The eight week healthy weight loss challenge - version 2.0 (start date 19/03/12) - Page 19

[mamefati28]

Warning: Complaining to follow ;)

I have been very pleased with losing weight thus far. HOWEVER I am losing it all in my breasts!!!! urgh. Wish some of it would come off in the areas that has a lot to give and I could keep my breasts! ok. complaining done.

[tracylee]

Sorry for the delay - 186.8 this morning. Going down is encouraging, but I know I am not doing enough. Have some walks planned this week to do better.

[stegenrae]

chiro fixed my back and helped w/ my shoulder a bit. She says I have mild bursitis, and to ice and use anti-inflammatories and do some range of motion exercises for the next week. And not to do any arm workouts for that time at least. :/ I didin't do anything today, and tomorrow is a run day, so that's fine. But Wednesday might be tough--maybe I can do my video and just not do the arm things (man, that'll be boring, lol). 

[Buzzer Beater]

Originally Posted by mamefati28 

Warning: Complaining to follow ;)

I have been very pleased with losing weight thus far. HOWEVER I am losing it all in my breasts!!!! urgh. Wish some of it would come off in the areas that has a lot to give and I could keep my breasts! ok. complaining done.

My breasts are gone, my butt is goin'. Hopefully this belly is next on the list.

[pacificbliss]

Ugh, I know...the belly. I lose in my face first and then shoulders and breasts and then I swear it jumps to my butt and skips my belly. I forgot to tell you ladies this. I was complaining to a midwife friend that I am almost 2 years postpartum and still look 5 month pregnant. She asked if I had a diastasis during the pregnancy and I did. She said it is probably still there and I should not do crunches but focus more on planks and yoga moves like the one where you get on your hands and knees and hold one arm and the opposite leg level and then switch. I am having some luck with this actually. I can definitely tell there is more tone in my belly and even though the weight isn't coming off you can see a difference. I can only hold a low plank for 30 seconds but I'm working on it. 

I start PT for my hip Thursday. I did start doing pushups with DH. I could only do 5 to start but last session I did 16.

[krisnicjohn]

153.5 for this week. Thanks!

[BlueStateMama]

Very happy Monday am was water weight - I'm 145 so I didn't gain last week!!  (I know that only the Monday gets tracked, but that will remind me to be doing my weeekday "routine" on the weekends too!)  Personally just very relieved!

[lilacvioletiris]

Yesterday, I ate well and got my brisk walk in with DH.  I think I need to step up a bit to more exercise, but I am a least getting the minimum and that helped last week. 

[BlueStateMama]

Decided if I play I have to pay!  Had a big glass of white wine while I cooked dinner last night  (not part of my plan!) so I threw in an extra 30 min walk this am (I'm an insanely early riser, much to my annoyance) - I called it my "wine walk" 

[Milk8shake]

My boobs are disappearing too - much to DP's dismay!  

What do you guys do about that awkward "clothes don't fit" kind of stage?  I don't want to buy new clothes just yet, because I have a decent amount more to lose.  But, my clothes are noticeably frumpy right now, and my bras not really sitting well at all.  

[BlueStateMama]

When I gained all of my weight I finally caved and went to Marshall's (TJ Maxx would work too) and bought a few pairs of jeans.  I didn't fit into anything and was tired of sitting in front of my closet and crying!  I wear my tops that are a bit looser with those and use accessories as much as possible (funky necklaces, shoes - 'cause my feet aren't getting bigger or smaller! etc)  I found I had to give in and buy those 2 pairs of jeans - they really have paid off in the sheer amount they've been worn plus reducing my stress when I try to get dressed! 

I'd grab some bras from a discount store - the places I mentioned above have pretty big selections on the cheap - just buy one nude one for light shirts and one black.

HTH :)

[BlueStateMama]

To join the "chorus" - while I can't wait to lose weight, I have LOVED having this bust as a side effect of being 20+ pounds over.  I've always been small chested (when I was skinny) and these girls are fun - I'll be sad to see them go (but NOT my stomach, buh-bye!!!!)

[mommy22IN]

I just want to say I wish my bust would go down some, but I don't see that happening since my mom has a large bust too.  

Now I want to complain, I went for a long walk with my kidos yesterday with our new stroller,  last night I go out to put them in it to go on a another walk... they were not going to sleep and it was past their bedtime.  And come to find out one of the inner tubes in the tire got a hole in it so I have to contact the company about it.  Not happy since that means no long walks unless I go to the river walk and my daughter walks with me.  

