TAM Update – Week 5

February 17, 2012 Emily No Comments

Do you remember the _____ years ago game? Here we go, round two, TAMified.

Twelve years ago I was settling into my new marriage, working my sedentary job, not exercising, and eating lots of Marquis’s delicious butter-filled cooking. I knew I had gained a little weight, but we didn’t have a scale or a full length mirror, so I had no idea how much. I needed a new skirt, so I ordered one from a catalog and ordered one size bigger than I would normally get. It arrived and I could zip it, but there was no way I could do up the button at the top of the zipper, so I just wore it with the button undone. It didn’t take long before I was too large for that to work, and then the skirt was banished to the back of my closet.

One year ago my sisters took me shopping for clothes. I was heavier than I have ever been, my baby was six months old and none of my clothes fit. In fact, all of my pants hurt my c-section scar horribly because although I could zip them, they were still too tight. We did our shopping in plus size stores buying plus size clothes to fit my plus size body. After we were done I had some clothes that fit and I felt better, despite my size.

Two weeks ago I was behind on laundry and going through my closet, trying to find something to wear to church. All my new clothes I bought last year now drown me, so I was trying to find something that wouldn’t fall off my shoulders or my hips. There, hiding at the back of the closet was the skirt I bought 12 years ago. I pulled it out and put it on. The zipper zipped easily, and for the first time ever, I wore that skirt with the button done up. (Yes, fashion police, I wore a 12 year old skirt, in public. I have never claimed to be fashionable!)

I haven’t been this skinny in over a decade.

I feel fantastic! I feel strong, and so comfortable in my own body! I obviously need to go shopping soon, but I’m trying to make the too-big clothes hang in there just a touch longer so I’m not buying clothes only to shrink out of them again. My goal is to loose just 10 to 15 more pounds, and then I’m going to reevaluate and see if I’m where I want to be or if a few more pounds will do it. I’m not going to go much lower than that, though.

Here is the official update:

Tomorrow is my last day of Omni Metamorphosis Level 3. There is one move she does where she says, “We will only do 30 of these,” and I laugh to myself every time. Only 30? But compared to the 40 reps she does on the other moves, I guess 30 is better, and I make it through and I feel so good after I’m done exercising. I don’t take measurements until tomorrow, so you have to wait until next week to get the update on that. Of course, impatient as I am, I have already peeked and let’s just say that I am quite happy. I am also down another 2 pounds! That makes 9 pounds total since starting TAM, and 34 total from my heaviest point. Feeling pretty good today!

And now, two completely unrelated pictures, just because I think they are cute.

Buckethead.