And this is how much I weigh two weeks later.
Just like my life has been a rollercoaster of emotion the past month, so has my attempt to shed pounds, er, be healthy.
Unlike the typical peaks and valleys format of The Life Rollercoaster though, The Be Healthy Rollercoaster was mostly all speeding downhill, arms waving, huge smile, yelling in excitement. Started at 187. Got down to 181!
But then these things happened –
Saturday shopping at IKEA. Damn you delicious Swedes and your buns. Saturday Fear Experiment potluck. Damn you good and ridiculously-generous cooks.
Ended at 184.
That’s ok, I’m not terribly upset because besides the Swedish Experiment hiccup, it wasn’t terribly hard. I didn’t alter my exercise regimen at all, just limited myself to three regular-sized meals and a couple of healthy snacks per day.
According to random Ideal Weight and Height Chart, I should be 176 [no comment on how I’m ignoring that it says “144-176,” I can’t fathom anything below 170]. So that’s what I’m striving for.
Come April 9th, the date of the big Fear Experiment Show at the Park West, when I’m going to be hysterically funny in front of 700, I’m also going to be hysterically svelte. I’m not sure what that means. I hope it means less jiggle and being able to fit in the size 8 shorts that’ve been sitting in my closet, tags on, untouhced, for a year.
Onwards and upwards!
Those charts are amusing – according to the one you linked to, I should be 122-149 lbs. The lightest I have ever been in my adult life is 141 and people thought I looked too skinny. As long as you’re exercising, eating right and feel good, the actual number on the scale shouldn’t matter that much (easy to say, I know!).
Actual number on the scale directly correlates to my feel good o’meter, unfortunately… but I’m a fan of your philosophy! Sadly not a follower.
I, also, am 10 pounds heavier than I was a year ago. (I blame Neil.) Your linked chart agrees with these findings on the heaviest end. If I were at that lightest end, I think I’d be a walking toothpick.
Hmmm, so if I read you correctly, what you’re saying is we have complete license to blame Bridgeport Boys for our extra 10 pounds?!?! Bridgeport Boys, stop chunking us up! [shake of fist]
One of the Bridgeport Boys will be a Roscoe Village Boy come chirping birds and blooming flowers, hopefully that’ll put a stop to their powers.
And ha ha on the “Engine,” took me a second to get that!!
Wait. What? No longer Bridgeport fellow? IS NEIL MOVING IN WITH YOU???
We thought it best to tell you via a blog that your boyfriend and I are moving into together.
Um, I don’t know why I just posed as Jenn. I’m One Engine.
Those “ideal” weight range charts scare me…I mean, “ideal” to whom? Accoring to the chart my weight should be somewhere between 99-121 lbs. 99? Seriously? I think the last time i saw a 2 digit weight-readout was sometime around 1989 when I was 11. I prefer the cool little BMI calculator at the bottom of the page which indicates that a healthy weight range for me is somewhere between 110-136. Exhale! 🙂
99! Eek. I was 99 pounds out of the womb. Poor mother. That’s what one gets for a baby that doesn’t come out until Month Ten.
Yay, Saya!