra fats. It’s exciting to experiment with my eating and see the outcome!
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