Hi friends 
Hope your summer is wonderful so far 
Mineā¦ mine is good but, like alwaysā¦ I have over-extended myself and am feeling a weeee bit overwhelmed. When am I ever going to learn?!
Needless to sayā¦ this is going to be a quickie entry todayā¦ have lots to do before tomorrows wedding.
So, I noticed that Scott posted this on the Facebook Healthy Train page a couple of weeks agoā¦
āTell your story: Whatās something you can do TODAY that you couldnāt do (or had trouble doing) when you started on the Healthy Train?ā
There were so many great responses
That got me to thinkingā¦ whatās my answer to that? And after much thought, hereās what I came up with:
- Buy clothes off the rack
- I can shoot more comfortably
- I can carry 80lbs of gear up the stairs without getting winded
- I donāt hate mirrors
- Printed new photos of myself with Mike
- Sit down without being paranoid about my stomach
The BIGGEST one for me is absolutely the ābuy clothes off the rackā thingā¦. For the last 7 years, Iāve had to special order nearly all of my clothes online. They sell chubby clothes in stores for average heighted womenā¦ but meā¦ Iām anything but average height. Ohā¦ not to mention the size of my uhmā¦ coconuts. Because my clothing situation suckedā¦ I HATED going out in public because 1) the clothes were ugly 2) they didnāt fit well 3) I wore the same outfit nearly every day.
I even bought a new suitā¦ NOT ONLINE Here it is. Oh, and isnāt that Mike man so damn hot?!
Soā¦ yeahā¦ while Iām not at my goal weight yetā¦ Itās great to remind myself how far Iāve come.
You should do the same. SO, on THAT noteā¦ whatās your answer?
Whatās something you can do TODAY that you couldnāt do (or had trouble doing) when you started on the Healthy Train?
SO, howād you all do these last two weeks? Me = holding steady at 4.3%.
And for the top five:
Jill Pollitt 17.54%
Devan Whitson 12.51%
Jessica Harrison 9.44%
Scott Neumyer 7.98%
Angie Livesay 7.02%
Jill, canāt wait to see your progress pic in two weeks!
Oh, speaking of āafter pics.ā I donāt mean to get all hard ass on you guysā¦ but someone brought up a very interesting pointā¦ that people could alter their āafter picsā so that they could win. This just wonāt fly with team Healthy Train soooā¦ your photos need to be sent to me straight out of cameraā¦ no resize, no editingā¦ NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH IT! By reading the file info Iāll be able to see ādate createdā and ādate modifiedā If the file has been modified in ANY WAY you will be disqualified. Okay, hard ass over.
To those on the train, be sure to weigh in via the Google doc!
Speaking of the Google docā¦ PLEASE only fill in your own box. Also, no deletingā¦ anything, ANYTHING! k, thanks
A few quick reminders:
- Next official weigh in is July 23rd.
- If youāre a twitterer, be sure to add the hashtag #healthytrain to your HT tweet.
- Join ābobbiās healthy trainā group on Facebookā¦ ANYONE can joinā¦ not just the people with the before pics. My trainer is an admin ā¦ so if you have fitness questions, ask āem there! Dane is also an admin, so if you have questions about diet/need motivationā¦ heās the guy to talk to. Weād love to have youā¦
- You donāt have to be officially competing to participate.
- If you havenāt measured yourself yet, DO IT!
- Weāll be taking optional āprogress picsā in two weeks to keep the motivation levels high, ohā¦ and I fully expect the top 5 to join in on that, weād love to see what these huge numbers are looking likeā¦ OHHHH YESSSSSS!!!!
- Finale date is October 29th.
I adore you guysā¦ thanks for keeping us all motivated!
LOVE!!!!!
~bobbi 
I can play with my son and have fun doing it and not be tired. We now go on family bike rides and play badminton in the eveningā¦itās great!
You guys and gals are all AWESOME! Keep up the amazing work, everyone!
Yeah, no liquify! lol. I finally got off of the drugs that made me gain weight in the first place so I am finally making progress! I now do not as paranoid about my arms! Yay!
