Last day of May!

This has been a very hard and trying month for me.. I have hurt some people while making others happy. I have  good days but I have bad days too and right now I'm just taking life a day at a time. I'm sure there are a lot of people who have called me a cheater, a slut, a bitch, the list could go on but NO ONE has lived my life or knows the things I have been through throughout my life. Everyone (at least most people) has that one person they could never get over and always wondered about the what ifs.. I have lived with that for over 17 yrs and just kept it to myself everyday watching a little boy who is now a young man who looks and acts just like his dad (the man I never stopped loving EVER). There is more to it than just this but its part of my story and after I seen him after all these years I thought I would be OK but it just made me miss him even more. Right now I am staying with Ray and we are working on our life together.. its had its ups and downs and its going to be hard (which is something I'm not used to) but I will do everything in my power to know I gave this every chance of working and living my dream. Last night was a rough night but today I am better, smiling and trying to look for the positives in my life right now.  Please understand it was never my mission to hurt anyone but when your heart is somewhere else.. life sux!!!

I met my weight loss goal for this month losing 8 pounds even for the month! I am out of the 170's and very happy about it!! I plan to continue my weight loss journey by myself with everything Ive learnt over this past 5 months! I am 0.4 lb shy of losing 40 lbs in that amount of time and feel very confident about finishing my journey and getting to where I want to be.

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Weigh In Wednesday

Ok today is Weigh In Wednesday and with all the stress in my life I was kinda nervous about how this week was going to go but thankfully I can say I lost another 2.8 pounds this week for a total of 39.6 lbs and another inch for a total of 39 inches! 26.4 pounds to go to hit my goal weight!! Wooohooooo!

On another note.. yes I have made a decision in my life recently alot of people don't like or understand and I get that. I am having good and bad days and you being pissed at me isn't going to change my decision.. I am doing this for me! I have to know if my dream can be my reality and if you don't like that then I'm sorry but I am not going to be treated like crap or bitched at about this. I had to do this and I'm sorry I hurt people in the process but it is what it is!

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My crazy NEW life..

This post isn't meant to hurt anyone but I thought I should let you all know why I haven't been around and whats going on..

   In February my son Ethan went searching for his biological dad and I got in touch with him and we talked and in April Ethan came to spend a weekend with him for the first time ever in his life. I had decided as Ethan was growing up it was best for us to not have Ray in our lives for a few different reasons (nothing that Ray himself had ever done wrong but I had my reasons and Ray now knows why and understands my decision) It seemed to me that after this meeting took place it took a toll on my marriage and home life (John had raised Ethan since he was 5 and I believe he was having a difficult time letting Ethan go and again I understand that but it also brought back alot of memories for me and things I haven't been able to get over for the past 17+ yrs in my life)
   Well to make a long story short.. I am currently in Jefferson County with Ethan and Dalton (Koda decided to stay with John that's the man who raised him and at first it hurt but I want him to be happy too) I am starting my life over (again) at 37 yrs old.. but I am going to make the best of it and do what I need to do to get settled and stable for my boys again. So I need to find a JOB! There is alot more to this than just what I have blogged here and when the time is right and things are the way they need to be I will fill you all in on more but til then you get the idea of whats going on.

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Newest Measurements and Weigh in Wednesday!

Been in STL since Saturday and have just had alot going on so here is my newest numbers....

Measurements as of 5/23/12

Waist... 31 inches! Down another inch!
Hips... 41.5 inches! Down another inch!
Bust...35.5 inches! Down another half an inch!
Thigh... 20.5 inches! Stayed the same!
Arms... 11.5 inches! Finally getting smaller lost another half an inch! Wooohoooo!

So that makes a total of....................38 inches!!!!!

Awesome Weigh In!!!

Well its of course Weigh in Wednesday and the cruel scale was good to me this week!!
I lost....... 4 pounds!  So that brings my official weight loss to 36 lbs since Dec. 28th! So happy! I feel sooo much better health wise and mental wise!

Next week I'm going to try for 3 lbs to get out of the 170's! that would be sooo awesome!

Weigh In Wednesday and Measurements..

Did my measurements this morning and didn't lose any inches and that's OK I know Ive lost weight this week so we'll see what the scale says in a couple of hours!
Went and got my hair highlighted yesterday and I love it! Makes me feel younger and who doesn't want to feel younger.
My sister called me last night and said she needed some help so I am heading to STL on Sunday for a week to spend time with her and I'll be there for Spencer, Megs and Kenzie's birthdays. Sweettttt!
Love you sis!
I am seriously lacking in motivation lately but that will change... got to get this house picked up and head off to the dreaded scale shortly. Wish me luck!

