Last Post of 2010..

It's still so weird to think this, let alone write it.. but it's true.. it's almost 01/01/11.. :)

My plans are as follows:

** Rent Going the Distance **

** Do NOT drink my calories **

** Watch Going the Distance **

** Eat a few Lofthouse cookies (even if they are the devil) **

** Go to bed before the ball drops **

** Wake up at 5:30am tomorrow for work **

Now, I totally forgot about something earlier and I figured I'd post it now..

Tim at Fat. Boy. Thin posted about the word that best describes his 2010.. and he actually made some great points in it (not that he doesn't anyways).. but this included stuff outside our personal bubbles.. and it made me think about what word I would use to describe my 2010.. and I chose stability.. this year has been all about stability.. getting to a stable place, keeping my life stable..

And I've tried to think of a word I want to describe my 2011 intentions.. and I just can't.. I know I want to be healthy, to be thinner, to accomplish a lot.. but there's not just ONE word I could use to say all that.. hmm.. 

(Oh, Tim, BW3's is Buffalo Wild Wings.. I'm not sure where the 3rd W went.. lol)

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I just signed up for The Running Diva's New Years Giveaway.. :)  And you should too!  She's giving away a HUGE amount of Cliff stuff (of your choosing, to a certain extent.. lol).. It's her first giveaway.. and it's one I REALLY hope I win.. :)

So much to write about..

and so little time to keep your attention.. lol.. so I'll try to make it a good one.. :)

Today is Friday!  Which means so much.. my weigh-in, my FIRST WW meeting, and my new weekly blog Q & A-type thing.. :)   Where to start, where to start..  Well, I guess at the beginning, duh me.. ;)

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Well, I was feeling really icky yesterday.. and now I know why.. I originally thought my client's son was the only one to have the flu.. and since he basically quarantined himself, I wasn't too worried about getting sick.. OH NO!!  The whole family has some form of the ickyness.. :(      So I guess that explains my ickyness, but I feel better today (still wore out, but I can actually stand the sight of food again!  YAY! hehe)

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Today started out good.. I woke up and went straight to the bathroom.. did my prep work (aka peeing) and then stepped onto the scale.. with my fingers crossed.. I was doing such a good job with no gaining the past few weeks (which I think was a miracle, btw).. and I hoped that my lack of exercise this past week wasn't going to F it up.. Well, I was seriously surprised to see what was on the scale..

224.4 lbs

Holy moly!  I was SO not expecting almost a 2 lb drop.. I mean, that's freakin awesome!  And this past week will be the LAST time I ever stop working out for a week straight.. ugh! I feel so sluggish from not doing a damn thing.. and I know that's partly why I wanna sleep all the time..

But I honestly never thought I'd actually get this checked off my weekly goals THIS week.. and I'm doing a happy dance because I actually can!!  :)

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Today I joined Weight Watchers.. check that off  my weekly goals too!  Paid my $12 weekly fee (i will prolly do the monthly pass next week) and got all sorts of goodies, seeing as they were all on sale until the end of today.. :)

I decided to get the Deluxe Kit (comes with the Complete Food Companion, the Dining Out Companion, and the Ultimate 3 Month Tracker) and the Calculator (which I stupidly left out of the picture.. oops!).. $20.90, instead of $32.. I also got some of their Fruities because I remember liking them the last time I went to meetings (YEARS ago)..  Btw, I'd LOVE to know who can fit this "pocket guide" in their pocket.. lol

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Went to Meijer's.. did a little shopping (and some browsing).. and found this awesome gym bag that I so want!  And that made me realize that so many people do smaller goals for themselves.. and I don't.. why is that?!  I should be celebrating the small victories too!  So because I joined WW and got past the 25 lb mark, I am going to buy this gym bag for myself (next Friday, because I'm now broke.. lol).. :)

It helps it's on sale til the end of Jan.. :)  I got one that is just too small, especially as I intend to start going between clients some days so I'll have to start packing stuff to shower with..

OH! I bought my "new food" for this past week.. finally!  It's a Bosc pear.. I love pears, but I've never tried a Bosc pear.. the sign at Meijer's said that they are kinda spicy, and "smart as a snack".. I giggled a little when I saw that last part..

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And last but CERTAINLY not least, my Q & A part.. I'm thinking of making this a "tab" and then again, I may do the Discus thing that is getting good praise in some of the blogs I follow so I can immediately respond so I don't forget.. but I know that there are certain ones I can remember and I want to answer..

Tim at Fat. Boy. Thin asked a few days ago about breakfast burritos.. I can't believe that England isn't big on these things, well I can't believe ANY country isn't big on these.. lol.. but I know McDonald's has their version of one that has salsa, potatoes, sausage, eggs and two types of cheese wrapped in a tortilla (can't imagine how many calories are in that thing.. eew!).. I plan to do eggs, maybe some ham every now and then, peppers of some form (fresh or in salsa) and some fat free sour cream every now and then.. from what I understand about burritos, you can put whatever you want in a tortilla and make it a burrito.. lol

Actually, now that I look through my comments and stuff, I can't find any other questions.. but I wanted to thank everyone for the compliments, encouraging words, and the continuance of following my blog.. yesterday, someone stopped following my blog.. and I actually was a little sad.. but then I realized that I do that to other people and some people just don't agree with the things we post.. it's life.. but then I came back on later that night, and I'd gotten a new follower!  WOOHOO!!

