plus size athelete

If just the peddler isn’t quite enough, then I’ll pair it with C25K. If that gets to be too much for me, then I’ll stop.

So far, even without the Saxenda out of my system. I’m not eating much. After my lunch, I’m not that hungry for dinner but the 30 minute run does spur my appetite a little. Maybe my stomach shrank and I’ll always eat less than I used to? Don’t worry, I don’t plan on becoming one of those people who overworks and ends up injured. I learned my lesson from the multiple times I’ve tried P90X and ending up hurting myself every single damn time. If I’m having an off day, I’ll just to the peddler at work and call it a day.

And fucking GoogleFit is still making my steps vanish. Between walking around like a normal day and my run, I should have had well over 7k steps. Yet, it only says around 4k? That’s some bullshit. Especially since that syncs to my other apps and messes with how many calories I’ve burned in a day. It shouldn’t bother me because obviously I’m at a calorie deficit when it comes to my workouts but it’d be nice if it stopped doing that.

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As with any journey through fitness, most of the changes you see won’t be immediate or particularly dramatic. The scale may nudge one way or the other, stamina increases, soreness evens out…

Or you get superhero calves.

It’s silly but that’s exactly what it felt like to reach down to shave and there’s this giant divot in my calves! I’m also noticing my outer and inner thighs are slowly growing muscle definition.

There is an element to all of this that does include losing weight overall but it is really cool to see my legs slowly morphing from smushy to defined. I wish I had before and after pictures but the last thing I thought of to photograph was my calves. But hey, I’ll take it! It’s tangible evidence that all this training and soreness and sweat and time are paying off in a way I can see that isn’t a scale. I may want to lose weight but being “skinny” isn’t my goal. My goal is to do a Tough Mudder or Spartan Race one day and scale numbers have nothing to do with that. I want to be strong and confident like I was when I was 24 – before I got pregnant – now that I’m out of that terrible abusive relationship and free to push myself to new heights.

Also, my medal wall needs more bling!! It’s too bare!