June 15, 2010

Get in Shape Challenge

I am challenging myself to get back in shape. I have slipped off, fallen and tumbled off of the healthy bandwagon. And it's killing me. A year ago I was happy with my body. Today, I feel like a tub of lard waddling around. My problem? Obsessiveness. I worry too much about what the scale says and not enough about what my body craves and needs. I step on the scale every morning. It needs to stop. I need to start eating right, working out and sticking to a lifestyle plan. Not a diet. (Don't judge, I know I'm not fat, I don't like the way I feel though.)

Here are my stats as of June 14, 2010.
Height: 5 feet 2 inches
Weight: 133.6
Goal Weight: 125

BMI: 24.5 (normal)
Total Body Fat Percentage: 18.6%

Waist at Navel: 29 inches
Hip at Widest Point: 38 inches
Thigh: 22 inches
Upper Arm: 11 inches
Calf: 14 inches

Now, I wanted to post pictures to show how I looked last year compared to what I look like now. And, well, when the pictures are next to each other I think I look exactly the same. But the way I have been eating makes me feel gross. So, my goal is to not lose weight...it is to eat better and feel better about myself!




Tonight..jogging on the beach with hubby and Miley!

16 comments:

  1. Good luck with everything, I am trying to get down to 125 right now too but I am starting at 140!

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  2. To me you are beautiful and a skinny minny BUT I know how it feels to be unhappy with yourself and know you have work to do. Good luck! I've fallen off too but its difficult to workout at midnight. Blech.

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  3. I think feeling healthy and good about yourself is a great goal!

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  4. mcdonalds french fries and lays potato chips are my downfall. if i can stay away..i'll be ok!

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  5. i totally agree with you. people will always say you don't need to lose weight or stuff like that but it does matter how you feel about yourself and that you're healthy! Good luck!

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  6. Um, do you read my mind? I feel the exact same way and need to get in shape...especially now that I need to get into a white dress!

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  7. Katie, was that an official announcement on my page?! So...when we do lunch tomorrow, are we eating salads? lol

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  8. I know exactly what you are saying. I can relate 100% with feeling unhappy with yourself.. or not comfortable in your own skin as I say it. It is a great goal to make yourself feel confident and happy with your own body. You can do it!! Once you start eating healthier and stick to it, you will NEVER go back! It's a great feeling!

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  9. You need to feel happy about yourself so do what you have to do! I am doing the same thing, not to lose loads of weight but to feel better about myself. You really do look good though (no homo)!

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  10. Maybe!! :) I'm not going to make an official announcement on my blog yet, but we're pretty set on January. I'll tell you all the details tomorrow! I'm thinking I'm going to start next Monday, because I already grocery shopped for this week and none of it is very healthy! But, I do love salads, so that is good, so that may be the meal of choice!

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  11. I'm with you. I'm trying to lose baby weight right now. After I had my daughter (who was a large baby, and there was a lot of water with her), I went from my pre-preggo size of 8, to the largest size I've ever worn..a 16.

    I have to contend with a sister who whines if she "has" to wear a size 4. *gag* I don't want to be a size 2..I don't think I have the bone structure for it. But I'd like to whatever my healthy size is. If that's a 2, it'll be a pleasant surprise, but if it's a 6 I'm okay with that too.

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  12. LOL Katie, or we could just eat tons and tons of pizza. I could always start Thursday..haha!

    I'm not sure what size I want to be. I like fitting into my aero size 5/6. And I really don't want to buy too many new clothes haha

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  13. It's funny cause I'm always the first person to say this about others but never about myself. You look great! And that less then 10lbs your looking to loss is a great goal! Eating healthy and working out is a personal thing in my opinion. what others see in you and how you feel are often 2 different things. Your smart in catching yourself early before it hits 20 or 30lbs and your looking back going i know where it went wrong. Get to a size you feel comfortable at based off of what your body is telling you. To me it's the point when working out and eating right make me feel healthy. I let the weight work itself out. I used to obsess over the scale getting on it multiple times a day. Now I hop on every few mornings. It works out to 2 or 3 times a week roughly.

    Keep up the good work!

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  14. good luck! I gained 15 pounds since I got married and it's the hardest to shake it off now that I am in a comfortable routine!!!!!

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  15. that's the problem!! before we got married, i did so good eating during the week..and then on the weekends I was throwing caution to the wind. And well, now that we live together I want to eat and drink everything. it's awful! I heard that the average weight gain for a newlywed is 20lbs!

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