Guess Who's Back...

in more ways than one.

So, I finally decided to sit down at the macbook and give the people (spiderlgs and b.) what they want - a blog post from yours truly. I don't know how long it will last but I'm back on the blogosphere, if only for one night.

What I'm really excited to share with all of you is that the old me is back, physically. As you know, I've been trying to lose weight and recently I've seen some very strong validation that it's working. I'll share with you the two experiences that almost brought tears to my eyes.

On August 7, 2008, b. and I received assessments at the gym. Here were my stats.

Weight: 173lbs
BMI: 30.64 (Obese Class I)
Body Fat: 37.2%

On May 7, 2009, I had another assessment at my new gym. Here are those stats.

Weight: 153.5 lbs
BMI: 27.20 (Overweight)
Body Fat: 32.3%

Do you see what I see? I lost almost 20lbs, decreased my BMI by more than 3 points and my body fat by nearly 5%. It doesn't look like that much progress in 9 months but the empowering thing is that I did it on my own. I changed my diet and worked out, however inconsistently, and I finally saw a difference. I've been thinking about losing weight for a while but I finally made it a priority and made it happen. This brings me to my second moment....

So, am I the only girl who buys clothes a little bit too small, thinking that she'll lose weight? (Based on all of the clothes in my closet with the price tag still on them, I've been doing this for years so either tell me I'm not alone or tell me why you let me waste my damn money... ) I digress.

In preparation for my trip to the outlet mall in the morning for new clothes and a suit to start my job search, I decided to try on a suit I bought 2-3 years ago. It was on a serious sale and just a little bit too tight when I bought it. Of course I thought that I would lose weight but the suit just got tighter and tighter until I didn't even bother trying it on any more. Tonight, it fit perfectly! So, I kept going - trying on skirts, dresses, pants, etc that I bought just a little bit too snug. Some were the perfect fit and others were even too big! So yes, I was damn near in tears.

I am so proud of the work that I have done so far. I am even more excited about my decision to invest in personal training because it is an investment in myself. If I can make this much progress by myself, then there is no telling how far I can go with someone to push me further than I would ever go on my own. I still have some work do. I haven't decided on my final but I'm definitely going to keep it up.

I may not be where I want to be but thank God I'm not where I was...