Hollee's Weight Loss Success Story ((in progress))

Ahhhhhhhhhh.... I hate making decisions!!!!! I originally bought the white dress and now I feel self conscious in it. I bought the gold dress for my birthday last year only to discover a few days before my birthday that there wasn't a snowball's chance in hell of me zipping it up. The black and snakeskin is too big and will need to be altered if I wear it. But I've never worn it in public. Choose for me!!!! Pleeeeeease

I'm turning 25 at the end of this week so I wanted to write 25 things I'm thankful I can now do that I couldn't do at this time last year in celebration of another year of life. 1. Buckle an airplane seat belt. 2. Shop in a non plus size section of a store. 3. Snugly squeeze in a size 12 dress!!! 4. Run more than 30 seconds! 5. Go on a blind date without wondering if he's going to think I look fatter than my pictures. 6. Climb the Eiffel Tower!!! 7. Get excited about having my picture taken. 8. Sorry for TMI...but "adult time" is so much more fun! 9. Step on the scale to see a number that begins with 2. 10. Finish a whole Zumba class. 11. "Get low" dancing and get back up. 12. Feel full! 13. Get drunk off of 2 glasses of wine lol. 14. Paint my own toes. (Although I still prefer not to) 16. There's a store that sells athletic apparel for my alma mater, and for the first time, I bought a jacket from the women's se...

Now that's more like it!!

Dear Fickle Band (a.k.a. Allie from Allergan), I can't understand why you don't like food after exercise.  After several failed attempts to eat after running group, I've decided you just WILL NOT allow me to eat after I've gone running.  At first, I just wasn't hungry so I didn't try.  Then, hunger struck on days 4 and 5.  You've now ruined my favorite yogurt and my "pastaless lasagna" meal for me for a while, after spending 30-45 minutes trying to yack up 2-3 bites of food. It isn't fun. So what am I supposed to do?  I can't eat several hours before running, or I get stomach cramps, and if I can't eat after running, that means I've missed a meal and a snack.  This isn't good for my metabolism. I have dealt with your fickle-ness over stress, causing my hair to fall out, the fact that you HATE bread and crackers, throwing up that cake sample in my work parking lot yesterday.  I gave up soda and beer for you.  Can't yo...

I got an adjustment Thursday. Since then my diet has mainly been Greek yogurt, string cheese, and cottage cheese. I'm running and exercising more than ever in my life. So how did I gain 1.2 pounds this week?!?!

I blog a lot, but this is a first for me. Two blog entries in one day! I'm still doing C25K and our group has grown a bit. Another friend, Kira, has joined and Kelly's boyfriend Rigel has started running with us too.   I was nervous for today. Today's runs were 90 seconds each. I completed the first two sets and then I had to go at my own pace. I still am not last and I feel stronger every day. Today I completed the activity 4 minutes faster than Saturday for basically the same distance. Including our 7 minute warm up walk, today I ran/walked 2.13 miles in 33 minutes. :) :) :) Kelly, Rigel, and I arrived early and did a warm up 1.2 mile walk also. I really feel good. I like this and hate it at the same time, hard to explain how that's possible. I just feel so good afterward and it doesn't matter that I'm slow or that I'm *almost* last. I still feel good and I feel like I'm accomplishing something!! Also...I may be slightly obsessed wit...

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