Time For New Jeans Thanks To Skinny Fiber!

It’s a chilly day here in Upstate NY. It’s surprising for August. Craig and I had our wedding around this time in August 2007, and it was really hot. We’re barely hitting 60 degrees today, so I figured it was probably time to get out my jeans.

I’ve lost a little over 35 pounds since I last had those jeans on. So, I had a feeling they were going to be a little bit big. They’re HUGE! I’m not sure how many inches I’ve lost since I stopped doing my measurements after I finished the Skinny Fiber 90 Day Challenge. But, I have tons of extra material in my thighs, and I can easily take them off without unbuttoning them.

I remember the days when I had to lie down on my bed to even get them buttoned!

This is such an amazing feeling, and I’m so excited! I have no idea what size I am right now, but I do know that these jeans are a size 24. I would guess that I’m either an 18 or a 16. I’m probably going to wait until September to buy more jeans, but I will definitely have to buy some new ones. Hopefully I can find a good deal because I’m certainly not stopping now!

I can’t remember if I mentioned this or not, but I was really excited a couple of weeks ago to find that my rings no longer looked like they were choking my fingers. I hadn’t been able to take my wedding ring off in a really long time. I think it might have three or four years since I had it off. A few weeks ago, I was sitting on the couch, and I thought that I would try and see if it would come off. It did!

These are the types of victories that you just can’t measure with a scale. Yes, when I get on my scale and see that the number has gone down, I get really happy. But if you’re like me, you have a hard time seeing weight loss when you look in the mirror regardless of what the scale is telling you. I’ve never really been able to see a difference in myself in the mirror. When my clothes are more loose, and my jeans fit better, those are the types of victories that really let me know that something I’m doing is working.

I’ve done diet and exercise in the past. I’ve never been motivated enough to stick with a program long enough to see the results. Skinny Fiber helps me with that motivation. It’s taken away my cravings for sweet foods and replaced them with cravings for fresh produce and protein. It also gives me a physical burst of energy that helps me want to work out in the mornings and sometimes in the evenings too.

Without Skinny Fiber, I’d still be weighing in at over 250 pounds. This morning, I was at 217, and I know it won’t be long before I’ll be quickly approaching my big goal of being 130. If you’re a regular reader of mine, I’d like to thank you for all of your help in keeping me on the course toward that big goal.

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The Struggle With Pants Size

 

It’s really kind of incredible how much your struggles can change in just a few years when it comes to your pants size. I’ve gone through a few different stages with those struggles over the past few years.

Stage One: Growth

When I met Craig, I wasn’t struggling at all. I had lost a pretty significant amount of weight, although it was mostly due to depression and not eating well, or at all sometimes. Once I met him, of course, I got (as my son Caleb would say) SUPER HAPPY. I started gaining. That was when my struggle with growth started. It wasn’t long, and I was outgrowing the size 16 pants I had in my dresser, and I began to get happy that someone had some size 20’s that they gave me.

Stage Two: Pregnancy

I actually started losing weight just before I found out I was pregnant with Caleb. When I found out I was pregnant I kept on going to the gym for a little while because I wanted to continue to look good even though I was going to be growing a big belly soon. It wasn’t long though, and I gave up. I began coming to terms with the idea that I was going to just get bigger because I was pregnant, so I figured I might as well enjoy it while I could get away with it.

And I did.

Stage Three: Having the baby

Once Caleb was born, it took me a little while for my body to “snap back” into the state it was going to be in for the duration. Once it did though, I kind of remained stagnant there. I had hoped that breastfeeding would take a little more weight off than it did. I didn’t really do anything else to try and lose weight for a long time. I got some new pants for Christmas the year after Caleb was born, and they were a size 24. That’s the biggest size I’ve ever been.

Stage Four: Sick and tired

I believe that one of the best workout songs ever made is “Since I Met You” by dcTalk. I’m sure they don’t consider it a workout song, but it’s one of the ones I am sure to listen to every morning when I work out on the Gazelle. My favorite line is when they yell, “I’m sick and tired…I’m sick and tired…I’M SICK AND TIRED!” That’s where I am right now. I’m sick and tired. That’s what drove me to do something about my weight. The pants I wore yesterday were pants that were given to me. They’re kind of ridiculous. They’re a size 20. Just a few months ago, I remember posting a Facebook status that read, “My pants fit better today!” I was so thrilled. These were the pants I was wearing that day. Now, I can take these pants off without unbuttoning them. Yesterday was probably the last time I’ll wear them.

I’m not sure what my size is now. To be honest, a lot of my clothes are older and they might be a little stretched out or they may have shrunk. It’s been so long since I’ve bought clothes for myself that I’m just not sure. I know I was given some clothes recently and the ones that are about size 18 (a few 16 and some XL’s) fit me pretty comfortably. I should probably venture out to a store soon and just try on some things to see what fits me now.

