Quote Originally Posted by LoriO View Post
Just bumping up....how is everybody doing? I'm feeling a little discouraged in the weight loss dept right, anyone else feeling that way? For those that are going good, lets hear about it!!! Hearing about someone elses success is always good for some motivation.
Okay -- doing good -- I can speak to that, and I'm in the mood for it today. I realized just the other day that I've lost 37 pounds since the beginning of June! (yeah, I knew my starting number, and I know my new number, but I hadn't done the math in a while...)

There's a down side to this -- my closet is getting very empty. I'm running out of wardrobe options. Nothing fits right. It's all got way too much wearing ease. Even my shoes are too big, and the way my undies fit gives new meaning to the term "granny panties."

I was pretty certain that tight lycra on the bike wasn't pretty, but I can see the value in it now -- baggy bike shorts aren't comfy! I'm suffering through this right now -- want to wait til spring to spend on bike shorts, since hopefully I'll fit the new stuff for longer that way!

On the other hand, I'm beginning to collect new ski clothes! I went out to Sierra Trading Post lately and bought a Mountain Hardwear hoodie (that my grandson LOVES) and a bunch of base layer pieces for skiing. There was also a great Ibex jacket and bright yellow vest to wear while riding this winter. A stop at REI netted me some windproof tights and gloves to wear biking too -- the plan, at this point, is to keep riding, whenever the roads are dry and time permits this winter.

Recently, my daughter and I were in the mall, and I said, we HAVE to get me some new jeans, I can't STAND the way these feel (I could literally pull them off without opening them, and no, I didn't do this in the middle of the mall). I tried to get the sales person to keep the old pair, and for SURE I left the new ones on when I left the fitting room. It was HUGELY exciting to buy jeans in size 12 -- I haven't worn anything that small since the 80's!

The stuff to wear skiing (and biking), and the two pair of jeans are pretty much the extent of my purchases at this point. I'm SO jazzed to keep losing I hate to invest in much clothing, but there are some things I just had to deal with: I don't wlike to SEE crotches at the knees, and I refuse to wear mine there, and the clothes I wear to keep warm when I play outside in winter won't do its job properly if it doesn't fit right! (clothes that's too big is drafty!)

When it comes to riding --- the weight I am not carrying anymore has made me a stronger rider now that I'm not carrying it. (I'm looking forward to seeing what it does for me skiing) Last spring ('06), DH and I bought matching comfort bikes with mountain bike leanings. He thought we would "grow into" mountain biking. He kind of likes it, but I HATE mountain biking, and that bike feels "squishy" to me. This spring, we bought me a road bike that I've been happier with since day one. At first, I was not comfortable in the drops, but through the summer I've gotten stronger and more confident on the bike (this scares him some, and I'm really not supposed to scare him). The drops is a fun place to ride now, and just the place to be when I want more power! I noticed just this morning that when riding in the drops, there's not this thwap thwap as my thighs used to knock my belly around -- still contact, but WAY better!

One of my goals has been to be "overweight" by ski season -- which leaves me with about 35 pounds to go to being at my "ultimate" goal. (we'll see if I want to revise this when I get to that neighborhood) I'm within five pounds of that intermediate "overweight" goal now, and the knowledge that in another couple of weeks I'll be there feels GREAT!

Okay, enough is enough -- no more rambling for now!

Karen in Boise