lose weight

I’ve been a bit frustrated as my weight has gone up, despite increasing my riding to seven days a week. So, I took my measurements.

Bust: 44” (with bra on)
Waist: 33 1/2” (relaxed; sucking in 32 1/8”
Hips: 41 7/8”

Weight: 176 lb.s

Nice to see my waist 1/2” smaller and my hips 3/8” smaller, even though I’m up a pound and a half.

173.5 this morning! These daily rides are really helping.

174 this morning, yeah!

I read an article which stated that publically expressing your goals, or discussing them too much, or visualizeing them, can actually decrease your success as you get enough satisfaction from those things that you don’t have sufficient motivation left to actually accomplish your goals. So, I decided to stop doing my daily entries on this goal, but continue exercising and counting calories. That, or my upcoming dressage show, seems to have worked as I’m the lowest weight I’ve been since my honeymoon about fourteen years ago. Yeah!

Today’s weight: 174.5 pounds
Height: 5’5”

Measurements: 44” (40D) – 34” – 42.25” (I thought I’d include these as iCloud thoughtfully lost all my old measurements for me.)

Another 25 pounds and I’ll be in the normal BMI range. That’s still a lot, but considering I’m down 41.5 pounds from my high of 216 back in October 2008, I’m feeling pretty happy about my current weight. I’d like to be more comfortable in the 100 degree heat this summer, so I’m going to keep pushing to maintain my current loss, and trim off the rest of the insulating fat. Plus, carrying around an extra 25 pounds does tire me out way too quickly.

March 3, 2013, Sunday: 181.5 Pounds
Net Loss: 6.5 Pounds

Today’s Calorie Total: In Progress
Today’s Exercise Total:

Short Term Goal: 180 or less
Long Term Goal: 150 or less

March 2, 2013, Saturday: 180 Pounds
Net Loss: 8 Pounds

Today’s Calorie Total: 3195 (Stress Binging, Part 2)
Today’s Exercise Total: Barn Chores. Trailer in the shop, so no riding again today.

Short Term Goal: 175 or less
Long Term Goal: 150 or less

March 1, 2013, Friday: 178.5 Pounds
Net Loss: 9.5 Pounds

Today’s Calorie Total: 3492 (Stress Binging!)
Today’s Exercise Total: Barn Chores. Trailer in the shop, so no riding today.

Short Term Goal: 175 or less
Long Term Goal: 150 or less

February 28, 2013, Thursday: 179 Pounds
Net Loss: 9 Pounds

Today’s Calorie Total: 2657
Today’s Exercise Total: Barn Chores, rode Ferra and Winnie

Short Term Goal: 175 or less
Long Term Goal: 150 or less

February 26, 2013, Tuesday: No weigh in, had the flu
Total Calories: 2054
Exercise: Barn Chores with help from Mr. Harmless? No riding as I’m sick and the truck is in the shop.

February 27, 2013, Wednesday: 178.5 Pounds
Net Loss: 9.5 Pounds
Total Calories: went to the buffet with Mr. Harmless and gave no clue on the calories in my lunch. I think this is my last trip to the buffet until I meet my goal weight. Mr. Harmless is pretty cranky about that.

Today’s Exercise Total: Barn Chores, truck in the shop still, so no dressage training lessons today.

Short Term Goal: 175 or less
Long Term Goal: 150 or less

February 25, 2013, Monday: 179.5 Pounds
Net Loss: 8.5 Pounds

Today’s Calorie Total: 2752
Today’s Exercise Total: Barn Chores

Short Term Goal: 180 or less (Done, Yeah!)
Long Term Goal: 150 or less

My truck is in the shop, so no riding today.