I'm up to 60 followers!  I never thought I'd have any, let alone 60!  But you all keep me accountable on here.. and I love reading about your lives, your triumphs and (sorry) failures.. It makes me feel more normal to realize that the same things I'm screwing up, or not so good at, someone else has done the same thing and moved on.. :)

Oh, and Sabrina and PlushBelle, you are more than welcome to come organize my closet.. ANYTIME!!  lol

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That's it for now.. I'm off to take a short nap, as I am meeting a gf for dinner at BW3's in a few hours.. :)

Negative Nancy's (and Ned's) of the World..

STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM ME, MY BLOG, and MY FACEBOOK PAGE!

lol.. glad I got that off my chest.. I'm getting so sick of all the negativity I see in the world.. on the Internet.. on people's blogs.. I get that criticism is supposed to help people (in theory).. but really, there has got to be a more gentle way to say certain things..

I was taught as a child, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all".. I think most of us (in my generation) were.. and while it has evolved as I grew up, I still would never say something mean to someone's face.. yes, I blab about certain things behind people's backs.. anyone who says they don't is LYING!!  We all bitch and moan, and most of us just need to get it out of our heads.. which is to say that we have NO intention of hurting anyone's feelings by telling them, and that once we have said _______________ it gets forgotten about..

I just saw someone post on someone's FB status about how WW is crap and it doesn't work.. and then the same someone later posted that the reason it's so expensive is because of the books.. WTF?!  I hate people who don't know what the hell they are talking about.. and of course, I responded.. I couldn't help it..

*****, the program has changed.. your books are useless now.. 

and they aren't that expensive anymore.. 

btw, everyone needs to stop being so negative.. 

***** is trying to change her life.. not yours!

 

I get that coddling isn't necessarily the way to succeed at weight loss.. but I am not going to be mean to a person because they had a bad week/weigh in/day/etc.. They know that they did bad at SOMETHING.. no need to rub their faces in it.. 

 

Okay, I'm done.. for now.. lol

 

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One of my new goals is to start and finish my closet organization.. and basically, I need to buy metal shelving to put up, and reorganize all the CRAP I have stashed away.. lmao.. so to start the goal off, I bought some red totes (courtesy of Christmas.. lol) and put some of my excessive stuff (aka purses and picture frames) in them.. 

 

I plan to get a little bit at a time, so I don't totally make myself broke with this endeavor.. and throw out crap I don't use anymore.. or that I THINK I MAY use EVENTUALLY (we all have these things, don't we?!).. 

 

Obviously, this isn't going to be used anymore.. and I WON'T give broken things to Goodwill.. trash pile, here it comes.. lol

I love donating to Goodwill.. almost as much as I love shopping there.. lol.. this is only a little of what I plan to give to them..

I can't believe I found this shirt.. I got this shirt in South Carolina, when my brother graduated from boot camp in the Summer of 2003.. it was tight in the chest, but STILL!  I was SO excited to wear it.. did I mention that it's a YOUTH LARGE?!  Yeah, I figured you'd be excited too.. lol.. 

You can't see how small it is in the first pic, but in comparison to my current shirt size, Women's XL, you can.. lol.. And I can honestly say that I don't want that shirt to fit again.. I like my boobs the size they are.. hehe.. so it's going into storage, as it has so much meaning to me.. :)

 

Well, I'm off to go cook some chicken.. :)   OH!  Tonight is the premier of I Used To Be Fat on MTV.. I'm DVRing it, but I hope to watch it all so I can be inspired.. :)   And I finally added my newer goals to my goals page.. Check em out.. let me know what ya think, either on a post here or by email.. and by all means, steal my ideas.. lol

Hump Day..

Well today has been kinda boring, so far.. and right now, I'm not really hungry (but my belly is grumbling), which is NOT a good sign.. Thank goodness I only have one day left of work til I can just veg out.. lol.. not really, but I won't be working, so that's all that counts, I guess..

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PlushBelle had said something about a 3 day weekend coming up.. and my immediate thought was "What is a 3 day weekend?" lol.. honestly, I haven't had a weekend, let alone a 3 DAY weekend, in a while.. I work 6.5 days a week, most weeks.. last week, and this week, I work 6 days.. and I will continue to do so until June, prolly.. I NEED to get things accomplished that only money can fix.. lol.. like moving out!  and getting a new(er) car!  These are two things I intend to get done this coming year.. :)

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I keep seeing all these recipes, and I am SO going to have to try these breakfast burritos.. they look yummy, and now that I'm making myself eat breakfast I won't have any excuses.. lol.. oh!  and after today I am not letting myself make excuses anymore for getting up to work out in the mornings.. If my client's DIL can get up at 4am to do it (then deal with 3-4 kiddos all day), then DAMN IT so can I.. lol

I can't wait to go up to see my bestie, Amanda, tomorrow night.. we are doing our Christmas stuff then, and I'm pretty excited about it.. To see my neice and nephews open their gifts.. to get my Michael Jackson game!  We both decided to get eachother the games that we REALLY wanted this year.. I got her the Sims 3 Wii game, and she got me the Michael Jackson Wii game.. :)   Can't wait to play the games.. if I EVER find the time.. :(

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I've come up with a few more goals to add to my "2011 Goals" page.. but the laptop I'm on keeps closing my page.. ugh!  So check back in a few hours, if ya wanna see what they are.. :)

TTFN!

