The eve of the weigh in...

I need to calm down. I am stressing out and I know that translates into gaining weight. I have to remember that what I've done is a great accomplishment and focus on that! This is not about a single day this is about a life change. But damn, I really want to hit a certain number.

Pushing to the final weigh in...

I am less than 48 hours from our final weigh in and measurements for this round. These weeks have gone so fast. I think it helped that there was vacation somewhere in the middle and that I reached a couple milestones.

As I prepare for the last weigh in of this session, I am OBSESSED with water intake. Can't get enough H2O! I am shunning every activity outside of work in favor of workouts. I really want to hit -20 for this round which would be -52 overall.

Right now every pound is just gravy because every number on the scale is a number I haven't seen in almost 20 years at least! So I just have to give it my all for another 33 hours. I can do this!!!

Thanks for reading...

Just a quick thank you to a few folks out there who take time to read what I write. Who tell me on this blog, or via email or in person what they think. I want to especially thank you ladies in our Accounting Department for being such great cheerleaders! You three make me laugh! Thanks so much W, M and B!

Feel bad for the haters and move on....

I've started to experience something new. Haters. I'm not saying people hate me, though I am sure there are a few out there that don't like me and that is life. I'm talking about haters in the sense that they can't be happy for me because they are sad with their situation. I've gotten glares and snide comments. It makes me sad, for about a second, then I move on. And really when I'm sad, I'm sad for them.

I don't understand why as women we feel the need to express jealousy of another's success in such a negative fashion. Fine, be jealous that is normal but don't turn around and try to pull that woman down. I believe it is one of the reasons women as a gender haven't risen up to our full potential. Rather than celebrating each others success, we covet it and wonder how we can get it and if we don't think we can get it for ourselves we try to take it from the one that has it.

So go ahead and hate, it isn't getting you any closer to success. And that's your problem.

How can you get there...

Holy shit, I can touch my toes...

In class, I was stretching before we got started. I don't usually do this. Honestly I just hang and jump in and stretch after. Without even thinking I bent over, legs straight and put my hands on the ground. All of a sudden, I realized, 'HOLY SHIT I'M TOUCHING MY TOES!!!'

When did that happen? When did I become flexible enough to do that? When did my stomach get out of the way to make that possible? I have no idea but it is those little discoveries that keep this adventure new, exciting and refreshing. Things like this make me think...'Hmmmm what else can I do and I just don't know it?'
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Showing some skin...

I went out the other night. I wore a cute dress with spaghetti straps and a strapless bra. Nothing covering my shoulders or arms.

It is in the high 90's here and let me tell you, it is so much more tolerable to wear short skirts and sleeveless attire. I've discovered that feeling good in my clothes doesn't just mean having them fit. It means feeling good about how I look. About feeling comfortable in my environment (ie: not wearing a cardigan in summer heat). It's about walking into a room and not wanting to hide in the corner or at the back of a group.

I'm showing some skin and it's feeling great!