Weigh In: 7.5 down, 115.9 to go

Woohoo!  My first weigh-in at home in two weeks and down 7.5 pounds!  Thank you Biggest Loser Fitness Ridge.  I did more than I ever imagined I could during my week there.  And I'm noticing a big difference in my workouts at home now.  Basically it's now kind of hard whining to my trainer during a 45 minute workout when both he and I know I worked out 6 hours a day for a week.  That was my overall lesson learned at Fitness Ridge.  I can do more than I think I can.

With this week's loss, I break out into the 280's and from a BMI perspective I break out of morbid obesity.  Now I am officially categorized as "severely obese".  Still doesn't have a very nice ring to it but I am certainly headed in the right direction.  I am so happy with what I have accomplished so far. 

My birthday is about 7 weeks away.  November 24.  I'm at 86 pounds lost.  I realized that if I can manage to lose 2 pounds/week from now until my birthday I will have lost 100 pounds!  That is going to be my birthday gift to myself.  (And possibly a new car.  My current one is 10 years old and I sort of put the carrot out there for myself that I would get a new car when I lost 100.)

In order to accomplish that goal, I am getting back to daily calorie tracking on MyFitnessPal and upping my exercise.  I am already doing 3 days per week with my trainer at Fitness Together and plan to add 2-3 additional days of cardio on my own in between.  I want to hit that century mark so bad.  And I deserve it!!!!!!!!!!!

Changes I noticed this week:

1. Had to buy new bras.  Am officially a C cup now, down from a D. 
2. I think I saw a guy checking me out at Target yesterday.
3. Feeling strong in the gym.
4. My pants are starting to be loose again.  Not quite ready for a smaller size, but will be soon.
5. Went clothes shopping and actually enjoyed it a little. 

Classes of Obesity

I hadn't heard the term "super morbid obesity" until we started seeing shows about the "2000 Pound Man" and others like it. 

I never would have put myself in the category of super morbidly obese.  But according to the chart I found on Wikipedia, that is exactly what I was.  Wow. 





<18.5  Underweight
18.5 - 24.9  Normal
25.0 - 29.9  Overweight
30.0 - 34.9  Obese
35.0 - 39.9  Severely obese
40.0 - 44.9  Morbidly obese
45.0+  Super morbidly obese

I was SUPER MORBIDLY OBESE.  I can't believe I did that to myself.  It's shocking, really.  But I am changing things.  My BMI has dropped from 51.2 to 43.7.  So now I am simply morbidly obese.  Yay?