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Kristi
24, Female
Austin, TX
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Laugh it off
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Run It!!
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Sweet Tooth !!! What's...
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Kristi's Discussions
I've lost how many inches?!?!
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No longer receiving email notifications...
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I’m a Body Image Changing Geek!
Thanks in part to Stoneyfield I’m going to BlogHer! I was already super excited to attend but now I’m ECSTATIC as I’ll be speaking at not only one but TWO events! The first is a topic I hold near and dear to my heart. You guys know how much I struggled and still struggle [...]Weekend Quote: Doing Things
It’s about time I start the weekend quote tradition back up. I always have fun scouring the web for that one quote that speaks to me each week. This time it’s by Margaret Thatcher… “Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around doing [...]Note to self…
Why do you even buy the stupid Doritos. You know they are like crack. And no GOSH DARN IT, eating them all tonight so you don’t have any left is NOT LOGICAL. Now go to bed… you are exhausted. Food Units 5 mile run for my marathon training bowl of cheerios with fresh blueberries and [...]Old Habits Return… bleh
The move has gotten the best of me and my healthy habits. My eating has been out of control all week. I started off ok, making healthy choices, trying my best to prepare food with what I had on hand and then inevitably the husband would want to go out for fast food, or there’d [...]a new day, a new lady
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Hey what about me?! lol...I know we email and text and I know I hardly have the time to get on here but dang!!! hahaha...
SOOOO glad you're back because I know that that signifies for you! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! YAY!!!!
Now if only my life will cal...
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- About Me:
- Hi, my name is Kristi and I’m a 24 y.o employee for the University of Texas. I’m that classic girl that has always struggled with her weight. I reached my highest weight my senior year of high school, weighing in at around 230 lbs. Large, I know. I strangely had no idea exactly how large I was until I started to lose weight (this was a blessing AND a curse). Through the help of a diet pill, strict food diet and exercise I managed to get myself down to 200 lbs. I was very proud of myself and ready to continue on the war path but freshmen year of college was calling my name and so were the freshman 15. Yup, I gained that. Put me at 215 lbs end of freshman year and yoyoing between 205 - 215 lbs all the way through my second year of college. This was when I first decided to join Weight Watchers. My mother proposed we do it together. It was summer, I figured why not try it out. The weight literally fell off of me! I didn’t feel like I was doing anything, just counting those points and it was so easy and the weight just fell off. It was amazing! I was almost to my 40 lb marker (169.4lbs, giving me a grand total of almost 65 lbs on my total weight loss journey) when I had to change migraine medications. Suddenly I couldn’t lose that last .4 lbs, I couldn’t lose anything. I was eating the same exact meals, working out 5 days a week, hadn’t changed a single thing about my diet and exercise and I was gaining weight. It was the most frustrating and depressing experience. First 5 lbs came back on, then 10 lbs and eventually with the pressures of my last year of college, my performance choir, my job and facing graduation, I stopped attending meetings and even really trying to count points. Finally upon reaching 190lbs again, I vowed to make a change and not gain another pound. I started taking steps toward gaining back my health, smaller body and ultimately reaching my final goal (140lbs). I began attending meetings regularly again. I also joined 24 Hr Fitness and hired a personal trainer and then promptly herniated two discs in my lower back while working out with my trainer :( This put me out of commission for almost 6 months! Needless to say, I gained weight being bed ridden. Then after I was finally able to return to work and go out with friends again, I gained weight just due to being social again but not physically being able to work out to counteract my eating. All summer long I have been attempting to get back into the swing of things. I began this by walking in a 10K on August 31, 2008. It was a really amazing feeling to have that accomplishment and I hope it sets the tone for the future accomplishments to come!
I really have come to LOVE blogging. I blog for several reasons but I think the main reason I blog is to keep me accountable. I know that one of my main weaknesses is emotional eating, namely bored eating. I do fine with normal meal portion sizes, its when I am by myself with nothing to do that the food sabotage begins. I am hoping that instead of eating, I will bring myself to the computer and blog it out, write out my boredom.
