Christmas Break

This is it...A break from blogging and ultimately dieting until the new year. The year when I will achieve all of my dreams. I have post its and notes all over my room to inspire me. Eventually I will accomplish EVERYTHING I set out to accomplish. It won`t be easy. For the next 9 days I will be charting out my journey.

There has been a lot of bad and good news in the world this year. First black president, but the war still goes on. Lots of celebs have died, football players to the King of Pop. All so tragic. Even this week Britney Murphy and Chris Henry died. The saddest death to me though was that of Jade Goody. She succumbed to cancer earlier this year leaving behind her children and husband. She became a reality star in 2002 and although a lot of stars have passed this year the fact that she was my age, 27, made hers hurt me the most.

If I were to pass away right now I would feel so unaccomplished. I am not trying to change the world but I want to achieve a lot more than what I have at this point. I need to plan a way to continue to achieve and reach new highs in 2010...

NEVER MADE IT TO 150

BUT 152 WILL DO!

Wow...

Where to start with my update? Well after a year of being semi serious I've went from the following:

From a post from April 28th-
Fat Stats
Beginning Weight = 194
Beginning Size = a Jacob 13/14
Goal Lbs. = 160Goal #2 = 145Goal Size = 7/8
Current Weight = 172.7 Pounds
Current Size = 11/12-13/14
Weight Loss = 21.3 pounds
Pounds to Go = 12.7Week # = 3 (from 186lbs)

TODAY:

Measurements: 37-28.5-41
Size: 6 & 8's 30'
Goal is still 144 but I've reached my goal size (surpassed it!)
WEIGHT: 152

WEIGHT LOSS: 42LBS

Pounds to Go: NONE

My main goal is to stay under 155 and eventually under 150. For now I'm doing good.

I'm going to get working on my tips and my WHAT FAT PEOPLE LIKE column!

On Sunday I tried on a bunch of H&M clothes....all the size 8's fit! My thighs went from 27 inches (the size of someone waist) to 23! And my stomach from 37 to 28.5!!!! Hips from 45 to 41!

It's been a great journey. Now as I shift into maintenance mode I will no longer be reporting about my weight as much. I will update when I see that I've reached my ultimate goal but other than that I will be shifting from a fatty's quest for success in this weight loss thing to a reformed fatty's look on life.

I used to blog on www.yccto.blogspot.com but now I think I will link these two sites...somehow! or maybe not at all but they will pretty much have the same content!!!

CAN'T WAIT TO BE...

FREE!

No more diet journals, feeling guilty for eating, excessive purging, compulsive weigh-ins, counting calories or talking about diets or what I crave. No more comparing myself to others, wanting to be someone other than me or not being grateful for my body. No more forcing things to fit or adding to my motivation pile.

Also no more eating whatever I crave when I crave it. No more losing control over me. No more eating because I'm bored, stressed, sad etc. No more eating fast food often or dining out and overeating. No more finishing whole cakes or boxes of cookies.

There will be more activities, exercise, confidence and gratefulness. More greens, beans and all other healthy things.

Regardless if I hit 37-27-40 by April 1, and most likely before I'm 144, I will be FREE.

CURRENT STATS:

size: S and M tops, 6 and 8 bottoms (ok, just on pair of size 6 trousers from H&M!)

weight: approx. below 155 (haven't weighed in properly since last week when I was 151.8)

Current and Future Health Plan:

Eating 1600cals and exercising daily (running 5-10k and intense weight training) 1-2hours a day

Milestones:

March 31 2009 -One year below 180lbs

June 1 2009 -One year below 170lbs

Total Loss:

43lbs!!!

Read my previous entries to see my journey thus far. I didn't write personal updates for about six month (June 2008 - Jan 2009). Coincidentally during that time I didn't really lose weight. I bounce around from 162 to 172 but usually saw 167. Since I begun writing again I've steadily dropped and have increased my endurance and now run 75 minutes! Not often though, I usually stick to 60 minutes.

I've Never Been...

This disciplined.

I haven't been this small since 2001. I am about 2 pounds from being the smallest I've ever been in life and I can taste it. Mind you, I'm not seeing exactly what I want to be seeing. For example even though I went from a 37 inch waist to about a 29, I still have a gut...a big one. My overall body shape is a wonderful hour glass figure but let me not keep my posture and see what happens.

Now I don't want abs of steel but I do want to reduce my body fat immensely. When I technically start this journey back in October 2007 I was 33% body fat. I feel like I'm still at 30 something. My legs are great-ish but my arms and my stomach need some more work. This makes me feel like I should go down to 140 at least but I feel like if I lose 50 pounds I better be my idea of perfect. Who wants to lose more than that?

To others I will look like half my size. But in my eyes I will probably still be a work in progress. Man, my diet and weight woes have left me with a horrible complex. I could become a meager 100 pounds and still think I'm a fatty.

Well the good news is that I have hope that when I boost up my running and start doing spinning classes (two great fat burning activities) I will see the fat melt off of me. And once the warm weather starts up I will starting doing weekend hikes and long walks like I used to do.

Starting Feb 1 I am adapting a 1-1.5 pound a week plan just so I don't go psycho when I don't see the scale budge in a week.

That plan will also increase my intensity while reducing my workout time. It's the fool proof plan I mentioned before. So assuming I don't fall off the wagon (I'm 21 days strong), I should be at 144 sometime in March (I have until March 31).

Note:.. GREAT FAT BURNING EXERCISES

taken from http://www.ediets.com/news/NewsArticle.jsp?id=3200016

1. Jogging

2. Stepmill (the revolving steps not a stairclimber)

3. Aerobics Classes (Cardio Bootcamp, Cardio Kick Boxing, Step etc.)

4. Spinning