It's going....

[Cassandra_Cain]

Hmmmm, I lost 100 pounds several years ago (it took me a solid 2 years of religious dieting/exercise). I've kept about 60 of them off, as I was too thin and wanted to be a more realistic weight.

The biggest artifact of that, besides a few items of clothing that are wayyy too big now - is a bad case of stretch marks! Arms, thighs, hips - galore. My skin is otherwise *ha* mostly OK.

Why is it that weight is so easy to gain and so damn hard to come off. Then when it does, it leaves all these little snide reminders of it being there!

[Bikingmomof3]

Way to go! I have managed to shed a lot of unwanted fat and weigth (70+ pounds) and I am now just working on continuing to build my lean muscle mass up. Nothing beats solid nutrition and diligence to exercise.

[DDH]

Wow ladies, I didn't think I could be inspired anymore, but you have managed to inspire me again to keep up the hard work and stay dedicated to this.

I need to lose about 80 and have been riding a couple of weeks now, so I haven't started seeing the weight loss yet, but I am looking forward to it.

Way to go Kano!!!!

[Kano]

Fredwina -- sorry to hear you got hollows too, but it IS good to hear that I'm not the only one who loses fat by the handful instead of smooth shedding! (ooh, it just occurred to me, I sure hope I don't get "holes" in my boobies!)

Cassandra -- I'll have the stretch marks forever too. Developed the bulk of the danged things when I was pregnant with daughter number one 25 years ago! (told her it served her right when she got 'em with her first, too!)

Reminders -- yes, between the strange hollows, stretch marks, and leftover skin, I should be quite a sight naked some day! Perhaps I shall have all mirrors removed from anyplace I might see myself!

Thanks, Jennifer and DDH -- though, DDH, I have to warn you: I've probably lost a grand total of four pounds over this couple of months, and that's of the stuff I gained as I started this delightful hobby! Of course, it's from about five spots --- all those divots! Still, DDH, I FEEL so much better than I did at the beginning that if the numbers keep on moving this slowly, it will still be worth every pedal stroke, even the uphill ones!

Who says you can't have "localized weight loss?" -- not that I've had any sort of control over where it leaves from!

Karen in Boise

[Bikingmomof3]

Karen,
The twins left some serious stretch marks. At least now mine are flatter.

[Kano]

Karen,
The twins left some serious stretch marks. At least now mine are flatter.

I bet they did! My dainty 7 pound daughter did severe damage to my belly skin -- the way she sprawled out once she could, and the way she thrashed around in there, she was certainly trying to make more room! (poor impatient soul is antsily awaiting boy number 2 right now -- full term in 100+ weather is no fun, even if it IS dry heat!)

So, this morning, I'm celebrating -- staying in the house, since daughter number 2 grabbed my cell phone this morning on her way out the door and I'm waiting for a call, but celebrating none-the-less: Another pound gone (that's five), and the cold that I came down with on Friday afternoon is finally starting to break up, so I can breathe today! I feel awake for the first time in days! Breathing is good! (throat's still sore, hills would be bad yet)

Karen in Boise

[Bikingmomof3]

Stretch marks are to me, just a badge of honor. I might as well think positively about them, they are here to stay.

I would really like some dry heat about now. I have had enough humidity to last me a long, long time.