Who's that fat girl?

week 18

2010-05-07T12:46:00.000-07:00

Race for the roses.

Erin and I sporting out tutus.

The end of the race.

week 14

2010-04-06T15:28:00.001-07:00

week 13

2010-03-27T12:25:00.000-07:00

week 12

2010-03-15T09:18:00.000-07:00

Also here are some pictures from the Shamrock run on Sunday. There were over 40,000 people there and 20,000 participants. The starting line was mad but controlled chaos.

Sunrise over the river and Mt. Hood.

They close off the streets downtown for the runners. The walkers just go along the waterfront and over the bridges.

week 10

2010-03-03T15:17:00.000-08:00

week 9

2010-02-22T14:01:00.000-08:00

week 8

2010-02-15T10:56:00.001-08:00

Week 7

2010-02-11T22:42:00.000-08:00

Sorry about the flickery video. I thought stopping and starting would fix it but apparently not.

week 6

2010-02-04T10:25:00.001-08:00

Week 5

2010-01-25T11:51:00.001-08:00

week 4 again

2010-01-19T09:50:00.000-08:00

Back in the game

2010-01-07T15:36:00.000-08:00

Ok here we go again. I had a lot lot talk about and youtube only lets me do 10 minute videos so I had to break it up. Sorry.

I am still alive . I assure you :)

2009-12-29T09:03:00.000-08:00

I didn't fall off the planet. But I did fall off the wagon.

Week..... I don't even remember. But I am back so here we go again.

2009-09-15T22:14:00.000-07:00

week 8

2009-08-02T22:16:00.000-07:00

I didn't forget about you. I have just been crazy busy doing summery things.

Down 3 lbs. Total loss thus far 9 lbs. Slow and steady wins the race :)

**** Ok this is why you always watch the video before you put it on. There is about 10 seconds missing at the end. Not sure where it went, but all I really said was goodbye. Sorry about that.

Week 3

2009-06-22T10:49:00.000-07:00

Down 1.5 lbs. Not exactly impressive, but I had a great walk on Saturday that sort of makes up for it

Weekend of shame :(

2009-06-16T10:55:00.000-07:00

Back from a weekend of camping and binge eating. What a surprise, I am up 2 lbs.

What can I say though? Doritos are tasty. Plus what sort of world can you go camping and not roast marshmallows? No world that I care to live in that is fo sho.

My daily vitamins.

2009-06-11T12:59:00.000-07:00

This is just what works for me and has me feeling balanced.

Week 1

2009-06-10T23:06:00.000-07:00

So I am thinking I am going to just mostly do video blog posts to keep it simple. Just to track my progress.

Week 1
total weight lost 7.5 lbs.

The picture that started it all

2009-06-09T23:21:00.000-07:00

So here it is. A couple weeks ago Jason and I went to my Grandpa's birthday party. It was sort of a big deal and I got a nice new dress for the occasion.

I suited up with my spanx and control top hose as I normally do. I went to that party and felt like I looked really nice. In fact I would go so far as to say that I looked great. It is sort of rare that I feel like this anymore. But for whatever reason I felt great that night.

Then I saw the pictures of that party.

This one stuck out the most.

I have so much spandex going on under that dress that all my fat is being squished out the arm hole.
I can't remember the last time I was so ashamed of my appearance. Not only that, but it completely invalidates the way I felt that night. It made me question all of my super cute outfits that I "think" they look fine and great. Am I just blind to not see how horrible I look? I can hardly trust my own judgment.

And so here we are. I have had it with feeling ashamed to be this big. I have been blaming it on baby fat. But truth is my baby is almost 3. I have no more excuses. It is time for action.

I have stepped it up the past week with my walking regimen. I walk 5 days a week.I walk 40 minutes (or 2.5 miles which ever comes first) with 1 minute intervals of jogging. It is all I can do right now, but I plan on stepping it up as I go. Today I stepped it up to 3 miles and 50 minutes. Baby steps.

I have been watching portions and trying to get on board with the weight watchers point system. I do fine most days but some days pizza just sounds good.

In the past week I have lost 3.5 lbs. So I am feeling pretty good about that. But I am in this for the long haul. Not just a quick fix. I want to change my habits and have a healthy lifestyle.

So yeah. Here I am and this is my plan.

I will get some "before" pictures and take frequent pictures to chronicle my journey.

So here we go.

2009-06-09T15:31:00.001-07:00

My very first post. More to come later.