Weight Loss

I Love Snow Days

January 11, 2011 By Manda 4 Comments

Today I made spinach dip. I got the recipe from my Stepmom because hers is the best I have ever tasted. It was simple enough (16 ounces of sour cream, chopped fresh spinach and a packet of Knorr’s vegetable mix) and turned out super yummy. It’s funny that I love fresh spinach (prefer it over lettuce on my salads) yet I cannot stand cooked spinach. Just the thought of it makes my stomach turn. Raven is the same way with carrots. She loves fresh carrots but absolutely hates cooked carrots and will not eat them.

Five days ago, I started my third attempt at the 365 Days Project. So far, I have kept it up but it has only been five days so I am not going to pat myself on the back just yet.

For the first time since I can ever remember, the county we are in actually canceled school for tomorrow at 5pm! Usually our county has a stick up their butt and would rather the kids go to school even if it means putting the children’s safety on the line. Moreover, when they do cancel it, it is always at the last minute such as 5:45am. I love snow days!

Besides baking, working and dwindling down my Netflix watch instant queue I have been trying to stay warm. It has been extremely cold and I do not do well in the cold. I have been covering up with my electric blanket and drinking loads of hot chocolate and coffee.

My weight lose is also at a standstill. Ugh. I have creeped back up to 166 pounds, which is completely unacceptable on my 5 foot 3 inch height. I think within the next few weeks I am going to pick up a Kinex and a few games (including Dance Central) and hope that helps me loose the weight. Even with my calorie intake being around 1100 to 1200 daily (with me doing 30 minutes of exercise), I still cannot seem to budge my weight any lower right now. How fitting is that, that I complain about not losing weight yet I post a picture of cupcakes. Meh.

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Is It That Hard To Believe?

October 19, 2010 By Manda Leave a Comment

I have notice that people seem to think I am bigger than I really am. I am the type of girl that even though I lost 70 pounds I still feel like I weigh that much and I probably always will feel like the obese girl even though I am no longer in the obese category. However, it bothers me when people find out that I wear a size 10 jeans and they do not believe me. I have even had to let people see the tag in the back on the jeans that I was wearing just to prove to them that I wear a size 10. Is it really that hard to believe that I wear a size 10? Those people’s reaction make me want to purchase weight loss supplement to speed up my weight loss. It is rather depressing and I would much rather not have to deal with their reactions.

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One Giant Step for Me

August 5, 2010 By Manda 15 Comments

I am going to do something that I will probably regret later on. I am going to post pictures of myself in my bathing suit! Even though I still need to lose 30 pounds, I feel a hell of a lot better about my body now at 159 pounds than I did when I was 220 pounds (but since I am a short 5’ 3”, more weight always looks worse on me than someone who is taller). I still do not like showing my body off but it is not something that I will put my foot down and not budge on the subject when the circumstances require me to show some skin (such as swimming).

So here they are. I completely love the bathing suit. I bought both the top (which is a size medium) and the bottoms (size 10) at Kohl’s about a month ago. I have not worn a bathing suit without covering myself up with a baggy t-shirt (yes, I even would swim in the baggy t-shirt) since the 5^th grade so this is a huge step for me. I even walked around (and rode the rides) at Sandcastle last weekend wearing that bathing suit without covering up and I did it without feel too self-conscious! The pictures where taken Sunday August 1, 2010 while I was getting ready for Sandcastle so I am not wearing make-up and my hair is a mess.

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Busting Ass

June 5, 2010 By Manda 7 Comments

Since my weight loss has stalled (and I actually had gained a few pounds) I decided that I was going to bust butt and start working out. So for the past 10 days I have been doing a workout routine on Netflix Watch Instantly. I have been rotating between Crunch: Boot Camp Training and Self: Bikini Ready Fast. Each is a little over 30 minutes and I perform one or the other every day for the past 10 days. So far I haven’t lost not one little pound.

I have taken a full body picture of myself before I started and then a week later. That way I can compare the results side by side.

Here are the comparisons of my mid-section. The top was taken from 10 days ago. The bottom from today. Overlook my old, ratty Tinkerbell sleep pants. I use them to work out in.

If I look at the pictures long enough I think I see a little difference but it might just be wishful thinking. I cropped the pictures because I look a complete mess in them. My flabby arms could be considered a lethal weapon. If I wave too hard they could knock someone in the head and cause a concussion.

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