an NSV...and then a not so much...

rebekahgo

first, the not so much...and forgive my vanity here, but you gotta understand that i had so little to work with to begin with!! i literally woke up this morning with less boob than i went to bed with last night. it was like i had a whoosh moment entirely confined to my boobs. i am not joking. i took off my shirt to get in the shower, looked at myself in the mirror, rolled my eyes and said "really?!?!?!"

a couple weeks ago, i asked my hubs if he missed my old boobs, and his response was a shrug and an "i'm fine." my response to that was something genteel and ladylike along the lines of "that's not really a NO, a-hole." but we were laughing about it (he's not really an a-hole). and now the girls are even sadder. i'm giving myself a day to grieve and then i'll get over it. but it would be nice if someone could tell me that NROLFW will develop the chest muscles and perk those babies up a little bit (and it's totally ok to lie to me - i'm fragile right now).

/booby pity party.

on to better smaller things...the scale says i'm up 2 net pounds and up 4.5 from my low since i started...however, 1.25" gone from my natural waist, 1" from around my belly button and 1" from around my hip bone. and i'm noticeably smaller around my rib cage where i seem to always keep a stubborn little pocket of fat. that fat pocket is definitely less there than it has been.

so, yay for me!! the scale can shove it.

moylie

Congratulations! That's so encouraging! I have another couple weeks before weighing, and I'll re-do my measurements then, too. So far, after a few weeks of upping calories, I haven't seen any change in measurements. Booooo. It's a daily struggle not to just say f-it, and eat crap food and stop exercising. My brain still can't wrap around that I will eventually lose eating 1800 calories a day. People comment I look smaller, but I just don't see it. I know we're our own worst critics. My belly won't budge!!! I carry all my weight there, and it bugs the crap out of me! I love to hear when it's working for others... to give me some hope to hang onto.

rebekahgo

ahh, my belly is budging, but that's not my traditional problem area despite baby-induced stretch marks. i'm bottom heavy, mostly in the thighs. i figure the shrinking process will get there eventually. also, i have to weigh every day. it's part of my morning routine, and i have no power to resist it. i figure as long as i'm not letting it discourage me that it's ok. also, i like to graph the results just to dissect the process and results. i find it kinda fascinating.

geetabean

Congrats on the inches lost! That is awesome. I woke up this morning down another pound....that makes 3 this week. Isn't so encouraging when you can feel and see your body changing?

As far as the boobs go.....I've nursed 3 babies each for 15-18 months. My boobs are saggy for sure! I think that lifting will help, but they may never go back to where they were. I think it's a good excuse to get yourself over to Victoria Secret and buy some pretty & sexy bras! That would cheer me up. At this point I know that I'm going to have loose skin in places, and saggy boobs etc. my goal is to feel good and look good.....in clothes! I don't need to look good naked, my husband thinks I'm sexy just as I am and I am generally not a fan of being naked anyway! HA! :laugh:

rebekahgo

Congrats on the inches lost! That is awesome. I woke up this morning down another pound....that makes 3 this week. Isn't so encouraging when you can feel and see your body changing?

As far as the boobs go.....I've nursed 3 babies each for 15-18 months. My boobs are saggy for sure! I think that lifting will help, but they may never go back to where they were. I think it's a good excuse to get yourself over to Victoria Secret and buy some pretty & sexy bras! That would cheer me up. At this point I know that I'm going to have loose skin in places, and saggy boobs etc. my goal is to feel good and look good.....in clothes! I don't need to look good naked, my husband thinks I'm sexy just as I am and I am generally not a fan of being naked anyway! HA! :laugh:

NICE LOSS!!!

yeah, the hubs has loved me in all of my different shapes and sizes. just a moment of vanity on my part, lol. i am absolutely gonna have to go bra shopping, but i'm gonna try to wait until i get closer to my in shape size. don't wanna have to buy again. in the meantime, i can use all the extra space in my current bras for storage or something.

ANewLucia

Congratulations! That's so encouraging! I have another couple weeks before weighing, and I'll re-do my measurements then, too. So far, after a few weeks of upping calories, I haven't seen any change in measurements. Booooo. It's a daily struggle not to just say f-it, and eat crap food and stop exercising. My brain still can't wrap around that I will eventually lose eating 1800 calories a day. People comment I look smaller, but I just don't see it. I know we're our own worst critics. My belly won't budge!!! I carry all my weight there, and it bugs the crap out of me! I love to hear when it's working for others... to give me some hope to hang onto.

Yes, hang on...it will happen for you...everyone's body time table for releasing the fat is different. I can tell you when my body wasn't happen with the calories...it stood its ground! If 1800 is your tdee - 15% cut, then it will let go eventually. It just has to trust you that you won't give up, that you will be consistent, it is loving you for feeding it...trust me!