Before and After

Well, my friends this week has been crazy.

I would wake in the morning have oatmeal, toast, fruit and a glass of milk about 7:30 and by 10:30 I would be starving! I thought that there was something wrong with me. So I mentioned it to my trainer and he laughed at me! Apparently my metabolism has sped up (NICE!) so I have to eat more frequently. It is the hardest thing to get used to! Six meals a day sounds way more fun than it is.

Having spent hours at the gym each week (between 7-8) and changing my diet I have really done a lot. In fact this week I hit the 60 pound mark. Yeah, that is right friends, 60 pounds down! I can hardly believe it.

So I thought I would share a little before and after. I am shocked myself at the difference. I can hardly believe it. Down 2 cup sizes, a whole shoe size, am now wearing Large shirts in instead of XXL and am down 3 jeans sizes!

Here are some horrible before's. I can't believe it when I look at the pictures.

I cringe when I look at those pictures. What was I thinking? I have no idea. I am just so happy that I finally woke up and decided that it was time to just do something. So my friends, after months of hard work, a stress fracture in my tibia and lots of ill fitting clothes, this is how I looked as of Monday evening...

Now I know that I am not done and that I still have work to do...but wow. The change is surprising! I will always have a large chest, it is something I think I will always have to deal with until the day comes when I can justify a reduction, and believe me I am always looking for a way. But wow. I am working on getting some better shots of me but this is what I have. Still, considering where I was, this is awesome.

An Advantage

...to having a bum leg that I get to elevate and rest for a few more days is that I get to take time to sit. Sitting lets me do some things I haven't had a chance to do lately. Such as:

1) work on and hopefully Finnish the afghan I have been working on.

2) write in my journal.

3) watch an episode of ER that brought back one of my all time favorite characters, which I would have missed had it not been for the sitting.

4) I get to read for long periods of time.

5) I have had lots of time to ponder my next move with my hair.

6) find great new recipes online

7) been able to catalog all my pictures, not just by month but by event as well.

8) I did my nails

9) Planned my garden for the year

and

10) find new blogs to love :)

Excuse Me

I never broke bones growing up. I had a bump, a bruise, a scrape and cried a few tears but that was the extent of my injuries. When I was 5 I busted my lower lip and needed stitches...that stunk. I busted my knee at work once and had to have it scoped, not fun.

After a car accident I had a sling and that put a cramp in my style. I took a spill on the ice a couple times and strained a knee. And last year I had fell on the ice and hurt my back. I was in bed for a few weeks dealing with that pain.

And a few weeks ago on my birthday, I broke the middle finger on my right hand. You would be surprised at how much you rely on that one little finger.

All in all I have managed to succeed in being relatively injury free.

Until now.

My great plans to run that 5k have been dashed. On Friday after my run I had this pain in my leg and I thought maybe I had stepped wrong or something. I kinda brushed it off in that moment. A few minutes later I couldn't brush it off. On my way home I was in tears pushing the clutch in and letting it out. Something was very wrong.

I am so upset! It hurts like crazy and being up on it too much kills. So guess who broke their leg? If you guessed me, you would be right. I have a stress fracture in my left leg. I am super bummed.

So this means no 5k in May. BUT it does not mean that I am not doing a 5k. I just have to push it back a few months. I have to wait about 8 weeks before I can run again so I am just doing low impact starting next week, depending on my leg. Weights with the upper body until I can do anything that is weight bearing. I am so annoyed. I really just want to run!

So, excuse me as I complain. I think that maybe this time, it is truly warranted.

Oh, and be watching Modern Eclectics for a giveaway or two...