Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Tuesday Weigh In (with Bonus Pictures!)

Well, today is my official Tuesday "side of the blog" weigh in. It's also the first day of the GAG challenge and their official weigh in day. (It's pretty damn convenient that they sync up.) And the results are:

Weight: 251.6
BMI: 43.18

I'm required by GAG rules to post a scale picture. I took one (I swear!) but forgot to email it to myself this morning so I could post from work. So, I can't post it now, but I will be posting it as an addendum later in the day.

I did, however, remember to email myself both my before photos, taken on July14th when I weighed 270.5 (I don't have any at 278), and ones I took this morning at 251.6. I'm hoping you guys will be able to tell which ones are before and which ones are after on your own! Well, here goes:





I (stupidly) turned a bit in the profile photo, so the difference is barely noticeable in that one, but I think you can really see the difference around my tummy in the first one. A substantive difference from "beach ball" to "slightly deflated beach ball" if you ask me! My butt/fat right above where a butt ought to be also looks way better in the profile picture, now that I'm really looking at it.

And those are my progress pictures. Now I really should try to crank the rest of this post out before I change my mind and have a "what was I thinking posting photos?!?!" moment. So, I'll just say one more short thing:

Today is Tuesday, September 1st. I'm creating a super short term challenge for myself to get to 250.2 (exactly 10% of my starting weight) or below by this coming Saturday when my brother visits. It's only 1.4 pounds and incredible doable. If I step up the workouts and eat cleanly, I should hit it. Let's start the challenge off right, turn up the pressure, and be done with that first 10% before I see my brother.

Edited to add the promised scale pic:

32 comments:

  1. oh my god you look great! looks like you lost ALOT of weight already! GO YOU! well good luck with the GAG challenge!

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  2. You do look very different in those photos. Great job, and you are brave to put them up there! I think your goal is very realistic, and I bet he will be surprised to see you!

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  3. Oh yes, the difference is visable! No need to point out which photos are before & which are now...you are doing a terrific job & it shows!!

    Keep it up & you'll be so excited to post those December pics for GAG!!

    Have a great week & best wishes with your short term goal.

    Lynn

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  4. I can see the difference!! You did Great! I'm glad your setting realistic goals for yourself. You'll do just find!!! Good Luck!

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  5. Wow that's a nice difference!! Go you :)

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  6. Go YOU Hadley! It is great to see your progress and yes you can KNOCK that 1.4 lbs out this week! GO HADLEY GO HADLEY!!

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  7. You look fantastic, of COURSE we can see a difference! Pass that shirt on over here when you outgrow it, its GORGEOUS! I wanna see your face, too!

    Im so mad, I didnt sign up for the GAG challenge! Maybe I could follow along anyways

    Keep it up, Miss Hadley :)

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  8. WOW!!! You look amazing! What a big difference! Well done! I am sure you can reach your target. You seem to be doing great. Thanks for sharing the photos it is proof that it can be done.

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  9. CONGRATS on your progress to date! Keep up the great work! =)

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  10. your pictures look amazing! they are such great inspiration!

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  11. Hi! Nice to meet you fellow challenge buddy!! Good luck on the challenge! I look forward to seeing your progress and getting this weight off with you! I can totally tell the difference in the pictures! You are rockin'! Keep it up!!

    ~~Heather

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  12. There is a DEFINITE difference in the before and after photos! You are doing such a great job! You've inspired me to stay on track today!

    -Jac @ www.pointaweigh.com

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  13. You've made such great progress and you can definately tell in the pics.

    Best of luck on the challenge :D

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  14. It's a remarkable difference, be proud of yourself, you look great!!! And good luck with the challenge and your mini goal! :)

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  15. Wow! That is amazing the difference, and yes I could totally tell the before and after!! You have done an amazing job so far, you go girl!!!
    I'm aiming for a 1.6 loss by Monday(my next weigh in) so I can reach my first goal mark. I'll be thinking of you, which will help keep me in line too!
    Keep up the great work!:-)

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  16. I can see the difference too! You look great! Good job on that 1.4 pounds for your brother's visit. These little goals are great for losing weight.

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  17. I can see a definite difference! Great job!

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  18. I can see a great difference, congrats!!!

    And a new phone too eh? :-) Good luck with the challenge, think how much of a change you'll see in the next 16 weeks!

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  19. Oh, wow, yeah, you can tell a difference! I've been lurking around your page for a while. I'm not sure which blog I originally followed the link from, but today it was from Jack Sh*t. That's awesome how well you're doing. Keep it up!
    Congrats on the new phone, by the way. :)

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  20. Wow, that is a huge difference!! Really impressive! I'm so glad you posted them! :-)

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  21. of COURSE we can tell which are before and which are now!? Fantastic job thus far. Think how much smaller you'll be in 16 more weeks! :)

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  22. You did it and you look awesome! You should be so proud of yourself for taking that leap. Thank you for being my hero of the day. Good luck on your new adventure.

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  23. Great job on posting your pictures! You totally can see a difference.

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  24. Welcome to the challenge! What a difference 20 pounds makes! You can totally see a difference! Good luck! We can do this!

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  25. You have already come so far!! I can definately tell a difference! Thank you for joining GAG!

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  26. Very clear difference!! Keep up the great work. I've lost 30 now and can't see a thing. I like this idea. Maybe I'll try it and it'll give me the motivation to keep going! :)

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  27. Good Luck with the challenge!!! WOOHOO

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  28. Yay! Good luck with your first mini-goal and good luck with the challenge. We can do this together!

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  29. You can totally see a difference in the photos! Great job so far and good luck with meeting your up-coming goals!

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  30. Holy beach ball, Batman...I can *definitely* see a difference! Wow--way to go, Hadley! Wow...look at how much longer your shirt is, too!

    Woo-hoo!!!

    Good luck on that challenge!

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  31. Those results are AWESOME!!! You look like you lost even more than you actually did. And you have lost a lot!! Girl you should be so proud. I hope you are strutting your stuff, you earned it!

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  32. WOW, that's amazing! Great job!!!

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