Quick post..

Alrighty, so Day #2 of my Smoothies is a success.. WOOHOO!  You can't taste the banana, or the greek (nasty tasting) yogurt..

Recipe:

6 oz of vanilla greek yogurt (14 g of protein!)

splash of OJ

2 handfuls of frozen mixed berries

half a yellow banana

** and not in that order, thankfully.. lol **

Then I decide that I am going to FINALLY use the egg beaters in my fridge and make me a mexican omelet.. I think that's what they are called.. with the peppers and onions in it?!  Well, mine wouldn't have had onions, and since my peppers have bit the dust (eww!), I decided to make scrambled egg scramblers.. lol.. AND have a pack of Weight Control Maple & Brown Sugar oatmeal.. I think I'm eating too much for my first real breakfast is a while.. my belly is already kinda full.. 

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Still not feeling too well, but seeing as I have Friday off, I can't really afford to call in.. :(   So I'm off to work now.. Talk to y'all later!  :)

Well, hmm..

I have an awful feeling.. a sickly feeling.. and that would NOT be good.. I got up at 6am this morning, feeling like crap.. Seriously, the only reason I got out of bed in the first place is because my sleep-addled brain thought someone was calling me (I use my cell as an alarm and I forgot to take it off vibrate).. so I changed my alarm time to 7am because I just wasn't feeling well.. And here I am.. Coughing, eyes watering, wanting to go slip back into bed.. ugh!

I think I need to do the waking up earlier thing in small increments.. I've heard that's the right way to do it.. but my big issue with getting up early is going to bed BEFORE midnight.. lol.. I came home last night exhausted, or so I thought.. and ended up staying up til 11:45 pm.. That's nuts!

So the Zumba that was scheduled for this morning has unfortunately been rescheduled for this evening (and Miss Jaime, I will DEFINITELY let ya know how it goes.. lol)

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One last thing before I go.. At our dinner, Katie, BB and I were talking about how the best way to reply to comments is.. and other bloggers have come up with their way of doing this too..  I am going to follow suit, because after all of last nights comments on my entry, I was dying to answer all sorts of questions and comments.. so on Fridays, I plan to do a post for my WI and add my answers to all the questions/comments left over the past week.. :)

So be on the lookout for answers and more comments from me to you!  Now I'm off to bed, hoping that this crap doesn't get worse (as a tear is rolling down my face from my eyes watering).. ugh!

Hmm.. What to Title this one.. Randomness, I guess..

That's a good way to title this entry, as I have a lot of different things to tell y'all about.. :)   I can't believe it's already Tuesday.. I found out I get paid on Thursday again this week (thank you banks!  hehe).. and I think my schedule is going to change AGAIN.. but I'll blog more about that when it actually happens..

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Okay, today while I was running errands, I went to the Weight Watchers meeting place in New Albany.. I wanted to figure out how much money I'd have to fork over for the damn books that cost a fortune the last time I looked for them.. and boy was I SHOCKED!  I can get the Deluxe book set (comes with the Dining Out book, the "normal" food book, and the points calculator) for $14 (I think that's right).. That's AWESOME!  I figured I'd have to spend like $30.. It helps that the books are on sale until Friday.. :)   I'm hoping to keep my schedule to where I can go to the meeting on Friday.. They have 2 of them: one at 10:15 am and another at 12 noon..  This Friday I plan to go to the 10:15 am one..

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Today was the first day of my smoothie "challenge".. It's kind of a weird challenge, but I know I will eat more protein if I drink a shake each day.. so I'm trying to figure out what kinds I like and will drink.. lol.. today was definitely a learning experience..

** I learned that I need like 10 minutes to make one (properly).. 

** Do NOT use unrippened bananas (I like to eat the greenish ones.. 

but they don't work too well in smoothies, I guess).. 

** Plain Greek yogurt is DISGUSTING!!

** Do things "backwards" in comparison to normal blenders.. 

No pics yet, thanks to my phone being totally DUMB!  But as soon as I can get them somewhere OFF my phone, I'll post them.. lol

But I have learned from this first try, and I went out and bought Strawberry and Vanilla flavored Greek Yogurt.. and I found some yellow bananas.. so tomorrow should be better.. Oh!  One thing to know about this great blender?  It's FREAKIN' LOUD!  I was waiting for one of my parents to come out of their room yelling.. lol.. they didn't do that but still, I was wondering.. 

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I know recently I haven't been very food-centric on my blog.. but I do plan to change that.. Friday is basically when all my changes start (as I have no plans for New Years Eve).. My new exercise of the week is my Wii Zumba game.. yeah, I already do Zumba.. but this isn't a class, this is a game!  And I'm so up for those kind of games.. :)

I've got to figure out a good schedule for ME.. I come home, thinking I will workout after I get home.. and then remember my mom doesn't work that night, so she's gonna be in the living room all night.. so there goes my workout space.. :(   So I'm taking charge and going to start waking up at 6am on weekdays.. I figure from 6 to 8:30 am, I should be able to work out, take a shower, fix my breakfast, blog, check FB and all the other websites I frequent, and be good to go to work on time.. Don'tcha think?!

