Okay, so it's been a full 30 days since I started Les Mills Combat. I've been waiting for day 30 because it's the halfway point and if I can get halfway down, I can finish it up. I'm feeling pretty good about how far I've come. I've been getting stronger and doing better on the workouts. I haven't missed a single workout. However, I did goof and do the wrong one last Friday so I just swapped Friday and Saturday last week. So last night was picture and measurement time! I was really excited to see the results.
Hubby came home and took the pictures and then he measured me. The excitement dwindled quickly after he got to the first measurement. We started on my upper arms. He told me the measurement, and I'm like that has to be wrong because I know you said it was like four inches smaller the last time you measured me. So he checked it again and I looked at the tape and it was correct, so the measurements last time have to be wrong. I was pretty bummed, but we moved on to the next one. Pretty much all of them went up and they didn't go up by small numbers either. I was pretty bummed, but I figured I would see some difference in the pics. Nope! I saw no differences at all. Granted, it's only been 30 days and I only lost 8 pounds. I started out at 290, so I didn't really think hat I would see any differences with only 8 pounds gone on a 290 pound body, but people had me convinced that I would see something, but nope. Since I didn't take before pictures when I started this blog in January, I have nothing to look at from my 317 pound body. If I compared the 317 pound body to the 282 pound body maybe I would notice a difference, but from 290 to 282, I can't.
I was so bummed that when we went to bed moments later, I cried silently in bed. I didn't want hubby feeling bad that I was this bummed over it all. Eventually I had to blow my knows and the gig was up. He knew that I was crying. He then wanted to know what was going on. He guessed that it was the pictures so I couldn't lie and say it wasn't. So I cried it out. I had some horrible thoughts about not even bothering to do the workout this morning. If I don't have accurate starting measurements, I don't think I can do the challenge on the Beachbody website that would give me the chance to win money. I think I can still get the T-shirt since I have the pictures. I had convinced myself that I needed to keep doing this workout because it was some great experiment for the blog. If it's for the blog I can keep doing it, but without accurate starting measurements, I felt like the whole 30 days was for nothing. I felt like I should just stop the program and start it over in a few weeks. I'm going to do today's workout though. If I can motivate myself to get up. I'm already 4 minutes late with it. I'll probably end up late for work. Oh joy.
Okay, so here are my stats. The first number is before Les Mills Combat ad the second number is after 30 Days of Les Mills Combat
Weight = 290 pounds - 282 pounds
Bust = 50.75 - 43
Chest = 44 - 49.5(yeah this one is a bit off)
Right Arm = 13 - 16.25 (and this one too)
Left arm = 12.5 - 17 (and this one)
Waist = 49 - 51 (this one seem odd too)
Hips = 51.5 -58.25 (yeah that ain't right)
Right Thigh = 31 - 32.25
Left Thigh = 31.5 - 31.5
I forgot to include that my 44s are loose and I should be wearing 42s, but I don't have any
Sooooooooo, I'm really bummed. I don't have before pictures from January, and I don't have accurate before measurements from Les Mills Combat, but I still did my workout today and I'm going to keep chugging, because in the end......all that matters is that I lose this weight. If I don't have documentation to go along with it, it doesn't matter. I'll be fit an climbing South Sister. Although, it would be nice to take a pick of me holding a before pic while at the top of South Sister. :) Oh well!
(I edited the page to add a pic so I could post this to Pinterest and also to add my clothing sizes and stuff)
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