Comments on: Weight: 228 – Pounds left to lose: 68

By: Kari

Kari — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:20:10 +0000

Sometimes I wish there was a way to know if you’re gaining muscle mass and not weight. Or if you’re retaining water, or whatever. Recently I had someone figure out my body fat percentage. It wasn’t pretty, but not nearly as bad as I thought it would be–something like 32%. I can definitely tell that I am toning up, though. I feel it in my arms, and a little in my legs. I can also tell when my abs are flexed. I’m far off from a six pack, but I’m a work in progress. I love working out with weights, and actually get a light sweat while doing it. It’s important to keep a balance and to alternate certain exercises. I also noticed that I’m (ewww) sweating more, which is somewhat satisfying. A medical professional told me that as I become more athletic, my body will become more efficient at cooling itself. I like sweating, and I like feeling that ache after working out; it feels like I’m doing something right, and that I’m working hard!

By: snackiepoo

snackiepoo — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:16:00 +0000

That’s the spirit!

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:06:14 +0000

You are doing FANTASTIC!

You are doing a wonderful job of working out, watching what you eat….

You’ve taught me loads. Stay positive, you’re doing great!

By: little miss ess

little miss ess — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:37:50 +0000

Wooohooo! 1 mile. That’s great! It’s frustrating, I know, oh how I know, to be up a couple of pounds. But you ran a mile!

By: Amyt

Amyt — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 07:59:30 +0000

the beauty of going to a highschool with 4000 students was that the gym teacher had no idea at all how many laps you ran. they “trusted” us. ha. ofcourse now i’m considering paying for the priviledge to run on a real track. irony stands up, waves.

By: Dee

Dee — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 17:54:16 +0000

aside from sucky easter gain, I’m totally down with egging cabury too!!

Congratulations on the run. seriously I remember how amazed I was at actually running, something I thought wasn’t designed for.

“oh no, I can’t run… it’s just how I am”

So awesome Hun.

By: Marly

Marly — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 17:52:46 +0000

We should throw you a little blog party or something… Complete and total congrats! Your weight probrably is muscle mass. Sometimes you get heavier in weight but smaller in size…

You’re getting denser!

Please take that as a compliment.

By: Joie

Joie — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 07:55:36 +0000

Running 1 mile!!!

That’s awsome!

A real milestone and you should be very proud of yourself, we are :)

By: Debbi

Debbi — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 06:21:33 +0000

I love your attitude about this week’s progress, and am in awe that you can do Pilates. IMNSHO, it’s much more difficult than yoga, and I haven’t worked my way back into a regular practice.

And, thanks so much for commenting on my lawn mowing adventures the other day. I don’t know if I’d have found your blog otherwise, and I’m glad I did!

By: eve

eve — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 02:39:03 +0000

Congrats on running the mile! That’s awesome!!

BTW, I also wanted to tell you how COOL your “progress animations” are! I was transfixed, spinning your model around! :) It is so cool!