I Am Shrinking And It Feels So Good!

Greetings all,

I know it has been a little while since I have posted, but remember this is all new to me and I am simply trying to use the blog as another source of accountability. So, last week I opted not to weigh in for the first time in three months. The reason being that I had the worst food week ever and I personally did not want to see a gain as I know it would crush me. The week leading up to my decision consisted of a wedding shower where I ate a cupcake and some pasta, a Friday night pizza party, a trip to Santa Cruz that included some fudge and assorted candies, along with various other "treats."(see above, we had our sweet little nephew for the week) Needless to say, I was not feeling the weigh in. I chose to skip it, forgive myself, start fresh again and move forward in my plan and that is exactly what I did!

I did weigh in though yesterday and came out with a 2.5 pound loss, so all is good with the world now:) More importantly I made a discovery that has brightened my days and re-sparked my motivation. My daughter and I are addicted to this vintage dress website where we order SO MANY THINGS!! (the UPS man knows us well) On the site, each and every dress has a measurement chart for precise sizing, so we have our handy dandy tape measure at our sides all the time. My daughter, Sarah, ordered something really cute that I have had my eye on and I asked her if she would mind if I had the same thing. Of course she did not, as long as we don't wear them at the same time, cool...done and done. However, I have been practicing a bit more reserve lately as I do not want to order this great stuff that will fit now for only a short time. So I decided to order it in a smaller size while it is now still available. I took my measurements for my waist and hips, 34 and 44 inches, great, perfectly proportionate! Sarah then asked me what were my measurements when I started. Hmm... I did not know. I ran to my room to look up the starting weight paperwork and found that my waist and hip measurements in April were 38 and 48 inches! HOLY CRAP!!! I have lost 4 inches in both places, significant inches, and I am only halfway to my goal (actually 2 pounds away from halfway). No wonder nothing fits me anymore. I may lose 4 more inches in each place. Wow, I feel so good about this! I should also mention that I had to buy new bras this week. I am no longer wearing a 40G, but a 38DDD! Every little bit counts.

I also want to add a very special announcement. I am finally below 200 pounds for the first time in a very long time. If these monumental changes are happening to me now, just think how great I will feel as I get closer and closer to my goal?

I am very proud of me!

I am off to have another successful, productive and positive week.

Y'all should do the same-

Live, love, laugh and lose-

Lisa

Weigh In Results 6/30/11

Oh my goodness! I think the busyness around here has finally come to an end. All of my home improvements are in place and we are finally enjoying the fruits of our labor. The most complicated drawn out process was the wiring of the television and surround sound. I personally do not know why all this fancy speaker, woofer, blah, blah, blah is necessary, but apparently it is very important to the home theater. What I do know is that it took forever and made a big mess, created lots of dust and also made some holes in/on my freshly painted walls (That are now patched up, but still need painting). During all this chaos, I was without my laptop and was relying on my android to check email, so I am late in posting my weight loss for the week.

Here goes...I lost 3.4 pounds last week. I am thrilled and quite positive that my body has finally adjusted to this new change. I am at 201 and am really hoping to be below "that number" at my next weigh in. I still have four weigh in's before I sail away to the islands, so I am diligent about timing my meals, drinking my water and getting in my exercise. I really, really, really want to be at 191 when we go, but I promise not to be hard on myself if I do not meet that goal. After all, it is a journey, not a destination, right? Until then, I will continue down my path and assure myself that I am doing well and will follow this path until I reach my goal and the maintenance phase of my program.

I have a busy mind and always have lots of thinking going on. I never really have a concrete plan when I sit down here to write, but rather ramble and try to keep the blog coherent. Here it is the Fourth of July and it is the first free weekend day we have had in weeks. We have no furniture to move, no painting to do, no more boxes to pack or unpack and I am completely unsure of what we are going to do. Maybe we will simply relax and just enjoy the gorgeous new surroundings. I would love to go out and about, but anyone that knows me knows I am anti-crowd. I love people, but I hate crowds and living here in the bay area, anywhere worth going today will be too crowded for my liking. Thinking we will just hang out and BBQ.

Also, my sweet Maxi boy turned one on Saturday. I bought him this cute little peanut butter doggie cake in celebration. It turns out, he is not a fan of frosting, just like his big sis, Sarah! Roscoe, of course loved every morsel. I think he must be part lab because he will eat anything. All in all,Max had a great birthday despite all of the uproar in our house that day and we are so happy to have him here with us. He is adapting beautifully and I am sure he now feels safe and secure. I think he is the most sensitive dog I have ever owned. He really is mommy's sweetheart. I adore that dog.

As for Roscoe, he will be one on July 29th, so we will also get him a little doggie birthday cake. Roscoe is not feeling well though. Yesterday when I returned from my girls day out, he was coughing a little bit and I asked Glenn if he had been doing so all day. Glenn hadn't noticed. But as the night wore on, he got worse, coughing and retching. Around midnight we called the 24hr emergency vet and decided to bring him in. They said it is most likely kennel cough. I'm sure we had him immunized for this, but apparently it is quite common. It must have been contracted from the dog park. Currently he is dosed up on codeine cough syrup and antibiotics and sleeping. I hope he can sleep most of this day and feel better tonight. My poor little sweetheart. It seems that all these crazy illnesses always happen late at night or on a weekend when my regular vet is not open. We are all tired today because Roscoe coughed and vomited all night. Staying home today seems to be the best bet for all.

So, that is what has been going on in my little corner of the world. As of today, I am 33.5 pounds down from my starting weight in April. I'm getting there!

Happy Birthday America!

Live, love, laugh and lose-

~Lisa