{"id":8086,"date":"2010-10-28T12:12:03","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T19:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=8086"},"modified":"2010-10-28T12:12:03","modified_gmt":"2010-10-28T19:12:03","slug":"body-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=8086","title":{"rendered":"Body Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

(This is part of the “Ask me Anything” Series.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Christi <\/a>asked: “After reading the story of how you transformed your life and your body, I would be very interested in knowing the affects the weight loss has had on your body. I am also curious to know about loose\/saggy skin. Do you have any that you wouldn\u2019t attribute to age?”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>LOOSE SKIN<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since I lost weight the slow way (it took almost 2 years) I didn’t have to worry about the loose skin that often happens when someone loses a lot of\u00a0 weight. I am very thankful for that.<\/p>\n

The loose skin I do have, I’m currently working on with weight lifting. I’m seeing progress and I know if I continue that program I’ll tone up.<\/p>\n

STRETCHMARKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have stretchmarks. I’ve tried every skin product out there to get rid of them, and finally just decided “oh well.” They are part of who I am. They remind me of where I used to be and how far I’ve come. They aren’t my favorite part of my body but I’ve gotten over the embarrassment.<\/p>\n

TEMPERATURE<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first winter I experienced at a lighter weight–about 180 pounds–was FRIGID. Oh my god. I cannot describe how cold I was. The heat was on full blast in my apartment at all times, I was wearing sweaters and layers and GLOVES and I was still freezing. That was the beginning of my temperature change.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Not having that insulation anymore I found that I was cold all the time. Now at 145 pounds, I’m still cold. This summer I slept with my socks on because I was so cold.<\/p>\n

OTHER CHANGES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Swimming <\/a>changed my figure in ways that surprised me. I developed strong, broad shoulders and a muscular back. I also saw my waist shrinking. The typical swimmer’s body is the “V”…broad shoulders, narrow waist.<\/p>\n

Running continued to change my body. It developed my legs into strong, muscular vehicles that propel me when I run. My calves became defined.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Cycling improved my legs even more than running. When I was training for Reach the Beach my quads got so strong! When I went back to running I was faster!<\/p>\n

The changes were small at first. One by one, the extra chins disappeared…the face narrowed, my rings stopped fitting. Then I could see muscle definition and I had a collarbone! That was the coolest feeling.<\/p>\n

Seeing the changes motivated me to keep trying. Even now, when I lose a few pounds it’s noticeable.<\/p>\n

QUESTION: What changes have you seen in your body when you lost weight?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(This is part of the “Ask me Anything” Series.) Christi asked: “After reading the story of how you transformed your life and your body, I would be very interested in knowing the affects the weight loss has had on your body. I am also curious to know about loose\/saggy skin. Do you have any that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[224,267,297,298,299],"tags":[8776,1761,746,8662,1759,1758,1760,8758],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8086"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8086"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8239,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8086\/revisions\/8239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}