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Okay, so I tried on my bridesmaid dress that I was wearing in my "before" picture.. and I was shocked!  I mean, in my before pic I was wearing a girdle and it was still super tight.. like I literally could barely breath without having my rolls show.. but now, I have so much room!  Like seriously it looks sloppy now, it's that loose.. WOOHOO!  Wanna see????  

BEFORE PIC~ taken on 08/27/10

NOW (no face pic because I don't have makeup on.. lol)

I mean, seriously.. that's a lot of fabric to have not touching skin..

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Oh, yesterday I went to Old Navy.. my grandma had given me a gift card for there, and they had their jeans on sale for $15!  I couldn't resist buying two pairs.. one size 16 and a size 14 skinny jean.. WOOHOO!  I'm gonna try on the 14's to see if they fit AT ALL right now.. lol.. we'll see how that works.. :)

Fun Times Were Had..

And we are hoping to make this a regular thing.. minus the boys and cookies (well, possibly on the last part.. hehe).. I finally got to meet Katelyn.. She is so cute and sweet.. and totally funny.. got to meet her boyfriend, who said he'd just be one of the girls.. and BOY was he right.. It was pretty fun having me, Katelyn and Katie.. but honestly, without their S.O.'s there, I'm not sure the conversation would have flowed as well.. I mean, you'd think we'd known each other forever, it went that smooth.. :)

We went to Applebee's and was kinda happy to see that they have their new menus with the new WW Points Plus points out.. less confusing for all of us, I think.. we all (the girls) stayed pretty healthy I think.. My one vice there is their mashed potatoes.. I don't know what it is about them, but I LOVE them.. lol

Katelyn made these super cute cookies.. they are pink, taste like cotton candy, they melt in your mouth.. they have a craisin in the middle of them and 4 of them are only 1 point!!  WOOHOO!

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Well, I am SUPER excited about Weight Watchers offering free registration again (I was beginning to worry they weren't going to do it.. eek!).. so now I have to figure out where to go for my meeting.. I'm hoping to keep my Friday weigh in's, as I REALLY like weighing in then.. and of course, in the morning.. Katelyn goes to one that I've been to before.. my sista (sorority sister) Red goes to the same one.. not sure on days, but I've liked this place for a while, so I'm hoping I can squeeze in enough time to go there at 10am.. Cross fingers!  ;)

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Today I was planning to make my first smoothie.. but I am really sleepy still, so I'm thinking I'm gonna go back to bed for like 45 minutes.. lol.. so sad.. oh! One more thing.. I came in tonight, after missing ANOTHER meal fixed by her.. and I sat down and talked to her about how I was going to have to focus when I started the PointsPlus on Friday.. so if she could just stop making me a plate, that'd be great (hey, I rhymed!)  She said that she totally understood!  Was waiting for an argument or something.. not sure why.. but now I should be great to lose weight like I need to, without any distractions (aka food and candy)..

Check it out!

Alrighty, so I have posted my first set of weekly goals.. they are on the left side of my blog, in case ya haven't noticed yet.. hehe

I plan to keep the bottom three permanently.. I figure those are good goals to keep throughout the year.. I can't imagine how many foods I can try between now and the end of the year.. you figure there are 52 weeks in a year, well I honestly am going to have to think outside my "normal eating" box to come up with that many foods to try.. lol.. I'm definitely looking forward to trying some different fruits and veggies.. and some different meals and stuff like that too.. :)

Any ideas for what I should try?  I think this week it's going to be protein powder.. stupid, I know, but I need to find some good ones.. might as well kill two birds with one stone, right?!  :)

I am at work right now, so I can't do what I was wanting to do RIGHT NOW, but I will be back on later tonight (after my dinner with Katie and Katelyn) to fix things up the way I want them to be.. so keep an eye out!  Ta ta for now..

Happy Monday..

hahahahah.. yeah right.. whoever actually says this (and means it) needs to be beat up.. ;)

Alright, so I've come to some decisions.. and they aren't really life changing, but they are important in this thing we call "changing our lives".. I'm going to take another picture of me in my bridesmaid dress, like my before picture.. and hopefully see a huge difference (or atleast a small one.. lol)

I will be posting my weekly goals later today.. I just don't have time this morning.. but I know that a few of them will be the same every week.. like trying a new exercise class/video/game once a week, and to cook a new recipe once a week.. 

I think I will be doing weekly goals on the side of my blog, then post a "page" about my month and year goals.. I know one of my goals for January would be to get out of the 220's and to join the new Weight Watchers program.. but I'm hoping to figure out some more REASONABLE goals.. because part of me, the inpulsive part, wants to just say "be in Onederland by January" and that would take a miracle and a fast of some sort.. which ain't happening..

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Okay, well I'm going to be late if I don't get off here, so here's my question...

What are some of your goals for your healthy lifestyle this year??

