Creating the new me

 It was such a wonderful weekend here. I got so much accomplished, organized and done I feel ready to start the week off right!  On Sat I got the oil changed in my car, clothes that were too big dropped off at goodwill, got my Mom’s birthday present bought and ready to mail…and so much more. Then after all my errands I went to the gym for 2.5 miles on the treadmill….half of that was jogging. YEAH ME!

Then yesterday I got even more done, lots of healthy grocery shopping. Cleaning done at the house, yard work, and even had a great little BBQ Last night…I had some salmon with Roni’s Salmon Spice…so yummy! 

I am ready to face the week. I have my goals all set…the top priority is 5 times this week at the Gym. I’ve been doing this for a few months now and I love it.  I wasn’t able to do it last week because of the whole wisdom teeth extraction…I did go 3 times against the doc’s orders…shhhh don’t tell him :) 

Bring on the week!

  I just got back from WI, and I am down 2.4 pounds!  I am so excited, that makes the grand total…drumroll please….45 Pounds.  I am stoked. I knew last week that was a very lofty goal to set for myself, but I am so proud I did and that I achieved it.

Sorry this is short lots on my mind lately. I am going through some personal stuff. I’ll try to blog about it later…it’ll probably make me feel better. If you are following it has to do with my search for my birth mother.. things are finally moving and it is making me very anxious. 

Have a great OP Day!

I feel like I am being so boring lately. It’s just that nothings new, everythings the same old same old. Still recooperating from my wisdom teeth being pulled on Friday.  I’m back to mostly normal foods, just being pretty careful.  Tomorrow is WI so I am trying to be really good today. I’ll be back tomorrow with results.

 The Dentist said no Gym for a week. I snuck there last night for a 40 min pilates class and hit the treadmill afterwards, but after 10 min on the treadmill I could feel my jaw starting to throw and I could taste blood…so home I went. Its pretty depressing actually to not be able to go to the gym. I hadn’t realized how much I loved my time there, and how much I miss it when I cannot go. 

I’m pretty excited about Roni’s Plans for the new Community.  I am a little nervous about losing everything I have here, and moving everything over to the new site. But I’m sure i’ll get the hang of it, and i’m sure she won’t leave us hanging I really appreciate all the hard work she puts in to help us!

 I’m really beginning to like my new body. I am certianly not at goal, but having lost over 40 pounds is totally noticeable. I look at myself more in the mirror and admire the different shape my body has taken. It’s pretty cool, and I am energized by this to continue to live a healthier lifestyle and see how else I can change my body.  As I get closer to goal I am sure I will see even more changes.

We’ve been busy planning in our little family of all the trips and things we have to look forward to.

May - Reno

October - I’m a bridesmaid in a wedding

November - Puerta Vallarta Mexico

January - Cruise with a Girlfriend

The above should create quite a bit of motivation for me to continue on this journey and get to goal! 

Well I made it through the surgery to have all 4 wisdom teeth taken out. I have a huge anxiety problem with dentists so that was the hardest part for me. I don’t remember anything after they put the IV in. It was as if I blinked and they were saying.  “OK you can get up now”. 

I am not in much pain.  Haven’t been eating much because I can’t. And haven’t worked out. Doc says no gym for a week. So I guess next Sat it is. I may try a pilates class or a short slow walk, but I really don’t want to prevent my healing by doing anything too strenuous.

 Hopefully this lack of eating solid foods for a few days will show as a loss on the scale; and if it does that it stays off….We shall see on Thursday

 Have a great rest of your weekend everyone

 Well I lost another 1.4 lbs this week!  I am estatic My total weight loss is 42.6 lbs so far. I have high hopes that next week I’ll high 45 lbs lost. But we’ll see. I am getting all 4 wisdom teeth removed tomorrow. So I know I won’t be working out much for the next few days, but I hope I won’t be eating much for the next few days either! 

Say a prayer for me. The Dentist is my LARGEST FEAR IN LIFE!  They are giving me some good anti anxiety drugs to take and some good painkillers. So maybe i’ll just sleep through the next week, lost 2.4 pounds at WI, making my total Weight Loss 45 pounds.

See, I have it all worked out in my perfect world

 Well I got back from WI this morning and I am down 1.4 pounds this week.  I am super excited about that. It is great to know that my workouts are really helping me in regards to Weight Loss. I was able to eat relatively reasonably this week, have a few indulgences, drink a little too much wine and champagne, and still post a loss.

I am working my @ss off at the gym, and it’s showing.

I have lost a total of 41.2 pounds! 

I have a few pics I want to post.  Below is a picture from March 15th at my birthday party. I am in the middle.  The second picture is from a formal event we went to this Saturday night, March 22nd. The last one is from my birthday weekend too.

I’m not going to post them on my progress pics page yet because I want to wait until I hit the 40 lb milestone and take a picture then…I’m only .2 away!

Sorry I didn’t get a chance to post yesterday…crazy day. Well I lost .4 :)  I will definately take that, I had a huge loss last week of 3.2, so not only did I maintain during my birthday week, but I lost .4 .

I indulged quite a bit last week too, but am totally back on track now with eating and exercise. I’ve been kicking butt at the gym lately and it has been helping my weight loss efforts so much.

I didn’t get my 40 pound star yesterday though…total weight loss is 39.8, oh so close! Next week for sure! 

I am down in the 170’s though, 179.6 to be exact. I am super stoked about that, I have come a long way.

I’ve got a big weekend coming up, a few food temptations in there, but I’ll make do, use my flexies and hit the gym.

Have a great holiday weekend everyone! 

Well my 30th birthday came and went. I had such a great time, and it really was almost a week of celebrations!

Sat night we had all our friends and family over for music, food and drinks. It was so fun to see everyone. And everyone commented on how good I looked. I’ll post a pic later if I think of it! 

Sun morning DBF and I went to a hot springs and spent the night. It was so nice and relaxing.  Then Monday we had the day off work and went shopping. We both had a great time.

On the way home we found a new bedroom set, and I think we are going to purchase it. We have a waterbed now that I HATE, so this is a new set up, frame, evertything, it’s still a waterbed, but its 95% wavefree….so hopefully it’s a good compromise for the two of us….

WI is tomorrow, I hope to maintain or lose a little. I had a great WI last week (-3.2 pounds), and then ate like crap after that…I’m back on track though, and went to the gym last night. My goal is 5 nights this week. I only made it 3 last week, but have consistently been making it 5 times.

OK, enough rambling for now. I’ll be back tomorrow with WI results!  Have a great OP DAY!

Well I have been a horrible blogger lately. I have been reading tons of blogs, but not commenting and not writing on my own.

However, I have been a good loser lately.  I lost 1 lb last week and 3.2 lbs at todays WI. I think I may be over my little plateau, but I’ve worked hard damn it, I deserve it.

I am past the 50% mark, and am closer to my goal than I am to my starting weight!

I weighed in at 180.0 pounds today, so close to the 170’s.

I have lost a total of 39.4 lbs, so close to 40.

My 30th birthday is on Sunday, I am so excited, and so proud I started this journey when I did. I am so much healthier, happier, and feel better about myself than when I started.