KarenAylwood
<font color=red>It wouldn't be the holidays withou
- Joined
- Apr 5, 2005
Yay for people posting again!!
It's fun to see we're the same height and around the same weight I was tipping 160 during grad school, which I can't even imagine anymore. But surprisingly was really only a size bigger I think. Maybe two depending on what it was. I lost 20lbs doing the south beach diet, then lost more when I was working shift work and in a bad relationship. I just didn't eat very much and worked out constantly. I think at my lowest I weighed maybe low to mid 120's. I'm at 131.0 as of this morning! I'd be ecstatic to be back in the 120s. I haven't seen them in years. Definintely over 2 years. And NEVER in a healthy state. It's crazy how different I feel with 4-5 lbs gone.
We went out to eat with a business guy from my company who was in from out of town. He invited me AND DF which I thought was interesting. I think he's trying to guage me and if I'd be interested in moving at some point. I picked this really nice restaurant I hadn't been to in years- cost $270 for the three of us! I was very happy not to have to pay And portions were tiny. I was so good too. I got a salad and didn't eat the candied walnuts on it or the blue cheese and used a tiny bit of dressing. For my dinner I had mahi mahi and scraped off the little panko crumbs on it and ate only a little of the veggies with it. Although I did have red wine and part of a piece of key lime pie. I was down 0.6lbs this morning! I couldn't believe it.
Going to lunch with a manager and the same guy from last night today though- and it's sushi. I always blow up like a balloon when I have sushi. Literally gain like 5 lbs of water weight so we'll see where this goes...
Keep up the good work everyone!
jodega~ Funny we're the same size The past year I've hung out between 138 and 134. On the weekend I eat and bloat and go up to 138, over the week I lose and am down to 134 by Friday and the cycle starts all over again Just recently I've pushed past it. As I say there are a lot of people who would kill to look like I do... but then there are a lot of people I'd kill to look like It's all about how you feel personally. I don't care that people think I look like I'm a fine weight (although yes that's nice)- I want to lose to be happy with myself. It's all in how you see yourself.
I know how you feel MMQ about feeling weird going for a run. When DF is out of town I have all these "no one would know if I went out for a run and didn't come back" thoughts. It's weird. I hope the time away goes ok- I am sure it must be really hard. I can always tell when I have a few more pounds on me too. It's SUPER evident when I run. I think you should be fine for your half- I only did 10 before the Princess. I know a lot of people who have done 8 as their longest and did alright. Mentally it feels better to get in a few more miles though
It's fun to see we're the same height and around the same weight I was tipping 160 during grad school, which I can't even imagine anymore. But surprisingly was really only a size bigger I think. Maybe two depending on what it was. I lost 20lbs doing the south beach diet, then lost more when I was working shift work and in a bad relationship. I just didn't eat very much and worked out constantly. I think at my lowest I weighed maybe low to mid 120's. I'm at 131.0 as of this morning! I'd be ecstatic to be back in the 120s. I haven't seen them in years. Definintely over 2 years. And NEVER in a healthy state. It's crazy how different I feel with 4-5 lbs gone.
We went out to eat with a business guy from my company who was in from out of town. He invited me AND DF which I thought was interesting. I think he's trying to guage me and if I'd be interested in moving at some point. I picked this really nice restaurant I hadn't been to in years- cost $270 for the three of us! I was very happy not to have to pay And portions were tiny. I was so good too. I got a salad and didn't eat the candied walnuts on it or the blue cheese and used a tiny bit of dressing. For my dinner I had mahi mahi and scraped off the little panko crumbs on it and ate only a little of the veggies with it. Although I did have red wine and part of a piece of key lime pie. I was down 0.6lbs this morning! I couldn't believe it.
Going to lunch with a manager and the same guy from last night today though- and it's sushi. I always blow up like a balloon when I have sushi. Literally gain like 5 lbs of water weight so we'll see where this goes...
Keep up the good work everyone!
jodega~ Funny we're the same size The past year I've hung out between 138 and 134. On the weekend I eat and bloat and go up to 138, over the week I lose and am down to 134 by Friday and the cycle starts all over again Just recently I've pushed past it. As I say there are a lot of people who would kill to look like I do... but then there are a lot of people I'd kill to look like It's all about how you feel personally. I don't care that people think I look like I'm a fine weight (although yes that's nice)- I want to lose to be happy with myself. It's all in how you see yourself.
I know how you feel MMQ about feeling weird going for a run. When DF is out of town I have all these "no one would know if I went out for a run and didn't come back" thoughts. It's weird. I hope the time away goes ok- I am sure it must be really hard. I can always tell when I have a few more pounds on me too. It's SUPER evident when I run. I think you should be fine for your half- I only did 10 before the Princess. I know a lot of people who have done 8 as their longest and did alright. Mentally it feels better to get in a few more miles though