P.S. I know I stole the idea of the ------------- between subjects from someone (and I will find them later), but I wanted to say thank you for the idea (and I hope you don't mind me "stealing" it).. because it REALLY is a good one.. :)

Presents time..

Okay, so I am working on my goals for 2011.. and I'm going to post my weekly goals for this coming week tomorrow morning.. most of them are NOT weight loss related.. but at least one will be, of course..  My room is a mess from Christmas and my closet basically EXPLODING.. lol

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So now is the fun part of Christmas.. all the presents I got!  Okay, now as I previously posted, I was kinda worried that I'd have all these clothes that I'd have to worry about needing to exchange.. but that was SO not the case..  My mom was told to scale it down this year.. and she did indeed.. in such a good way!  This Christmas was less focused on clothes and more focused on things I actually needed/could use..  Honestly, I couldn't have asked for all the AWESOME stuff I got.. some of it I didn't even know existed.. lol

My white elephant gift.. Have I mentioned that my WHOLE family is Colts Fans?!

Yeah, I wanted to burn the damn thing in the backyard (and post it on here, of course).. but I've been told that's not an option.. :(

My grandma got me and my brother old fashioned recorders.. ya know, the ones you play in elementary school (or atleast we did).. my brother's was pink!  mine was purple.. :)

My wonderful brother and sister-in-law got me this (plus an adorable Under Armour training shirt)!!  It was like they read my mind.. or my blog (which I don't think really happened.. lol).. now I don't have to get one for myself.. and I've been using it ever since.. it's 20 oz. and I try to drink between 5 to 6 of them a day.. so far so good!  :)

Santa left this for me in my stocking!  HOLY COW!!  How hard it was for him to find this, from what I understand.. And I'm so grateful for all the hard work it took to find this.. I can't wait to use it (hopefully tomorrow after dinner/cookie exchange).. :)

Okay, so this is a terry cloth towel that has zipper pockets on both sides AND wraps around your neck!  WTH?!  I didn't even know this kind of thing EXISTED, let alone knew to ask for it for Christmas!  And after unwrapping this, I got up and hugged my mom (and apologized profusely for thinking she was in denial about my weight loss).. and it's my favorite color!!  It was just too perfect!!

Okay, so if you know ANYTHING about me, you know I LOVE LOVE LOVE pink and purple.. and I LOVE LOVE LOVE to sew.. I currently have an old sewing machine (that is not working at all right now) and borrowed my "kick ass" clients sewing machine to do a couple things.. but now I can give it back to him!  My mom and dad are AWESOME!  I never would have asked for this..

This was too cute when I opened it.. it swivels and turns.. it's freakin' FANTABULOUS!! :)

Now this is just the tip of the iceberg of my presents.. I mean, I got gift cards, a new desk chair (that I seriously LOVE because now I don't slump all the time like I did with my old one), a little bit of chocolate, a TON of scarves and hats to go with them, my FIRST pair of jeggings (and two pairs of boots to go with them.. I'll SO blog about them when I try them on).. and some lotto tickets and some cash too..  I love my family, they are so generous, and totally enjoy all of my gifts.. I just wish I got to see the other side of my family.. as dramatic as it can be sometimes, I actually missed them..

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Alrighty, so I had blogged about considering buying one of those Magic Bullet things.. and Trisha and Joanna told me about this version of it from Wal-Mart.. when I heard it was only $14.88, I honestly figured it was a cheap brand.. and boy was I SURPRISED when I saw it was made by GE.. I had to get it!  So, Merry Christmas to me.. :)

 

I can't wait to make my first smoothie.. Now I just have to try out some protein powders, and I'll have the perfect breakfast and after-workout smoothies!  I can't wait to try it out.. :)

Well, I'm super tired, so I'm off to bed.. I'll be back tomorrow.. :)

Merry Christmas (or whatever you chose to celebrate).. :)

So I am super excited about all that I got for Christmas.. and all the fun that was had in between getting these gifts.. :)

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Christmas Eve

My family celebrates Christmas Eve at my Grandma's house (my mom's mom).. and it's ALWAYS a blast.. My grandmother is a GREAT cook, her apartment is just the right size for all of us, and we always play the best games!  Like this year, we played Imaginiff.. Until tonight, I had never heard about it.. and the one we played was the 10th Anniversary Edition!  Where has this game been all my life?! lol..

We played this game with 7 people (well, technically 8 but Layla isn't born yet, so eh!).. and it was hilarious!  And we also do the White Elephant gift exchange.. and it's always fun!  Because the duds/goodies are always awesome!!  And I wish I had stolen the super cute elephant to go with my hippo.. but I got this biggest dud of them all.. I would have even loved to get the big pig pin cushion thing.. but I didn't.. :(    What did I get, you ask?!  Oh, I'll show you.. 

Later...

As I have to leave for work in like 10 minutes, and I still gotta get some stuff done.. :(  I'll be back later to post more.. and of course, the dreaded gift.. lol

Hope you and your families are having fun and making great memories today.. :)

And so the size game begins..

Okay, so I knew to expect it, especially with my slacking weight loss (up to the past two weeks, that is).. My mom is bound and determined to buy me sizes that she thinks will fit.. and I am not going to take tags off anything that I won't fit into in 2 months.. what's the point??  I barely get to wear "normal" clothes anyways (as I'm always working or at home), so why waste money on clothes that get worn once and get put into the "yard sale" pile?!

