hharris9's Journal

September Update
Oct 15 2008 10:33

Well, I know [this update] is late in coming... but September was a great month :) Being back at school means I've been FAR more active, and that + maintaining my weight rather than losing means that I can have more calories! ;) I pretty decently stayed between 123-126. I sort of kind of got myself into an exercise routine too, so I feel like I'm definitely firming up! I've noticed muscles in new places :P Which was a nice change. I don't think I've ever had muscular thighs before this!

Its interesting to watch my body change. I'm doing crunches like crazy to try and tighten up my stomach. I even felt so good about myself that I ordered this Halloween costume!

Anddddd... I finally got my belly button pierced :) It was my very last reward, for hitting my goal weight, maintaining it for a little while, and getting into better shape! It definitely keeps me going back to the gym. This Saturday will be 6 weeks since I had it done. I wash it obbbbbsessively, so it never had any problem with infection. Supposedly I can change it this weekend, but I'm really nervous to... I'm thinking of ordering a cute ring to go under the halloween costume (maybe this?) and just waiting an extra week to change it. No sense in not giving it a little extra time to heal! I'm in no hurry :P

Well, all in all a productive month. I think I have this maintenance thing figured out now. As long as I average around 1400-1500cal/day I stay at my same weight. If I go WAY over one day, I just cut it back to 1200 for a few days until I'm back to normal :) I eat pretty healthily - though the occasional cupcake or ice cream slips in ;) But hey, as long as I'm willing to go work it off, what's the harm? :D

I've thought a little about trying to get down to 120, but IDK if I'll pursue that or not. I don't think it'd be that much work... I'd just cut out all of the junk for 2 weeks and probably hit it no problem. I want to have a little more definition, and while my body is fine as it is, there's still a little layer of "insolation" making that difficult at this point. (Mostly, I want to see a little definition in my stomach.) I've always had a bit of a pooch, and now is no exception. Like I said, its not life or death to me, but I may give it a try at some point. We'll see :)