Obviously the title gave it away. I've just spent exactly one month hula hooping at least 15-30 minutes a day. I just couldn't wait to take my measurements today. And guess what? There is a noticeable difference!
Here are my stats from January 20th:
Height: 5'3
Weight: 154.0 lbs
Body Fat Percentage: no idea
Muscle Percentage: no idea
BMI: 27.3
Waist (at belly button): 31 in. (down from 32)
Waist (bellow belly button, aka, my pooch): 34 inches (down from 35.7)
Hips: 42 in (down from 42.5)
Chest: 35 in.
Thighs: no idea (will post later)
Arms: no idea (will post later)
Here are my stats now:
Height: 5'3
Weight: Fluctuates between 154 and 156...I'll claim 154.
Body Fat Percentage: no idea
Muscle Percentage: no idea
BMI: 27.3
Waist (at belly button): 30.5 in (down from 31 in.
Waist (bellow belly button, aka, my pooch): 33.5 inches (down from 34)
Hips: 41 in. (down from 42)
Chest: 35 in.
Thighs: 24.5
Arms: 11.5
So the results are a half inch loss off my waist and pooch. This has given me a noticeable and definitive hourglass looking figure that I'm feeling right now. Since I decided to start powerlifting, I have been advised by my husband to wear compression shirts. These are tight, form-fitting shirts that do just as their name implies. He advises buying a size smaller than you can wear. So I bought a cute pink one from TJMaxx and wore it on Monday to the gym. I have a great silhouette now (thanks hula hooping!) that was kind of hard for me to appreciate with the life being squeezed out of me.
Well I did notice the stares. Maybe I had been getting them before and just hadn't noticed but folks just weren't hiding it this go around. They usually stare at my husband and hey, I don't blame them there, the man looks like he was chiseled from stone. But me? It was mostly the women which made me even more uncomfortable. Anyway I was getting my tricep kickback on at the gym, minding my own business, when a trainer I had seen off and on from time to time approached me. She flexed and said, "Wow you look great and toned. I can tell you lost over the months. Keep it up!" She proceeded to tell me it falls off the top before you see it on the legs and hips. She high fived my husband who couldn't resist adding, "She can't help but to get straight working out with me." They laugh and she went on her way. I hadn't even realized folks were paying attention.
I won't lie. I was feeling:
I have taken continual pictures throughout especially of my ab area to mark my progress. I now have a new phone. Guess where all those old pictures are? So progress pictures will have to wait until I stop being lazy and save the images off the old phone. My new phone is one I love dearly already. A Moto X! I got to customize it so it is raspberry (pretty much pink) with a black face and silver highlights with my name written on the back. It greets me in Swahili when I turn it on and my wonderful husband bought me a clear cover to showcase it. Well the cover isn't 100% clear, more like a clear frost but it gets the job done without covering up my customizations. With a flick of the wrist I can activate the camera, it has a super fast processor and 16 gigs of space (with an additional 50 gigs in the google cloud). I'm officially in love and highly recommend this phone. My husband got the Samsung 4 which does have a much prettier and clearer display and better camera (13 gigs to my 10 gigs) but I still prefer mine. Many, many more pictures to come.
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