I hate to say this, and I told my mom that while she may be in denial about my weight loss (she says she isn't), I am not wearing clothes that are too big for me.. I don't care if she thinks they'll fit..  But how do I make my mom feel less like I'm being ungrateful????  That's the unfortunate question.. I don't want to hurt my mom's feelings.. I honestly don't..  

BUT...

Now that I've tried on the outfit, the leggings fit (they are a size XXL in Aerie by American Eagle) and the tunic top is cute (it's an XXL in Mark by Avon).. It works out really cute.. and the tunic is gonna last a while because the bottom of it is still a little snug around my lower belly..  :)

chopped my head off bc I don't have any makeup on or my hair fixed.. lol

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Okay, now onto the TMI of my post today..  So Trisha's hubby, close your eyes.. lol

I have dealt with body acne, as I'm sure we all have, throughout my life.. I have that arm crap from "sweat getting trapped by clothing after working out" or whatever causes it.. I have the little bumps that pop up randomly.. but my biggest problem is butt acne.. lmao (pun not intentionally added)..

And wanna hear the weird part about butt acne??  It gets SO MUCH BETTER when I eat healthy!  Who knew your body would look better when you eat better!?  ;)   Just writing about this is making me giggle..

Okay, end of the TMI part..

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As Adam Sandler says, Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah!  ;)

Christmas Came Early..

and boy am I ECSTATIC!!  Today, if you've been paying any attention at all (hehe), is my weigh in day.. and I actually have been looking forward to it, because while I haven't been tracking and paying OCD-type attention to what I eat, I have been doing pretty decent food-wise..  and it showed this morning on the scale..

226.2 lbs

I mean, really?!  I almost did a happy dance ON the scale.. instead I did a happy dance up my stairs.. lol.. I was hoping to sleep in today a little (seeing as I don't have to work), but my body wasn't having it I guess..  but I'm excited to go get my hair and nails did before all the festivities begin.. 

Well, that's all I wanted to mention right now.. I'm off to go dance more in celebration of my 1.4 lb loss..  :)

My Friend's New Blog..

I had completely forgot to link up my work momma's new blog a few days ago.. Sorry, mommasns..  Check her out though, and be sure to pump her up a little.. she's got a lot on her plate most days..  :)

I know you guys will welcome her into this environment with open arms.. because that's what ya did for me.. :)

Fat Girl = Tight Dress

Christmas Eve Eve..

Okay, so I just wrote like 3 paragraphs for this entry, and the damn laptop I'm on decides to close this browser.. UGH!  Stupid crappy computer!  lol.. rant over.. now back to regularly scheduled entry..
I love that it's already December 23rd.. I can't wait to go to my grandma's house tomorrow night, I can't wait to get my hair cut and my nails did tomorrow afternoon, and I can't wait to open my presents Christmas morning.. and of course, all the family I get to see.. :)
The bad part about this time of year, is all the crap that seems to happen during this busy time.. like last night when I was going home, I got pulled over!  Really?!  Isn't there some kind of code that says that you don't pull people over for stupid shit like a headlight out?!  But he was a hot cop, so I was totally nice and kinda flirty.. lol.. he let me off with "a warning".. whatever that is anymore.. lol
I was planning to be one of those crazy people shopping tomorrow, because Friday is payday at my job.. and guess what?!  I guess my job decided to consider Christmas Eve a holiday because I got paid today!!  WOOHOO!! Now I can go after work and get the few things I still need to get.. I'm kinda dreading going to Target tonight though.. It's pretty crazy around there anymore.. But seeing as I only have 4 people to buy for, I'm seriously happy.. :)
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I must say thanks to Gertie and Michelle for making me smile for a long time last night.. While I love that I have 58 followers, I realize that not all of them read my blog daily.. that'd be awesome but not realistic.. I don't even read ALL my blogs I follow on a DAILY basis..  But it was nice to hear from Gertie and Michelle that I was missed.. :)

So thanks a million, ladies!

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Now onto my plans for my plans.. lmao.. I couldn't think of anything else to call them.. because right now, they are just that.. blueprints, kinda..  Right now, I'm definitely going to post a page about my 2011 goals.. those goals that I want to accomplish either during the year, or by the end of the year..  Some will have specific timelines, and some won't.. 

I also plan to make weekly goals.. but limit myself to 5 a week.. things like cook a new recipe, try a new class (or workout), and maybe even a few things not related to weight loss (like get out of the house.. lol).. 

My goals for right now (up to the end of the year) is to get as many tools as possible lined up for the new year.. I REALLY want one of those bullet things I've heard all sorts of people talk about (including Trisha).. I am going to look up some different exercises I can do at home or at the gym to spice things up a bit.. I am going to look for some yummy chicken recipes to keep myself from running out of ideas.. I'm thinking of buying a new food scale, but I'm not sure yet, as my current one still works, but it's a bit small.. and instead of buying a new scale, I'm thinking I'm gonna look for the instructions for the one we have.. lmao

I hope to have all my goals finished by the end of the weekend, if not by tomorrow afternoon (now that I don't have to do much, I may get it done by then).. For those who aren't coming back online until after Christmas, I want to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas.. and I look forward to seeing all sorts of posts about what happened and what ya got under the tree.. :)

Plans are to be made..

