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I've had two pairs of jeans that I haven't worn since last summer, or maybe earlier (I can't remember exactly when I last wore them) that had been retired to the bottom drawer of my dresser, in the hopes that one day I'd be able to wear them again. I hadn't tried them on because I was afraid they'd be still too tight and I'd feel awful. But this morning, when confronted with the fact that the only clean pair of jeans was the pair that had been too big for me the day I bought them* I said what the hell and tried one pair of them on.
They're slightly too loose on me. XD I finally feel that I've lost weight. Next goal: get into the shirt I bought in England in 2003 (right before I hurt my back and my activity level dropped, thus spurring a weight gain) that I hadn't given away to goodwill because I liked it too much and kept in the vague hope that I'd lose weight.
I shall probably celebrate by having a Schlotsky's sandwich for lunch. Mostly because I've had a hard time meeting my calorie target the past 3 or 4 days and I think I need to start eating more at lunch instead of having my biggest meal at dinner.
I also tested my aerobic capacity by going up two flights of stairs to the staff break room instead of taking the elevator. Results: still lousy (I was huffing and puffing for quite a while afterward), but slightly better than usual, because my legs didn't burn quite so badly as normal (it's usually amazingly hard to take those last few steps). I also have put "get re-evaluated for exercise-induced asthma" on my List of Things to Do before going to Japan, because I think part of my huffing and puffing and coughing originated from my throat and lungs and not my general lack of conditioning. I was diagnosed with possible exercise-induced asthma about 5 years ago when I was in karate, but I never quite figured out whether it was due to asthma or the combination of out-of-shape and being worked to exhaustion every class. I think I shall attempt to force myself to go up the stairs every day and see if it changes or stays the same.
* They fit just fine in the store, but when I wore them after that, they stretched out enough to be too loose.
They're slightly too loose on me. XD I finally feel that I've lost weight. Next goal: get into the shirt I bought in England in 2003 (right before I hurt my back and my activity level dropped, thus spurring a weight gain) that I hadn't given away to goodwill because I liked it too much and kept in the vague hope that I'd lose weight.
I shall probably celebrate by having a Schlotsky's sandwich for lunch. Mostly because I've had a hard time meeting my calorie target the past 3 or 4 days and I think I need to start eating more at lunch instead of having my biggest meal at dinner.
I also tested my aerobic capacity by going up two flights of stairs to the staff break room instead of taking the elevator. Results: still lousy (I was huffing and puffing for quite a while afterward), but slightly better than usual, because my legs didn't burn quite so badly as normal (it's usually amazingly hard to take those last few steps). I also have put "get re-evaluated for exercise-induced asthma" on my List of Things to Do before going to Japan, because I think part of my huffing and puffing and coughing originated from my throat and lungs and not my general lack of conditioning. I was diagnosed with possible exercise-induced asthma about 5 years ago when I was in karate, but I never quite figured out whether it was due to asthma or the combination of out-of-shape and being worked to exhaustion every class. I think I shall attempt to force myself to go up the stairs every day and see if it changes or stays the same.
* They fit just fine in the store, but when I wore them after that, they stretched out enough to be too loose.
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Sounds an awful lot like exercise induced asthma to me. I have that, and ran into problems doing cardio even though I was in pretty good shape at the time. I just....couldn't ramp up the intensity without keeling over. My doctor finally figured out what was going on. Now I have a couple hits of my inhaler before working out, and it is amazing what a difference it makes. I don't take the daily asthma meds anymore, just the simple albuterol inhaler before working out.
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I think I ran across something yesterday that said Strattera was contraindicated with albuterol, though. Hrm.
I like these jeans - they have flower embroidery up part of one leg. :)
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If you want a really fun time, someday try reading the warning label on an epi-pen. It's...fascinating reading. It's a great mix of, well this may or may not kill you, but OTOH, you're probably in anaphylaxis so you're probably going to croak anyway, so why not try it. I'd never read anything quite like it. 8D
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So check this one with your doctor. You might actually been okay.
I've managed to get to some amazing mountain views through the years, thanks in part to my albuterol inhaler. :-)
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* They fit just fine in the store, but when I wore them after that, they stretched out enough to be too loose.
Yes! I just bought new pants on the weekend and that happened to me. It also doesn't help that I am an odd size right now and sizes tend to be in even sizes.
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Way to go, girl!
Re: Way to go, girl!
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I have the same problem -- mostly because I want to save up my calories hahaha! And when I see I still have so much left, I eat loads!
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* Which is exactly what I plan on doing at lunch today, at Schlotzsky's. XD
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When I travel with Mom, like the times we've been to the UK recently, she tends to walk slowly unless we're in train or tube stations, at which point the crowds overwhelm her and she wants to get out of people's way as fast as possible. So she puts on an extra burst of speed. And I'm usually overheated from wearing a coat (we usually travel there in winter) and carrying or pulling luggage and we're in a tunnel that's full of people and overheated anyway, and I start huffing and puffing and coughing and, basically, having what may be a mild asthma attack. And I have to keep up with her because if one of us takes the wrong turning, we'll take forever to find each other. It's just not a good scene in all. At any rate, I know
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That being said, I tend not to walk that fast unless I'm hurrying to get somewhere. Especially in Japan, where there's so much coolness to gawk at.
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I made a decision a few years ago not to ask people to slow down anymore. Now people keep asking me, when they finally look around and realize that I'm a hundred yards behind them, why I dont just ask them to slow down. Because it doesn't work, you nitwits! You get angry at me!
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(though, i recently found my best friend's best friend is a toilet monster too, so i no longer feel so bad everytime we stop somewhere im like HAY GUYS, POTTY BREAK).
i did exercise today!!!! why!? because I TOO HAVE A PAIR OF PANTS I WILL ONE DAY FIT BACK IN, IN MY DRAWER.
except i probably won't wear them because they're red camoflauge and about 40 inches wide at the bottom.
oh,
to be a 16 year old again, rofl.
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yaa! You can save them for parties! They can be your PARTY PANTS!
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but YEAH. party pants. gosh, they're really funny. i wish they were still in style, ALAS.
this is NOT a late 90s rave, as much as i'd like it to be.
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though, i should try,
MAYBE.
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and now perusing your info. I MUST HAVE A LIBRARY THING TOO.
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I love taking stairs as a test of myself, so I say keep at the stairs instead of the elevator. That is, of course, unless you really have trouble breathing. If it is that bad, go see a doctor about it.
There is something nice about making it up one more flight of stairs. Every now and then I go to the library and hike to the top (8 stories) to make sure I'm still in decent shape. If I can't make it easily, I know it is time to ramp up the exercise routine again.
Go you!!
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