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OK so I think I'm going to take a break from Pinterest Monday And ramble A little........No please don't leave!  It won't be boring I promise.


First Me and my Noala went for a walk....

 Aww...so If im this way with my dog,   I will be so bad when I have a baby!!!  Until then, she is my baby...I've had her since I was 14.   And yes, she is named after Nola From Lion King.   But I spell it weird.  Come on, I was 14!!! Give me a break.   haha

Lemmie start by saying that I rocked it at the gym.   7 miles on the bike...and 2 miles on the treadmill for my Week 2 Day 3 c25k.  Can I get a WHAT WHAT?   Ok no,  so never again.  haha. Sorry, Im a bit of a nerd.    Anyway...  Today something awkward happened to me at the gym,  so I decided to draw inspiration and bring to light some of the awkard moments that have happened to me.......am I the only one?

That awkward moment when you are looking for a machine and you see a guy watching you.  Probably wondering why the heck your trying to be lifting weights anyway.

That awkward moment when your in the sauna reading a book and someones ring tone goes off and it is a really crazy awkward ringtone.  And you wanna laugh so bad!

That awkward moment when you and your next door treadmill buddy (whom of course you never met in your life) start running and stop running at the exact same time. They probably think your trying to race or keep up.

That awkward moment when you get up and someone is waiting for the machine, but you notice your butt left them a nice sweaty surprise. I know I know...kinda gross.  But they should wait and let me wipe it off!!

That awkward moment when your taking a picture of your workout summary for your blog and someone looks at you like your some kind of tourist.

That awkward moment when you walk up and get on a machine and get going thinking your all cute (haha)  and someone comes and grabs their phone or belongings off that machine your on....turns out they just ran to get water. :/

I'm sure there is more,  I can be an awkward moment magnet.  Just saying.....

SO as we speak I am making my fresh fruit puree popsicles. Ill post em tomorrow.  Hope they turn out decent.


I also wanted to just touch on something really quick like.  I want to thank everyone  who has left nice and encouraging messages on my blog. I recieved my first rude comment (of course I did not publish it)   you know who you are, and I have one thing to say to you.  You rock. Because of you, I will do even better. And continue doing what I'm doing.  I dont need to prove to a stranger things that I and God know are the truth.  Posting the actual scale is proof enough, so doubting my weight loss, well that's fine by me. I know in my heart where I'm at and what I've done.  Besides, My life is way to busy to sit here and fake a blog and everything in it....so anyway.  Just venting.

Well Hope everyone had a wonderful Monday....until tomorrow!!!


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Weekend Top Twelve (Almost)

Well, It is Legit  SUNDAY.    And I must say,   I'm a little upset about this.  Why is it that the week goes by soooo Slow but the weekend  Zooms by?  Okay.......maybe it is because the week is  more days then the weekend,  but you know what I mean!

Before I post the Weekend Top Twelve, I must say, My other pictures were accidentally deleted, so today I will present you with....

              Weekend Top Twelve Nine !

1. I took this picture and edited it. Its my Nephew when he was a baby,  and this is one of my favorite pictures of him, I found it looking threw my collection,  thought I'd share!

2. Me and Hubby went to get snow cones, and ate them on the back of the car. So romantic. :D   His was Pink Lemonade and watermelon.....Mine was  blue Coconut and Bubble Gum.  Best snow cone I've ever had.  (technically they call it Hawaiian style shaved ice)\

3. Being lazy and watching Tanked With Eric.  Love this show!

4. Finally painted my toenails.....a deep crimson red.

5. My baby was sad when We were leaving....awww  look at that face.

6. Got my bag and was headed to ALDI for groceries!  <3

7. My banana's stickers says  " I <3 Lunch Boxes"   Well good, because that's where you are going!

8. I made Watermelon Ice. Blended up watermelon until it was liquid...pored in a bowl and froze.  Then scraped it and ate it!   Very refreshing and low calorie.

9. Wanted to share with yall the first time I've tried Mango. I bought them to make the popsicles I posted ...
 These Ones.  So They arent too Bad. Im going to make those popscile tomorrow!


Well This weekend was sort of laid back. Which was nice.  And tomorrow is Monday....dum dum duuuuuum.      Lol.  Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!!!  




