Monthly Progress: Chit Chat & and Pictures

It’s the 20th, yet again, and that means time for my monthly progress report!

I don’t believe I ever posted any BEFORE pics, so I’ll start with a few shots that I found in a friends FB album from last fall. I was at my highest, in these:

Two of my friends come down every year for festivities and fun. Normally when they come to town, I’ll meet up for a meal or some shopping, but let them do their going out thing on their own. I’ve always felt uncomfortable in a club atmosphere, unless I was working (when I worked in radio, I would go on the broadcast remotes with the DJ’s and help out. That way I’d have an excuse for not dancing, or being asked to dance, or having anyone to hang out with) Last year, they said they were taking me out and wouldn’t take no for answer. PARTAY! I was nervous, because I have ‘Fat Friend’ Mentality, in which I am embarrassed for my friends to be seen with me.  They are thin and gorgeous and openly desired. In my mind, I am the girl that watches the purses. Green Eyes and I chatted yesterday about the pics and she said she remembered me saying, afterward, that I had a good time but felt like the Fat Friend. You’ll see on my Top 5′s list that one of my goals during this journey is to rid myself of this mentality. It has robbed me of so much time with my friends and so much self esteem.  And also caused me to think those knots were cute. *shudder*

So that was me last year, at my heaviest ever, at some points I was hitting 270. I always say I topped out at 269. That was the point where I had literally had ENOUGH…. however I wouldn’t get on the bandwagon until January and wouldn’t really start making any kind of effort until April.

My previous progress photos are HERE, but I’ll put the June ones in today’s post:

240.8

I want you guys to know that I have been ordered to do away with these jeans, post haste! GreenEyes is the fashion guru of my life and she’s pissed off that I’m even wearing them. “Those jeans are swallowing you! All I see is jean wrinkle and no leg, which means they are way too big. Get rid of them! And who told you those knots were cute?” Damn. She goes hard.

In my defense, I did search for jeans but didn’t find any that I wanted to actually wear out of the store. I went to Marshall’s on my lunch hour and I think Marshall’s is where Apple Bottoms and Baby Phat go to die.

The jeans I am wearing, I believe, are size 20′s Calvin Klein. They always were really long, but now they’re really loose. I had to keep pulling them up at the grocery store. The top I have had forever, I have no idea how big it is. Too big, though.

I feel like my shape stayed pretty static, which is good and bad. Good because at least I haven’t gained a bunch of inches and I’d rather stay steady than gain. Bad because I’d really like to continue the great fat loss I was getting when I was doing a lot of cardio.  For June, I am doing 30 Day Shred, and it is KILLAH. I kind of like the pain. For July, I am going back to something that is more cardio based. The Shred is great for strength, but 6 minutes of cardio is just not enough to burn fat. When I do it now, I try to combine it with  cardio barre or the Firm, to get some additional fat blasting in.

I’m finally seeing what I look like when I wear clothes that are too big. I look huge to me and not any different, even though I feel different and I know that I am smaller than I appear.  I have another set that I took in my workout clothes- clingy, skintight, showing every roll- but I’m not brave enough to post them. I really do look huge.  By July I hope to see some bigger changes, but I’m not at all disappointed. Just a little… I don’t know… magenta at seeing proof of how much work I really have to do.

As for weight, I don’t have a weight for April 18th but on April 20th I was 252, on May 18th, I weighed 246.  On June 18th I weighed 240.8. So, a consistent 6 lb loss per month. Not too shabby. I’d take 8 though! I was up slightly on Saturday, likely due to some sodium from the chef salad I had Friday night and I had 2 diet sodas.  Since I restarted, I’ve been drinking mostly water and the occasional coffee. I think I need to stick with that.

As of this morning I am 239.6! Unofficially 30lbs down! let’s hope it sticks for my weigh in on Tuesday! *crosses everything* I have slacked off of my exercise for two days, and I’m pretty sure Jillian is pissed off, sitting in my DVD player. She’s gonna make me work hard, huh? Hmph.

I’m off to work out and get some things done around the Bach Pad. Thank you thank you thank you for all your support, or for at least not throwing rotten fruit.

I’m hoping to report live from 230′sVille for July!  Aiming for 232, to be exact.

See ya all Tuesday for Healthy You Check in, what what!

[Edit: I did say I was going to show ya'll the cute dresses but I still don't have the proper foundation garments, so it will be a few days but never fear, when I wear them, you will know. Everyone will know. Strangers on the STREET will know!]

[Edit 2 to add some better pictures. I was just making an attempt to go through my closet (completely overwhelming) and on the top shelf were two pairs of jeans that I just tossed up there when I moved in a year ago. I haven't been able to wear them since about 2008. I pulled down one pair and pulled them on. Lo and BEHOLD, they fit! \0/ So, a few more (better pictures for todays progress report):

My thighs vex me. Anyhoo, there are some better pictures in jeans that are not at least one if not 2 sizes too big. ]

Curvy Jones is a northerner playing a southerner who is living, working, playing in metro Atlanta.

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