New Running Outfit...

Beebee78
Beebee78 Posts: 703
edited September 21 in Motivation and Support
So 5 weeks ago I was an highly unfit and overweight person. Granted I am still overweight, but my fitness is amazing me every training session! Last Friday my trainer told me that next year I will run a marathon. We have decided on the NY Marathon next November. I will be running for the charity through whom we are adopting.

Now as many of you know I am not allowed to weigh myself until 15th November which marks the end of my first 3 months training. However, at the weekend I put on clothes I could not get in to when I went to Cuba in June 2009. At this point I weighed 203lbs. My starting weight on MFP was 249lbs. My first goal was to get under 200lbs by 15th November. In my mind if I am smaller than I was in June 2009, then technically I have within reason reached that first goal and now need to work harder!! Anyway to celebrate I bought my first proper running outfit at the weekend. When I started on MFP I was a UK size 22/24. My running outfit is.........a UK 16!!!! That's in just 5 weeks! I know I probably bore people silly by now BUT exercise and eating right is the only way to do this!
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  • nowic
    nowic Posts: 171 Member
    woohoo! way to go!! Cute outfit! Enjoy :bigsmile:
  • mykaar74
    mykaar74 Posts: 253
    great job, you look awesome. & i'm not bored by you, you keep me motivated, and inspired
  • MsLisaB
    MsLisaB Posts: 256
    Fantastic work! I love the outfit :love:

    Keep it up hon and best of luck for the NY Marathon next year! :drinker:
  • teetee1281
    teetee1281 Posts: 1,076 Member
    Nice Outfit!
    Clothes do you tell you alot! I think they say more than the scale sometimes!
    Way to go! :drinker:
  • loopybec2002
    loopybec2002 Posts: 313 Member
    Bee

    You are a 16 from a 22 in 5 weeks ive been going 9 weeks and Im stuck at an 18 whats your secret? Is it just the running. Loving the outfit by the way :)
  • fitterpam
    fitterpam Posts: 3,064 Member
    Boredom????? Are you crazy? LOL You are inspiring to a lot of people. Proof that this does work and not only on the physical issues.
  • platoon
    platoon Posts: 340
    Good job, Girl! You are doing it! :-)
  • MommaFreem
    MommaFreem Posts: 25
    You are AWESOME!! I hope you know that. You have worked so hard and it shows because you have come so far in such a short time. Keep it up girlie!
  • AnaNotBanana
    AnaNotBanana Posts: 963 Member
    Super cute outfit! That is awesome that you're going to be running a marathon. Thanks for the inspiration and motivation!
  • LettyM62
    LettyM62 Posts: 130 Member
    It's not boring, I really enjoy reading other people's success stories. They are very encouraging! Keep up the good work...you are doing awesome! Nice outfit!
  • Buccinator
    Buccinator Posts: 79
    You look fantastic and I'm so happy for you! You're doing a wonderful job! And gosh, your posts are never boring! You're secretly my favorite person because you're always so sweet to everyone on here! Now, I'm off to be creepy somewhere else! :wink:
  • SweetPandora
    SweetPandora Posts: 660 Member
    Congrats on your loss and training for a marathon! Very inspiring!

    Love the new outfit!

    Karen
  • Helinah26
    Helinah26 Posts: 288
    yay great job!! :D
  • Beebee78
    Beebee78 Posts: 703
    teetee - I agree - I am in smaller outfits than I was in Cuba - I may not weigh less because of building muscle too but the amount of fat on me is less! xxx

    Loopy - I think the paleolithic way of eating with one cheat day also helps me - it's very low carb. Mind you I do work out a lot - and hard. Interval training is amazing for fat busting and the running helps me build my general fitness xxx

    Pam - thank you chick :) xxx

    Buccinator - thank you so much - I kind of needed that this evening. I'm just like this in general - I would hate to not be supported etc and so I just want to be there for others. I know sometimes I would be lost without the support from here xxx
  • poarche
    poarche Posts: 62 Member
    YOU GO GIRL!!!!!! YOU LOOK GREAT!!!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    I like that outfit. I just bought an over-priced one this weekend. But sometimes that retail therapy feels good. And showing off all the hard work in a new outfit is fun. Way to go!!!
  • Beebee78
    Beebee78 Posts: 703
    Edorice - believe it or not my running outfit is from a UK grocery store called Sainsbury's!! The whole thing cost me under £20 xxx
  • AnAbsoluteDiva
    AnAbsoluteDiva Posts: 166 Member
    Don't you just love workout clothes? They are so much fun.

    I have a separate closet (not lying) just for my workout clothes. I hang all the tops on hangers, the bottoms on hangers with clips. I have shelves for my gym towels and a long, long shelf for my shoes.

    If I could, I'd go to work in gym clothes.

    Keep doing what you're doing, girl! I'll be watching to see what happens next month!
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    Don't you just love workout clothes? They are so much fun.

    I have a separate closet (not lying) just for my workout clothes. I hang all the tops on hangers, the bottoms on hangers with clips. I have shelves for my gym towels and a long, long shelf for my shoes.

    If I could, I'd go to work in gym clothes.

    I don't have a closet full of workout clothes, but my top two drawers to my highboy has sports bras and workout pants. Then a third drawer for t-shirts and workout tops. I almost considered going to work in my workout clothes. Starting to buy more workout clothes than work clothes. LOL
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