Did you all miss me?

Sorry I've been gone. So, here's what's up. I did not make my weigh in and for the first time since the new year, I gained rather than lost. I got pissed, then I got even. I last weighed in at 181.6 on March 14 ... the next week, I weighed in at 183.2 which pissed me off, so I didn't post it. That was March 21. On March 28, I weighed in at 182.2 which was good, but still not to where I was, so still no post. April 4 I broke just over even at 181.4 so that was good, but I just was too busy to log on and post. Same was true last week on April 11 when I weighed in at 179.8! WOOT!! I'm under 180. Another milestone! So, needless to say, I'm feeling pretty good about life right now. Right now I'm in the middle of week 19 and with over 20 lbs lost, I'm still ahead of my goal, so no harm, no foul and we'll keep on trucking through the summer... bikini by August?? Who knows!

My thoughts on Spring Break...

It sucks. Granted, I'm glad for the time off from the soul-sucking establishment they call the university, however, I haven't done much of anything and have gained 3 lbs... THEREFORE: I am exercising my ass off (hopefully literally). I'm doing two 30 min bouts a day on the Gazelle and tomorrow I'm going to try to get in a Yoga session... however, I have to work tomorrow AND I have an internship interview to go to (wish me luck) so we'll see about yoga... I really just want to make sure that I get in my Gazelle time as I can burn the most calories on that deal (300 in 30 min). Hopefully I caught this in time to make weigh-in on Friday... :o We'll see!

AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!

SO, the past two weeks just exploded on me. I have pieces of week all stuck in my hair and splattered all over the walls. It's not a pretty sight. I think things might be starting to piece themselves back together now, so that's good. I DID weigh in last week, but I didn't have time to post... so, end of week 13 my weight was 182.7... so close to the 20 lb mark I could taste it... made me want to jog 10 miles and re-weigh, but no. I found the red shoes that I promised myself for accomplishing my anniversary goal. New Goal: If I lose 30 lbs (down to 172) by May 1, I will buy myself a new pair of kick-ass FM Boots (if you don't know what FM is... you probably shouldn't know...) Yes, I do have a shoe fetish, but I don't have that many really cute shoes... so they are going to be my rewards.

Well, I've already weighed in this week (couldn't help it... needed to know ASAP!) and...

181.6

That's right, I have officially lost over 20 lbs since Dec 1. 2007. I have taken my BMI (Body Mass Index) from 34.7 to 31.2. Only 7.1 lbs more and I will no longer be considered medically obese. (Check your BMI at nhlbisupport.com/bmi/)

I've been really proud of myself lately. I've always been a stress eater, but this, the most stressful of semesters that I can remember, I have actually lost weight. I've gotten into the practice of asking myself "are you really hungry" before I eat anything. I don't keep any junk food in the house and certainly not in the living room. Things are going well, so I'll quit rambling on and post again next week!

The first one is how I looked on Dec 1 2007... The one on the right is how I looked yesterday, Feb 29 2008.... I've still got a long way to go, but I'm getting there.

PS-Sugar-free pudding tastes like chocolate water.

So Close!!

1.4 Lbs to the 20lb mark... Next week I should have it! Feeling pretty good about things, except I did my dance tape yesterday and hurt my knee. Nothing too bad, just a little sore today, so I might have to break out the braces and wear them for exercise again... Oh, well, it's not going to stop me.

Getting there...

OK, so this week we had a "special" dinner with my in-laws, I had an emotional eating breakdown AND my campus group had a speaker with a junk food (hor d'oeuvres) reception and I still pulled a loss... not a big loss but still, a loss. 2.8lbs from now I'll have lost 20 pounds. I'm sorry, but I'm freaking proud of myself. :) 11 weeks and I'm almost 2/5 of the way to my goal...

Before...

So, here is what I looked like at 205 lbs... The dress that is hanging in the left of the picture is one that I've been hopeing to fit into for well over a year. I think about 5-10 more lbs and I'll look good in it! I'm hoping to wear it to a wedding that we have coming up this spring... seeing how things have been going, I don't think it will be a problem, but we'll see. I'll take some pics this week for comparison sake. For now, I'm just going to weigh in and get ready for work.