[BarefootMama99]

It is so interesting to hear from the other side of the fence - I have always been huge up top (when I wore a size 2 pants, I was a 30H cup) and now, while breastfeeding I am just plain rediculous (32 M cup).  I actually plan on paying for smaller boobs when I am finished BF - that is one of the reasons I want to loose weight.  I want to be at my optimal weight for surgery, both because it will lower my anesthesia risks and it will be easier for the surgeon to see what they are working with.  I would be thrilled to loose in my breasts, but I am pretty confident that is the last place I will loose.  Right now it is really only visible in my face.  I can't wait to kiss my extra tummy and extra rear/thighs goodbye!!  It is interesting to me to hear others hoping their boobs stick around because in my long range battle to keep the ladies tied down, I forget that most people do not harbor this extreme frustration with big boobs.  Maybe I should try to appreciate them for the next 9 months (BF goal is Jan 2013, when DD turns 2) before I get rid of them!

[Ruthiegirl]

Checking in late.  

188  

No gain, no loss. I got sloppy last week while dh has been home and we have been playing, snacking, cooking, loafing more.  Need to get back on my plan! 

[Harmony96]

Originally Posted by pacificbliss 

Ugh, I know...the belly. I lose in my face first and then shoulders and breasts and then I swear it jumps to my butt and skips my belly. I forgot to tell you ladies this. I was complaining to a midwife friend that I am almost 2 years postpartum and still look 5 month pregnant. She asked if I had a diastasis during the pregnancy and I did. She said it is probably still there and I should not do crunches but focus more on planks and yoga moves like the one where you get on your hands and knees and hold one arm and the opposite leg level and then switch. I am having some luck with this actually. I can definitely tell there is more tone in my belly and even though the weight isn't coming off you can see a difference. I can only hold a low plank for 30 seconds but I'm working on it. 

Oh, that's really interesting. I had that a little bit during my pregnancies, too.

[dantesmama]

My boobs are disappearing, too. To make matters worse, my 2yo weaned in Dec/Jan, so I was already dealing with post-BF shrinkage. I'm also worried what my belly is going to look like when I reach my goal weight; as I lose fat on my belly, the skin is getting wrinklier and saggier (I got stretched out quite a bit with babies #2 and #3). I've read that building muscle will help fill out the skin, but realistically I am not seeing that as something that will make a huge difference.

Ruthiegirl, it is so easy to let diet and exercise slide when my hubby is home! My last diet failed during dh's vacation week last year. Good for you for getting back on track.

AF came the other day, which explains my dismal weigh-in (-.2). I lost 1.5 lb from yesterday, so I'm confident that it was just water weight. This is the first period I've had since fall and I'm kind of excited because it was a "real" period - I ovulated and got af 2 weeks later, whereas the few periods I've had in the last year were just long stretches of anovulatory bleeding. I had been hoping that losing weight might help regulate my cycles.

[PNCTink]

Sorry I got caught up in sewing yesterday and forgot to check in. I was right, and I am up to pounds to 210.6. Sorry blue team. I did do Ripped in 30 yesterday and went for a walk. Rae- thanks for sharing that. It's directly under my 4th metatarsal on my right foot. I have shooting pain into my toes anytime I step on it.

I've got to go, but have a nature walk planned for this afternoon with the kiddos.

[christinelin]

It's so funny how we all have different ideas about wanting to lose weight in our busts! I definitely can't wait for the weight to come off there again. I loved wearing cuter, smaller bras (I was a 38 C at my lower weight) instead of the full coverage things available in 42D. Sigh...

When I had my big loss, I wore my bigger clothes for a while -- even with a belt they were falling off! I only bought new stuff once before the end (I started at 296 and bought new stuff around 215 and then at my bottom, which was 185). I have bought two sets of stuff on the way back up, but I have my smaller stuff in the attic. Hopefully I will be back in it this coming winter!

[pacificbliss]

I did go buy a new pair of jeans. I just needed to be able to throw something on that looked decent. My suits and stuff for work are just starting to fit comfortably so I think I have a while before I have to worry about work clothes.

I have been considering breast surgery too. One has always been way bigger than the other. I was hoping to even it out a bit while nursing but no, the larger one was a favorite of both kids so 3+ years of nursing did not help. I am considering a reduction on one side to even them out. It has always frustrated me I can't really wear a lot of cute tops or sundresses because they pull to one side and make it painfully obvious. I told myself I would get down to a healthy weight, see how they look and then decide.