10 months out

Jan 29, 2010

Well, slow and steady wins the race, right?  Soooo slow, but I am seeing a lot of changes in body shape with all the exercise.  I have been doing BodyPump 2x/wk and cardio 4x/wk for the last few months.  I haven't lost a lot more weight, but all of a sudden people are making comments.  I guess my body is catching up with the numbers.  I had a massage yesterday and the therapist said she would never guess I had the surgery because I have a lot of muscle mass and not a lot of loose skin - she wasn't looking at my stomach or arms at the time - LOL.  She said most people have lots of skin and not much muscle - she described it as a bag of bones.  That made me feel better.

I have had to come to terms with the fact that I will probably only lose about 70-75 pounds total.  I know that I have a huge frame and lots of muscle mass, but I still have this fantasy of seeing 125 on the scale.  My fat% has gone from around 50 down to 31.6% today.  If I got to 125 I'd have no body fat or I'd have to lose muscle.  I am trying to make a big push to get to 170 for my 1 year - 2 months to lose 15 more pounds.  At the rate I am going I'll never make it, but I am trying to step it up and really watch the calories.  It is very easy for me to eat 1500+ calories - I really don't know how people have trouble eating even 1000 calories.  At least I don't get hungry! 

Bye for now -

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