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March 21, 2007
Since March 12 when I weighed 143, the scale has dropped to 139. It’s been a long time since my weight has been under 140. A looooong time.
The more dramatic difference in my eyes is how I look in the mirror. There are some changes happening, there really and truly are. My jeans are fitting more loosely, my shirts no longer cling to a sausagey roll around the middle. My upper arms are firming up, and they appear to contain a few actual no-shit muscles. My legs look stronger. My stomach isn’t so poochy.
I feel cheesy about posting a photo but I’m going to do it anyway:
Okay, I know it’s not that illustrative (note to self: try a full length mirror next time, jackass) but those jeans used to be too small. And so was the shirt.
They fit now, and I know this because I have been obsessively trying on all my too-small clothes over and over. Those size 8s still don’t fit, but I can by-god pull the zipper up now. Next goal: being able to sit down in them without cutting off my circulation and triggering gangrene in one leg.
God bless Turbo Jam, friends. I hereby pledge my undying loyalty to Chalene Johnson and the entire Beachbody™ franchise for getting me off my ever-widening ass and motivating me to hurl my sweating, panting self around the living room several times a week.
I’m feeling really good about all of it, the exercising and the dieting and the progress I’ve made. I know this isn’t on scale with running a marathon or climbing Everest, but I’m just . . . I don’t know, proud, I guess, that I’ve maintained the willpower. I always think of myself as such a slacker, so weak-willed and self-indulgent, but right now I feel like hey, I can do this.
Also, there is less farting lately. Maybe our bodies are finally adjusting? The other possibility is that there is so much farting, we don’t even notice any more, but that is such an alarming theory I refuse to believe it might be true.
In other news, Riley smashed his head at daycare yesterday and now he looks like an abused child. I took him with me to the grocery store this morning and I kept thinking people were glaring at me. I need one of those “NAOMI HIT ME” shirts for him.
Oh, and on the off chance Riley’s head-bump caused permanent brain damage affecting the motor function in his arms, we taught him some backup drawing methods:
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I kept meaning to comment and tell you, your body does adjust to fiber. I learned that while I was a vegetarian. The farting does subside.
Also, congratulations!
Sticking to a program is a lot harder than running a marathon. Congrats!
Congrats! You look great.
Awesome! You’re looking fabulous.
Your progress has been really encouraging for me, though I have much farther to go than you. I’m down 9lbs from when I started though, and am really pumped to keep going. Yay for us both!
Totally cool! In the next photo-session, you’ll be flexing real-true biceps.
This entry had me grinning ear to ear for you. Enjoy the accomplishment, and I wish you continued success. Losing weight and toning your muscles is such a good feeling! I need to motivate again, and how. You, Sundry, you are my inspiration.
Awesome. I was just writing about how much I love Weight Watchers, really I do. It *does* make you feel good, and that whole activity points thing they’ve got going on? BRILLIANT. I have a burning, OCD-like urge to make sure I earn 2-3 points every day, because they want me to! And I want WW to be proud of me! It’s kind of a sickness.
You look great. This is so exciting!
Toe drawing is too darling an accomplishment to put as the last thing we see before commenting: how can we keep in mind your awesome accomplishments when we are seeing BABY TOES holding a PEN?
Woot! Way to go!
I just pulled on a pair of pants that I’ve been avoiding in my closet cuz they were too small. They feel fine. In fact, they look better than some other pants of the same brand/size that I HAVE been wearing lately, so methinks perhaps it’s my memory at fault, not my body. But that won’t stop me from feeling skinny(er) today!
Great news on the weight loss! Cute jeans!
Riley, as always, is adorable. Good idea with the back-up method.
Congrats on the weight. You have “almost” motivated me. Almost.
toe jambs? (pertaining to the last photo) And congrats on the weight loss and more importantly the life changes….
Poor boy! His head looks like how mine feels after smashing mine on the overhead compartment on the plane. Saw stars.
Congrats on the lifestyle change and weight loss! It good to hear you’re seeing improvements and getting motivated to continue.
