Wednesday, September 12, 2012
I saw a friend today, and she totally made me feel good about how I am looking. We haven't seen each other in a few weeks, and she said she could totally tell I've lost some weight in the ole' tummy area. She made the comment that I was only wearing dresses previously, and now I'm rocking some skinny jeans. This is a true story: I was too fat for m'pants. Anyone that has been preggarz knows all about the elastic-waisted maternity pants. Ever since I wore them, it's been hard to want to wear anything else in the pants department. They are just THAT comfortable. So, what does a chubby bunny do? She wears dresses. All of the time. Like, every day. You can't see a muffin top in a dress, and it's so much nicer looking than your super big, worn out yoga pants. *side note-my yoga pants have actually made it to yoga classes thankyouverymuch. Boom. Anyway, I found some skinny jeans at Target (one of my aforementioned four stores that I shop at) and promptly bought three pairs. I am now the proud owner of black, teal and purple pants. I am so cool I can hardly stand it. Too bad I don't have shit to wear them with...but, that's a whole other adventure. The pants fit, so by chubby bunny law I had to buy them.
You know what I am the worst about? Finishing the kids' food. Chicken nugget all alone on the plate? No problem, I'll just pop that in my pie hole. Left over spaghetti? Let me take care of that, too. I come from the "clean your plate" generation, so I feel its my civic duty to not waste food. There are starving kids in Africa, after all. My children are finicky eaters, and never eat a lot or very consistently. They both have huge issues with texture, and hate more things than they like. The oldest is getting more adventurous, but still isn't the best eater. The baby...oh, the sweet baby. Well, let's just go ahead and state at 22 months, he is finally off the bottle (milk kind) and I'm afraid that has made him a bit behind in the food department. I'm betting, however, that he grows up to be a foodie/chef/master sommelier because his favorite food is filet mignon. I know that this is phase, and soon enough these boys will be eating me out of house and home. It's just never fun buying baby food for your almost two year old because he won't eat anything else.
I went and had my foot looked at and got a massage to help with my calf muscles and foot pain. I didn't go to the gym today in hopes that a days rest would help things along. I never thought that I'd see the day where I actually felt guilty missing my workout, but I do. I guess a blind squirrel can find a nut every once in awhile.
Ooh - Weight today: 218. Down 2 lbs! I started taking Genesis Pure Green Coffee Bean pills. I will be doing a whole post tomorrow on Genesis Pure, but for now...apparently this stuff is quite legit.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The Beginning
My name is Jenn. I'm pleasantly plump. I've had two kids, a slight addiction to food and yummy, yummy drinks and I have let myself go. This is my journey of changing all of that.
In my head, I'm still a size 10-12 hot college chick. The mirror, and all major clothing retailers, like to prove that otherwise. I don't remember having a weight issue in high school, and honestly don't ever remember freaking out about my weight in my early years. I feel really, really lucky about that one. My best friend, among others, had a serious eating disorder and I get how difficult that can be. I love me most days, and have no aspirations to be super skinny. I just want to feel good again and be able to WALK INTO ANY STORE AND BUY SOME EFFIN' CLOTHES. Big girls can feel me on this one. It's so hard/frustrating to be limited in which stores you can buy clothes from. Boutique clothing - for.get.about.it. I love fashion, and while I'm not super trendy, I love looking nice and having fun jewelry to accessorize with. When you can only shop in 4 stores (for the record, my list is 1. Target 2. Macy's 3. Dillards 4. Kohls), and you only have a tiny section in the back to choose from life can be a bit defeating. I'll never forget the day I went into a shop in California with two of my girlfriends and nothing, not ONE THING, fit and I had to sit there while they bought the latest and greatest super skinny jeans. In one way, it goes to show you that your friends don't see the fat on you the way you see it, but in another way it was just a kick to the gut. This trip was before I had kiddos, too. I can't even say I'd attempt another trip in one of those stores right now.
So here I am. I'm about three weeks away from my first 5K. I'm only on week 5 of Couch 2 5K, and struggling daily to fit a workout in/not talk myself into going back to bed. I'm a former athlete turned slug and this is my time to change my ways. So, here is the run down of where I'm at and what I'm doing to change things.
