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Picking Up Where I Left Off...

Hello, all. I had a VERY rough February-May as I was socially incapacitated in planning Katie's wedding. Yes, I said May and it is now June. The days and months are right, don't second guess your internal clock or calender, whichever the case may be. It has been a beautiful spring and I felt I deserved a few weeks off from the world. A few weeks turned in to a couple months, true, but the point is I'm back in action and ready to prove all is well. SO, let's get this started, shall we?

I signed myself on for a friendly competition called "Little Biggest Loser." It was put together by a new friend of mine named Drew Bingham. He decided to completely reshape his lifestyle, get in shape and take it a step further by making it his number one priority. However, because change of this nature can be very difficult, he decided to make it a group effort. We all see the need for reform in the way we eat, live and treat our bodies. And with the help of the Little Biggest Loser (LBL) competition, we know we're not going through such drastic changes alone. There is a simple point system and each individual is part of a group of four-five people that they can immediately consider to be their support system.

The competition goes from June 1st to December 1st; a full six months.

My measurements stand thusly:

head: 25 in

bust: 47 in

under bust (ribs): 39 in

upper arms: 16 in

stomach: 51 in

hips: 52 1/2 in

thighs: 27 in

weight: 247 lbs.

I have been pretty disappointed in my progress but I have to keep reminding myself it's only been two weeks and this is the kind of change that I need to work myself into. I'm done sitting on the sidelines however. I haven't been working out nearly as much as I could. I think it's taken me this long to plateau, oddly enough. I lost more weight than I expected before the wedding, and the fact that I was able to keep a majority of it off during the hectic period that followed the wedding simply astonished me. So, since I haven't lost anything and actually gained three lbs in the last month, I know I need to step up my game, and shake things up.

I'll keep things up and keep you all posted.

And for those of you who'd like more information about LBL, here's a link to Drew's blog. Enjoy!

http://littlebiggestloser.wordpress.com/

One day in the faculty bathroom....

I work at a high school. Kind of. I work with a post grad program for special needs adults (18-22) who were unable to pass the required tests needed to receive their diplomas. I help these people understand social situations, grasp concepts of proper adult behavior and teach them the skills they will need most when in the world: grocery shopping, filling out job applications, proper attitudes in work environments, etc.

But I don't actually work on the high school campus. I work near the high school soccer field. But the other day I went to the high school and found myself needing to use the restroom. I don't dislike using the same toilets as thousands of teenage girls but there is a faculty bathroom I had never used. So I decided to see what the big difference was. This is what I found.

The second weigh in!

The last week of January I did not work out or follow as strict a diet as I had been. Why? Two reasons: my lungs were so filled with phlem I felt like a life long smoker when ever I tried any kind of physical activity, AND chicken noodle soup is stunningly high in calories.

So last week I started fresh, feeling as though I had let my body go, which is saying something, believe me. Previously I'd been able to work out for approximately an hour with a few water and "catch my breath" breaks. But Monday I could hardly get through the warm up before ducking out and nearly passing out. I was (and am) still sick but the coating of thick nasty in my lungs was considerably less and therefore I assumed I was out of the woods. Not so, however. So it took me another two workouts to get my longevity back. But I'm back!

Measurements soon to follow

Weigh in for 2/4/11:

                      248 lbs

That's a whole ten lbs lost. Exceeding my goal for 2 lbs a week, for sure! I'm stoked, obviously.

So here comes the other good news. We've decide after workouts 3 times a week, to go jogging/speed walking. Yeah, its freezing. Yeah, there's still snow on the ground. Yeah, we usually work out at night. But I'm excited for the possibility of working up enough of a sweat that I don't notice any of these things.

I love you all and hope those who are trying to better themselves and change their life styles have the best of luck and the strongest of determinations!

-Tristen

Two Week Results

Results are in for 1/24/11

head: 25 in

bust: 48 in

under bust: 41 in

arm: 17 in

stomach: 51 in

hips: 54 in

thigh: 28 in

overall weight: 254 lbs

Let's see if I can keep it up!!

((I am ill with a cold currently so my diet is kinda rocky, but I'm gonna give working out with mucus coating my lungs a try....or maybe rest for a couple days?? I'm not sure.))