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!