I've read one of them, I think, Mike. I remember it being a different author but it was a while ago so I might be remembering incorrectly. Now I have to go to the library and check that out, too! I wonder how many books I'm allowed to have out at a time.... Disappointing about the movies - but then, he's supposed to be so much older as the books go along that I sort of figured it couldn't be following the books too much. And anyway, he's still cute so I'll suffer through them.
This week my loss was right at average, 2.1# - then this morning I was back up, so I lost the 70# club and was only down 1.5#. I really wasn't surprised - my supplement timing was all off yesterday because I woke up late, I ate my L&G at 8pm (but I didn't want to go 6-0 because I'd just done that the day before, and if I do it too much I get overly hungry and that's dangerous) and it tasted kind of salty, even though it wasn't shrimp this time, and I knew I should have had an extra bottle of water but I didn't, just my usual 100oz. Oh, and it's TOM finally - took it's sweet time this month. Funny, but there were two days between the end of my moody PMS symptoms and the beginning of my cycle - is that normal? Of course, what's normal right now?
So I'll hit the water today and make sure my meals are better spaced, and next week will be better because in my pattern I'm due for a big one again (I hope). At least I'd better be in the 70# club next week!
I was hoping to have lost 100# by the end of the challenge, but I no longer think that's realisitic to lose 30 pounds in 9 weeks. I mean, that's only a little over 3# a week so in MF terms it's doable, but I don't think my body is going to cooperate that much. So if I can lose another 20# in that time, I'll be happy. Well, whatever I lose I'll be happy - I'll be REALLY happy if I can lose 20#.
I did go shopping again yesterday - wow, this sale is amazing. So now I have all these clothes and I can't stand having to wait three weeks to wear any of them. I told myself they were work clothes so if I wear them now, the fun will all be gone and by the time school starts they'll be old clothes and I'll feel the urge to go buy more - so I have to leave them alone. Besides, I need time to lose a little more so more of them will fit.
And after trying them all on, I've discovered that clothing sizes are simply a basic guideline, and it all depends on the fabric and cut of the clothing. For example - I bought 2 pairs of jeans, one in a 16 and one in a 14 - they seem to fit exactly the same. Then I bought 2 size 12 skirts - neither fit of course, but one is as close to fitting as some of the 14s, and another is way too small. And finally, most of the 14s did not even button, although it was close, but the suit set I bought did fit (the pants and skirt, but the jacket didn't button up right yet) and it's a 14, too. So I hate to try clothes on in the store, but I think I'm going to have to get used to doing that as goal approaches, because just picking up a 10 or whatever does not mean it's going to fit. Unless I want to make two trips to every store - one to buy things, another to exchange the ones that don't fit right for a different size. And that doesn't sound like much fun, because I know on that second trip I'd see something else I like, and I'd be shopping every day. While that may be fun for a while, I'd get sick of it and so would my checking account!
Anyway - I think I'm all set for the school year, with the exception of possibly needing some more sweaters and long-sleeved things as winter really sets in. Then of course spring - watch out, all new stuff again!! Maybe maternity stuff.... I thought I was all set period, but I tried on a sweater that I had kept from last winter because it was a little too small then - and even I had to admit it was too big, me of the baggy clothes all my life. So I don't hold out much hope for the rest of my winter stuff from last year being presentable enough to wear in public, although I might keep some comfy favorites for weekends at home. On the other hand, it's quite a bit of fun getting rid of clothes that are too big. I've always had the opposite experience - getting rid of or packing away clothes that are too small. How liberating to take the big ones and just toss them! I didn't even keep that one pair of jeans I wore before starting MF, in my before and 30#pictures - I gave them to my sister. It turns out they were 22W, not 24, so no wonder they were tight to begin with! So no cliche picture for me, unless she still happens to have them when I reach goal - I just couldn't stand having them in the house, always being reminded of how big I was. They depressed me everytime I wore, folded and put away, or looked at them. So they're gone! And I love having 12s and 14s in the house - they are like little-people sizes to me. So funny that 12 was my goal all along, and now I realize I'm going to have to go lower than that - it doesn't seem so scary anymore to think about reaching goal. Now I'm really excited to see what my body could look like, and what my life will feel like - and while I'm still not sure if I'll start exercising before I reach goal, I know I will eventually. I want to be strong and fit, not just a fat skinny person like Robin says she felt like before. And I think I'll be more motivated without all this fat covering my muscles - I'll be able to see results this time, see things getting firmer, and not just have to trust the changes are happening under the fat and someday it will magically disappear. I have worked out before, once for as long as 3 months never missing a day - but I never dieted at the same time, so I saw no results and didn't seem to feel any better, either. And at the time I weighed 10-15 pounds less than I do now. So yeah, there's a long way to go, but I'm ready for it all! Bring it on!
by queenielou » August 11th, 2007, 6:47 am 
Sounds like you had a full day yesterday. You're a great bargain shopper. Me, not so much. It is fun to shop for larges though. I was just amazed in the dressing room yesterday thinking "you are really buying size large clothes." Almost unbelievable to me since in March I was going up to a size 20 in the capris I bought from Lane Bryant.
I love a good sale! I also hit the Fashion Bug sale and got a great pair of black wide leg pants off the super sale rack for $8. I'm careful not to buy things that are too small because I am finding that I don't neccessarily shrink evenly. I can get into the smaller clothes I bought last month, but they don't actually fit me that well. 
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