My favorite shirt

See the pic below? I'm on the far left side. See that shirt I'm wearing, white, pink & black? That was my favorite shirt in 2008. That pic was taken at my Goddaughter's Christening.




Guess what shirt I'm wearing today? Yup, that one! What an awesome Friday, it's beautiful outside, and I fit into my old favorite shirt! Woot-woot! It's TOM, I'm crampy and headachey, but hyped up! (insert big cheesy grin)

Happy Friday!!!!!!

Better than any junk food

After my lunch time walk, I was so inspired to come back for one more post. Walking with my music going (Pitbull, Shakira, LMFAO, old school reggae), the sun shining on me, breathing in fresh air....coming back to my desk to eat a healthy lunch....my muscles twitching from the activity, feeling ALIVE....it's the best feeling in the world.

Hi guys, beautiful weather lately! Although there is a creepy Steven King-like fog going on, I’ll take it! Yesterday was a good day all in all. We had a pizza & cake luncheon AGAIN at my job, of course I declined. Went for my walk instead. Listened to my co-workers offering me pizza and cake the whole afternoon, went in one ear and out the other. No people, I DON’T WANT PIZZA. I DON’T WANT CAKE. Why is that so shocking?? Leave me alone! LOL

I am so glad I started losing weight in January now that spring is here, and it’s unseasonably warm. Thank God I got that jump start. While I have a long way to go, I’m closer than I was two months ago!

Weekend's almost here! :)

So I finally decided to bite the bullet and get another pair of pants. I found a pair at Avenue on sale, plus I had a 40 percent off coupon - came out to ten bucks! But the best news is: your girl got herself a size 16!!!

Yup, that's right. Last time I went shopping there a few months ago , I had to get a size 24!

Don't give up!

This is not directed towards my regulars, and I don’t know if anyone else reads this blog, but I’ve noticed quite a change in the blogging world this month in terms of attitude. I guess everyone was hyped and all gung-ho with the new year, and many people are starting to get derailed and are falling off track. Don’t do it, people! Keep fighting and pushing yourself! Spring is officially here, summer is around the corner, and you have a chance to feel more comfortable in your own skin for it. Time is going to pass quickly regardless, make good use of it! Think of how much better you will feel in a couple of months, let alone a year from now. Like one of my favorite sayings goes: “Being fat is hard, losing weight is hard. Choose your hard.” I know it’s not easy, it’s definitely not easy for me, but the alternative is so much worse! If you’ve lost your motivation, start back up today and keep going! We are all fighting for the same goal, you are not alone in this.

Okay, just had to get it out.

To my peeps, keep up the good work! You all inspire me every day to leave my comfort zone and push myself even more. We are going to own this summer.

Monday, Monday

Happy Monday! Hope you all enjoyed your weekend! Mine was pretty uneventful, didn’t do much but errands and stuff. I’m just happy for the beautiful weather forecasted for this week, it’s going to make my walks so much more enjoyable.

So, this morning I decided to have a single serving size of honey nut cheerios instead of my usual regular cheerios, it’s a ¾ cup prepackaged serving. I figured it was okay, it only had 9 grams of sugar, and I had it with skim milk and sliced strawberries. Ummm, big mistake. It tasted way too cloyingly sweet, and actually made me nauseous. I even broke into a little sweat! My sugar intake in two months has been MINIMAL, so I guess my body got used to that. Well, I won’t be eating honey nut cheerios any time soon.

I’m kind of going through a fashion dilemma when it comes to my pants. The majority of my pants are way too big. I have maybe three that fit me well. I have some in the closet that are not even close to fitting yet, but maybe in a month or so. I don’t really have the money for new pants with everything I have going on right now. Now, this is a “good” problem to have, but I’ll just have to look a little funny for a while!

Well, I plan on taking things up another notch for this week with exercise. Last week, I exercised 6 days in a row, but didn’t push myself as much as usual from being sick. Now I’m ready to get it done!

Two months down

Today makes two months since the start of this blog and the changes I have made. On 1/17, I weighed in at 244.5. Today I weighed in at 214. I have a long way to go, but I'm closer and closer to making my goal of 144.5 (100 pounds lost) on 10/28 (the day we leave for Disney). I have a lot of work ahead of me, I'm just beginning, but I will get there.

I want to thank all of you who've given me support these past two months. You guys have definitely contributed to my success so far! I re-read your comments on days that I feel a little low or down, and it lifts me right back up. Thank you!

Happy St. Patty's Day everyone, enjoy your weekend!