It Fits!

So, I have this dress. I've always loved it. Long, black, slinky...and I've had it for years. The thing has lasted long past what any dress should, especially one that's been worn so often. Still, it's in great shape and no matter how big I got, I always hoped I'd shrink back into it.

Today it happened!!

Sure, I had to put on a Spanx slip to make it hug my curves just right but damn it, it fits! I was actually really hoping to be able to wear it out on New Years Eve...and damn it, I think I just might!

Pardon the absence of makeup, a decent hairstyle, baubles or shoes...and the blurry photo, but here it is!

I'm so friggin happy...oh! and I fit into a pair of new/old jeans today. Down another size!

Yippee!!

What The Huh?

So, I hit 92 pounds lost today. I mean, sure, I was expecting 90 maybe...but 92?!?! Holy crapola!

...is it reasonable to think I might just his 100 by NYE?

Shrinking Waist Deep

It's odd to watch weight loss happen, sometimes. You can target an area for what seems like an eternity, only to watch other parts shrink. (Let's take the breasts, for example - I don't think I would have minded if I had kept at least one of the three extra cup sizes I had gained over the past few years.)

Then, out of the blue, and at just the point you're about to give up - the body part you have been targeting, nay, abusing - FINALLY gets its act together.

So, now, after months of crazy core work - pilates, yoga and straight up sit-ups, I'm finally seeing my abs take on a shape that doesn't look like I had an inner tube surgically implanted around my mid-section.

I still have a long way to go yet, but man, to not bulge over my pants is a great thing. AND, I wasn't even flowing over my waistband because they were too tight, either. My "abs" were just THAT flabby! Not anymore.

Check out the waist shrinkage!

Oh, and I hit 88.5 pounds lost today. A pretty remarkable feat since I had fried green tomatoes last night at dinner...and a salad with a mound of BBQ pork on top. Thank goodness I put in 40 minutes on the bike to make room for that deliciousness! Back to reality today...though, I do predict a bit of sushi in my future. 

99 Problems (but it sure beats 100)

Today, (well - yesterday, really - but I'm blogging about it today) I hit 86 pounds of weight loss.

For those of you keeping score, that means I only have 99 pounds left to lose. Now, I know the word "only" is pretty laughable -- but, for me, the fact that I no longer have over 100 pounds to go is as much a psychological achievement as it is a physical one.

The past few pounds have really started to show in my ab region -- and thank friggin' bejeebus, because I have been doing so much targeted core work, it's almost absurd. Between pilates 2-3x/week, my 2-3x/week on the bike (which also works the abs and lower back) and my general mat ab work that I try to do an additional 1x/week, it's about damn time that my spare tire shrink from SUV size to something you'd maybe find on a Smart Car.

Maybe you can see the change too -- here are the latest pics.

Ocho Cinco

Not going to write a long post today, but I did hit a major milestone: 85!

I officially weigh just under what I did when I left NYC for Upstate NY. I'm fitting back into a whole bunch of clothes I thankfully never tossed out from that era and I've had to draw the strings on my lounging around the house/work-from-home uniform once again. (Glad I'm a packrat or else this process would be infinitely more expensive).

On to weighing what I did when I arrived in NYC. ...and THEN! What I weighed when I arrived at college.