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90Day JustMove Challenge

two thoughts to begin this blog.
1. a couple years ago i started a "month long marathon" and fizzled out between work and everything but this time, ive got accountability partners!
2. Ive got friends from all over embarking on 90daychallenges. be it Body by Vi, weight watchers, P90X, JillianMichaels. they are doing things. now seeing that my motto is JustMove i thought, lets do it. JUST MOVE. in any way you want. MOVE. log distance. GO THE DISTANCE. 
now 90 in 90 is too easy. i can easily log 1 mile a day on a bike and not break a sweat. i want a challenge. i want to go out every couple days and do 5 miles. 7. 10. 
so i doubled it. now honestly i wanna see if i can beat it...and then see how far i can go in 90 days :]

we'll see!



starting today. August 26th. ending November 25th.
90 day Challenge!

180 miles in 90 days. by way of Bike.Run.Walk.Crawl.Swim.Anything. 

today day my love and i logged 7.84! 172.16 and 89 days left to go! 

starting weight; 232.00 lbs.
ill do measurements one of these days :]

"During" Photos. :]

there are befores. there are afters. but what about the DURINGS? if we focus so much ont he AFTER we will lose sight of the progress we have made THIS far in, and maybe lose hope and motivation. and lets face it...no hope, no motivation while trying to lose weight? thats a shitty combo right there :)

so while perusing for things in the mess that is my garage i came across some tubs i had packed once i got pregnant and my body started to rapidly expand. :)
there are three sections.
Tinier (16-18ish)
More Tiny (size 14-16 ish)
and SUPER tiny. (size 12-14ish)

the super tiny were the clothes i fit into around 195lbs and when i got to my lowest.

its hard for me to think that 12-14 has been my smallest, even harder still to think that i am 231 lbs and so far away, but while i cant see much progress on my body itself since i look at it every day, it was nice to see physical representation fo weight loss. something tangible that shows my progress and when i look back on them again in a few weeks or months, will show continued progress.

here are some DURINGS, folks.
(forgive my underpants, i still dont really have jeans that actually fit)

this is gonna look SO cute in like 15 more lbs.

i bought this last year, it already looks better than it did then lol

 my boobs are kinda crazy though, so im gonna need an undershirt.

 but by golly this is gonna be so cute soon!

 this fit last year while pregnant, its still too tight for me to feel comfortable wearing out of the house. but its improvement!

 i am SO close to making this look SO good! just a few more lbs!

 my stomach. im so mad at it. yes it grew two BEAUTIFUL babies. but it also keeps that pregnant shape and its so hard. i look 14 weeks pregnant in most of my cute shirts :( but i know it takes time...

 this is a HUGE win for me. 2 years ago for christmas i bought my brother and i matching sweaters. i bought him a black one size XL, i bought myself a Black one size M and then this one, a size S. yes. s. for SMALL. not s for surpriseingly chubby! :] anyhow. upon coming home from the hospital after having my girl, i was cold,and reached for my jacket. guess what? the XL didnt fit. the EXTRA LARGE MENS JACKET DID NOT FIT. and here i am wearing a snug but fitting SMALL. :)

 this dress i wanted to wear to the country fair last july. i was already 2 months pregnant but i shouldnt have gained too much weight since i was throwing up everywhere. but this still wouldnt zip. my entire skeletal system had already expanded to make room for that beautiful girl, and it wuldnt zip. so while im about the same weight now that i was then, it fits! it zips! its cute :)

 this one will take some work. but im surprised it fit at all! ill have to link up to the old photo where i bought it and it fit beautifully. but ill get there. this is a during. this isnt an after.

 DAMN BELLY!!!

 forgive the boobs. i cant hide them. anyway. this dress i boguht last year. about the same weight. it zips it fits. its cute. as things tighten and get smaller, itll look better. but hey...baby steps!

be kind :]


dont forget your during. its more important than your before, and its  astep before your after :)

Hey, Fat Girl.

taken from: http://flintland.blogspot.ca/2012/05/hey-fat-girl.html
i needed to report this so i can ALWAYS look at it if i need. this makes me feel incredible inside. i was fat. i am chubby. i am overweight. i am beautiful. i am determined. i am lovely. im so amazing. im awesome! :)

Yes, you. The one feigning to not see me when we cross paths on the running track. The one not even wearing sports gear, breathing heavy. You’re slow, you breathe hard and your efforts at moving forward make you cringe.

You cling shyly to the furthest corridor, sometimes making larger loops on the gravel ring by the track just so you’re not on it. You sweat so much that your hair is all wet. You rarely stay for more than 20 minutes at a time, and you look exhausted when you leave to go back home.  You never talk to anyone. I’ve got something I’d like to say to you.

You are awesome.

If you’d look me in the eye only for an instant, you would notice the reverence and respect I have for you. The adventure you have started is tremendous; it leads to a better health, to renewed confidence and to a brand new kind of freedom. The gifts you will receive from running will far exceed the gigantic effort it takes you to show up here, to face your fears and to bravely set yourself in motion, in front of others.

You have already begun your transformation. You no longer accept this physical state of numbness and passivity. You have taken a difficult decision, but one that holds so much promise. Every hard breath you take is actually a tad easier than the one before, and every step is ever so slightly lighter. Each push forward leaves the former person you were in your wake, creating room for an improved version, one that is stronger, healthier and forward-looking, one who knows that anything is possible.

