Rahna's race to fitness: Ready, set, go!! (GOAL MET!!)

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And it gets flabby again...at least I'm back to doing sit-ups every day.


I'm beginning to think this fat will never go away. I need help!!! gonk  

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It's official, my back-end will never be fit again. -hands head- I'm doing some new exercises now, along with my squats. (I put the sit-ups on hold.) The new ones are s'posed to help get rid of my detestable muffin top.

Yech.

On a happier note, I weighed myself a few days ago and got 115. biggrin I must be doing something right. My appetite (and seemingly my stomach) is shrinking, I never eat too much at a meal now.

I sort of broke that last night...but the KFC just smelled so good...!

Here's to keeping my weight during the holiday season. -holds up wineglass- Merry Christmas everybody!  

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I'm still doing some exercies every morning...and it actually HAS made a difference. But not as big of difference as I would like.

I want that treadmill from Bowflex...badly.  

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I wish I hadn't read that earlier post where I weighed 115. T3T I checked my weight today (granted it's been 4 months) and it said 121. I was so excited.

The new exercises are doing good at slimming down my muffin top. It's almost gone now! 8D My, ah, back-end is still feeling flabby, but it doesn't look too bad.

I just wish it wasn't so oddly shaped...is it normal for one side to be bigger than the other?

I've been snacking on healthier foods, even the snacks in the "dessert" category aren't that bad. I've been reduced to Fig Newtons and oatmeal'n cream sammiches. Plus Mom's honking big pan of Rice Crispies treat.

Really, how can desserts get less fattening? It's a good thing I have an addiction to fig cookies. Hooray for Lent and my decision to give up Chocolate! -throws hands in the air-

Unfortunately, this means I'll be super addicted to it once Easter comes (and that's in less'n 2 weeks) and won't be able to keep my nose out of my easter basket for very long.

Wish me luck in keeping my current weight. I may have to add crunches to the exercise regime once this season's over.  

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I think my 'goal' should just be to stay below 130, cause I seem incapable of reaching my old weight of 115 and sticking there. I'll go through a period of crazy exercising, enjoy the slimness and end up thinking a little too many sweets are okay, and wind up right back where I started from. I flat out stopped my morning exercises, instead relying on the 2 mile loop I use for my walks nowadays.

Then Mom, bless her, pointed out that my old DDR game is still around. It even has a workout mode that counts kcalories burned and how many miles you've jogged. Today and yesterday I did over 3 miles, and I'm shedding a heap of kcalories.

Now at a happy 119. My legs feel great.  

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I think my beloved DDR routine would help a lot more if I'd stop snacking every damn day. Mom has an unusual amount of sweets sitting around the house...do you know how hard it is to walk past that wooden bowl full of twizzlers, gummie bears, kit kats, and reese's without taking anything?

Of course you do.

I heard tell from a friend (heaven knows why I didn't figure this out on my own) that if you stopped eating 3 to 4 hours before bed, you'd lose weight faster.

Hello, I didn't know my legs could get that skinny! The upper portion's still hard to flatten out, but we're gettin' there...slowly. I went a few steps backwards somehow, but I think we're back on track.

I'm too scared to weigh myself, it's enough to look at the reflection in the long mirror and assure myself it doesn't look bad at all.  

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Wow, hello, I sort of forgot this existed. I've been fluctuating the whole time, though it never gets too bad and I've always been able to fit into all my clothes. That's actually saying something since I have a large quantity of things from high school...

We went down to a camping ground this summer for a little family vacation, and that always does wonderful things for me because there's so much walking and swimming and fighting your way against a stupidly strong current... I shed some good poundage that weekend but was of course afraid I'd gain it all back when we went home and all I'd have were my walks. But then, I heard my Dad say that when your stomach growls, that's it burning fat. It was a revelation! I finally knew what I'd been doing wrong all that time. Every time I got hungry, I'd silence the rumbles no matter what time it was. That's why my metabolism was so slow, I wasn't even giving my body a chance to burn that fat. I kept those words in mind when we got back and stayed slimmer and fitter for longer than ever before. Naturally I've had a relapse or two, but only one was detrimental and I was so appalled at myself I stopped snacking outright for a while.

Overall, the tactic of just letting myself stay hungry for a while has worked a miracle. It's kickstarted my metabolism, I can tell. Today I wore the pants Mom got me when I became a Sophomore 9 years ago and looked damn good in them. My butt is small and finally even (you have no idea how awesome that feels) and my perpetually flabby upper arms have actually shrunken to the point that I would be glad to wear sleeveless shirts. That's never happened.

I'm just under 117 and I'm gonna fight tooth and nail to keep it like this. Not gonna lie, I'm pretty proud of me.  

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I FINALLY REACHED MY TARGET WEIGHT YOU GAIZ. IT'S TAKEN LIKE 3+ YEARS TO GET TO THAT POINT BUT I MADE IT.

The scale this morning said 115.6. I haven't weighed that much since Freshmen year, 10 years ago. -throws confetti everywhere- I think I checked the scale yesterday, actually, and I'm either remembering that wrong or misread the numbers cause I think I lost a pound in a day. It was 116.6 the last I looked.

If that's so, my molasses metabolism is apparently functioning at the speed of sound. Cool!  

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Hello 114.2 lbs., and how are we today? Still using my "don't overeat" tactic, and while it works wonders, some toning would really make this grand. I wanna go skating.

I like going to weigh myself, and I dare you to find a girl who says the same. I DARE YOU.

So it's been 3 or so months and I never really fell out of that range. Go me. My muffin top is now nonexistent and even the cellulite (what, I'm sure you have it too) has diminished greatly.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF HOW FANTASTIC THAT FEELS.