Confession and Clothes Sizes

Last night we met Todd and Janice at our usual Mexican restaurant. I ordered a mushroom quesadilla and an order of rice. I did eat an ass load of chips though. Maybe not an ass load. I have definitely eaten more before. Todd ordered some cheese dip. I could have easily taken down the whole bowl myself, but I didn't. I only dipped a few times. I still weighed 195 this morning, so it's all good. I didn't manage to fit in any exercise yesterday, but I'll make up for it this weekend. It's supposed to be beau-ti-ful! Ok..that's my confession, on to clothes size.

Since I've lost weight, I've gone down about 2 sizes. I used to wear a size 20 and now I can wear some size 16's. I get annoyed at what size I wear. I know that if I wasn't shaped the way that I am, I wouldn't wear such big sizes. Even when I weighed 125, I wore a size 10. I'm cursed with a big ass and hips, so even when I'm small I wear a bigger size than other people. For example, my sister-in-law weighs about 125 and is about 5'6 (about and inch taller than me). She wears a size 4! She has NO hips or ass. I know I shouldn't worry about sizes and numbers so much. It's not all about that. Pfffffffffffffft! Who am I kidding though, no woman would wants to wear a bigger size! I guess I should be thankful that I have curves though, right? I should just accept that I will never be a size 4. THAT ship has sailed! I'll be happy with a size 10 or 12!

In other news, I'm hoping to try a healthy recipe or two this weekend, courtesy of GreenLiteBites.

TGIF, Y'all!

Back On The Weight Loss Train

It's been a while, but I'm back on the weight loss train again. Spring is here and I can finally get out and exercise again. I tried exercising on my treadmill, but I hate that machine with a passion. Even with watching TV or listening to my Ipod, it's torture. So, now that Spring is back, I can get outside again and actually do something fun! I have been walking off and on (as weather permits) for a few weeks now. I rode my bike at Furman last night. 3 times around the lake = 3.75 miles. I should have gone an extra lap and made it an even 5 miles. Last Fall, I leveled out at about 186. Since that time, I've gained about 6-8 pounds, depending on what kind of mood my scale is in. This morning I weighed in at 195. My goal is to lose another 30 pounds this Summer, which will put me in the 160's. With Marc not doing his weight loss competition at work (like he did last year), I think that it's going to be harder for me, but we'll see. It was certainly easier to lose weight when I had someone to do it with. If he's going to be eating chili-cheeseburgers all the time, I'm going to be tempted, fo sho!

I recently created a weight loss buddy group on Facebook that consists of some of my old high school friends. We're hoping that we can motivate and encourage each other, because we ALL know that weight loss is HARD! I'm excited about it!

So....here I go again. Round 2.....ding ding! 30 pounds...you're going DOWN!

I'm Still Alive!

Well, the reunion is over and I'm still alive. It literally consumed all my time. I have never done anything like that in my life. It was hard and a royal pain in the ass, but I can't say that I didn't enjoy it.

In weight loss news, I'm down to 183! I haven't been exercising. It's been getting dark early and I haven't been able to walk in the evenings. I AM going to start walking on the treadmill though. I have no excuse not to..it's just sitting there at the house.

Here's a pic from Halloween:

Here are a couple of reunion pics:

Long Time, No Post!

Sorry I've been MIA. This class reunion planning has been busting my balls. It's virtually blown up in our faces and we're having to start from scratch. I won't bore you with the details.

In weight loss news, I'm down to 186!









For comparison....below is what I looked like in May:

Holy Crap On A Cracker

I weighed this morning and DID.NOT.EXPECT a TWO POUND weight loss! Not only am I in the 180's now, I'm two pounds in!

188!

I'm so happy! The bad part of all this weight loss is that all my clothes are hanging off of me. I don't want to buy many new clothes because I don't know ultimately what size I'm going to be, but I REALLY do need to buy a few things. My pants are getting so big, I'm having to wear a belt with them and even then, they look like crap. I tried on a few tops this morning that fit o.k. a few weeks ago. Not any more. They hung on me like a bag lady.

I've been riding my bike a lot more lately. I feels good to ride. It feels good to exercise. I've never exercised like this in my life. I sincerely hope that I will make this a lifelong effort. I hope that exercise just becomes a part of my life. I already feel like I'm missing something when I don't do it. I'm already worrying about when Winter comes and how I won't be able to get out and be as active, 'cause I hate the freakin' treadmill. I'd much rather get outside and DO something as opposed to being a slave to some piece of equipment.

Anyway..I'm rambling.

Did I mention that I'm at 188?

Maxi Pad Story....Not What You Think

So....Marc has been riding a lot on his bike lately. And from what I gather, bike riding and the "family jewels" don't really mix. So, we went and bought some riding shorts for him because, well you know, they're really padded in the boy bits area. I had no idea how padded they actually were. There's practically a whole freaking bicycle seat within those itty bitty shorts! I've been kidding around with Marc and asking him how his "maxi pad" feels. He first gives me the stink eye and then says that it really helps. Buwhahahhahaha!


That's some funny shit, right there! Or maybe you just have to be there. I do know that I am easily entertained.

35 Pounds....That's a Nice Milestone

I'm officially down 35 pounds today. I weighed in at 190! Whoot Whoot! Only one more pound and I'll be in the 180's!

That's the way I like it! Uh huh! Uh huh!