Progress Day 365

Yea it technically was yesterday, but wow here it is a whole year later from where I started. Started out last January 29th obese and wanting to make a change, now I'm more fit than I've been in my whole life. To anyone who set any type of new year's resolution or any goal this year whether it be health/weight related, to quit smoking, whatever; I want to encourage you to stick with it. You're already almost 30 days in!! The time is gonna go by anyway. You may slip up (I know I do lol), but never give up. As I get older I see more that time really does fly by. This will probably be my last "official" weigh in post, but no worries I will still be posting updates of my progress... Just not officially lol. Stay in the race fit fam. #FIT

Day 365 (366)- Jan 29 (2015)

187 lbs

31” waist

39” hips

23.5” thighs

12” upper arms

33” under bust

Progress Day 330

Well technically it's day 329, but tomorrow's Christmas Eve and well... aint nobody got time for that lol.  Anyways... wow day 330 already only 35 more days to the one year mark. #FIT

Day 330 (329)- Dec 23

187 lbs

31” waist

39” hips

23” thighs

12” upper arms

33” under bust

Progress Day 300

So much life has been happening.  Missed my Day 270 update, her's Day 300.  I've actually only lost 2lbs over the last 60 days, but no worries here.  The scale may not have changed much, but I continue to see changes in how my clothes fit and how my muscles appear.  I've pretty much met my inches goals and my weight goal of 180 is only 9lbs away, I'm already in 2015 with my new goals shawty!!! #FIT

Day 300- November 24
189 lbs

30” waist

39.5” hips

23.5” thighs

12” upper arms

32.5” under bust

Progress Day 210

Fitness update: after working out at home this whole time I've recently joined a gym and started weightlifting. Down 6lbs this past month #FIT

Day 210- August 26

193 lbs

31” waist

40.5” hips

24” thighs

13” upper arms

33.5” under bust

A look back

A look back at the first 6 months of my journey 01.29.14 to today 07.27.12 #FIT

Progress Day 180

Day 180- July 27

199lbs (I had gotten down to 196 off of vacation when I was eating whatever I wanted and not working out. Then got back to 199 when I was doing everything right... I'll chalk it up to muscle build lol)

31.5" waist

41" hips (tryna build those back up)

24.5" thighs

13" upper arms

34.5" under bust

Another Goal Achieved (check)

*ignore my footsies* lol but as of this past Sunday? I've met another goal of weighing in under 200lbs.  Last time I checked I weighed in at 198. I haven't worked out in a week and eating's been a lil off, y'all pray that when I get back from vacation I'm still under 200 lol. 42 lbs down so far 18 more to go before I reach my 2nd (perhaps final) weight goal of being down to 180! #FIT

Progress Day 150 (bout 7 days later)

202 lbs

32” waist

41” hips

24.5” thighs

13” upper arms

34” under bust

Shawty you a 10

Who knew I'd meet my original size goal of a 10 this soon in the game. Well looks like I did.  I haven't bought hardly any new clothes since I started this weightloss journey. Why? One answer... I'm not made out of money lol. I was wearing the same ol (now baggy) pants and when I did purchase a few new pants they were all elastic waist, not an actual number size.  I finally gave in and got rid of a whole rack of pants and shorts... Shirts we'll come back to later seeing as you can wear shirts too big and not look like a complete slob lol. All that being said to say that I got two new pairs of dress pants today from jcpenney and they were both a size 10.  Before jcp I walked into the plus size store Ashley Stewart, because I saw they were having a huge sale.  I asked the salesperson did they make pants in long (y'all know my long legged struggle), and the girl asked well what size are you? I paused because I literally didn't know what size I was lol.  The girl pointed me in the direction of the tall slacks but said the smallest size they carry was a 12 and that would probably be too big for me I looked more like a 10... Well she was right lol.

Size 16 (sometimes 18) to a 10 in 4 months? I'll take it... but my stomach's not flat yet lol... Lemme find out imuh have to be a size 6 or something hahahaha 

Progress Day 120

Day 120- May 28

207 lbs

33” waist

41.5” hips

25.5” thighs

13.5” upper arms

34” under bust

It's the little things

Hopped on the scale this morning and was pleasantly surprised to see my weight in the 207 range. As always it's not ALL about the weight, but this number is very significant. Rounded up to 208lbs this puts me as having a BMI (body mass index) of 29.8. Bringing me out of the obesity range into the less health affecting "overweight" range. My starting BMI was 34.4. That number falls in the Class I obese range (30.0-34.9) and had me knocking on the door of Class II (35-39.9) YIKES!! But thank God for the victory! I'm getting so much closer to ONEderland (under 200lbs) I can almost taste it... tastes like clean eating lol. If you would like to learn more about BMI and to calculate your own, visit http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/BMI/bmicalc.htm #FIT

Progress Day 90

Here's a look at my progress from Day 1 til now (Day 90).  For my Day 30 and 60 progress please refer to past posts. #FIT

Before- Jan 29

240 lbs

Size 16

42” waist (around belly button) 

45” hips

27” thighs

15” upper arms

40” under bust           

      

           Day 90- April 28

213 lbs

34” waist (around belly button) 

42” hips

25.5” thighs

14” upper arms

35” under bust           

Let's get waisted

*spell check the title, before you get all up in arms*

I said let's get "waisted", thats waist training silly! or corsetting/compression what have you.  Disclaimer: Shannon is no fitness expert, no doctor, no trainer, so you can take this post with a grain of salt... pretty much like all of my posts really, but I do know this technique does work for me.  I came across this method on what else.. Instagram, c'mon you should know me by now lol.  Women were using these corsets/body shapers/compression bands to help slim down and sculpt/shape their bodies into how they desired along with GOOD EATING and EXERCISE.  As a true apple shaped person (most of your weight sits in your torso, mainly your gut, back, and sides... yea that sounds about right) I decided I'd give this waist training thing a try.  Unfortunately and unfairly the apple is the shape you most want to avoid when overweight, because unlike its cousins pear and hourglass, apple shape means that extra weight will be surrounding all your vital organs in the middle of your body ie your heart, lungs, liver, etc.  Before I even started this whole exercise thing I began wearing a body shaping vest that I already had from years back.  I wore it maybe with dresses, which means I could have only worn it maybe a total of once or twice.  It's the Sweet Nothings brand (Walmart) in a size 2x.  Maybe around the middle of February I found a company on IG called Dream Girl Curves Boutique that sold the very popular  Columbian made latex corsets for a lower price then some of the other companies I observed.  I decided to order one from them, but me not listening/assuming/not reading... it's fundamental; I ordered a size L when the website clearly stated order your shirt size and do not size down.  Well needless to say I should have ordered an XL, because I couldn't even get the thing hooked.  Fast forward about three, maybe four weeks later and I was able to hook the corset, but it was still super tight, because unlike the shaper from Walmart latex corsets hardly have any give.. .that's kind of the whole point.  So as to avoid being uncomfortable doing daily routines, I've been wearing the corset at night while I sleep.  I don't need to move then, and I still wear the original body shaper during the day although I'll probably have to size down that one soon.  All that to say that I have found success with this thing called "waist training".  I have been able to redefine my apple into an hourglass with the aid of this technique and ab and oblique exercises, I have lost more inches in my waist than anywhere else. #FIT