Procrastinator Turbo5000

Hi everyone who might still be reading this...desperately hoping for some closure! I am truly a procrastinator and I have embraced it, if you know me, you've probably embraced it too! Let my try to take you back to the photoshoot, and filming days.

The weigh in: it was filmed, hah! Joanna was there, which was awesome cause it made it WAY more fun, and less embarassing! I lost 9 pounds!!! Also we were measured again. I don't have my inches in front of me, but I think it was 2 inches off the waist and 3 inches off the hips...1/2 inch from arms, and 2 inches off thighs!!

The day before I was talking about how I was dissapointed cause I hadn't lost THAT much weight. Afterall, I gained 10 pounds this year...so It felt like I was just getting back to normal. And then I put on my wedding dress. and that was a tangible measure of my progress, cause I REMEMBER how it felt to be in that dress. and it didn't fit anymore! (mostly in the boob area...thanks a lot Zone Dancing)...but also in the waist, and it wasn't as tight over my hips. And that was a real measure of my progress, cause I had lost weight and felt awesome and beautiful at the wedding. But the dress didn't even fit! It would have had to be altered! That really made me feel like I had made progress. and even though I weighed the same as I did a year ago, I didn't look the same, my body really had changed! (if you're noticing my use of the past tense...i'll explain in a bit!)

Photoshoot: Me in platform heels with huge, curly, blonde, beauty queen hair. First we took pictures in our workout gear, same as the before pictures. Then it was time for the outfits. I ended up wearing jeans, and one of Mindy's tank tops. Mindy is like half the size of me, height and weight. So I was a midrift bearing fashion monstrocity. Add a choker and chunky shoes and I walked right out of the 90's. Then I wore my new dress from the Limited....size 6! Woo! and then it was time for the bikini...I felt completely rediculous walking around in a bikini and platform heels. Also, it's horrible to be the only one in a bikini in a room full of fully clothed people. but I did it, and i'm proud of it!

The interview: This happened the next day. It was filmed in HD and I was wearing more make up than I ever have in my entire lift. Honesly I can't even remember what I said. I was trying to be honest, and I was trying not to laugh, cause they were asking me SUCH leading questions. Also if I said something good, they'd make me repeat it over and over...which made me feel super awkward.

B-Roll: This was by far the MOST awkward, and the part I was looking forward to the most! This was me in front of a mirror, "admiring my new body", spinning around, dropping my fat pants to reveal my new figure, holding a measuring tape around my waist....and doing moves from the DVD's over and over. It was everything I thought it would be!

In conclusion, I'm so glad I did this. I lost weight, and changed my body shape. Even more importantly I finished something I started! Hah! However, the extreme diet and 2-3 hours of exercise a day just wasn't realistic for me after we finished. I'm sad to report that i've gained 5 pounds since! Yarg! for a net loss of only 4 pounds! the inches really have stayed off though, I wear a smaller size pants and dress size. I have lost some definition in my abs, but overall I still look slimmer.

I've set a new fitness goal....to run the Bay to Breakers race in SF in May. this is a huge goal for me, because i'm not a runner. i'm really looking forward to begining training in January, after the holidays. For me, this won't be a weight loss thing. I'm doing this to prove to myself that I can, and to try to become a "runner".

Since this was Rachel's idea, and Joanna is in on it too....hopefully we can each write blogs on our experiences with becoming runners! Results Not Typical continues!!!

Also, I never took after pictures, cause I was so DONE with having my picture taken...and the instant it was over I ate lots of food, and my stomach was sticking out! HAHA! If I ever get a copy of the official after pictures, i'll post em for all to see! Cause I looked GOOOOD!