You have motivated me to refresh my relationship with Chalene and the rest of the Turbo Jam gang (that woman in the back that’s lost 75lbs is me shero). That and the fact that it is finally Spring and I can actaully go outside and do things.
The picture of Riley drawing with his toes is the cutest thing I’ve seen in a really long time. It’s right up there with the 3 day old goat my sister is bottle feeding because it’s mother rejected it that I saw for the first time yesterday. Babies of any species = cute.
Your husband, he’s wearing only one sock in that picture. Does that mean Riley learned that trick by example?
Congrats on the weight loss!
Totally off the subject — while I was reading your post, I noticed a wedding pic on your Flickr, so I checked it out. Wow! They are gorgeous!
Skinniest ankles ever!
You look great! Congratulations on your progress. I finally bought a treadmill and have been using it when I can, but mostly it just sits there mocking me.
That picture of Riley is absolutely adorable. Oh, and a word of advice for when he smashes his head hard enough to require medical intervention (because it will happen someday) – DO NOT let them use that clear glue stuff to close it up if the gash is near his eyebrow. It will never come out unless you employ a process similar to that used in waxing. I thought my son would never forgive me…
Thanks to you I’m on a diet now, with the probability of buying a turbo jam dvd increasing every day. It’s great to read about someone else doing so well…it makes me want to get off my ass, too! Keep it up, and congrats on the success!
You mean if I stop eating like I’m still pregnant I may be able to fit into my non-maternity pants? Brilliant! I forget that working out and stuff actually makes a difference. I may just dust off the elliptical machine and start sweating. Thanks for being an inspiration. (And you thought writing about diets and shit was boring…)
Oh, and JB in one sock? That would drive me crazy.
I know the point here is how phenomenally well you’ve done at Sundry Boot Camp in just a short amount of time, but may I also add that your tub just looks sensational! I would languish in there for hours, congratulating myself on the Athenian body I’ve cultivated, and now it’s my duty to pose like a sculpture in a Grecian fountain…
Congrats! I was going gangbusters but now I’m in the throes of Shark Week and any loss is being smothered by bloatedness. Meh. Let’s just hope I can stick to my weekly points, I only have until Saturday and it’ll all be over.
Sausage roll? I’ve got a muffin top!
Congrats! Because of you, I decided to join WW again this week–I did it a couple of years ago and dropped thirty pounds in a few months (and kept it off for a solid year until a breakup. Bastard). Though, I only have 11 weekly points left. Which means diet-coke-and-bacardi movie night will have to be counteracted with surprisingly little food. It’s fun pretending to be a starlet!
Anyway… Which Turbo Jam do you use? I’ve looked on Amazon and Netflix and there seem to be quite a few… :)
Fantastic, congratulations! I too have been on a weight loss/fitness kick over the last few months, and yes, the jeans, THE JEANS! I can get in my old jeans! And they even feel a little bit loose! I have missed my ice cream, I love it so, but I have a new friend, the Skinny Cow. I also found Weight Watchers sherbet & cream popsicles yesterday. Not quite as good as a huge bowl of Breyers, but, as I tell myself, that’ll do, pig. That’ll do. Worth it to see numbers on the scale I have not seen since high school. I still have about 8-10 pounds/one more size I want to lose. You are inspiring me to keep it going!
Cute pic of Riley – I haven’t checked Purplefruit yet today, I’m not looking forward to seeing his poor head. My 9-month old went through a 2-3 week period at daycare where he put a new goose-egg on his forehead about every other day. Is it bad when they tell you they’ve never had a kid as injury-prone as mine?
Traci, I have “Punch Kick & Jam” which I really, really like. I just also got, ahem, “Fat Blaster” which is 30 min of interval cardio.
Warcrygirl: SHARK WEEK? Ba hahaha ha ha ha ha HAAAAAAAAAAA!
This has absolutely no bearing on this post. But Zombies are aplenty. Based on the recent zombie talk, I had to share.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIWsMKZt3Eg
Shannan
ps…it took zombies to get me to comment. yeesh. AND. hello there.
