Tuesday, May 13, 2008

the human calendar

how is it that the vast majority of things i am drawn to on the web turn out to be from someone living in portland? i think it's a sign.

meanwhile... http://www.humancalendar.com/

- Miss Shigatsu @ 05/13/2008 11:02 AM - comments: (0)

sometimes it works

periodically i have to take a little time off from working out to let my body heal, to burn off some fat without making more muscle, and just because i'm tired of working out.

i took last week off because it was "that time". as of this morning i'm down to 126.8 lbs.

now i just have to convince myself to start working out again. ugh.

- Miss Shigatsu @ 05/13/2008 08:03 AM - comments: (0)

Friday, May 9, 2008

i'll be danged

this morning the scale read 127.4 lbs. =O

- Miss Shigatsu @ 05/09/2008 08:45 AM - comments: (0)

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

curses! foiled again!

there is going to be a drum corps international show HERE, only minutes from where we live, on july 7th while we are out in portland.

there is going to be a drum corps international show IN PORTLAND on july 8th, the day we fly back to virginia.

damn you fate! *shakes fist in the air*

- Miss Shigatsu @ 04/29/2008 02:22 PM - comments: (0)

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

i didn't get a picture

oh yeah, the scale read 128.6 lbs this morning.

- Miss Shigatsu @ 04/16/2008 01:22 PM - comments: (0)

just so you know

i'm awesome, btw. it's proven.

- Miss Shigatsu @ 04/16/2008 01:21 PM - comments: (0)

Monday, April 14, 2008

harsh reality

this weekend i got a body composition test done at the gym, using their equipment. they have the handheld model that i have been looking at getting and according to those results, i am at around 24% body fat right now, which is the very edge of normal. that was my first goal. so everything from here out is gravy.

unfortunately, we did some math and found that i really only have another 5 or 6 lbs of fat to lose. being at just 130 right now, and considering that i'm likely to put on more muscle mass on my way to losing the fat, it looks like i don't really have a shot of losing much more weight than i have already. 130 may be it for me. i was hoping to reach 120 but in order to do that, i'm going to have to lose muscle mass.

it's somewhat disheartening news, but also good news. i'm glad to know that i'm moving in the right direction, and making significant progress. it also confirms my desire to get one of those handheld body fat testers.

- Miss Shigatsu @ 04/14/2008 08:03 AM - comments: (0)

Thursday, April 10, 2008

breakthrough

this morning the scale read 129.8 lbs.

it's exciting, for sure. but since it's so close to 130 (it took the scale a couple seconds to decide whether it wanted to say 129.8 or 130) i'll still say i'm at 130 lbs. it's just good to know that i'm THAT close. half a pound more and i could have claimed 129. hopefully by the end of next week i'll be there.

but more than that, my body fat was at 28%.

i know i've been putting on muscle, so i don't expect the weight to go down too rapidly. but the body fat has been hovering between 28.5% and 29% for the last few weeks. granted the fat reads higher in the morning because it relies on water in the body to get an accurate reading and you get dehydrated over night. but still. my morning reading there should be around 25% or 26%, which will put my "real" body fat at around 21% which is right where i should be.

- Miss Shigatsu @ 04/10/2008 11:54 AM - comments: (0)

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

so not gonna happen

this weekend i went clothes shopping at the local consignment shops. at one of them, i tried on a few different skirts. one of the skirts i tried on was a mid-thigh length schoolgirl style skirt in denim. my first thought was "damn, i have some sexy legs!" my second thought was "bryan would NEVER let me out of the house in a skirt this short."

of course, i'm not sure i'd let myself out of the house in a skirt that short. maybe if i was about 5 or 10 years younger and single and looking for a good time, but not now.

instead i picked up a very cute knee-length, dark wash denim pencil skirt. omgsocute. can't wait to wear it on friday.

- Miss Shigatsu @ 04/08/2008 10:14 AM - comments: (0)

the incredible shrinking woman

the grey pants i made are already too big for me.

- Miss Shigatsu @ 04/08/2008 10:13 AM - comments: (1)