The One With The Week One Progress

Starting Weight: 257.5
Weight Today: 253

I am trying not to get too excited by those numbers since I am sure I only lost about two pounds. The first number came from when I was weighed on a different scale with all my clothes on after eating a huge lunch four days before my period started. The second number was taken in the middle of my period, naked and first thing in the morning. So this week is not completely accurate. For me the number that will really chart my progress will be next week's. Although I am very happy it did go down and not up.

Today we added more weight to my leg weights and tacked on another 15 minutes to our walk. It was a blustery cold and windy time but we did it. We completed our walk. Charming charted the complaints I had throughout the 45 minute trek and wanted me to list them here:

~These weights are too heavy.
~My feet hurt.
~My legs hurt.
~I have a stitch in my side.
~My ears are too cold.
~My ears hurt.
~The wind is pushing against me.
~My back hurts.
~I can't talk because I can't breathe.
~I'm hungry.
~I don't want to go anymore.
~Those cars driving by are too loud.
~My butt is sweating.
~I have a puddle of not good things in my pants.
~My shirt keeps riding up.
~Are we done yet???

I really am a whiny bitch when exercising.

But Charming would also like me to tell you that I didn't quit and finished the walk and all my exercises after. So while I may be complaining a lot, at least I am still doing what I need to do and he is proud of me. I really have no choice, he is a slave driver. In fact I think I may have muttered one more complaint that he didn't include...something about wishing bad things upon him if he would just let me stop. He knows I don't mean anything I say when I am pushing myself so maybe that's why it didn't make the list.

I was unsure if I was going to walk today due to the issue I had early this morning. I was awakened by the feeling of having a bowel movement, but out the other hole. I made it to the toilet and the scene that unfolded was the worst I have ever endured. Pieces as big as two half dollars were vacating my body. I had to run a bath because there was no way to clean myself up enough with just toilet paper. I remembered all of your helpful and concerned comments about my periods on my previous post and this scared me enough to put a call in to the doctor, which I am still waiting to hear a response from. I mean, it woke me up it was so massive. That just can't be right. I only hope it is nothing huge because I'm not sure if I can take more bad news.

It seems like that is the only kind I get.

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The One With The Workout Update

It's Day Five in what Charming has been calling Whip (Princess)'s Butt Into Shape, which makes the really cool acronym WABIS that he shouts at me when I say I want to lie down and coma for awhile.

"Come on, remember how good you feel after you WABIS!"

"Don't quit now, this WABIS will get you to your goal!"

"If you don't WABIS, no zipline for you."

So then I scream a little more and do the exercises and huff and puff and wish to die to stop the pain but then it's over and I feel...okay. I am not quite to the point where those glorious endorphins kick in and make me turn into an exercise goddess. There's still too much fat for them to fight through.

I have not had a soda since Tuesday. In fact I have not had anything other than water since Wednesday, besides a glass of orange juice yesterday. If I am hungry, I have a glass of water. So far I have not felt like my stomach is eating itself yet. I have been eating salads and sandwiches and have stayed away from fast food and too much chocolate. Hey, I couldn't give up caffeine and chocolate completely cold turkey! I would go into shock. So it is only a mini-bar from our Halloween supply a day in my dinner. And I look forward to it so much it is an actual treat.

I don't feel any better or different yet. Although I am sleeping through the night from pure exhaustion. I walk 30 minutes every morning, with weights on my ankles and hand weights. I then do five sets of going up and down the stairs, 10 leg lifts on each leg and five with both to strengthen my abdominal muscles. All of this is with the leg weights too. And let me tell you, I can feel it in my stomach. I also added a 30 minute walk on the treadmill at work during my dinner break. I figure moving a bit more wouldn't hurt. Thursday is my weigh day to see if I have accomplished anything. I am doubting I see a change so soon, but Charming is confident we will see some weight loss from just the no soda/water all the time thing. I didn't have the heart to tell him I am due for my period so anything I may have lost will be back in water weight.

I am getting a bit more help from my friend pogonip who had resurrected her Healthy Blogger Club blog. I plan on making frequent visits there and chart my progress as well as see what great healthy ideas other bloggers come up with. If you get a chance stop on by and check it out and contribute if you wish.

So I am moving and doing and working as hard as I can for now. Charming is a drill sergeant and he promises to increase my exercising each week so I am constantly building. Next week we walk for 45 minutes and put more reps of stairs and leg lifts into the program. Possibly incorporate bike rides and some basketball in there too. He has been a great supporter and wonderful with coming up with ideas. So for now I am working it.

I just hope I don't get bored because that is when I shut down.