Almost there

This image was from August 2013 (this year) when Evan, Chad, Amber, and I went to Isla Mujeres, Mexcio for our 'adult' short trip.  So far, it has been my favorite place!  We had an amazing room and the place was beautiful.  I would love to go back in a heart beat.  This was sunset one night. 
We leave in a week from today for Houston to get go on a cruise over the week of Thanksgiving.  I'm so incredibly ready to get away from things here at home and work.  It's been a really really tough few months for me and I need some re-freshing time...in alot of ways.  (work, marraige, and myself).

On the weightloss goal, I have down to 150...the other day I was 149, but I think i've gained a pound back this week.  And I have officially bought two size 8 pair of jeans.  I'd be scared to total the amount of money I've spent on jeans going down in sizes the last few months.  Eeek.  Too much money.  And my co-workers make fun of me when I wear my size 12 or 10's becuase they hang off of me.  don't even think about putting on my size 14's.  They are all in a stack in the top of my closet.  It's amazing being able to fit back into stuff.

I am only 5 pounds away from my goal weight of where I was in high school.  However, I had a realization this week when I saw a photo of someone who was the same weight but with 20% body fat vs 30% body fat.
I knew I didn't look the same physically and I just thought it was more of the fact that I had a baby.  However, when I was in HS, I as so athletic and my stomach was hard as a rock.  Now...not so much.  I'd be interested to see what my body fat % is....

Anyway.  I'm glad i'm down to a size 8 and almost 145.  I did P90X for a week and then it was the weekend and I didn't do it.  So frustrating.  But i'm going to try.  I'm going to try. I'M Going To Try!

I cannot believe it has been 1 year and 5 days since I last posted.  So strange.  2013 has been an insane year and it is not over yet.  It has thus far been full of some amazing highs and some amazing lows too.  In January we decided that it was time to sell our house and move.  I never thought that we would sell our house or get the right money for it and we pretty much did.  Our house sold in 7 days.  It was crazy.  We moved out five years, almost to the day, after we moved into it.  I absolutley loved that house and I will always cherish the time that Evan, Jack, and I had there!  We decided to build in an up and coming neighborhood.  Our house is big and we have a hug lot that we are going to be putting in a pool in about 6 months!  (Reminds me that I need to start calling pool people!).

The reason I posted the photo and gave a little back story all comes from where I am today in the weight loss!  Becuase of the house, moving, building, moving, etc, etc, etc, etc, my anxiety has gone crazy and when that happens I loose weight.  During the holiday's last year I jumped back up to about 182 (I think).  I know it was 180-something.  And then January started, our office started a 'weightloss challenge'.  We would weigh in once a week (paying $5 per week).  That has been my motivation to not gain anything back!  As of today, I am at 152.4!!  That is about 30 pounds from where I was 10 months ago!  That is 12 lbs less than that I weighed when I got married, and when I got pregnant.  Now, that's great and all, but I look a little different.  However, it is still so great!  I have gone from a size 14 to a size 10 (and hopefully and 8 soon).  My shirts are now medium/large instead of large/extralarge.  And I love getting complimentys almost daily on my weightloss.  Feels so good!  With the bathing suit, for my honeymoon I bought a string bikini, but had never worn it in public (at home).  In August I actually bought multiple string bottoms!  And I have gotten so many compliments on them!  (photo above at canyon lake for my birthday).

My ultimate goal is weight is 145lbs (I have 7 to go!) and a size 6 or 8 in jeans!  I can probably fit into an 8 right now, but may be alittle snug.  However, I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to fix this issue with my stomach. Thank God I did not get any bad stretch marks on my stomach.  I've always had a couple on my sides/hips, that doens't bother me though.  My issue, is I have the three lines/rolls when I sit down and they don't go away when I stand up. For the most part, I have a flat stomach...it's just these rolls come up and it's annoying.  That's my next step. 

Evan's coworker let me borrow P90X.  I am starting it today.  I am going to take measurments today.  We leave for our Thanksgiving cruise in a month and I'd love to see the results at that point! 

Until then....I think I'm doing okay!

Picking up Where I left Off

I have gone way down hill and left the working out/eating behind.  I am at a steady 177.  I have gained back 7 pounds of what I lost in the spring.  It's frustrating but I haven't gotten back into the motivation of it all.

I have to do this.  I have all of the motivational stuff on my desk, reminders so write on this blog to keep up, but I ignore them.  I have the people around me that are skinny and work out who I am jealous of, but I ignore them.  And right now I am tired.  Physically.  And I openly admit that I am lazy.  I'm so lazy.  And lack motivation.  If crafting meant that I could lose weight while doing it, i would be a size two.  I craft way too much and I need to work out. 

I am going to do it.  I have One Month until we get on our next cruise.  I am going to count down the days and do something for 30 minutes every day.  Go.  and I will write down what I did that day.  We'll see if I can do it!

Hmmm.....

Part 1: Update

So, I know I have been avoiding the updates.  And it's not for any good reason except that I am ashamed of what I have been doing.  NOTHING.  UGH.  I have been eating bad, not exercising and just nothing good.  I gained back a couple of those awesome pounds that I lost.  I got back to 178.  However, I am changing.  And this is for real!  I started drinking more water again this week, and eating better and when I stepped on the scale last night and this morning I was at 175 again!  Whoo Hoo.  It's amazing what better eating and drinking water will do for you!  Next week the weather is getting better (cooler outside) and I am going to get out and start to walk with Jack in his stroller!

Excited about that.  I am going to get there....I just want to get to 160...that would be amazing.  But first I have to get to 170, then 165 first.  And anything after 165 I'll jump for joy about!  Celebration time.

Updates

I haven't posted in a while...avoiding.  Today I have a headache...it seems like the month of July I just don't feel good. 
On the note of working out and continued weightlos...I'm sucking at it.  I had lost weight and now I am just hovering at about 175.  And we havent' been working out.  So total that's like 9 pounds.  Which i'm okay with.  But I am in such a slump eatingwise.  For a couple months I was SO good about eating and these last two months have been aweful.  I need to keep it into gear. 
I have two main motivations right now...one is Port Aransas for my birthday in 1 1/2 months and the other is the Cruise in September....two months away.  I can do more.  Just have to get over this headache...just wnat to put my head down and close my eyes.

It's going...

Just an update.  Evan and I are still doing the 90 day work out.  There are some "rest" days that are scheduled and we do that...however have come up with an issue.  We always are out on Friday and Saturday nights.  Therefore, we usually don't want to come home and work out.  Which brings up a problem. It would be more of a 5 days a week work out.  I might be okay with it.  But I feel like i'm cheating the system. 
But overall we are doing it.  I just have to get back into the swing of thing with eating right. 
I am currently back up to 175...results from having an aweful last month in eating. I feel so disgusted about it, but I am getting back on the proverbial wagon and running fast!
I am also, just me, going to start doing a couple of extra work out things because I really want to start getting the rest of the baby flab off.

Supreme 90 Day

I have roped Evan into doing something with me!  Hoping in doing so that we can both benefit from it and keep eachother in check.  Please Lord hear my prayer that we NEED to do this!
We are going to start the Supreme 90 day tonight!  I bought it at Walmart and you have to buy an exercise ball and small weights with it.  But it was only $19.99.  And it is a complete program that gives you the exact DVD workout to do each day.  It does also come with a nututional play with a shopping list and everything.  However, we are going to just do better with our eating in general and do the workout.  and hope that it works. 
  I am going to also do before/after photos & measurements at starting, 30 days, 60 days, and 90 days.  I'm excited to do.  Now, I have to do the commitment!  Which is tough for me.