Alright, so as I sit here at 7 am (or WAY TOO EARLY o'clock.. lol), I am thinking of all the changes I'm going to start making.. some won't start til closer to the new year, but some will start as soon as the 27th..

Things like:

** Starting the new Weight Watchers Points Plus meetings

** Getting my ass a gym schedule to work with my crazy work schedule

** Paying down/off my bills

And that's just a few of them.. I plan to kick my ass back into gear, just not sure what all to use to do it.. I'd love to go "Christmas shopping" for myself on the 26th (or 27th in my case) and buy all sorts of weight loss related goodies.. but I'm pretty sure it'll have to wait til the 31st, which I'm okay with..  Gotta get a new water bottle (as my old one seems to have frozen and cracked), maybe a new scale that I can figure out how to work..

Well, I'm off to get some other things done.. seeing as that's why I'm up so early.. lol.. Holy cow!  I just realized that tomorrow is Christmas Eve!!  WHAAAAAAAT?!  Good gravy, where'd the time go???  For those who are logging off here for the holidays, I want to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas, and I look forward to reading about all the fun (or not-so-much fun) the time was.. :)

Out with the old..

and in with the new..

I love Victoria's Secret bras.. so much that they are the only bras I wear.. I will pay $45 (usually I have SOME kind of coupon, so it's not usually that expensive) for a good bra.. I mean, the one I'm throwing away has been worn 24/7 since last December.. well, except to workout in (I have an old one for that.. lol).. they last FOREVER!  But I got a new one earlier than I thought I would be able to, thanks to Mrs. Peggy and Eric..  They gave me a VS gift card!  YAY!!  So I'm throwing out the old one...

This thing has been stretched out, worn out, and basically died a good death.. lol

I wore it out so much that the strap actually came away from the cups.. that's NEVER happened before..

and in with the new one.. I plan to buy another nude one on the 31st.. to ring in the new year and my "new plan".. but I couldn't resist buying a sexy color.. and while I was REALLY wanting hot pink (imagine that, right?!), they were out, so I settled for second best.. turquoise blue.. :)  Wearing this under my clothes is guaranteed to make me feel hot.. 

Playing Catch Up..

Well, I'm BAAAAAAAAAAACK!  hehe

And I have pictures!!  Woohoo!  lol.. sorry, I just got done watching Easy A.. has to be the funniest movie I've seen in a WHILE.. oh, and I'm in love with Stanley Tucci.. :)

Alrighty then, as I said in my previous post, I kinda slacked a bit a lot on my 12 Days of Christmas postings.. and Tara, I apologize for basically dropping the ball.. so to catch YOU ALL up on what Miss Tara gave me, here's Day 3 (bc I realized I didn't show you what was IN my 3rd and 4th day) to Day 12 (aka the last day), because if you remember, patience isn't my strong suit.. lmao

** WARNING: My pics kinda suck, because my camera phone KINDA SUCKS.. so I'm sorry these prolly won't do my gifties justice..  **

on the 3rd day of Christmas, Tara gave me some kick ASS Christmas socks.. they are so soft!

on the 4th day of Christmas, Tara gave me some WONDERFUL dark chocolate M&M's.. yummy!!

On the 5th day of Christmas, Tara gave me...

an exfoliating bath poof from Bath and Body Works.. I have one of these already, and they are WONDERFUL!  It's nice to have another one.. :)

on the 6th day of Christmas, Tara gave to me...

some pretty maroon OPI nail polish and clear sealer.. and toe things..  pedicure time!!

On the 7th day of Christmas, Tara gave to me...

I honestly can't remember what Day 7 brought me.. and I sadly don't have a pic.. I can't believe I didn't get a pic of it.. :(

on the 8th day of Christmas, Tara gave to me... a pretty
"Happy Holidays" mug with something yummy inside..

the something yummy? caramels that me and my mom think are homemade.. they are SO SOFT!!

on the 9th day of Christmas, Tara gave to me... some super soft shea cashmere lotion..

on the 10th day of Christmas, Tara gave to me...

a 2011 Colt's calendar!!  The sticky note on it said "If only they had one w/ just pictures of Peyton!  :)  He's my favorite!

On the 11th day of Christmas, Tara gave to me...

This super cute Snowman christmas ornament.. looks like we both gave each other Christmas ornaments.. :)

On the 12th day of Christmas, Tara gave to me.. this beautiful (I assume) handmade bracelet.. I w

ear it all the time.. :)

I can honestly say that I loved my gifts, and I loved doing this.. I hope that we do it again next year.. :)   I can't wait to see more of what Tara thinks of the gifts I sent her..  It's a relief to get these on here (and I can't believe I forgot day 7..)

I saw the above ornament at Hobby Lobby.. and just couldn't help take a pic.. I almost bought it, but didn't for some reason.. hmmm...