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Lots of stuff done today!

Went to bed wayyyy too late last night but got up @ 9:45am and sat and woke up for a few before I got the house all picked up, paid the water bill, went and hung out with my girl Terri for a bit, then it was off to the gym (1.31 miles on the elliptical and 4.04 on the bike) after I got my workout on I headed to for the new Goodwill Outlet here and found a few goodies.. I got a pink Jessica Simpson purse.. awesomeeee! Then headed to Price Chopper and Sam's to get a few things I needed.
Still waiting on dinner to get done and watching The Bachelorette.. Hope Emily finds love this time!! I'll probably go to bed early tonight sooo tired from last night. I have eaten 2 whole points today.. that is sooooo bad I'm supposed to eat 26 a day!! I mean BAD but Im just not hungry right now. Hope it doesn't screw up my weigh in on Wednesday either way I will hold my head high and move on. Hope everyones day was truly Ammmmaaazing!

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May Milage Update 5/14/12

Distance on the Spin bike for May... 27.07 miles! Wooohooooo!

5/6... 4.81
5/7... 3.95
5/8... 6.09
5/12... 8.18
5/14...4.04

Movin Slow Monday!

I stayed up way too late last night... watching some TV, chatting with Terri (love ya girl) and hanging out on FB and it was totally worth it! I'm such a night owl! But I need to get my butt in gear! My house is pretty clean so that shouldn't take me very long, need to go pay the water bill, go to the store and hit the gym for an hour today. Weigh in is in 2 days.. I'm still struggling with eating all my points just stress and nerves getting the best of me but I am at least trying.
Waiting to hear more from my sister about whats going on with my nephew Kyle (love you buddy Nana will be there if you want me there) Love you sis!

Hope you all have an AAAAMMMMAAAAZING day!

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Miserable Mothers Day!

I woke up this morning really looking forward to spending Mothers Day with my family and  I woke up this morning to John already cleaning up the house.. Thanks John! I really wanted to go for a hike today but not anyone elses idea of a good time I guess. So Ethan Facebooks me saying Happy Mothers Day and that he will be home shortly from Octaveon's so I ask him if he wants to go for a hike with his momma and you would have thought I asked for him to give me a kidney or something!! He was like I had a long night mom you don't understand.. I said I do understand I woke up in the middle of the night many nights to take care of him and his brothers and I did it.. well Ray (Ethan's biological Dad) texts him and told him not to treat me that way (Thank you Ray) so then he was ready to go hiking but by this time I was hurt and not in the  mood anymore.. Koda of course doesn't wake up til 2:00pm and then walks past me and starts making me a cake and it was a very nice gesture but I don't eat cake anymore and we didn't even have any icing.. LOL so I said thanks but never got a Happy Mothers Day til after I said something.. Dalton came and went today never said a word so I finally said Hello.. he said its not the end of the day yet.. I'm like WTH? He then starts laughing at me. Then my daughter Meagan NEVER called me today.. never said a word I am beyond shocked and hurt by my kids today!! So I sat in my chair all day and just cried.. my oldest son Scottie who I rarely talk to did call me though and said Happy Mothers Day and apologized for his brothers.. I was shocked and thrilled one of them thought of me today but surprised it was Scottie. Thank you son it really meant alot! I love you! Around 6pm we headed out to dinner (Golden Corral) it was good but I have to stay away from buffets my stomach hates them! On the way home finally got a hold of my mom and talked about life a bit and about things in my past.. glad she understands!
Very proud of my niece Megan for trying out for the Olympics and hope she does well in the next round in Oregon! Good Luck Megan you can do it!
Sitting around now just chattin on FB.. moving on from today but I can tell you my boys are going to have a rough few weeks if they want something from this momma cuz its not happening!

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Happy Mothers Day!!

Today isn't really a big deal in our house (I already got my goodies) but I did ask the kids if they would pick up the house and pet areas for me today and of course John is doing it.. Grrr kids! I plan on spending my day relaxing some, going to the gym, taking a hike or something to get activity points and that's about it. We might go out in the garage and box up what didn't sell at the yard sale to take to Goodwill.

Got a text this morning saying Happy Mothers Day from a number I didn't know so I replied Thanks! Who is this? and it was my bestest friend in Steelville and after moving away we lost touch. It was sooo great to hear from her and to know her and her family are doing OK! Thanks for the text Deb it really made my day! Miss you guys alot!!


I hope all the moms out there have a wonderful day and get lots of love and goodies!

May Mileage Update

Distance on the Spin bike for May... 23.03 miles! Wooohooooo!

