Becoming My Husband's Girlfriend: Photos after 5 weeks...

Monday, February 21, 2011

Photos after 5 weeks...

It has been 5 weeks and I am still in awe of this process! For all the women following along, you know how difficult one week a month is for us in general, not to mention the water weight we put on. I usually put on about 5 pounds during this time and I was curious to see what would happen since I'm paying close attention to my weight. And... I was up an average of 2.5 pounds for the week... until yesterday...

I weighed in this morning and, AMAZINGLY, was down 3.5 pounds (2.5 that I had put on this week, and an extra pound off my overall!) WOOO HOOOO! In the past 5 weeks, I have lost 11.6 pounds... and the physical changes continue to surprise me!

225.4 pounds

237 pounds

"Oh... my... gosh, Becky... look at her butt!" Sorry, Sir Mix-A-Lot, but you are not going to like THIS butt... this one is MINE and I'm getting my sexy back!

SERIOUSLY... I can't tell you how INSPIRING it is TO ME to see these weekly photos! The decreasing numbers on the scale are one thing, but these photos are the key at the moment. If you are following along and working on your weight loss, you HAVE to try this!!!

NEW WEEKLY SEGMENTS!!! I have had such a GREAT response to the weekly Music Day and Foodie Friday posts, that I am adding a few more weekly goodies. Thanks for the comments and suggestions and the first of the new weekly segments this week! See you tomorrow for Music Day!!

3 comments:

Kristi said...: Wow Tracey!! That's soooo great!! You are doing amazing!! So inspiring to us all!!; February 21, 2011 at 10:08 AM
Gloria Stengel said...: So proud of you! Just....girl...keep going! We need to make sure we get together when we reach half-way!

I weighed today, too. And am down 2 lbs. I am down 11 lbs in 7 weeks, so a bit off my 2 lb per week goal - that's an average of 1.6 lbs per week or so. I have 1 more pound to go to reach "One-derland"! I'm at 200 this week! I have 3 lbs to reach my 1st mini goal of losing 14 lbs! I plan to work hard this week to see if I can meet that by the 28th!!!; February 21, 2011 at 10:13 AM
Unknown said...: HOLY COW, GLORIA!!! You are 1 pound away from ONE-derland!? You can soooooo totally do this... in fact, I bet you lose 2 this week... and just keep going! One day at a time... one choice at a time!; February 21, 2011 at 4:50 PM

An explanation of my social experiment... I'm going "Full Monty"...

"Becoming my Husband's Girlfriend is my definition of the ultimate weight loss peer pressure... my weight loss "Full Monty" if you will. I will be posting my current weight photos and stats... stories about my weight loss and challenges... training that I am doing for 4 athletic events this years... I will be laughing... I will be frustrated... I will be sharing inspiration that I find around me and people whose stories inspire me... and so much more in my ultimate goal to lose weight, get healthy and bring the SEXY BACK to my life and my husband.

I hope you will join me in this journey, because I think there are A TON OF YOU that are probably in a similar point in your life. You might not have a ton of weight to lose, but there is something you want to change... NEED to change in your life. Maybe you are looking for some confidence... maybe you need to get that happy spring back in your daily step... maybe you can't wait to see if this experiment of mine will be a "train wreck" (we all know how much we LOVE a good "train wreck") or if I can actually do it...

... so become A FOLLOWER of this blog (below)... share the story of this "fatty" with your friends... because I can promise you this... we are about to embark on an amazing journey! Fasten your seat belts...

GOALS for the week of June 20 - 27th

1. Find your "Inner Summer..." Your favorite memory of a place... a song... a smell... an annual trip... take that memory and put it into your new Soundtrack for your Head! It doesn't matter if you go there this year or not, tap into those memories and get into the "summer feel!"

2. Summer is about short skirts, bathing suits and hot nights... find your "summer flirt..." I might be a size 14 at the moment, but I sure have found that summer flirt... it is all about the state of mind, ladies! GO get it!

GOALS for the week - June 6 - 13...

This one is simple. Find your next victory... and TAKE IT! We all have different things to celebrate... mine this week was buttoning my blouse. Is yours to lose some weight? To find a half an hour to play, uninterupted, with your toddler or have a quiet chat with your teen? Is it to go to the gym for the first time in years (AWESOME victory!)... or simply to cuddle up with your husband like you used to.

Ohhhhhhh, and be careful, because your victory may very well make someone else's day, too! :-)

GOALS for the Week - April 4 - 11...

GOALS for the Week - March 28 - April 4...

1. Find your own "Heaven" with your husband this week. Dressing up for Jeff... feeling sexy... and going to a concert where my husband couldn't take his eyes off me and wouldn't let go of my hand was my own bit of Heaven.

2. I am 2.6 pounds away from getting rid of the title of "OBESE!" Define your next goal... it doesn't matter the number or the reason, it is YOUR goal!

3. SMILE! Times are tough right now and I know that life is handing so many of us reasons not to smile. SMILE ANYWAY! It will make your heart glow... and make your husband smile, too!