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Weigh In August 11, 2012

Weigh Day is here. And I always seem to have an unrealistic number in my head, I need to stop doing that!!  lol.....So I lost exactly 2lbs since last Saturday. Pretty Good. I felt like I did better, but hey. 2 is a good number. Which means, by next week I will be in the 180's. (CRAZY BANANAS). And only 20 more lbs till me goal weight. Omg I cannot believe Ive lost this much weight. It is surreal.  When I hit my goal, I will of lost 90lbs.  (Jaw drops)

191.8

Well Yesterday was Friday, sorry I did not get to blog. It was a Cr@zy day.   After work I had a baby shower to go to.....and here is my choices versus what I ate.
* Tres Leches Cake  * Fruit Tray * Chocolate chip cookies (still warm)  * Broccoli & Carrots *Candy 
* Quesadillas  * Chips & Dip 

Well There it is....So sad.   Haha  The only reason why I completely deprived myself of sweets was because in less than 24hours was my weigh in!!!    In the beginning I would indulge a little bit so that I would not deprive myself to the point that I would binge!  But over the months my cravings and will power have changed drastically so it is not so bad.   And I have a goal to meet. I did the math. If I loss at least 2 lbs a week every week, I will be at my goal weight by the end of November...Which will put me at a whole month early! So I can do this.       If you are a new reader, my goal is by Christmas. A year after a photo that changed my thinking! And I will take the exact same picture with my brother for my final Before and after!

Anyway....Yesterday After the shower I went to the gym and rocked out!

Treadmill                   Elliptical                        Bike 

I did my Week 2 Day 2 c25k on the treadmill......Between the Three I did a total of 7 miles and 645 Calories.

Then came home and cleaned up and watched "P.s. I Love You" Probably cried a pound of tears out! lol

Well Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!! Ill be back tomorrow for my weekend top twelve!




Ill Leave you with this precious face (my nephew)

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Short but SWEET

 One more day closer to friday. Hellz yeah.  Well lets take care of business shall we?  I have some things to share! My new nails! And some recipes....as promised.  Arent I a doll?

Today was pretty good. Despite major cramps and back pain I went to the gym (and glad i did) And did stair steppers,  my biceps, and week 2 day 1 of my c25k! So I feel great. Can't wait till weigh in on Saturday!       Unfortuantly it is late and in an attempt to not be late to work for the 3rd day this week I am going to go to bed at a decent time, so because I waited until 10pm to blog, I will keep it short. But tomorrow I will make up for it! Here are my nails.....

 

Well, what do yall think? I tried the same tutorial from the Pinterest Monday post. Turned out pretty good. No one will believe me, But i did both hands despite the fact that im not left handed by any means, it did not turn out that bad! yay.

RECIPES 

Frozen mango/Kiwi/raspberry pops


 These look sooo good.  And healthy. After my trip to aldi this weekend, i Believe I will try these.  Maybe with strawberries instead of raspberries! yum.

Easy Garden Tomato Sauce

Believe it or not i don't like tomatoes. But I really enjoyed this! I made it a while back and have been wanting to have it again. Very light and healthy.

Cheesy Jalapeno popper backed stuffed chicken

No need for words. I know.  haha.













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Old journal entry.....

Well I wanted to share something with you guys. Its very personal,  but I feel like opening up...so there.! lol

I found an old journal from late 2010 and Wanted to share with you a page out of it....This was a very dark time in my life and it is so amazing to see how much I've changed and grown since then! So i really wanted to document this and share with you all who actually read this.   haha

                                                           Journal entry dated December 5th, 2010

Well Today I failed again. Today,  like many other days I let something get in  the way of my dream....more like obsession.  To be thinner.  To lose this weight. being overweight has consumed me.....so then why if it bothers me so much, can’t i last more than a few days at dieting or exercising?  Why do i find it so hard to be motivated?

This is holding me back from so many things that are important to me.  It makes me uncomfortable and unhappy.  I feel like (even though he may disagree) my  husband isn’t attracted to me and that breaks my heart. I stress about things i shouldn’t stress about....like what makes me look the least fat....or how in order to start a family i need to get skinnier in order to have a better pregnancy and so that the actually getting pregnant part will happen. Lets be honest....i’m not really into being intimate when i’m so uncomfortable with my body. That's not fair to him.  I also stress about seeing people i knew in high school in public...seeing how big I got.  I stress about the actual losing weight process and how despite the fact i have to do it,  how much work needs to be done, and then i get depressed and eat some more. I also stress about my marriage,  I know My weight has placed a hole in our marriage....and caused a strain as well. not because of him per say.  But because of me.  When i’m on my way out the door and see how awful i look and hate the way i look in clothes, it ruins my whole day. and i take it out on him.  Or just the simple fact that i don’t love myself. How can I let someone love me,  when i don’t even love myself.

I then think about how unfair it is to go through all this and some people are blessed with a nice figure or awesome metabolism. But that’s just stupid and not fair to blame them. I'm just making excuses,  trying to make myself feel better instead of doing something about it.  Shame on me.

You would think, all this i feel and am able to write, well if I’m that unhappy. then why is it so hard to get serious.  Good question.  I wish I could answer that. one day I hope i can look back at this and be thinner, or on my way to be, or at my goal weight.....just anywhere but here.  And be proud of myself. And let this version of me, this letter just be a memory,   a past experience. And not reality. One day I will get there. And by then I will know why it took so long. 

