Volleyball Match

We had a match tonight....lost....but had fun and yes, I broke a good sweat.  A teammate made cupcakes for the team...UGH!....i had some of the icing, but did not eat the cake.  That's a good compromise...right??  Nicholas enjoyed it!

I haven't felt so great today.  Horrible headache and just blah.  Tried really hard not to snack....but I did have something little this afternoon.  Now it's time to take some advil, jump in a warm shower, and the head to bed.  Fingers crossed I can get up tomorrow!!!

The Biggest Loser

Just wanted to announce that this might be the first time ever that I have watched the Biggest Loser without sitting on the couch eating a crazy snack.  HAHAHA!!  Well, I am sitting on the couch...some...mainly to type this post...but I have been watching and moving around the house.  It was nice getting back to school and NOT having the temptations of the kitchen.  I admit it, I LOVE TO SNACK.  I only take my lunch, one Dr. Pepper, and a fruit for a morning snack.  I keep a Diet Sprite in my fridge to have when I'm wishing I had a sweet tea or another Dr. Pepper.  I also have bottled water.  Tomorrow night we have a volleyball match.  That will be a good hour of exercise.  I usually leave the gym dripping sweat.  Woot-Woot! 

PS - I am going to take some "starting off" pictures....FINALY!

Week #1

Week one is in the books

I feel like I did a good job.  Something I have to do more of is WORKING OUT!!  Even if it is just walking...I need, no, I HAVE to do it!  Here are the results of week one.

 

-6.4 pounds

 

WOOT-WOOT!

The Day of Love

What a nice Valentine's Day!  Jeremy and the boys got me a strawberry bouquet....the are dipped in chocolate...yikes!  But no worries, I think Jeremy might eat them all before I let them mess up my diet :-)

Today - only ONE Dr. Pepper!! Yep, I didn't even think about it until tonight...how cool!!??

Saturday morning is the big day!  My first "weigh-in".  I am nervous....but excited! 

My left hand is still bother me a bit...another chiropractor appointment tomorrow.  I'm also getting my hair did!!  hahaha!!!  I'm trying to let it grow back out...who remembers when it was this long???

LONG



Getting there......

 

VERY SHORT

 

I don't necessarily want it that long again....but I would like for it to get a bit longer....

Credit...

I mentioned in my first post that I was inspired by a pin on Pinterest...I finally went back and found it.

Here it is:  http://www.thehouseofsmiths.com

A picture....

I haven't had a chance to take any "before" pictures of myself...BOOO, I hate pictures of myself.  I love being the one behind the camera....or if I'm in the picture, I'm usually behind someone so that part of my is covered up.  I promise I will do it this weekend.  :-)

 

I love how I'm acting like I'm talking TO someone...hahaha!

Here is a cropped picture from Christmas morning.  BLAH!  GROSS!  My face is so puffy that my eyes are barely open.  GEEZ!!!  THAT IS GOING TO BE THE OLD ME!



Christmas 2012

What's my goal?

I know that I need to get on here and state my goal.  What is my mission?  What do I want to achieve?  How will I know when I'm done?  Will I ever be done? 

Well, let's see.  At this time, the ultimate weight goal that I have is too far away and in my mind, too unrealistic to even think about achieving.  So, I need to look at a smaller goal and then go from there...

My most immediate goal is to feel better.  I am so freaking uncomfortable.  My chiropractor said that for every 10 pounds you lose you are taking 5 times that amount of weight off of your joints.  How awesome is that???  I know that just my small changes will do wonders with how I feel.  Here are some of my small changes:

• 2 Dr. Peppers a day - this is a change from 5 to 6 a day.
• NO Bojangle stops in the am - I love a good biscuit and sweet tea...and also a Bo-berry Biscuit.
• No snacking at night...this is very hard - a trait I totally get from my dad...LOL.  I am trying to substitute snacks with water.
• I have been packing my lunch....instead of sandwiches on bread, I have been putting it on a tortilla shell and using salsa to dip. 
• When dinner is over, I clean up right away....instead of grazing the hour after dinner.

I know, I know....I will need to do more than that get to my long term goal....but it is a start to get some basic weight gone.

I am going to go to the gym tomorrow and get some walking in.  I'll let you know how that goes.  Tomorrow night is taco night at the Crawford house.  We have NOTHING to do...which is a change.  YAY!  Lots of family time :-)

So, what's my goal?  By the last day of school - June 5th.......

• I want to be able to wear a 2XL t-shirt comfortably.
• Lose 40 pounds.  That is 18 weeks away.
• Pack up all 3CL t-shirts and put them away!

Totally do-able...right??!!  RIGHT!