SandTiger's work in progress thread - starting weight 245

TiredMom2021 · February 2021

I just found your thread and you are such an inspiration! Great work!!

Sand_TIger · February 2021

Thank you all for your sweet comments! Now I'm dipping my toes into the 150s much more regularly. So I'm 159 for a few days then temporarily go back up to 160 or 161. I'm noticing there is more firmness around my waist though and I can see distinct muscle groups in my thighs when I'm exercising! I still have plenty of squishy parts, so my goal is still a ways off, but it's nice to be able to observe these things.

This morning I decided I'd watch a few Japanese cooking videos. BUT! I had to be using my mini-pedaler the whole time watching. I did my thirty minutes, saw another recipe I just had to see, so added an extra six minutes to my total.

(I love Japanese cuisine. So many of the dishes involve vegetables and they are the absolute masters of portion control and elegant presentation. I don't have sodium concerns so I can adapt many of the recipes by just omitting sugar.)

cugogirl2017 · February 2021

@Sand_TIger thank you for all of your posts. You are kind, humble and so inspirational. I applaud your progress, good for you, you look fantastic! (Your posts help others like me and boost our morale. Sometimes this process can seem so slow with the ups and downs and weight fluctuations.)

Sand_TIger · February 2021

Thank you - sometimes I post because I remember all the people who I read for inspiration and how much it helped me to share their struggle. So I'll keep reaching out too. You're right! It can seem really slow and frustrating and sometimes it's hard to see how far we've come.

SheilaDundon · February 2021

Sand_Tiger I haven't read your blog yet, but your comments here showing your journey from 1/1/20 to today 2/13/21 is astounding. I am 5'3" and started my goal to be healthier on 1/1/2021, just 6 weeks ago. I started at 183.3 and I have lost 10 pounds as of today. It's starting to show a little bit. pants feel better. My waist reduced by 2". I'm walking about 45 minutes every afternoon and 30 minutes of yoga or strength training in the morning. I find free uTube videos or use the eliptical. My ongoing goal is 1 pound a week, so hopefully I will reach my goal by the fall. I'm glad I found your postings. thanks.

siouxieq62 · February 2021

I just spent a big chunk of time reading all the comments and some of the blog. I had to stop and comment as to how very much I admire your progress. Especially the photos. Your positive attitude and honesty are very motivating. Keep up the great work and I will be following you regularly!

jenilla1 · February 2021

That's beautiful progress for just over a year's time. Healthy and sustainable. Keep it up!

P.S. You've got great legs, girl!

Sand_TIger · February 2021

Hi Sheila, Siouxie, and Jenilla! Thank you too for your comments.

For the first time in my life I really think I've got this - I've proven to myself that I can stay the course. That's a new thing for me, really. After I get near goal weight I'll start working seriously on strength, I think, and recomposition, and so if people are still interested I'll keep posting.

Mrs_Hoffer · February 2021

Hi Tiger!! Your thread showed up on the right side of MFP wall today - the very first one under RECENT FORUM TOPICS so I hope that more and more people are finding you! I think your story is phenomenal and can't begin to give you enough KUDOS! You are a true inspiration and I'm so glad to call you "friend". Keep up the AWESOME work!!

Sand_TIger · February 2021

Hi, Mrs, Hoffer! I'm happy you're my friend too!

jenilla1 · February 2021

Sand_TIger wrote: »

Hi Sheila, Siouxie, and Jenilla! Thank you too for your comments. For the first time in my life I really think I've got this - I've proven to myself that I can stay the course. That's a new thing for me, really. After I get near goal weight I'll start working seriously on strength, I think, and recomposition, and so if people are still interested I'll keep posting.

I will have been successfully maintaining here on MFP for 10 years next month. If I can do it, you can do it!

The beauty of this is that there's always something to work for even after you've reached your weight loss goal. You don't have to get to goal and then say "what now?" and start slacking off, like some people end up doing.