I can tell you this though…I feel great. I know that I’m not losing a ton of weight all at once. But I am getting healthy. That is the most important thing in the world to me. My body is really responding to the changes I’m making in my diet. I feel so good after I get finished eating a meal. I don’t feel like I’ve over-stuffed myself. I’m really excited to see myself go below 200 pounds, and I know it’ll be a few months before I get there. I know I will though.

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Today’s Thoughts On MY Weight Loss Journey With PCOS

**DISCLAIMER** You might not want to read this post if you’re squeamish about “women’s issues”. I discuss them pretty in-depth today.

If you’re following this blog, I’d like to thank you for sticking with me this far. I know it’s been a crazy couple of months, with some pretty severe ups and downs. I hope I’ve made you laugh a little bit, and I hope I’ve helped you feel that if I can lose weight, you can do it too. Whether you use Skinny Fiber, or you’re just using plain ‘ole diet and exercise. Weight loss is possible if you want it bad enough, and with the right tools.

This morning I wanted to share some thoughts about my own weight loss journey. The foundational thought I’m having today is that it’s MINE. I don’t claim to be copying anyone, or doing things a certain way because they worked for someone else. I’m not competing with anyone, and I’m not interested in competing. The closest I get to that is doing a few challenges on Lose It!, and only because I’m invited by friends.

Perhaps you’re thinking, “Wow, she’s been doing this for two and a half months, and she’s only lost 18.3 pounds. That’s not enough weight. What’s her problem?” Today I’m writing to let you know what my “problem” is.

Those of you who know me, know that I’ve struggled with my weight my whole life. When I was eight years old, I was told I needed to lose weight, and I look back at pictures of myself at that age, and I don’t see a heavy child. So, I’m not sure why I was told that. I do know that I had it in my head from a very young age that I was too heavy, and I think I grew to believe that I probably always would be.

When I got older, I was told that I had PCOS. If you’re not familiar with that, there’s some great information here. Some basic symptoms of PCOS are:

• Acne
• Unwanted hair growth (face, stomach, back, etc.)
• Weight gain
• Difficulty losing weight
• Irregular periods or heavy bleeding during periods
• Ovarian cysts
• Fertility problems
• Depression

While I’m not depressed, I’ve certainly had issues with all of the other symptoms I’ve listed. I’m not completely blaming PCOS for my weight gain. I’ve already discussed my problems with sweets and chocolate. I’m quite certain that they played a critical role in that. However, I do believe that PCOS has made it difficult to lose the weight. In fact, some women can’t lose weight at all when they have PCOS, unless they have some form of medication to help them, such as metformin, which is a diabetic medication.

That’s one of the reasons Skinny Fiber is so great. Now that I’ve been taking it for almost three months, I’m noticing that it’s regulating my periods. I haven’t always weighed as much as I do now. But, even when I was 150 pounds, I had irregular periods. I had to have fertility medication to help me get pregnant with all but two of my babies. One of those babies was lost in a miscarriage, and the other one was a product of my faith that God was going to give Craig and I a baby. He’s now a healthy three-year-old. 🙂

When I started Skinny Fiber on March 21, I hadn’t had a period since January. I ended up having one in April that lasted 11 days. Then I had one in May that lasted 10 days. Yesterday I started my June period. The heavy bleeding has slowed down considerably, whereas it used to put me out of commission by about 4pm every day. I would lose an incredible amount of blood, which wiped me out. I am feeling better because of the weight loss, but I’m also feeling better because my body is starting to act more like it’s supposed to.

Am I losing twenty to thirty pounds a month? No, I’m not. But you know, I think if I did that, it probably wouldn’t be healthy for me. Maybe I’m not losing a ton of weight all at once, but it IS coming off. In addition to the 18.3 pounds I’ve lost, I’ve also lost 24.25 inches total. I think I look pretty different than I did when I started this journey in March.

Lose It! tells me that I’ll reach my goal of losing a total of 122 pounds about a year from now. That’s perfectly fine with me. A year from now, I’ll be 38 years old. If I weight 130 pounds at 38 years old, I will be ecstatic. I’m going to continue getting in my 30-60 minutes of exercise every day, I’m going to continue eating only until I’m satisfied and not until I’m full (staying within my calorie count, of course), and I’m going to continue using Skinny Fiber to help keep my cravings at bay.

Why?

Because this is MY journey. I’m responsible for the weight that I have to lose. No one else is. At the end of the day, I have to be happy with myself, and I have to obey God by offering my body as a temple that’s fit for the Holy Spirit to dwell in.

That’s all I have to be concerned with.