One year since I took my first class at Burn Athletic.
One year since I left the class, called my mom and cried over how little I could do. How bad I had let it get. How angry I was that I let a job control my life and, subsequently, my health.
One year since I started to be proud of me again.
When I started at Burn, it had been a year since I left my former job as a consultant. I worked long hours, especially during grant season. At one point, I was eating all three meals at my desk and drinking venti quad-shot lattes to make it through 65 hour work weeks. But for the year before I started at Burn, I'd been working 37.5 hour work weeks. I'd started running with Aaron some and trying here and there to get back in shape. I honestly thought that the weight would fall off and life would go back to normal. Nope. Turns out that your body at 30 is a different beast. Nothing had worked and I was fed up. I knew I did better in classes, so I signed up for a free class at Burn Athletic and went.
It was sad. Half of what I used to be able to do, I couldn't. I didn't even have workout clothes that fit because I'd gained that much weight. I cried after that first class because I was so embarrassed. But the instructor was so encouraging, told me I did a great job and remembered me when I went back. And I kept going back.
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February 2016 - no weight loss, about a month after I started |
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March 2016 (forgive my sink) - about 5 lbs down |
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July 2016. Now you can start to see changes! - about 7 pounds |
From there, two classes a week went out the door. I was up to three classes a week and Aaron and I discussed doing the unlimited monthly membership. It was $99/month and I was determined to make it economical. I went to four classes a week and then started doubling up on some days and ended up with 7 classes a week. In November alone I attended 28 classes.
August 2016. This is when the Fabletics obsession began! - about 10 lbs down |
End of September 2016 - after Clean 14, 17 lbs down! |
I've found strength in yoga. I've found yoga to be a safe place, somewhere I go to challenge myself in a healthy way. The other night, my thighs were particularly tight and I started cramping up when getting into some of my usual poses, so I modified. And it was okay. No one cares if you don't do any inversions that night or if you fall out. In fact, I think I get encouraged more when I do fall out of a pose. With yoga, I get to escape whatever is going on that day and just be.
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December 31, 2016 - 15.2 lbs total |
Mostly, though, I've finally found myself again. She got lost. She did her best to survive and got lost for a while. But I found her. And we're kicking butt and taking names.
So, after a year, here's where I am:
Pounds lost: 15.2. I was at 19, but then I gained 3.8 back over the Christmas/New Year holidays.
Inches lost (starting in September, I didn't measure before then):
- Arms - 1.0"
- Bust - 0.25"
- Waist - 2.0"
- Hips - 1.5"
- Thighs - 1.0"
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My first picture and my last picture. While I might have gained some weight over Christmas, I'm not going to argue with how far I've come. |
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