Always having a goal keeps me in check. The first few years I did have to focus somewhat on maintaining, getting used to how that was a bit different than the losing phase. But now I don't worry about weight much anymore since I've got this calorie balancing act down.

These days I spend my efforts recomping or refining my physique, or working on fitness or nutrition goals. I've achieved my fastest running pace (even though I've been running for decades), highest lifting stats and even mastered pushups just recently. There's a lot for you to look forward to in the coming years...this is just the beginning! You totally got this!

Sand_TIger · February 2021

Thanks for the perspective from someone who has done it, Jenilla1! I really appreciate it. I agree with you!

solieco1 · February 2021

Sand_TIger wrote: »

Here's a slightly better pic. I have trouble getting pictures of myself but the lighting is SLIGHTLY better. My face is really different from what it was before, a little more angular, and I really don't miss that second chin I used to have. Funny how some things on it look more mature and other parts look younger. I figure not too terrible for 41 going on 42. Weight and measurements about the same as last post. Weight about 162, maybe a little under. Just got another wedding ring (simple titanium band) and it's a size 4 1/2 - I started out with a size 8 ring.

You look fantastic!!!

SueMiconi · February 2021

Awesome job! You look fantastic and I love your inspirational posts. Haven’t figured out where to find your blog yet.

Sand_TIger · February 2021

Thanks! My blog can be found at https://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Sand_TIger, or if you friend me I always post an update when I write a new one. Or up at the blogs section at the top, they will show up if I have a recent one under "recent."

Sand_TIger · February 2021

New blog entry: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Sand_TIger/view?id=my-new-habit-988728

Sand_TIger · February 2021

For those on my friends list who are curious about the atrium I've been mentioning, here are some pictures of it. After a trip to Home Depot today I have two new tomato plants in here to go with the old one, a new peppermint plant to go with the pre-existing spearmint, a sweet basil plant that I hope thrives because I love basil in salads, a lucky bamboo and a philodendron. Oh, and a couple aloe plants because I live in Arizona. The cat is Hiroshi, who wants to be a gardener when he grows up, or maybe a mechanic, astronaut, or personal trainer.

lelbarou · February 2021

Hi Tiger, this plant atrium is fantastic! Plus the recent February pic of you is awesome! You face is so defined now! So many more lines, angles and definition. You look great! Plus only 1 chin! I want to get there too! You really are an inspiration! Love knowing you and being a part of your journey!

Sand_TIger · March 2021

New Blog Entry:

https://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Sand_TIger/view?id=diet-break-989059

(May need to copy/paste this into browser)

Also! I decided I need green onions now and I just read an article on how to start them from a bunch of green onions you buy from the store. You use the onions and then put the root end in water, let them grow a better root structure and shoots on the top, then put them in the ground. After that, you can keep snipping the tops and just let them regrow and never have to buy green onions again. So guess what's going in the atrium around my mint? You guessed it, green onions!

Yesterday as I unpacked my grocery bags I realized I've become THAT girl - the one I used to just see in movies - who comes home with that one wholesome looking paper sack of veggies they always show (only I didn't have a baguette) - the one who gets mad when two or three kinds of veggies aren't in a meal - the one who knows her way through the natural foods store - the one who no longer subsists on a diet of refined carbs and fatty protein - yeah, I'm THAT girl. It makes me happy.

Sand_TIger · March 2021

One final thing - two photos. The photo is of me wearing bike shorts for the first time in probably twenty five years. The combination kind of hides my belly but rest assured, it's still very much there. I'm about 29% body fat and 20.3% muscle, still around 160 pounds at 5' 3". The flex isn't so much for showing off but so I can see progress at the end of my two weeks at maintenance.

As you can see, the kittens are pretty much adult size - Hiroshi is hanging out the side of the cat tree because Old Man Shinji got there first!

SandTiger's work in progress thread - starting weight 245

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