(((Scroll to bottom to see my letter to myself i just wrote....felt like she ^ (the old me)  deserved a response)))

So There it is. Its so crazy how far I've come just in the past months. I'm so happy already and i still have 37 or so pounds to go.  I find myself loving myself a little more each day.  Not to say being thinner is all it takes to love myself. But just in general, accomplishing something, and seeing changes in myself that i love and am proud of.  My marriage is better than ever and I just have so much to look forward too. I'm so glad something finally snapped inside me. To answer my own question that my old self wrote....I just was not ready at the time. Nothing would have changed that. You can not help someone who doesn't want to be helped. I was not ready or strong enough at the time. But now I am. :)

Thank you all for reading. Sorry for the serious post,  but this is real. This is me.  Until tomorrow! 

(tomorrow i plan to show off my new nail project and also to share a couple recipes! )

Dear self,

     

       I just read your letter and you wished to be anywhere but there and you hope you one day would be well on your way to being happy and meeting your goal.  Well congrats! you are!  We are rather......is it YOU or ME or US? This is rather confusing haha. I'm so proud of you.  Your beautiful and funny and smart and such a loving and caring person. you've grown and matured and accomplished so much already. It will only get better from here. I will not let you fail,  or go back to that. Only look ahead,  don't look back. There is nothing back there for you. Keep your eyes in front of you and keep doing what your doing. Remember that your worth something. You said you would know by then why it took so long. It doesn't matter.  It took. That's all that matters. And You are proud of yourself. :)  Love you (finally) Self!!!

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Pinterest Monday (p.s. Monday, you suck)

Ok,  so i know it is Pinterest Monday,   but before we get to that  i will update on my day today.   As any other normal person in the world....I HATE monday

But,  I guess it couldve been worse. Work was decent.....and i ROCKED it at the gym

<3  Did stair stepper warm up
<3  weights (my chest day so I did chest press, pectoral fly and incline chest bench press)
<3  Did my week1 Day3 c25k on th etreadmill today...with the threat of rain (course it didn't happen,  what were we texans thinking!!!??    plus the heat, i decided to do it inside today)
<3  The stationary bike while reading my book
<3   And finally, the sauna


Total of 6 miles between the treadmill and bike!!

Then came home and had left over cabbage and potatoes     LIKE A BOSS (haha)  and grapes.     
Now I'm winding down and about to have some green tea before i Rub banana peels on my face.....

Did you do a double take?  I got the idea from a fellow blogger, to rub banana peel on your face for five minutes and then wash it and it helps with blemishes......I need all the help i can get.  haha

        PINTEREST MONDAY

1. Omg....So im still on my nail binge....and this is my next project.  Heres how tutorial.

2. This is precious. I want to buy one with me and my husbands initials.  I love her etsy shop... MeadowbelleMarket

3. This is so cute, I really want to do this....however i dont know if i could pull it off. haha

4.  Completely random......but hilarious.

5. So the word "cheesecake"   and  "75 calorie"  in the same sentence.....um,  I'm there.

6.  Yogurt covered blueberries....why didn't I think of that...  heres how to make them
















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Weekend Top Twelve & Weigh In

Well The weekend is over.   Hope everybody had a wonderful weekend.    Sorry I did not post my weigh in on Saturday, I was really busy and not were I could blog until after midnight so i thought I'd wait.

                    Well Here it is.....  193.8.

Holy Kanoli....I  was very happy with this weight.  Yay.  The is the first time in a while Ive actually been satisfied with my weigh in......I'm on a roll and not slowing down!!

                           WEEKEND TOP TWELVE

1. Me All dressed up and lookin cute. lol.   This shirt used to not fit but was to pretty to throw out,  so I kept it....
2. Baby Michael thought service was slow,  soo he ate his crayon instead.
3. My niece with her "Gold Grill" Sucker. haha
4. Me and Hubby went to walk/exercise at a near by park.  It was HOT.  we used to not work out together, because I was to big of a complainer or was mean when he tried to motivate me or push me :(  Just wasn't ready for it at the time.
5. Found this flavor Ive never seen...Pina Colada!  Hellz yeah
6. My precious baby. Noala. 12 year old Beagle.
7. I made Cabbage and potatoes.....yum.
8. I picked up my KAT VON D book again...need to finish it. I love her!!  And my husband got it signed for me  by her at a book sighing. awesome birthday gift that year!
9. Us at walmart grocerie shopping...its strange but its one of the things we like to do together. haha
10. Me being weird....My nephews toy....brought a character out of me. hahah NERD
11. FellowShip church on Sunday. yay! I love going to church.
12. Proof!!!!   WOOOO


Well on to another week.  Tomorrow is pinterest monday! yay! Before I go here is my Noala twirling like a ballerina for her treats.   P.s.  if your wondering, she did get her treat !

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