Decision Making...

Sometimes in life things don't go exactly the way you planned. That's just life right? I have come to one of those junctures and realized that I needed to make a change.

I'm currently on day 2 of severe muscle pain. ...I know that this is good....and bad. lol Good because I pushed myself and had 2 great workouts in a row. Bad because I pushed myself maybe a bit to hard. Whoops. I feel like this is a lesson for me. A lesson on learning how far is too far and where my limits are.

I have come a long way in this journey. I am currently at 70 lbs lost since starting and I've lost 4 dress sizes. That is A LOT, but sometimes I forget that while I've achieved a lot I also have a long way to go. I recently began the c25k app to learn how to run. At this time, because of my recent painful set back, I feel like I took on to much to soon.

I am going to be stopping my c25k training starting now. I think that I am still to heavy for my legs to handle the impact of running. I want to focus on strengthening my legs, having better endurance and losing more weight before trying again. Looking at this as a goal to work towards instead of a set back is what will keep me going.

Trying to stay optimistic when things like this happen is key, and I'm trying very hard. In just the last 2 days I've felt like giving up, giving in and not caring. But I can't let those feelings win because I have way to much more that I want to do....

 

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~ Justina

12 Weeks Post Op:

Starting Weight:     322 lbs
Surgery Weight:     288 lbs
Current Weight:     252 lbs
Weight Lost:          - 70 lbs

Transformation Thursday...

It's transformation Thursday and so I thought I'd share a quick picture I made up.  I took my measurements for the first time this month and was excited to see more changes!  I can't believe how many inches I've lost already!  Sometimes I swear those inches mean more to me than seeing a new number on a scale.  It feels so amazing to put on a new pair of jeans that fit better or are a smaller size!

I hope you all are having a great month. It's FINALLY getting warmer here in Ohio.  It's been above 35 degrees every day this week and that is quite nice. :)  I'm hoping that now that the weather is nicer that means we can get outside more!

 

 

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~ Justina

11 Weeks Post Op:

Starting Weight:     322 lbs
Surgery Weight:     288 lbs
Current Weight:     253 lbs
Weight Lost:          - 69 lbs

 

March Is Upon Us...

Whoops, went a little long again!  It's weigh-in Monday again so I remembered that I needed to hop over here and update!

Drum roll please....

I BROKE INTO THE 250'S!!!!! Woohoo!!!  I am BEYOND ecstatic about this!  I can't remember the last time I was so close to 250 lbs!!  eek!! 

Last week I was sort of in a funk because my Monday weigh-in was 265 lbs.  For some reason I had gained 2 lbs from the previous week and man did it make me depressed.  Everyone kept telling me it was muscle mass but I just couldn't get over it.  So seeing that I lost the 2 lb gain PLUS another 4 lbs makes me sooooooo excited!!  It's a good week indeed!

  Saturday we got to go outside for a nice walk around the block.  I can't wait for spring, we have been cooped up for to long.  We of course got snow yesterday and it's back in the teens for temps.  Ugh...hate Ohio winters.

I hope you are all doing well.  There isn't much else going on here.  I've been working my arms pretty hard befcause that flab underneath is starting to get awfully saggy.  I'm trying to keep up with it and man is it hard!  My personal trainer has been altering my workouts every week to try and help with it.  I'm hoping I start seeing some results soon!

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~ Justina

9 Weeks Post Op:

Starting Weight:     322 lbs
Surgery Weight:     288 lbs
Current Weight:     259 lbs
Weight Lost:          - 63 lbs