October 2015 Progress Post

279 pounds                                                                                            261.6 pounds

Can you see the difference from July? I can. My muffin top is definitely shrinking and I can also see it in my arms do the the shifting positions of my tattoos as well as in the elbow crease area. I am thinking about adding a picture to my line up next week for progress. You know the one with the 'guns' out? Although it would not be to measure how  large my biceps are growing, yet. It would be photo evidence of how my 'wings' are shrinking. This is because as my clothes are getting larger I am starting to notice that I have more room in the arms of my shirts and that is very encouraging and kind of annoying. Man, sleeves really move around alot when it is not stretched to the max in order to contain all the excess fat you have in your arms.

Here are the measurement updates for this month. There is definitely some progress to be had in the last month. This is promising due to midterms and the gains that I have had after hitting my 45 pound lost goal before Halloween. For some reason that seems to be my modus operandi (M.O.) for this weight loss journey. Hit my next mini-goal, which is super exciting, until it is followed up by a few weeks of gains. However the inches lost this month was a total of 5'' overall. I am also officially in a size 20 in pants. That is even without having to squeeze into them too!

Measurements	March ‘15	Sept. ‘15	Oct. ‘15
Neck	-	15.5	15
Right Arm	-	20	19.5
Left Arm	-	19.5	19.5
Bust	-	50	49
Waist	-	45.5	43.5
Hips/Rear	-	54	53.5
Right Thigh	-	30.5	30
Left Thigh	-	30	30
Weight	306.4	263.3	261.6
Dress Size	24/26	22	20

I should also warn you that the pictures may not be truly accurate due to the fact that my phone went swimming, and that forced me to get a new one. The camera is much better quality, as evident in the October pictures. That is both a blessing and a curse. The pictures are crisper and with crisper pictures comes more detail. I guess that also means that the losses will be more evident. (I hope!)

I am excited to see the progress around my midsection. That is where is is most evident. It was also the area in which I lost 2'' in the past month. I am so excited about that because that is one of the areas that I guess I would consider to be my 'problem areas'. My midsection and my flabby arms; and even those don't bother me as much as they used to. Slowly and surely they will go down. This I know and I am looking forward to more progress in the future.

It is really evident that I was wearing a more supportive bra this month. I'll have to remember that for next month so there is no more 'saggy boobs'. HA! It is hard to really see a true difference in this one due to the angle in which these two pictures were taken. I see it most in the arms and my chin and maybe a little in the calf, but that might me a bit of a stretch.

I feel like there is not as much progress, if any, in this picture. In all reality I am just wearing a smaller tank top that really 'hugs' everything. Although I can see that the 'elbow' crease is almost gone and my 'back boobs' are definitely shrinking. That's the silver lining. My Thanksgiving goal is to reach 50 pounds lost. I guess its time to workout in the A.M. and take my dog for walks in the evening, as long as it is not too dark. Here is to another month of progress!

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