You look fabulous! Isn’t that the greatest feeling… wearing those were-too-small-but-now-im-rocking-them jeans!
Hi Linda,
Reading about your love of Turbo Jam caught my interest, and so I checked out their website and also the reviews over at Amazon. I really enjoy doing Tae Bo, and I’m thinking I may like this as well. I was just wondering if you (or anybody else reading this comment) has tried Tae Bo, and if so how does it, in fact compare to Turbo Jam. Just looking for some opinions/comparisons before I go and spend the money.
Also, if anybody is interested in buying it, it is a bit cheaper to get it from QVC’s website than the Turbo Jam website.
That foot drawing picture is the cutest thing EVER.
And nice going on the weight loss! You look awesome.
Between the inspiration provided by you and your Turbo Jam, and Zoot and her marathon running, I am going to be one stone fox by summertime. Keep it up! (And thanks!) :)
something for your bathroom post a few days ago
http://www.everydaypeoplecartoons.com/archives267.html
you could print this out and tack it up when you leave.
I too was wondering about the Tae Bo vs. Turbo Jam. And, because I strive to be just. like. you. I will probably be purchasing that DVD. I got a new job (Praise Be The Lord!) so my free health club membership is one of my sacrifices. I’m too cheap to pay for it right out of the gate, so doing something at home will help. It will also be extra awesome because I have no stamina whatsoever so cardio is my weakness. And if you’re buidling muscle and losing poundage, I’m all for it.
Great picture. Fabulous job on keeping up with it! I really am *so* proud of you!
You’re an inspiration to lazy blog readers everwhere!!!
Congrats on the weight loss! I love WW as well, although now that I’m pregnant with baby #2, I find myself not sticking to it for the time being. I hope to stay motived to get back on the wagon after this pregnancy is over.
I wanted to comment on the super cute jeans! Where did you get them? I love the embriodery!
Infrared: thanks! Those are Old Navy capri jeans, I believe.
I am so very interested in Turbo Jam now…but do you have to jump around a lot? My apartment is on the top floor and I think my downstairs neighbor would kill me if I started stomping/running/jumping every morning during my workout.
Lumpkin: not a lot of hard jumping, exactly. Most of the foot movement is the boxer’s jump-rope jog back and forth, I wouldn’t think it would be very loud. But maybe, depending on how noisy your floors are.
Congrats! What a great feeling! You look fab!!!! ;-)
You do look great and it’s a great motivation, so thanks!
This post makes me happy! I just got Hip Hop Abs and started on Monday. I am totally loving it. I’m glad to see you’re making progress… totally keeps me motivated.
WTG!!
Awesome on the weight loss. I myself have been working really hard and can tell a difference in my strength and my muscle mass, but apparently my beer gut didn’t get the message that there was activity going on and seems to grow with every muscle fibre I put on like some sort of shark adjusting to his new cage.
Also, I’ve never noticed your tattoo before. I knew you kicked ass you rock-babe-in-disguise-as-a-professional-mother you.
And just think of the farting as a little extra ass exercise. Think positive.
The photos of self must always be cheesy. Perched on the edge of a bathtub? Perfect. Making a squinchy mouth while looking over to the side? Yes. Full-length, fuzzy-focus, well-lit glamour shot? No.
At least that’s my philosophy. Or, rather, “philosophy”
I also agree with the links in new windows business. My one exception is when the link is to an audio file or video file. Of course, embedding that file in the post is the best idea. But, when that’s not possible, go ahead and send it to a new window so I can just go on back to the original and continue my reading, rather than waiting around twiddling thumbs.
And, yes, the same could be accomplished with tabs. But I don’t mind the new windows in that particular case.
God, Linda. . . what a snort-producing punchline that picture was!
You look great! Seriously, even with the weird angle and all… I might have to try this Turbo Jam thingy. And toes are key to survival in the zombie-infested future, brain damage or not. I’m not sure why, but it just feels right.
Awesome on the weight loss!
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