hello, healthy.

yesterday i ran a mile straight for the first time ever.

1.7 miles to be exact :)

five weeks ago, i couldn’t even run a full minute. if anyone wants to run but isn’t sure how to start, i seriously recommend the couch to 5K program. i use the free C25K app on my iphone and it’s amazing.

happy weekend! :)

April 24th 9 notes | Reblog

some random things :)

i’ve started couch to 5K and i really, really love it. this is a huge step if anyone remembers my running post from a couple weeks ago haha (http://hello—healthy.tumblr.com/post/20744861587/tumblr-runners). i just finished W3D1 a little bit ago. i was seriously dreading it all day because i had to run for three minutes straight and i kept telling myself that i couldn’t do it, but i did :) i kept a nice pace and when the girl beeped in my ear from my C25K app telling me to now walk, i was like, “that’s it? that was three minutes?!” i can’t wait to see where my running progress will be in a few weeks!

i’m also doing the 30 day shred. i’ve attempted it about 300 times before but i always quit after day one because my legs get SO SORE but i’ve kept at it this time and now i’m on day seven. i already notice my inner things becoming more toned which is AWESOME because i have loose skin there and i always thought it would never go away! if anyone is thinking about doing the 30 day shred, DO IT. it’s hard and you will want to smash jillian’s kneecaps by the end of it, but it is so worth it.

i’ve been posting some hunger games/josh hutcherson/jennifer lawrence shit lately and i’m sorry that it’s (usually) not weight loss related, but i am so obsessed. so obsessed. i may or may not have read all three books in two days and seen the movie three times so far….. :|

finally, thank you to everyone who has followed me since my last progress picture, sent me an amazing message, or liked/reblogged/commented on the post. everything is super appreciated and i love you all :D

March 31st 1,223 notes | Reblog

new progress picture! finally at 175 :)
14 months of eating healthy, exercising, and having a positive attitude have gotten me here. you can do it too if you just believe that you can. <3

March 19th 10 notes | Reblog

that moment when you see a picture of yourself and you think you look like a completely normal weight.

this makes me very happy to see :) sometimes i’ll catch a glimpse of myself in a mirror or i’ll see a picture like this and my mind gets blown all over again.

i have two more pounds to lose before i’m at 90 pounds lost and i’m thinking i’ll do a progress picture then! i’m excited.

life is good. i hope life is good with all of you, too. <3

March 4th 32 notes | Reblog

170s!!!

how cute is that dancing baby panda?!

SW: 265
last week: 182
this week: 179!!!

total lost: 86

i started doing HIIT at the gym during my cardio routine two weeks ago and i have lost three pounds each week since then. i guess it really is that effective!

i’m going out to eat for my sister’s birthday tonight and any other day i would probably order something unhealthy for this special occasion, but i had this crazy realization after i got off the scale that i am only 29 POUNDS AWAY FROM MY GOAL. wow. healthy food for me :)

February 29th 9 notes | Reblog

i see leg progress! fiiiinally. this makes me very happy :)
ignore the fact that i look like a pumpkin in that shirt, haha. :P

February 25th 23 notes | Reblog

weigh-in!

ello :)

i’ve been hovering around 185 for a couple weeks now. so frustrating! i didn’t weigh myself yesterday on my usual weigh-in day because i was pretty sure i would just see 185 again even though i busted my ass in the gym this week. hopped on the scale this morning and found this surprise:

last weigh-in: 185
today’s weigh-in: 182

total loss: 83 pounds, what’s uuuup?

my best friend is on his way to visit me and i’m about to totally ruin my diet tonight with yummy food and alcohol, but you only live once, right? the important thing is that i go right back to where i left off tomorrow :)

have a good saturday!

February 17th 49 notes | Reblog

my face at 265 (january 2011) and my face now at 185. two with contacts and two with my glasses. looking at these pictures is crazy to me! i look like a completely different person… and i guess i am to some degree.
still have about 35 pounds to lose, but i’ve lost 80 so far and i feel incredible!
find what you want to be and go be it. <3

February 3rd 30 notes | Reblog

today’s weigh-in + measurements!

happy friday! i have done nothing today so far except lay in bed. feels great, haha. i haven’t done a weigh-in post in awhile, so i thought i would do one!

SW: 265

last week: 189
this week: 186

total loss: 79

i answered an anon question yesterday and i said i would update my measurements. i don’t think i’ve posted them on here since september 30th, so here’s the measurements from that day and then today’s:

neck: 13” -> 12.5”
waist: 34” -> 30.5”
hips: 44” -> 41.5”
upper thigh: 24” -> 22”
upper arm: 12.5” -> 12”
calf: 15.5” -> 14.5”

if i lose another pound this week, i will have officially lost 80 POUNDS. awesome. :D

January 30th 15 notes | Reblog

finally reaching a point where i think i’m starting to look small-ish from the front!
who else is a member of the big hip club?!

January 28th 31 notes | Reblog

officially in the 180s!

39 pounds away from my goal weight sounds so much better than 40 :P

also, can i just say that i found out this morning that i got a 96% on my first anatomy exam? it’s supposed to be one of the hardest classes to take at my college and i studied my ass off for it. feeling pretty good today.

January 4th 824 notes | Reblog

it’s been a year.
on january 4th, 2011, i decided to finally do something with myself and begin my journey of losing weight. i’ve started and ended many “diets” before, so i honestly didn’t have high expectations for myself. i don’t know what made this time different, but somewhere along the way it changed from a diet to a lifestyle change.
SW: 265CW: 195
total loss: 70 pounds
starting shirt size: XXLcurrent shirt size: M
starting jeans size: 20current jeans size: 12
everything has shrunk. even my ring size has gone from a 10 to an 8. i haven’t been this small since elementary school. i have a confidence that i’ve never had before. i’m happier than i’ve ever been. more than anything, though, i think i’ve finally found the person i was always meant to be.

December 22nd 32 notes | Reblog

i’ve officially lost 70 pounds!

i weighed in this morning at 195, down from 265 at the beginning of the year. i never would have thought i could go this far! :)

i’m leaving in a few hours to go to a christmas get together that my good friends from high school have every year. i haven’t seen most of them since the one last year (before i started losing weight), so it’s going to be interesting to see what they say!

December 19th 74 notes | Reblog

bought size 12 jeans today.

this time last year i was wearing a size 20.

i feel good :)

November 28th 16 notes | Reblog

hooooly crap. remember last week when i wanted to see how long it took me to do a mile on the treadmill?
i just tried again for the first time since then. 12:40 the first time and 11:40 this time. a whole minute! crazy.
AND i ran straight for four minutes at the beginning of the mile. i don’t think i’ve ever ran for that long at once IN MY LIFE. is that terrible?! haha
now i feel like i’m going to throw up and then pass out from how hard i’m breathing. worth it? absolutely.