these days, i’m obsessed with my pants.
\neight weeks ago, i started a 12-week fitness challenge at work. \u00a0for the low-low price of $150, i would get three months of personally-trained bootcamp classes and nutritional counselling. \u00a0each four-week period would be assessed with a weigh-in, measurement and body composition analysis. \u00a0 since getting back into the gym was the express reason i got my knee fixed last year, i was super excited to sign up and get going.
\nthen i went to my first class.
\nday one nearly killed me. \u00a0at the end of the 45 minutes, i was dizzy, sweaty, nauseated and thought i might die. i barely made it down the stairs to my car to drive home and crawl up the Very Steep Stairs into my apartment where i collapsed on my bed and could barely get up an hour later to go feed myself. \u00a0the next two days my legs and ass were so sore, walking up stairs felt like all the muscles in the lower half of my body were ripping apart. \u00a0it’s not a feeling i ever want to experience ever again in my life.
\nevery week my trainer, Rocky, would add new and more painful exercises to the circuit for his pleasure and our pain. \u00a0i learned that my left leg was considerably weaker than my right (which stands to reason) and my hamstrings were practically non-existent. \u00a0i also learned that i turn a scary shade of purple when exercising and when people see me like that they think i’m going to die a lot sooner than i do. \u00a0i re-learned that i like weights and hate cardio.
\nthe first four-week weigh-in sucked for me. \u00a0i lost a grand total of .8 pounds (1.16 fat loss with a .36 lb muscle gain). \u00a0it wasn’t for lack of effort in the classes, that’s for damn sure. \u00a0it turns out that the food side of fitness\/weight loss is probably more important than the exercise. \u00a0 you see, i’d sat through all the meetings about the food plan and kind of poo-pooed it all because, as a fat girl, i’ve been paying attention and learning about food and nutrition almost all of my life. \u00a0 so, when it came to actually walking the walk with what Rocky wanted me to eat, i played fairly fast and loose with his recommendations.
\neach week after submitting my food log to him for review, i’d get an email back chastising me for this or saying i should try not to eat that. \u00a0i slowly made alterations to my eating, but i was really resisting all the extra work and expense of my food requirements. \u00a0i got tired of cleaning, cooking cooking and eating vegetables. \u00a0i got annoyed with the added costs for yogurt and starch snacks and all that damn protein. \u00a0out of that frustration, i would go and totally pig out on weekends, justifying it because a cheat day was healthy! \u00a0and i’d been working out! \u00a0and i’d been so good during the week!
\nalas, that first weigh-in proved me dead wrong. \u00a0i was upset with myself for literally paying to fail. \u00a0so, i looked at the numbers and vowed that my second weigh-in would kick the first’s ass. \u00a0i was so devoted to killing my next weigh-in i went to class not once, but THREE TIMES during my VACATION! \u00a0 who am i?!
\nlast monday was my second weigh-in. \u00a0this time, i lost 8.8 pounds (6.51 fat loss and 2.29 muscle loss – oops) for a grand total of 9.6 pounds! \u00a0take that week four weigh-in! \u00a0i kicked your ass good!
\nokay, 9.6 pounds isn’t a lot, i know. \u00a0especially considering the amount i have to lose, but it’s all about the progress. \u00a0three months ago, i was heavier than i’ve ever been and i was getting quite depressed and scared for my health and future (or lack thereof). \u00a0my doctor put me on high blood pressure medication. \u00a0i was starting to realize that my pants weren’t fitting and i might not be able to find a bigger size to fit me. \u00a0this challenge came at exactly the right time and i am so grateful to be able to be a part of it. \u00a0this isn’t just about getting into my “skinny jeans”. \u00a0this is about saving my life and, after last September, i have a much more acute awareness of how easy that is to lose.
\nso, back to the pants.
\ni wasn’t sure, but about two weeks ago, i thought i started noticing that my jeans were falling down. \u00a0at least a little. \u00a0 i couldn’t be entirely sure because there’s a small amount of stretch in them and it could have been the day three slackness which always happens after they get worn a few days in a row. \u00a0but this week? \u00a0yeah, my pants are definitely falling down. \u00a0and, while i KNOW this is good thing, i find i’m getting really annoyed by having to hike them up every half-dozen steps. \u00a0 they’re not baggy enough to warrant a belt or replacing them with smaller pants (not that i can afford to buy new right now — hello, i bought a car!), so i’m in this frustrating in-between-land i’m going to dub Saggy Crotch Ville. \u00a0step-step-hitch-step-step-hitch. \u00a0that’s me walking down the hall. \u00a0SEXY!
\nthe worst part? \u00a0i’m annoyed that i’m annoyed that my pants are too big! \u00a0 WTF?
\nso, eight weeks in, my pants are falling down and, whenever my muscles or joints aren’t screaming at me for all this abuse, i feel freaking fantastic! \u00a0i can’t help but wonder just how awesome i’ll feel in another month! \u00a0 hell, i might even have to go buy a belt!
\nfinally, i wasn’t going to make this public, but maybe putting it out there will give me even more incentive. \u00a0i’m currently in dire need of a haircut. \u00a0in addition, i’ve decided that i’m going to get it coloured to hide the many, many greys which have started popping up unbidden. \u00a0 i could go this weekend and be happy, but i’ve given myself a condition: \u00a0no haircut until i’ve lost 20 pounds total. \u00a0i’m hoping that by the next weigh-in i’ll have reached that mark and i can go get a fancy new do just in time for my birthday. \u00a0 wish me luck!
\nand don’t laugh at my saggy pants, okay?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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