I also hope that through blogging and reading other people’s blogs I will gain some of my confidence back. I was the MOST confident large girl around and due to that, I didn’t know my size other than I was “a little overweight.” Losing weight made me the most body conscious person and I absolutely hate it! I mean, I have confidence for sure I still have confidence to the point that I will go to the pool or the beach in a bikini, no problems. But I am constantly aware of myself now. The funny thing is, looking back at pictures of myself from 2 years ago when I was at my lowest weight, at that time I was so not satisfied and I couldn’t wait to lose more, now I look back and say “Damn, I looked good!” So I hope this time around I will really see myself, see the progress I’ve made, use the body consciousness to a positive degree.
Finally, like the title says, I am doing this for me. In the past something has always fueled the weight loss. Be it graduation and going off to college or I’m sad to say, looking good for that special someone. It’s not about any of that this time around. It’s about me loving myself, being comfortable and happy with myself. After all, if you don’t love yourself, no one can and no one can love you the way you can love yourself. So all of this is what I hope to achieve. Today IS a new day, and I WILL become a new lady!
Kristi's Stats
Age: 24
Height: 5'7"
Highest Weight: 230
Start Weight: 214.8
Current Weight: 206.8
Total Weight Loss: 23.2 lbs
- Plan of Choice:
- Weight Watchers
- Website/Blog:
- http://blogs.weightwatchen.com/ladykris/
- Workout Philosophy:
- I'm a gym rat ALL the way
Goals/Timeline/Rewards
Ok so this page is a work in progress but I have a couple notes jotted down in my journal so I figured I’d go ahead and add them here. My goals are EXTREMELY rational, slow, taking it a step at a time. I just don’t want to set myself up for something unrealistic and then be all sad if I don’t meet them. So I did the research and I think this is a good time line for me. If I meet these goals a head of schedule, then excellent! But this is my healthy timeline.
Commitment Goals
* Attend weekly meetings regardless
* Track points every day
* Blog weekly (absolute minimum)
* Positive self-talk every day
Personal Goals
* Slowly and responsibly strengthen my back Check, now attending regular aerobic classes 11/11/08
* Take a spinning class
* Run/jog on a treadmill for 30 minutes
* Run a 5K (Well I've walked a 10K (8/31/08) so that's got to count for something!)
* Become a WW leader (maybe even one geared towards young adults, but I’d love it either way!)
* Get ACE/AFAA or some comparable group fitness certification
* Teach group fitness classes at a gym
Weight Loss Timeline
* 10 lb weight loss by End of January 2009
* 15 lb weight loss by Valentine's Day 2009
* 25 lb weight loss by May 2009
* Goal weight of 140-145 lbs - November 2009
Weight Loss Rewards
* Every 5 lbs = mani/pedi or a massage
* 10% (20 lbs) = mini shopping spree
* 30 lbs = new Coach purse
* 50lbs = FULL DAY at spa
* Goal of 65 lbs (weighing in at 145 lbs) = glorious tropical vacation
Commitment Goals
* Attend weekly meetings regardless
* Track points every day
* Blog weekly (absolute minimum)
* Positive self-talk every day
Personal Goals
* Slowly and responsibly strengthen my back Check, now attending regular aerobic classes 11/11/08
* Take a spinning class
* Run/jog on a treadmill for 30 minutes
* Run a 5K (Well I've walked a 10K (8/31/08) so that's got to count for something!)
* Become a WW leader (maybe even one geared towards young adults, but I’d love it either way!)
* Get ACE/AFAA or some comparable group fitness certification
* Teach group fitness classes at a gym
Weight Loss Timeline
* 10 lb weight loss by End of January 2009
* 15 lb weight loss by Valentine's Day 2009
* 25 lb weight loss by May 2009
* Goal weight of 140-145 lbs - November 2009
Weight Loss Rewards
* Every 5 lbs = mani/pedi or a massage
* 10% (20 lbs) = mini shopping spree
* 30 lbs = new Coach purse
* 50lbs = FULL DAY at spa
* Goal of 65 lbs (weighing in at 145 lbs) = glorious tropical vacation
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Normalcy, where are you?
Where did my normal, regular life go? lol...honestly, and I'm really just speaking in terms of my work life...but how did I go from only having one mandatory meeting a week to having 5...FIVE mandatory meetings a week. Not to mention all the other duties of my job but now I have 5 meetings that run anywhere from 1-3 hours every week. It's totally cut into my online life! I mean, no longer am I always up to date on my celebrity gossip and friend's status messages on facebook, lol. And even more,… Continue
Posted on February 25, 2009 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments
Good-bye Flu!!!
