Thur April 1 - 154.5 - (39lbs)- GOAL

OMG I did it. I'm officially not considered overweight by the BMI scale. I've lost 39 pounds. I know I keep saying where do I go from here but this time I mean it. I guess I shoot for 150 next. After that it will be 148. And no, this isn't an April fools joke. I'm so happy I can't believe it.

Now I have to get through a tough weekend, Easter. I have two breakfasts, one lunch, a party, and one dinner I have to get through. If I get through it 150 should be a cake walk. However, I have to take each party step by step and hope I make it. Hurray for being "normal" again.

Tues March 23 - 158.5 - (35lbs)

I'm in the 150's. It feels terrific. I finally hit it last Thursday. I've been maintaining/plateau'd since then. But honestly, I haven't really super plateau'd yet and I figured I might be due. I wouldn't exactly call it a plateau either. I did cheat and hard this weekend. Considering I didn't really gain anything I can't complain. Probably by tomorrow I might squeak down to 158. I'm really only 4 pounds away from the top target for my BMI. I do carry a lot more muscle than most people but I'm trying to not pay attention to that.

I'm actually really proud of myself for not super stressing during the pre-Cherry Blossom time. The fact that I'm losing during this is a huge acievement. I honestly didn't think I was ever going to see the 150's again. I'm at the point now where size 10 pants not only fit.. they too are starting to losen themselves.

The other issue I have is none of my club clothes fit. The only things that do are my corsets and mid-drift stuff. All of my skirts fall off. I guess it's a good problem to have.

Tues March 16 - 160.5 - (33lbs)

I'm a half pound away from my next goal. I'm super excited that all this work I'm doing for the festival isn't interfering with losing weight. In fact, I'm surprised I've been able to continue to lose. I guess I'm not letting this get me nervous and I don't really have any time to stress eat. I've stuck to my healthier food plan and I'm making sure that I exercise every night.

I was thinking maybe I could skip my video tomorrow and go to the club. It's an option. Especially since I normally dance for up to two hours while I'm there. I might wait though. I'm not sure. The last time I went I was up at my max weight. I think I might surprise a lot of people. If I wait then I can go at my optimal top weight 154.5. (amazingly 6 pounds away) My guess is its going to take about 2 weeks to 3 weeks to get there. Although, I did do really well this weekend and I might have enough momentum to lose even more this week.

Wed March 10 - 163.5 - (30lbs) - I did it!!!

Well I finally did it. I lost 30 pounds. Incredible! It's taken me since Jan 4 but I stuck with it. I'm still at a pace of around 3 pounds per week. It's so weird my goals keep getting smaller and smaller. My next goal is 160. After that it will be 154.5. I'm actually at the weight I was my senior prom in high school. I know I can get lower though.

My new issue isn't really a food issue, it's a stress issue. I was invited back to sell my art at the Cherry Blossom Festival in DC. Last year I gained 5 pounds in a week because I stress ate. What's nice is they gave me more than a month to get ready where as last year I had only a week and a half. I also got help from my friends this year which should take some of the pressure off me. My friend Audra is helping me at night.

Thur March 4 165.2 (28.3lbs) - New Scale

So the new scale is awesome. My old scale was definately broken. I weighed myself with both scales last night to see how it responded to an hour of exercise and after I slept last night. My old scale actually was not only all over the place but it wouldn't move up or down past 167-168. Its like its stuck. However, the new scale weighted me in at 167 before exercise and 166 after a whole hour of exercise. Then after doing my other 25 minutes and sleeping last night I woke up to 165.2. My other scale was still stuck at 167-168. So logically there was no way I was stuck at exactly the same weight all last night. There had to be some variation. The old scale got thrown out. Sad because I used it for like 5 years. But I guess it finally had it. I only got it for like 20-30 bux.

So now I'm 0.2 away from my goal. I hope I can hit that tomorrow. It would be awesome. Here's my chart for ALL of my weight loss. I've never said this before but I'm actually so proud of myself. I was all smiles this morning. (as a side note the elliptical guy came today. The resistance band in my elliptical snapped. Its going to take a month to replace)

Scale on the Frits?

So I think my scale finally went on the frits. I had to weight myself 5 times this morning until I finally came to the possible conclusion that I might have hit 166.5. I went out and bought a new upgraded scale today. My old one was just a plain old portable weight watchers scale. But I did buy it like 5 to 6 years ago. This one is a weight watchers scale but it has a body analyzer in it too.

I hope this scale works correctly and accurately. It had good reviews online. I also think is does a more precise measure of weight. Instead of weighing at every half pound I think it does it by .2 pounds. I just don't want to get on the scale and have it tell me I'm like 170 or something. I'm going to compare my old and new scale side by side to see how different they are. Hopefully they are close enough that my charts aren't off and I can get rid of the old scale.

Sat and Sun Feb 27 and 28 - 167 - (26.5lbs)

I had my party last night. It felt like the hardest thing in the world to avoid all that good food last night. I made sure I ate super light all day. We ordered pizza and I had one slice of white pizza. Hunter and I split one tiny piece of cake. I managed to not eat anything else that night for the most part. I picked a little. Just enough to taste things people had brought. Somehow, I managed to not gain any weight. I hit 167 yesterday and was the same this morning. I have one more hurdle today. I go out with dad for dinner and then cake at his house.

I've been eating light again today to prep. We're going to Applebee's and they have a french onion soup that's only 150 calories. I'm probably going to order that and a water so I can split a slice of strawberry shortcake with Hunter. I started my morning with a fruit and ice smootie. I woke up after breakfast cause we were up so late. I never skip breakfast but I don't wanna try to cram all my calories in three hours and make myself sick. God knows how many calories are in the icing alone in that cake anyway. Hopefully I'll be the same weight or lower tomorrow and not gain anything.