Committ to 60

Well, it happened. I committed to sixty...sixty-one as of today...and I plan to keep on keepin' on! I'm down to 309. That's THIRTY-NINE pounds! I'm so proud of myself! And I measured again today...oh, how I wish I'd done this at the start, but oh, well. From July 2 until today, July 31, I've lost 2 inches off my left thigh (right one is hanging tough), 1.5 inches off my hips, 1.5 inches off my waist, 3.5 inches off my chest, 1 inch off both upper arms, 1 inch off my neck circumference, and 1.25 inches off my chin/head circumference (around from the top of my head under my chin). Can you believe it?!?! WOW, ME! :)

I have so many people to thank. First, God, of course. He's been watching out for me and blessing me ALL this time! Second, my teachers at the Y, Candace (shallow) and Emily and Carlos (deep). Third, my husband who has been SUPER supportive here at home...he eats what I eat and doesn't gripe about it at all. He understands why we can't eat out all the time anymore, and he always has and always will love me for exactly who I am - fat, thin, or in between. Finally, my fans, my Mom, sister, and friends Stephanie, Leigh, Linda, and Jessica. They have been there for me from the start! BIG THANKS to ALL of you!!!

This weekend, I'm putting together a notebook with all my daliy meals in it...from June on...and I will continue to keep track of calories that way. I gave up on posting them here...too time comsuming. I plan to continue at the Y everyday (but Wednesday) as school starts. I'm nervous about being able to keep up with it, but the nervousness will motivate me.


So, the name of the blog will remain the same, and I will continue to post. As of now, I'm committed to 60 more. I wonder what will happen by the end of September. The possibilities alone make me grin ear to ear. :)

Long Time, No Post...

We had company in our house last week for about 8 days, so things were pretty non-stop around here, and there was little to no computer time. No offense, Blogspot, but I'm way more addicted to Facebook. :)

I'm down to 312.4 as of today. That means in 14 more pounds, I'll have lost FIFTY!!! That makes me HAPPY! I've run into 2 people in the last 2 weeks who have said they could tell in my face that I'd lost weight. Talk about motivation! :)

Last night, I was chatting on FB with a friend, and noticed I was sitting with my legs crossed...like a lady "crossed." I don't sit like that anymore because it's not comfortable. Things are changing...my legs are fitting together again! I also tried on a skirt and a pair of pants I haven't worn in years (both size 26...I've been wearing 28 for at least 5 years, and almost a 30 in the past year), and they FIT! And the place where I work gave us all these adorable embroidered fleece vests for Christmas, but I've never worn mine because it won't zip and my belly hangs out of it in the front. I tried it on yesterday and could zip it all the way up!!! Yes, things are changing!!!

My husband lost 2 more pounds today, too. I'm so proud of him!!! He weighs exactly 100 pounds less than I do, but he's been trying to lose weight, too, and he's been eating better (because I prepare all the meals) and working out about 30 minutes a day on his lunch break. I'm grateful for his support...it's made a huge difference for me, and I'm proud of his success also.

That's that for now. On July 31st, I'm going to take my measurements again and compare. I'll share. Until then, it's just me, calories, exercise, and and 7 days left of the original 60.

Mama called the doctor and the doctor said...

I went for a recheck with my thyroid doc today. She says my meds are working great and is sending me to a sleep specialist to find out why I'm still so tired all the time.

The biggest news is this: Since I was at their office on May 28, their fancy doctor scale said I've lost FORTY-THREE pounds! WOAH! :)

THAT makes me HAPPY! :) :) :)

Independence Day from eating properly! Oops!

I didn't weigh Monday because I felt like such a PIG! And not a cute little Babe-like pig, either. A big, hefty, HOG! UGH. We (my husband and I) ate everything in sight over the holiday weekend. I even had a hamburger. Oh, YES, I did! And, I yummed my way through that thing like it was the very last burger on Earth. It'd been over a MONTH since I'd had a burger. Way to go, me!

So, I weighed Tuesday.

323.5 Up only 2 ounces from last week. I thought I'd be depressed to see the number go up, but I was actually relieved after having eaten SO much food over the weekend.

I'm taking it EXTRA carefully this week, and being SUPER good.

Oh, I also took my measurements FINALLY, and will post those at some point. I measured on June 29 and will again at the end of July.

So far, so good!