You’re a hero to me. And, if you’d take off the blaring headphones and put your head up for more than a second or two, you would notice that the other runners you cross, the ones that probably make you feel so inadequate, stare in awe at your determination. They, of all people, know best where you are coming from. They heard the resolutions of so many others, who vowed to pick up running and improve their health, “starting next week”. Yet, it is YOU who runs alongside, who digs from deep inside to find the strength to come here, and to come back again.

You are a runner, and no one can take that away from you. You are relentlessly moving forward. You are stronger than even you think, and you are about to be amazed by what you can do. One day, very soon, maybe tomorrow, you’ll step outside and marvel at your capabilities. You will not believe your own body, you will realize that you can do this. And a new horizon will open up for you. You are a true inspiration.

I bow to you.

long overdue!

 its been awhile since ive really updated with anything other than superficial thoughts. so might as well :)

first off...a superficial thought:
i.am.currently.wearing.MY WEDDING & ENGAGEMENT RINGS!

they have not fit since before i got pregnant with M. lets also say, that this ring was purchased for me when i was about 195 lbs. im currently sitting at 232.2 and im wearing it. maybe because im losing the weight right and consistently. maybe ill be thinner looking at 195 this time around? who knows. only time will tell.
i can tell with my mentality the last 2 months how its gonna be different this time. i feel better. motivated. i dont make as many excuses as i used to. i MOVE. its not about gym all the time, now it is about MOVEMENT and THAT makes a lot of difference. between tennis, biking, sand volleyball...im moving so much every week. i still dont feel lighter, and some days it hasnt hit me. the other day i went to a calorie burn website i use (healthstatus.com) and it asks for your weight. i entered 250 out of habit. but im nearly 20 lbs less than that! how crazy!
on July 21st i set a goal with a friend to lose 30 lbs by Dec. 25th. i was 251 lbs. here i am, 6 weeks later, it beign August 24th. i have FOUR MONTHS to go and i am down 19 lbs. soooo basically my goal is to lose 11 lbs in 16 weeks. lol. i feel empowered.

J is being SO awesome. he bikes 9 miles to work and 9 back on occasion. he loves to go play tennis and vollyball with me. he loves to eb active. and you know whats way awesome? he was at his highest after M was born at 262 lbs. he is now 229 as of this morning. WHAT A GUY! :)

its more than just him. this is a family affair.
Since July 6th:
my younger sister J has lost 18 lbs.
older sister K has lost 27 lbs.
brother in law S has lost 42 lbs.
my J has lost 33 lbs.
cousin A has lost 20 lbs.

as a family, just those members, we have lost ONE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE LBS!!! holy SHOOT. thats CRAZY.
 we have lost an entire me at my goal weight :)

that fact alone is exciting.

anyhow. my littles arent feeling so great and neither am i. but i am motivated to get some calories burned today. tennis anyone? :]

having a mentally hard day :(

i ate under my calories ysterday still (only by like 250 but whatev) and i didnt exercise...and i still somehow GAINED.

i know i need to just drink my water and see if it levels out in a couple days. but still. makes me crabby!

nifty 50.

50 lbs down.
58 to go.

im 238.0 today.

not too shabby.

i know realistically, the next 58 is likely to come off in about 11 months. its rough mentally. but im GOING to get through it.

:)

this week i have gone swimming. bike riding. tennis. beach volleyball. and walking.


i feel great :)

journal entry for class

 Health Habit. YES every day i had a strawberry banana smoothie with a little rolled oats blended in about 280 calories depending on how much fruit i used. some days i think i hit maybe 325 but mostly stayed around 280-290

exercise: im proud of this one. 

Sunday walk and played catch

Monday Walk 20 mins

Tuesday: none

Wednesday: Beach Volleyball, Walking 40 mins, 30 minutes frisbee

Thursday: swimming, light, 30 minutes

Friday: None

Saturday: going swimming for a few hours today!

Weight 242.4

Wait: 48

Hips:47

Arm:15.5

Neck: 15.25

Thigh: 30

i dont remember what last weeks were but i feel better. i can tell in my face and in my shoulders that im getting smaller and that is HUGE for me. its hard because i have such a large midsection that you cant see the real difference, and while i dreaded measuring this term, i like it because i can see numbers change, even if my body looks the same. forward movement! im feeling great!

i dont know if i did the walkport thing well but heres what it says!

one mile walking 22minutes 24 seconds, i wasnt really sure how fast to walk so i did it at a leisurely pace. Score 21 Rating FAIR METs: 8.914080000000004 and VO2Max: 31.199280000000016. i dont know what those mean. i did see my suggested program and will likely follow it when i walk next week! i made myself a commitment to walking at least 25 minutes 5 days a week and have been able to keep that commitment, also adding in things like volleybal and swimming. i feel great!

:)

Some pictures....

Some pictures....(sigh of relief meets gasp of fear).

This took a lot. But its a "midway" update. Today I see a difference in my face, and I see a difference in my shoulders. Which is very important for me. I've always wanted shoulders unlike a linebacker.
To see them start to slope downward is inspiring.

The rest? Just a couple pics I intend to reproduce after I've lost another 30 or more lbs. I want proof. Sometimes I look at me and don't see 43 lbsb lost since m was born. Sometimes I see a glimmer. I'm working out though.
Our plans as a family this weekend? Swimming, playing catch, walking and tennis or volleyball. In two days! This week I've walked, walked, walked, played beach volleyball, frisbee, played catch, walked more and I'm swimming tonight! I feel good! Here's hoping there's more movement!

On july 21st I was 251 and committed to losing 30 lbs by dec 25th. I've lost 8 since then EIGHT! I've got 22 lbs to that goal and I've got 4.75 months to go! Feeling pretty good :)