My client that I talk about (with the awesome girlfriend) gave me a HUGE present yesterday.. to give a little background, my favorite Christmas song OF ALL TIME is I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas.. I love it, and belt it out at random all the time.. I opened one of the gifts and found this..

isn't he cute?!  I felt like a little kid, because I hugged it really close to me and was all giddy!  and if it hadn't been like 11pm, I would have text him to thank him.. I waited til I saw him today.. lol.. he also gave me some earrings and some tools (not sure why I got these, but whatever.. lol)

Okay, I think this post is quite long, so I'll fill ya in on all the goodies I baked yesterday.. and my "goals" for the rest of the year.. :)

Been in Hiding..

Well, I feel horrible.. I haven't been posting on here at all in the past 3 days.. and I totally left my 12 Days of Christmas Partner in the dust (so to speak), because I haven't posted how much I LOVE her gifts..

Right now I'm at work, and my plan is to catch up with all my bloggy friends tonight and post all the pics of what's been going on in my world.. I've been doing really good, I think, with my food.. I haven't been tracking, but I do pay attention to what and how much I am eating.. and I have NOT been to the gym.. I miss it so much!  I can't wait to get this week over.. as sad as that sounds, it's true.. I feel like I haven't been able to stick to a normal schedule this past week.. actually, more like 2 weeks if I think about it..

And it has everything to do with my lack of UMPH in the morning.. I'd be blogging daily still if I could get up early enough to sit there long enough to get stuff done.. lol

OH!  One of my friends, well more like a work momma to me, is new to blogging.. and I'm so proud of her for putting herself out in this world, because we all know how much guts it takes to take the plunge into weight loss blogging..  so if ya want a new follower and a new blog to follow, check hers out..  (I'll post the link later.. the computer I'm on isn't letting me do the "link" thing)..

Weekend from Hell..

Okay, so this weekend has been a doozy.. and a bad one at that..

I didn't get to go to the grocery store at all in the past 3 days.. and I've made not-so-good food choices these past two days.. ugh!  Like today, I didn't eat a good breakfast, wasn't hungry for lunch, and then proceeded to eat 4 pieces of pizza!  WTF?!  When am I gonna get it in my head that 1.) I can't eat that many pieces of pizza anymore (I wanted to vomit I was so sick from eating too much) and 2.) that I shouldn't WANT to eat that many pieces of pizza!! 

I just wish I could figure this work/diet thing out.. I'm good when I'm home.. but right now, I'm HARDLY home.. I mean, I bought a bag of chicken breasts.. TWO WEEKS AGO!  And they haven't been touched.. :(

I'm thinking I'm gonna have a talk with my mom and tell her not to fix me food anymore.. this way I make sure I have no excuses.. and I'm going to have to start packing my lunch and denying my clients making me lunches/dinners..

I will say that this next week will be a crappy one, exercise-wise.. With the holidays right down the road, I know I won't have the time to make it to the gym and still get everything done that I need to get done.. so I'm taking the week off from the gym.. but not from exercising.. I plan to do my Wii games that I have as much as I can.. because while I'm baking goodies (for other people), I can do my Just Dance game during baking.. lol

I am TERRIFIED that I'm going to re-gain the 2 lbs I lost last week.. but I am going to the grocery tomorrow after work, and I plan to load up on fruits and veggies.. and so I don't forget to eat them (which happens often to me), I'm going to make sure to chop (or whatever) them up and portion them out as soon as I get home.. because half my excuse is not having them at hand..

I'm so tired right now, from all the crappiness that's gone on.. lol.. so I'm going to go lay in bed and watch this Made episode that I DVR'd earlier.. I'll blog about that tomorrow.. because it's interesting..

Weigh In Day!!

Alrighty, so today is the day!  Today is weigh-in day!  And I'm actually looking forward to it, because while I didn't track too well, I made good food decisions during the week.. :)

227.6 lbs

That is what the scale said this morning!  I was so excited!  I lost those dreaded 2 lbs that have been hanging on for the past 2 weeks.. :)   I've got to find some kind of balance.. between exercising every day and not exercising at all (which is what happened this week unfortunately).. but that's what I plan to do these next 7 days..  I'm so happy!  lol..

This is just gonna be a quick post, as I have so much to do today.. work, then shopping in Indianapolis.. but I promise to post those pics later tonight.. me and my dad have been sharing a computer mouse (weird, i know) because his finally bit the dust.. 

Happy Friday!

On the Third (and Fourth) Days of Christmas..

my 12 Days of Christmas partner gave me..

and because I couldn't wait, I opened all the other ones too.. hehehe.. and THEN my camera died.. so I'll post pics from my cell in a bit.. once I get them on my computer.. lol

Today has been nice.. It's day 2 on my Vyvanse, and my second snow day this week.. damn rear-wheel drive truck.. lol.. So NO WORK!!  I decided to FINALLY make my Christmas cards today.. which put me into more of a Christmas-y mood.. :)  And I can't wait til later, because my mom is making her cut-out Christmas cookies tonight!  There are never enough of them to last, they are so good.. lol.. 

The Vyvanse is making my appetite non-existent, so I'm having to force myself to eat.. kinda a nice change, since usually I'm forcing myself NOT to eat.. so lunch is lasting most of the day.. and dinner will prolly be cookies.. but not that many of course..  I'm having a hard time thinking of what to write, so I'm off here.. I know I'm forgetting something, but I'm sure I'll remember later and post again.. :)