Comments on: Weight: 187 – Pounds left to lose: 27

By: BreakingFree

BreakingFree — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:02:26 +0000

Great comments about shopping in Goodwill ! (or Oxfam shops as they’re usually known in the UK) – completely agree with you about how expensive it can be to buy fat-girl clothes. Well done (as always) for all your hard work.

By: lovelines

lovelines — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:39:13 +0000

Good for you for trying weight training! Now, you’ll be thinner AND more toned, instead of just thin and flabby.

By: mac

mac — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:57:13 +0000

Agree with earlier posts noting the slight weight gain that occurs during strength training. Several women at the gym where I go have pointed out to me that you burn calories while you sleep! Talk about something for nothing.

Note: my appetite increased with my every-other-day workouts, but my weight only went up a pound or two. I really think that going back to my previous caloric intake would allow these few pounds I have left to go to just melt away.

I also agree with Sarah – you should NOT hurt after a workout! Or if you do, only just a leeettle bit. My daughter, who introduced me to all of this, insists that painful muscles are a sign that you overdid it.

By: PastaQueen

PastaQueen — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:42:51 +0000

Marie – There are plus-sizes at Goodwill, just not as many. Not really sure why. When you factor in the fact that only 1% of the store’s clothing is not worn down, frumpy or in odd colors, it becomes highly unlikely to find anything in the plus-sized section unless you are wardrobing the local circus. Most plus-sized clothes are kind of fugly, so when you’re sorting through clothes people decided to cast off, the likely hood of enountering fug greatly increases.

Hilly – Okay, now I’m kind of weirded out that two OC princesses were talking about me over lunch :) I suppose I should get used to being a weight loss icon if I’ve got a book coming out though, right? Actually no, I don’t think I’ll ever get used to that.

By: Hilly

Hilly — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:49:03 +0000

Don’t hide out over holding steady! You are awesome…we actually talked about you at lunch last weekend and were saying how amazing you look!

We meaning Foo and myself.

By: Marie

Marie — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:00:27 +0000

Now why are there no plus sizes at Goodwill?

Don’t larger people donate clothes too?

Confused.

By: jen

jen — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:18:41 +0000

That weight training gain will go away once your body gets used to it. Congrats on the Goodwill scores! I didn’t realize until this post that you’re in Indiana — you and I are practically next-door neighbors (I’m in OH).

I can smell that Goodwill smell just reading your post… glad the stuff you bought is washable!

By: Samiam

Samiam — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:07:52 +0000

Yep, when building muscle ya gotta let go if only a little of the numbers on the scale! I’m also trying to transition from a fat busting mind set to a building muscle and fitness mindset! I know that the muscle I build the more my metablism will increase, and hopefully the less pesky loose skin I’ll have (though I have to admit I like the way it feels to, thanks for posting that it made feel a little less freaky! hehehe).I also LOVE the thrift stores! now that I’m a size 14 it’s so much easer to find cute stuff for dirt cheap, I can’t wait until I’m a size 12! The number of cheap clothes seems to double! I also like the resale/consignment shops! The clearance racks at those places are sometimes just as cheap as good will and it’s usually really nice stuff!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:19:45 +0000

Hi! I just wanted to let you know that when you weight train you get tiny little tears in your muscles. These tears tend to fill up and hold onto water which is why you may see an increase (or stay steady) on the scale. It’s just water retension in your soon-to-be toned muscles. Don’t let it fool you! You’re still doing awesome things for your body by strength training.

I’ve been strength training since the beginning of my whole ordeal and it really makes me feel so strong and I’m amazed at how quickly I can progress.

Also another little warning. If you’re NOT sore after a weight workout DON’T WORRY! Soreness is not an indication of a good workout. I rarely get sore after my workouts even though I KNOW I really worked hard. At first I thought I must have been doing something wrong because I was expecting to be in some major pain but it just never happened. I did some research and found out that “no pain no gain” is a bunch of malarkey!

By: Lisa the Waitress

Lisa the Waitress — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:43:56 +0000

I know exactly what you mean; it is so frustrating to not lose any weight because of weight training, no matter all the plusses it has. I’ve found it can be rewarding to use the tape measure more than the scale when weight training. It’s amazing how you can lose 9 overall inches without losing a pound.

It is so psychological, though – just stare at the scale, waiting to lose something. It’s funny how we are.