Work Hard, Play Hard
Posted in My Weight-Loss Journey by RachelWeekly Weigh In
Starting weight: 271 lbs
Current weight: 168 lbs
Loss last week: ?
Total Loss: ?
Thoughts: Too busy having a blast!
Weekend Review
Thursday
- Cooked under florescent lights while putting in a good eight hours of work
- Hit the gym for a 5K and weight training before arriving fashionably late to a work-related marathon fundraiser
- Ate two oatmeal chocolate chip organic cookies for dinner before said event due to poor lunchtime decisions
- Successfully slayed the Free Appetizers and Pizza Dragon upon entering venue with a single blow
- Unsuccessfully upheld two vodka soda maximum and instead obliterated calorie goal by 450 units
- Socialized like someone with actual social skills and loved every minute of it (!!)
Friday
- Woke up intoxicated from previous night’s escapades
- Dressed slowly and carefully to avoid falling over and knocking self out cold on corner of dresser
- Somehow managed to complete a crap load of work teetering between nausea and poopy alcohol belly
- Sobered up in time for a brutal but essential sixty minutes on the treadmill
- Survived commute home and kissed hallway floor upon arrival
- Enjoyed an evening of Super Mario Bros. with Chris before crashing and burning around 1am
Saturday
- Woke up far too early for own good
- Watched an episode of Project Runway before heading to Costco with The Girl to get tire repaired
- Offset a two-hour wait time with good choices at Panera Bread and retail therapy at Old Navy
- Successfully fit into size 12 jeans (yowza!) and mourned the loss of another cup size (fucker!)
- Eventually made it home only to immediately change into workout clothes and head to gym
- Completed 10K with flying colors
- Returned home, showered, whipped up a delish dindin, and headed north for a birthday gathering with friends
- Mingled with the vodka yet again, but did not get plastered (whew!)
- Finally fell asleep at 5am
Sunday
- Woke up at 9a and enjoyed a terribly yummy egg white and cheese sammy at an amazing small-town eatery
- Returned home and tended to some freelance
- Quickly grew tired of freelancing and decided to invite Chris over for additional Super Mario Bros. game play
- Ordered low-fat sugar-free vanilla frozen yogurt with Grape Nuts and swooned when it arrived at front door
- Copped out on blog entry due to being too tired to form complete sentences
1. Sporting those size 12’s!
2. Quick and yummy meal consisting of spinach, pinto beans, chipotle salsa, and shrimp
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The Progression
- » Starting Weight: 271 lbs (I'm 5'2")
- » Dec '08: -10 lbs (261)
- » Jan '09: -12 lbs (249)
- » Feb '09: -9 lbs (240)
- » March '09: -10 lbs (230)
- » April '09: -7 lbs (223)
- » May '09: -5 lbs (218)
- » June '09: -6.5 lbs (211.5)
- » July '09: -4 lbs (207.5)
- » Aug '09: -6.5 lbs (201)
- » Sept '09: -8.5 lbs (192.5)
- » Oct '09: -7 lbs (185.5)
- » Nov '09: -7.5 lbs (178)
- » Dec '09: -5.5 lbs (172.5)
- » Jan '10: -4.5 lbs (168)
- » Feb '10: -4 lbs (164)
- » Total: 107 lbs lost
This is my journey to lose 121 lbs — one calorie at a time! No foods are 'off limits', moderation is a must, and counting calories is key.
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AndrewENZ says:
You've been busy!
Will says:
I'm glad there is another person out there with a weightloss blog. I am not alone. Haha. But nice to see that you have your ups and downs as well. All I gotta say is that I wanna play some Super Mario Bros. And also, I'm one episode behind myself on Project Runway. Keep up the good work!
Quix says:
Sounds like a totally fun and busy weekend. Like I said, I've so been there with the waking up still drunk thing, though I usually DO NOT have the wherewithal to get on the treadmill that same day (I'll double up another day if needed or plan for it). Congrats on the size 12s!
'Drea says:
I think that this qualifies as an official entry. Sometimes life requires a *drive-by*. Congrats on fitting in a size 12.
amanda says:
Wow very busy weekend. Sounds like fun!! Also great job into fitting into a new jean size
Merry Mary says:
You've been super busy, yo! Sounds like you've been having a ton of fun too.
And… your post reminded me I want to watch Project Runway.
And… woohoo size 12s!
Chrissy says:
Rachel,
You are smokin!
Chrissy
Laura says:
size 12 is AMAZING. wootwoot
You've had a huge week, thanks for the update
forex robot says:
What a great resource!
Marroc says:
Congratulations on fitting into a size 12. You look great!
That shrimp, spinach and pinto bean salad looks delicious. I will have to try it this week.