No, its not a setback!

Ok, I gained about 12 pounds this last month. No, I am not saying its a set back.
The Dr warned me that I might gain some weight back, and I am not stupid to think that I wasnt.
But, quitting smoking was more of a priority to me than losing another couple pounds.
I now say that I am an EX smoker :)

The huge bag of sunflower seeds sitting here is mostly empty. And, damnit, I am laying all weight loss blame on this bag. It has its eviction notice and has until the end of the day to get outta here :)

I have been pretty good about getting back on track. Work has kept me so busy that I havent had time to even sleep, let alone work out. Once this week is over, things will get back to normal.. and damnit! Iwill report a weight loss monday! woooot woooot~

4 weeks!

I have been smoke free for 1 months...YAY!!!
With that being said, today I start with the major weight loss, again.
I am going to weigh in tomorrow morning, and see what the damage is. I am sure I gained. But, I also gained years on my life that smoking would have taken from me.

I have also been sick this week. Allergy and Sinus crap has pretty much taken over my life. This morning I am feeling alot better. The sore throat is the only thing hanging around. Its simply from only being able to breathe thru my mouth for the last 5 days, and coughing gunk up.

I am looking forward to working out a little tonight. I think a treadmill workout tonight, then maybe the bike.. I dont know yet... I am just ready to get back out there and work!

Love, peace and chicken grease!

I am NOT a fried chicken eater. I dont like KFC or anything like that... ever..
but now.. I am craving it!

How nice.

I am going to start posting some of my favorite recipes.
Why dont you? I get bored eating the same healthy stuff~!

True Slacker

I am alive!

Its been forever since I posted. What can I say, life got in the way.

Jay is finally finished up with basketball. I loved watching him play. He did so well this year and actually RAN up and down the court instead of walking. He was way more into it this year.

My weigh ins are going OK. I am down to 180. An 8 pound loss from when I last posted.
The biggest thing for me.. I QUIT SMOKING! 3 weeks with out a cigarette! I have smoked since I was 16 years old. I never in a million years thought I would quit..but I did!

This is where I had a problem. I knew I might gain weight with all the snacking I have done. BUT....
I dont even care if I gain 10 pounds back! It can be lost again. The important thing for me is to stay quit. I will not be weighing in again until the 1st of April. I want to give myself a break from the battle of the scale and deal with the most important thing..
Then I will pull my jaw up off the floor and deal with the weight loss again. Well, I dont mean that I am putting weight loss aside, but I am not weighing. It all made perfect sence in my lil brain.

Anyways.... Jay is outta school from spring break and I am off work until wednesday. So, I am enjoying my time off and getting things done around the house. I am refreshing my whore-moans so that I am get back to business later in the week.

I hope everyone is still doing well... I will be making rounds soon to see how skinny everyone is getting!

Peace, love and NO SMOKES!
Amy

I have really hit a wall lately. And, its not even weight loss that has me down.
It's the feeling that I am not losing fast enough. I KNOW, crazy right?

As of this morning, I have lost exactly 20 pounds since I went to the doctor 3 months ago. People would be joyus over that.. me, not so much. 188.0 popped up on that damn scale this morning, and I was happy for a minute, then thought, I could have lost way more than that.

I don't know where these feelings come from. People tell me "Oh you have lost alot of weight" or "You are looking wonderful" and all I can say is.. I've lost a little, and I still look fat.
I am not losing in the abdominal area...thats driving me crazy. These fat rolls are just sticking to me like glue and I am getting so discouraged.

I have got to get up and do something. Guess it will be a DVD today since its snowing and I really dont want to get out in it!

No greater feeling…

Today, I hit 190!   I am officially the weight I was when I was 16.   I now match my divers license!

I really had to giggle this morning when I seen that number.  I am loving the feeling of being a lighter, much healthier person.  

This week I plan on vamping up my workouts.  I want to do at least an hour of cardio three days a week.  Plus weight training 2-3 times a week.   I really have to work on my gut.  So, crunches everyday.  

Well, thats really all I have going on here.   Boring wife, mother duties today.  You know, laundry, dinner, being lazy :)

Becoming myself

Recently I have been feeling like a new person.

I must admit, I have never been happy with myself.  I have a horrible self image and that drug me down for a long time.  

At times, I would get so depressed that I would sulk for days.  I hated everything about myself.  I was unhealthy and out of control.  I would tell myself that I was just going to be “fat and happy” and basically eat whatever in the hell I wanted to.   Then, every now and then, I would get on a healthy bandwagon and lose 20 or 30 pounds.  I never lost enough to get skinny. I lost enough to feel a little better.  I would get so tired of eating crappy low fat food and working out that I would go back to my old habits.

I am noticing huge changes in my body.  I have collar bones now.  I havent seen them in years!   I am down to a size 12 jeans, wearing lose fitting XL shirts.  I am enjoying shopping for clothes now. 

I am not in this to be super model skinny.. I am in this to look and feel better about myself.  I am 35 years old and damnit its time for me to feel good about myself.   I am doing this for me..and me only.

I am not starving myself, and I am not taking diet pills.  There isnt a miracle drug that is just melting away the pounds.  I am doing it the hard way.  Blood, sweat and tears.  This is my life now.  A life that I will be proud of and will finally be happy with.