Week 13 Done and Loving Life!

Ok all I have WONDERFUL news! I have now officially reached the half way point of my goal by losing 40lbs!!! Actually 40.5 ;-) Just to know that I am past the half way mark makes me so proud and I already feel like a new woman. One confession though, I cheated yesterday LOL We went out to dinner and celebrated BUT I got my new shipment of Medifast food and am starting that today, so it's like another new beginning to start and FINISH this next and LAST 40 lbs! I feel so blessed to be given the chance to be healthy again. Thank you to EVERYONE who has supported, complemented me, and believed in me. I love you all!!!


Oh and I bought 2 shirts and a pair of pants on sale at GAP. GAP clothes seem to run smaller than other stores but I bought to medium shirts and size 12 pants and they ALL fit great!

Week 12 and Feeling Fantastic!

Ok all I am glad to say that I am at 167! Another 2 lb loss and I can fit into some of my size 12's!!! The pants that I am wearing in my new pictures to the right are 12's, the pic before I'm wearing a  loose 16 and my starting pics are a tight 18. I am so proud and I  now think I am addicted to shopping! lol It feels so good to go into a store, try on a size that normally wouldn't dare try and either have them fit or see that they will fit very soon.

We went to my husband's parents house for his sister's birthday and my mommy in-law came up to me and said, "You are looking so skinny girl!' with a big smile on her face which made me smile right back. When you work so hard toward something and someone notices and compliments you is one of the most rewarding feelings!

I have been averaging just a little over 2 pounds a week for the last month and I am ok with that, it is proven that if you lose an average 2 pounds weekly you are more likely to keep it off long term. I am also almost to the 40 lb mark!!! Now just to firm up and build some muscle!

I decided to watch my condiments and pop intake this week and see if I can do a little better and see if I can have a 3 lb loss this week!

Everyone have a great week OP and good luck!

12 week mark.

Week 11 Down and a Happy Dance!

Weigh in day is a great one, a 3 lb. loss, now I'm in the 160's, and doing a happy dance! I know for some to think they weighed in the 160's would devastate them but for ME, who once was in the 200's, it's nothing but a beautiful dream right now.

So right now I have a little "high" that I am on. I figured that my family doesn't need to miss out on treats just because I can't have them. So I started buying them, candies, cookies, and yummies. Once I found out I could resist having any of them I started to buy them MY favorite treats. I find it quite amusing that I buy all my favorite things, torture myself, and defeat the temptation. It's actually really liberating and has become a fun game ;-)

Here we go on week 12 and I am pretty excited to see the after pictures. Keep it going everyone, have faith, and give it all you got!

Quick Update

My new weigh in days are on Sundays in stead of Thursdays. So I will post my stats this Sunday. This is due to the fact that I went off my diet last Saturday for my birthday and started again the next day. I will tell that fun story when I do my weekly update this Sun.

I am feeling great though! I am seriously wearing a size 12 right now! They are a little tight bc I am actually now a 14 :):):) but since I don't have any 14's yet and the 16's are big and silly looking I put the 12's on. They actually look good too! They are skinny jeans so them looking tight is no biggie, that's how they are suppose to look! ;-)

I got a gift card from my wonderful hubby to Old Navy for my bday and I think I'm going to have to go and get some new jeans, I wish I could find someone who had some 14's they could give me so I don't waste my gift card though. Maybe I can find someone ;-)

I can't wait to do my weigh in, I am a bit nervous for it but any loss is a loss right?  I have also decided it's time to tone up, especially my butt and legs, so starting this Monday I am going to incorporate weight training into my schedule.

I have been trying some fun new recipes with my Medifast meals and I really love them. The next one I want to try is a Strawberry short cake. I'll  try that one once I order my next months supply, I'm excited to sink my teeth into it!

Have a great weekend everyone and stay ON PLAN, you're worth it ;-)

Week 9-10 and Still Going!

There is one thing I do not like about getting sick and that is how much it screws me up in pretty much every way. Again I was sick and it was not a pretty sight but I am proud to say that in both weeks 9 and 10 I lost 2 pounds for a total of 4! I think my body is going through it's slump but that is ok bc I know it will get better. I have also been drinking a LOT of pop lately and I hardly ever have pop. I am promising myself to cut way back on the pop and make sure I get more water in and today I have been great on that.

I have been doing well with the temptations and only have little nibbles here and there every now and then. I took my two little girls to Cars 2, they sat there with lemonade, licorice, Mike and Ikes, and popcorn while I had my pretzles ;-) And I LOVE theater popcorn but still didn't have any. It's amazing how you can say no and feel perfectly fine doing so. I am loving my Medifast and I am so close to the 160's I can taste it! Literally lol. 

I have a goal for weeks 11 and 12 and that is to up my weight loss each week by a pound better than the last two. I think I need to just concentrate a little more on myself and my health's future, I know it's worth it!