In my excited tirade last night, I forgot to mention my measurements: 51 - 41 - 39... Hardly appetizing!
I probably wouldn't have thought of measuring myself, except for two reasons: I recently ordered clothes from Pakistan. The lady has to stitch them. .. Oh, oh.. Here's embarrassing situation # 2: The qameez that I absolutely loved cannot be stitched for me... coz there simply isn't enough material!!!!!!!!!!!
"Your hips are 51" all around... The fabric isn't sufficient."
Okay...
How did I react? I chose another fabric that could cover my ass without a problem even though I really liked this one.. and then I sat on the bike for another hour and burned 800 calories. I kept my eyes on my baby's picture the entire time and I prayed to God for help. I need the stamina to keep up with this.
Another reason I reached for the measuring tape: I was reading up on the Calorie burning calculator and chanced upon Dr. Oz's website, RealAge. Dr. Oz strongly recommends you measure yourself instead of weighing, and especially keep track of the waistline. ..
I had never thought about that! Come to think about it, it makes perfect sense. Our weight might drop and then plateau.. and in some cases even bounce right back up. In the past, I gave up primarily because I would get disheartened by the number on the scale. But with the tape measure, I can actually watch my body change.
The website recommends losing 1/2 inch every two weeks, or 1 inch a month. I need to reduce my waist to 32. Doing the math, it will take me 9 months to shrink my waistline. Hmm. That sounds pretty realistic. I know people who set deadlines of two months to lose 50 lbs. They get disappointed when two months turn into three and they still haven't lost much.
I think I have the right mindframe... finally!
By the way, I just got off the bike after an hour of cardio. I had soup for breakfast (120 calories) and two glasses of cold water. My mother-in-law is cooking a fabulous indian meal. Not sure how many calories that has but I'll try to keep my portion size small.. and actually put my food on a quarter plate. It won't be easy since she makes the best Hyderabadi food but I know I need to stay committed.
Also, I measured my bum last night. I've shrunk 1.5 inches already, all in the span of 5 days! I should celebrate... with a handful of grapes!
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1.5inches and a handful of grapes is AWESOME!!! mashAllah!!! u keep going girl!!!
ReplyDeletealso from experience... lemme just add... sometimes, the weight goes off fast and then slows down and sometimes it takes a while at the onset but then speeds up.
so eitherways... DO NOT LET ANYTHING de-motivate u!!!
xxx
ps. having a husband who is supportive is a blessing. When u live surrounded by people who keep tell u that ure useless and whenever u start something, tell u ure just gonna do it a day or two and eat scumptuous stuff in ur face ALL THE TIME... those kind of things totally go against all motivation in less than a snap O_O
ReplyDeleteso mashAllah to your loved ones!!!
Hayaah.. true. the weight fluctuates. one minute, its a hurrah, and the next.. oh well.
ReplyDeleteThis time around, i've given myself 9 months. but even before the whole 9 month thing, i'm going to try and stick to this for three weeks straight coz they say it takes three weeks to make a new habit. little baby steps.
regarding the husband thing.. good things come to those who wait. keep faith and keep your beautiful eyes open so when mr. right walks along, you can recognize him. :)
ReplyDeleteit's very disheartening to hear people make negative remarks but i've learned that getting disheartened serves their purpose and defeats yours. dont let them win. always stay focused on what you need to do. people have a tendency to always come around. after all, they worship the rising, shining sun!