The Skinny on Me

Guess what?!?!?!?! Operation Vegas is working! And, for week 2, I’m changing the name of the game a bit.

Lauren meet Operation Vegas/Operation 150’s. Operation VEGAS/Operation 150’s meet Lauren. Be afraid, be very afraid. I’m here to dominate.

WIW — May 16, 2012

SW: 176
LWIW: 167.6
CW: 163.1
Difference: -4.5
Total: -12.9

Wait for it………… BOOM!

I’m officially back to my lowest weight, and it’s only going to continue to go down from here.

Vegas/Tucson/150’s, here I come!

Today is Wednesday, right? At this point, I’m so in a blur that I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a different day entirely. But for now, I’ll go with it’s a Wednesday. 

In case you didn’t notice, I have been slightly AWOL this past week. Why? Well, because my bestie was in town! I knew that once she got here, I would be less inclined to run (true), eat healthy (true) and there would be buckets of alcohol (true for only Saturday). 

Was it worth it? Definitely (especially since my WIW went better than expected)!

On that note … 

• SW: 176
• LWIW: 171.3
• CW: 172.4
• Difference: +1.1lbs (not good, but not as bad as I was expecting)
• Total WL: -3.6lbs! 

Like I said, my bestie was in town. We had to do all the Chicago things, including all the Chicago food. So considering I drank bucket loads of beer on Saturday, ate pizza galore, spectacular Greek food, delicious burgers, hot Asian buns and more, I’m pretty damn proud that I only gained a pound. 

Now, it’s back on the bandwagon. Despite the fact it’s a grey and rainy day here, I psyched myself up for a run and brought my garb with me to work. Chances are, it will still be raining when I get home, but whatevs, I deal with it!

As I like to say, I have certain size stigmas, also known as I won’t buy clothes unless I can buy them in certain sizes. 

Case in point, the perfect New Year’s Eve dress that I found at H&M (I would totally post a pic, but it was no where to be found online). Being the optimistic person that I am, I tried it on in a size 10. It didn’t fit, at all. Well, it fit over my fat ass, but did not, I repeat DID NOT, come anywhere close to zipping up. So, rather than trying it on in a 12, I can’t get it, because the number 12 seems too big. 

Last night, I finally got around to taking my measurements, and first thing this morning, I stepped on the scale. 

• Current Weight: 174 lbs (-2lbs)
• Neck: 14”
• Bust: 41”
• Chest: 35” (below the breast)
• Waist: 33”
• Hips: 44” (maybe 41” — I’m not quite sure where if the first number was taken too low, taking part of my ass into account)

Now that I actually know the numbers, I’ve been perusing the sizing charts of several stores. It’s embarrassing. 

• Forever 21 — I don’t actually shop here anymore after a sales associate told me to shop in their plus-size section (talk about rude). According to their size chart, I’m too big for their normal line (by 1-2 inches, depending on chest, waist, hips, etc). But get this, I’m too f-ing small for their Forever 21+ sizes (by, wait for it, 1-2 inches.) 
• Old Navy — Working our way up, according to their size chart, I would wear somewhere between 12, 14 and 16 (based off waist and hip measurements) for bottoms. Ouch, a 14. (Going back to my size stigmas, I never, ever, ever buy anything over a size 12).  For dresses, tops and outwear, I’d wear either a size 14 (L) or 16 (XL). Their bra measurements are just wacko. According to their measuring guide, I’d wear a 40A, when I know for a fact that I wear a 36DD. 
• H&M — For tops and bottoms, I’m looking at a solid large (16). Bummer. 

Wow, just wow. The more I look at this, I’m stunned that I even have clothes that still fit. My two go-to pair of jeans are sizes 11/12 and 12. My skirts are typically around a size 12 (Hell, the one I’m wearing today is a size 8, but I’m wearing it at my waist) My tank tops are all larges. 

On a positive note, I went for a three mile run/walk last night in 41:00 at a 13:34 min/mile pace, AND I weighed in at 174 this morning, meaning I lost two pounds! 

My goals this week:

• Lose 2 pounds (come on 172, I want to be <170lbs by Thanksgiving)
• Stick to no more than 2 drink per night rule (I may have gone a wee bit overboard Saturday night)
• Eat out less
• Complete C25k Week 2 (if running after work, continue run/walk for three miles)
• Walk three miles/workout to workout video after work 2 nights this week
• Drink more water!

Happy Monday everyone! What are your goals for the week?