Skinny in 2013! 150 lbs Lost

Tuesday, January 01, 2013

So in December, I reached 150lbs lost and thats just crazy to me. I still have 30 lbs to lose but I am hoping to reach it by my birthday April 24th.

I havent been updating as much as I should be ( Im a lazy person) but since I graduated in May, I've just been working as a before/after school teacher. My degree in psychology isnt really helpful in finding a full time job and i was planning on going to graduate school since it was necessary for me but i wanted to take a year off school so for me my job works to get me by till then...

These are my New Years Resolutions:

1. Reach 135 lbs (30 lbs to go!)

2. Apply to Grad. schools

3. Grow out my hair/No haircuts ( i get bored easily and have random urges to cut my hair)

4. Become closer to God/Pray more

5. Be more outgoing/adventurous with social situations

6. Gain confidence with my new appearance

7. Get my drivers license.

Happy New Years everyone and let's make 2013 count!

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How Much Have You Lost/How Does It Feel?

Monday, September 17, 2012

So I know I haven’t been active much on SP and haven’t blogged in months but I am still here and still on my weightloss journey. Has my road been perfect? No. But the fact is I'm still motivated and still losing…

What I wanted to blog in this post is the fact that now, my weightloss is starting to feel like something I wish everyone would just stop asking me about. For example, I had a vacation in the summer where I went to Puerto Rico for a family reunion. I had a lot of family that hadn’t seen me in over a year and they kept asking me questions: “how much have you lost, how do you feel now etc.” Now these questions aren’t new to me as every now and then ill see some family friend or acquaintance I hadn’t seen for a while and they’ll ask me the same thing. How do I answer these questions you ask? I simply say “Ive lost a lot but have more to lose” and “I feel healthy.” I never disclose how much ive lost because I don’t feel comfortable stating the fact that yes not only was I more than 100lbs overweight, but I still have more to lose. So instead I circle around the answer and they usually just guestimate on their own without me confirming it. The reason I'm blogging about this is the same thing happened again this weekend. I went to a family birthday party and there were people who hadn’t seen me in a while , and instead of focusing on my uncles birthday all anyone could talk about was how great I looked and how did I do it etc. And the same 2 questions popped up. All I could do was smile and say thanks. Does anyone feel embarrassed when anyone you hadn’t seen in a while has brought up multiple questions about your weight?

p.s. I still have 24lbs to lose till I get to my goal weight of 157. Wish me luck!

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Graduation

Monday, May 07, 2012

My college graduation was Saturday. Although I was 7 lbs away from my intended goal ( 190) I was still feeling pretty great. I knew that it would have been hell if i was 123 lbs heavier.

We had a celebration at a restaurant and family who hadn't seen me in a while were all asking me how I lost so much weight and saying I looked so good. So that gave me a bit of a confidence boost=) I really did have a good time and even got some money out of it!



I really liked this pic of my 2 best friends and I at my celebration...



Now that my graduation is over I have a new event I have to lose weight for. In late July I have a family reunion in Puerto Rico. I really really want to weigh 160lbs but I would have to lose an average of 3.4 lbs a week. Because I do low carb it is possible but i really have to be strict and get more exercise in. It's going to be difficult but if i at least try there is hope.

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100 Pounds Lost!

Saturday, March 03, 2012

Well this is a little late but... I finally lost 100lbs!!

It actually happened almost a month a go but I've been a little lazy when it comes to Sparking. Anyways now that I've lost 100 lbs I am out of the danger zone. I look somewhat normal although obviously fat but I'm comfortable with being out in public without worrying that people are looking at me or judging me. Let's face it, at over 300 lbs that's all I ever worried about.

Some stats:
-wear a size 16 pants, XL shirt
-Sleep apnea almost gone. I'm hoping for 10 more lbs before i dont need to use my machine anymore.

Things I can do that I couldn't do 100lbs heavier:
-exercise for more than an hour with no problems.
-Shop in regular clothing stores for shirts and dresses
-fit into class/ride/ booth/airplane seats comfortably.
-comfortable being out in public

I decided I'd like to get down to 150 lbs not 160. That should put me at a size 8. To get there I need to lose 61.8 more lbs. However, once I hit 165 I'll be in the healthy BMI range for my height=)

Some news:
1. My family is having a reunion in Puerto Rico in late July of this year. I already got my plane ticket! By then I hope to reach 160lbs. I cant wait because I"ll have to by new clothes and a new bathing suit=D And its the perfect event to reintroduce my self to all my family members that havent seen me in a really long time. I cant wait for everyone to see the "thin" me=D

2. My college graduation is in literally 2 months from now. My new goal is to be at least 190lbs by then. I have 21.8 more lbs to lose to get to that goal. Here is the dress I plan to buy in a size L:

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Here are some pics I took so you can see my progress. Not very flattering but i was in a rush...


My face is a lot smaller than it used to be. I still want it much smaller tho!





My arms dont look that bad to me...

I'll probably update you guys again when graduation time comes...

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Holiday Weight, Be Gone! 6 lb loss in 1 week...

Sunday, January 15, 2012

So before Thanksgiving/start of binge marathon, I got down to 221.8 lbs. Because that one holiday triggered my binge eating disorder, I continued gaining for a little more than a month. I gained about 13 lbs. On New Years day I felt disgusted but because it was a brand new year I decided even if I dont make my target goal weight by graduation in May that I still have to try my hardest to lose as much weight I could. Well a couple days later I got a serious stomach virus that really screwed up my digestive system. For days all I ate was jello, ritz crackers, and gatorade. Even when I started to feel hungry for real food I still didnt feel like eating a lot. Well... all that led me to lose 7lbs by the end of it all! I was like okay maybe getting sick has a positive. But then, I still had about 6 lbs till I was back to my starting weight before Thanksgiving hit. That was the week before last.

At the start of this week I weighed 228.6lbs. My goal weight by the end of this week(today) was 225.8lbs. My number 1 priority was getting through the week without binging. If I could do that I knew I was bound to lose some weight. Next, I had to get back into the gym routine. I hadnt been to the gym in weeks and school just started up again so I had to make it a point to at least make it to the gym 3 days out of the week(which I did). Doing all that plus calorie cycling (eating more cals on days I exercise and less on days I dont), I managed to lose 6.4lbs putting me at 221.6 lbs!

Something else I wanted to mention is, I replaced coffee(makes me sick/not sleep welll at night) and started drinking Yerbamate tea which I heard has a lot of health benefits and has less than half the amount of caffeiene. Man does this stuff really work. It makes me so clear headed and alert the whole day and I dont crash by the afternoon. Also, I am able to get to sleep earlier. Ive also read that this tea helps aid in weightloss but I wasnt so sure. Well now I think this could have been a factor in me losing so much weight in one week in conjuction with my eating right and exercising. So I'm sticking with my "magic" tea and continuing with my diet & exercising regimen. Hopefully I'll continue to consistently lose weight=D

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