I second also being able to play with my child. Iāve lost 20 lbs since March, and along with a healthy diet and strength training, Iāve completed a 5k program ā It is so amazing that I can actually play tag with my 4 year-old and not get tired. I feel like a better mother, which in itself is an amazing feeling.
I am spitting distance to 2/3 of my way to my goal weight and I cannot even begin to tell you the long list of things I can do now that I couldnāt do before! I can see my toes when standing up straight. I can race my kids up the hill to our house and win!I can sit in an airplane seat with my hubby comfortably. I can go on amusement park rides. The only reason I am self concious at the beach any more is my bathing suit is too big and the girls may make an appearance. I can shave my legs in my stall shower. I still hate clothes shopping, but it is less horrific than before. I will stop ther, but every single day I see new things. Thanks guys for being such motivators and I LOVE to see everyone elses journey!
I adore that picture of you twoā¦SO cute!
bobbi,
if i could reach through the puter and kiss you i wouldā¦. you have such a way of saying things that are just so inspiringā¦.. thankyou for being you and sharing it with the world
cutest picture ever! I hope you have a giant canvas of it somewhere in your house!
Iām not doing the āhealthy trainā but i am trying to lose weight. I am also in my first year of business as a photographer. I got a fortune cookie (okay okay i was eating chinese, bad girl i know!) Anyway, my fortune was this: āDo not let great ambitions overshadow small successesā
How appropriate for both weight loss and my first year in business as a photographer! Yeah, Iām no BobbiandMike, but hey, I have paying clients now and have created some pretty awesome images! Yeah, I may not have lost any real weight yet, but Iāve been going to the gym for more than 2 months straight, which is more consistant than i have EVER been in my lifeā¦ which is something!
Small successes people! Keep it up.. you guys inspire me!
Runnning!!! Never in my life have I been a runnerā¦I am still working on the C25k program, but I can run a full 8 minutes, no problem. When I first started I was dying at 30 seconds and was only walking 1/2 mile-1 mile and thinking I was doing something hugeā¦.so much can change in 3 months. I attended a wedding on Saturday and got so many compliments and am so thrilled with how I look in all of the crazy pictures that we took. Canāt say I have felt that way in a LONG time.
I am so excited for progress pictures! You are all doing awesome.
I still have to fill out the google doc now that it is fixed but I just had to comment on things I can now do or do better. I was in the first healthy train and from then till now, there is a world of difference! I can sit comfortably in a booth at a diner or restaurant, I can tie my shoes without having to sit down and lift up my leg, I went to an amusement park this weekend and fit in the seats of the roller coasters. I can walk for HOURS without getting tired, my kids can give me a hug and touch their hands together. I can wear my seatbelt in my car again. And if the ladies can speak of their āgirlsā I can say that since I have chiseled off alot of fat that I got a bigger chiseler!! Haha life is good and getting better!
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Congrats on the chiseler!! That just made my craptastic week all better.
I can wear clothes that show off my awesome tattoo.
I can get into most of my before baby clothes- itās not 100% comfortable, yet, but an accomplishment I am proud of none-the-less. :o)(And @BOBBI- that also means my before baby coconut holders haha)TMI?
This getting back into shape thing after being OLD and having a baby is tough tough tough! Even though I am holding steady on my weight, Iām loosing inches little by little. I too canāt believe how busy this summer is with photography (Bobbi be happy to know that you arenāt the only one who was a silly and over-extended themselves!) but we are eating out less and going to the gym more. We also bought our little guy a great stroller and are walking at night!
btw soooouper cute pic of you and mike!
Devan, my graduation run for C25K is tomorrow. I am SO excited. I canāt believe Iām done already ā I feel like I just started yesterday. I feel so incredibly cool now that I can run 3 miles without stopping! Pretty soon you will too ā itās awesome!
I LOVE that photo of you two! Been meaning to ask, I know you bought that suit for Mikeyā¦.where did you get it? P.S. Super proud of you girl.
I bought a bathing suit!! First new suit in many years and it looks OK!!!