Weight: 220
Thoughts about weight: Holy Shit. Who let the fat girl on the damn scale? Weight is weird for me. I am one of those women who fluctuates 5-8 lbs a day. Too much salt/bread/booze/pizza - boom, 4 lbs gained right away. Caloric intake is crucial for me, and they need to be smart calories, too. I just love pizza soooooo much....
Size: Pretty much a solid 18
Thoughts on this size: Well, it's better than the 22 I was at previously. There is no "2" at the beginning of it. Small victories, people.
Exercise: Tuesday, I went and did my C25K training. I also stretched for about 20 minutes. My goal is to be at the gym 3x a week. Anymore workouts are a bonus!
Food: I'm starting my day every morning with a Genesis Pure Complete Shake. Future posts will talk about my issues with supplements/shakes, but I will say this one is DELICIOUS and mixed with berries, it's a great way to start the day. I even prefer it over donuts. For real. For the rest of my meals, I'm trying to stick with salads, lean proteins and low carbs. I don't have a strict meal plan, because those never work for me. I made the mistake of buying a can of Nutella, though. I'm slowly polishing that bad boy off one vanilla wafer at a time. It's just soooo good....
In my head, I'm still a size 10-12 hot college chick. The mirror, and all major clothing retailers, like to prove that otherwise. I don't remember having a weight issue in high school, and honestly don't ever remember freaking out about my weight in my early years. I feel really, really lucky about that one. My best friend, among others, had a serious eating disorder and I get how difficult that can be. I love me most days, and have no aspirations to be super skinny. I just want to feel good again and be able to WALK INTO ANY STORE AND BUY SOME EFFIN' CLOTHES. Big girls can feel me on this one. It's so hard/frustrating to be limited in which stores you can buy clothes from. Boutique clothing - for.get.about.it. I love fashion, and while I'm not super trendy, I love looking nice and having fun jewelry to accessorize with. When you can only shop in 4 stores (for the record, my list is 1. Target 2. Macy's 3. Dillards 4. Kohls), and you only have a tiny section in the back to choose from life can be a bit defeating. I'll never forget the day I went into a shop in California with two of my girlfriends and nothing, not ONE THING, fit and I had to sit there while they bought the latest and greatest super skinny jeans. In one way, it goes to show you that your friends don't see the fat on you the way you see it, but in another way it was just a kick to the gut. This trip was before I had kiddos, too. I can't even say I'd attempt another trip in one of those stores right now.
So here I am. I'm about three weeks away from my first 5K. I'm only on week 5 of Couch 2 5K, and struggling daily to fit a workout in/not talk myself into going back to bed. I'm a former athlete turned slug and this is my time to change my ways. So, here is the run down of where I'm at and what I'm doing to change things.
Weight: 220
Thoughts about weight: Holy Shit. Who let the fat girl on the damn scale? Weight is weird for me. I am one of those women who fluctuates 5-8 lbs a day. Too much salt/bread/booze/pizza - boom, 4 lbs gained right away. Caloric intake is crucial for me, and they need to be smart calories, too. I just love pizza soooooo much....
Size: Pretty much a solid 18
Thoughts on this size: Well, it's better than the 22 I was at previously. There is no "2" at the beginning of it. Small victories, people.
Exercise: Tuesday, I went and did my C25K training. I also stretched for about 20 minutes. My goal is to be at the gym 3x a week. Anymore workouts are a bonus!
Food: I'm starting my day every morning with a Genesis Pure Complete Shake. Future posts will talk about my issues with supplements/shakes, but I will say this one is DELICIOUS and mixed with berries, it's a great way to start the day. I even prefer it over donuts. For real. For the rest of my meals, I'm trying to stick with salads, lean proteins and low carbs. I don't have a strict meal plan, because those never work for me. I made the mistake of buying a can of Nutella, though. I'm slowly polishing that bad boy off one vanilla wafer at a time. It's just soooo good....
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