That's right...I have never been so excited to say good-bye to ANYTHING like I am to be able to say good-bye to the flu! Uhhh! I've never had the flu before I hope I never get it again. That was literally the week from hell! My fever was SO high and I was actually in physical pain, who knew that was possible just from being sick! Whew! So yeah...adios stupid flu! lol...
I feel so out of touch now though! Very out of the world that is the internet and especially BTL. I was SO weak, I couldn't ev… Continue
I feel so out of touch now though! Very out of the world that is the internet and especially BTL. I was SO weak, I couldn't ev… Continue
Posted on February 17, 2009 at 12:35pm — 6 Comments
Sick with the Flu :(
Just a quick short post...I am sick with the flu (really really sick). That's why I've been MIA and I'll probably continue to be MIA for a little bit. I hope everyone is doing well.
Posted on February 9, 2009 at 12:06pm — 4 Comments
Some Do's and Don't's I learned from this past week
So I know I've been MIA this past week...what with the crazy weekend I will tell you about shortly and my body fighting off the flu during a million business meetings this week, it was to be expected. However, during the course of this crazy week, I've learned some things!
Things to Do:
- Do look at the menu for a restaurant before eating there, then you make good choices! (I ordered the butternut squash and grilled chicken cesar salad - both were to DIE for good (now I'm definitely goi… Continue
Things to Do:
- Do look at the menu for a restaurant before eating there, then you make good choices! (I ordered the butternut squash and grilled chicken cesar salad - both were to DIE for good (now I'm definitely goi… Continue
Posted on February 5, 2009 at 11:01am — 8 Comments
Taking orders!
So I'm traveling to Houston this weekend for a work meeting and that means dinner out. We are going to this really swanky place in the medical center that's on top of this water fall building, it's beautiful. I've never eaten there before but I'm sure it'll be great. I've been studying the menu online and trying to decide what I should order. Then I thought I'd get you guys' opinions!! So here is the restaurant's menu.
I'll tell y'all wh… Continue
I'll tell y'all wh… Continue
Posted on January 28, 2009 at 1:38pm — 7 Comments
Comment Wall (175 comments)
- At 5:50pm on May 18, 2009, Tawnya said…
- How is the new exercise class coming along and what have you been up to? Miss ya!
- At 8:00pm on May 1, 2009, Lynn said…
- Hello Little Lady. You know that I could NEVER EVER forget about you!!! I can't wait until you have a little bit of time to jump on here and update everyone on all your super exciting news...
:)
- At 11:35am on April 14, 2009, Michele Dochat said…
- So how are you?....sorry been gone for so long...miss chatting with you!!
- At 4:31pm on April 10, 2009, Tawnya said…
- Hey Kristi! Where have you been girlie? Miss ya! How are things going?
- At 10:50am on March 10, 2009,
Erica said… - Hi Kristi, I saw your post on Rachel;s page about Lynn. I also have been wondering & concerned for Lynn. She was one of my friends as well & she vanished from my page. She was always very good about checking in with me, 7 I wondered if everything was ok. Please send her my well wishes, I miss her!
- At 7:17pm on March 9, 2009,
Rachel said… - Hey Krisi.. How are you doing? I was just searching for our friend Lynn because I was going to send her a message since I haven't heard from her in a long time... and I noticed she's gone! I just can't believe it! I know you guys were text buddies so I was just wondering if you had heard from her? Is she okay??
- At 8:22pm on March 3, 2009,
EmilyRose said… - I know what you mean!! Life gets so crazy sometimes. Most of the time I feel like I have no energy to blog, just look around and get some inspiration. I'm glad to hear things are still going well for you =)
Not too much happening in my world - just training for my 5k and trying to graduate! ((yikes))
Have a great week
- At 9:04am on March 3, 2009, EmilyRose said…
- Hey girl!
Haven't seen a blog from ya in awhile! How's everything going? =)
- At 7:50pm on January 31, 2009,
Tanya said… - Hey! Thank you for the wonderful comments regarding my run! It was quite the experience that I am still reliving! It has taught me to believe in myself. While I am still working on this, I feel happy knowing that I accomplished this. Thanks again for your support and for your comments...I really appreciate them! Have a great week
- At 5:16am on January 28, 2009,
Christy said… - I hope you feel better. Your progress is great. You are beautiful and ambitous...keep up the hard work!
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