5/6... 4.81
5/7... 3.95
5/8... 6.09
5/12... 8.18

Saturday Saturday Saturday... WOW!

               I started my day with my hubby letting me sleep in... thank you John! He is an early riser so he dealt with the yard sale for the whole day today basically. I got up and ran and got him and Dalton some McDonald's for breakfast and I had my normal PB sandwich and milk.
        Then I had to get ready to head to Dick's memorial service this afternoon. It was a beautiful service. Got home from that around 4pm and John was ready to shut down the sale.. we had a very successful sale made $300.00 not bad for stuff we were going to just donate and get rid of.
       This evening I cleaned this house it was sooo bad and I was on high speed cuz the gym closed at 7pm tonight and I wanted to get there and do at least an hour ( I got in 40 minutes.. I'll take it) Then I got home started the laundry and ran to Subway for dinner.. I am tired but I'm good!
       Dalton is doing much better today.. he talked to his biological dad today (hes always known him but now he knows hes his dad) I hope it works out for Dalton.. hes lucky to have 2 dads that love him as much as his momma does! You will always be my baby Dalton!

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What a day...

Went to bed last night around 2am and then got up at 6:30 to prepare for my yard sale.. OMG I was sooo tired!! I took a quick cat nap in my chair during my yard sale til this little old lady woke me .. LOL I made it til about 2:30pm and then headed in for an hour and a half long nap.. I needed it!  We had a great yard sale today.. a little nervous about tomorrow its supposed to storm here so we shall see what happens!

Went to Pleasant Hill tonight so John could look at this shuffleboard table.. it sucked! So then we (John, Dalton and I) went to dinner at Ryan's. I was really good and didn't eat much at all.  But during dinner Dalton started asking questions that I thought I had years to figure out how to tell him but nope it was tonight... he was a little disappointed in me but I tried to explain to him it wasn't as bad as he thought it was and he is calming down now and getting used to the fact of the news I shared with him.. I love you Dalton! Mom did it to protect you!

Sitting in my rocking chair now reflecting back on my life and things I feel like I could have done different and things I feel like I missed out on. I know things happen for a reason but sometimes and alot lately I just don't understand why but maybe someday I will.  Someday maybe!!

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Very long day, no motivation and sad sad news!

Today feels like one of the longest days ever! I am sooo tired and have no motivation to do anything! But I did get up and clean my house and this evening we all worked on getting the yard sale completely set up.. thanks John and boys! Went and put out some signs and then ran and grabbed some dinner Chipotle for me and younger boys Arbys for John and Ethan. That was my day exciting exciting!!

The sad news though.. a woman very close to me that I love with all my heart lost her husband to suicide this week.. if she ever needs me I will be there.. my heart hurts so bad for her and her family!


Thought of the day...

This time..

            This is the third time I have attempted to change my life and lose weight. The 1st time I lost 35 lbs and got down to 165 lbs that was in 2008. The 2nd time I lost 25 lbs and that was 2010 and both of those times I just didn't see a difference even with people saying how great I looked and how much weight I had lost I just didn't get it! I have always been one of those people when I looked in the mirror I didn't "SEE" a fat girl. I saw the same girl from when I was 20 and a size 6.. weird I know but its true but this time I could see the fat girl but not in the mirror. I saw her in the picture I posted on my blog of Easter April 2011.. I couldn't believe it! That couldn't be me! So this journey has been sooo much better and different for me than the last two! I see the difference, I feel the difference, I love the difference and I'm never going back! As of yesterday I have lost 32 lbs and I weigh 176 so this time when I hit 165 (11 more pounds)  I am celebrating because this time I know there is a difference and its a GOOD one!

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Zumba and Dinner

      

              Went and had my nails done this afternoon and I love them! Thanks babe! Didn't get finished til 5:30pm so I had to run home and throw on my workout clothes and get to Zumba before I was late like I was last Wednesday! I was glad 2 others showed up it was a good class Terri... Thank you!! I want you to know that I really appreciate you and the time you take to do the classes. You are a HUGE inspiration to me and I'm honored to call you a friend!!
              After Zumba John and I went to dinner so I did get all my points in today and they have been tracked! This is going to be a good week I can just feel it!
               I still need to clean this house for a bit after everyone goes to bed since I didn't do it this morning before weigh in but I will get it done! That's just more activity points for me!
                Hope you all had a great day! Love to all!


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Weigh In Wednesday~~ 5/9/12

Well I had a hunch and it was right (always follow your gut) I lost 0.4 bringing me to an even 32 pounds lost since December 28th! Its not alot but its a loss so I will happily take it!
I know why it happened and this next week I will work on fixing that I just didn't eat enough this week with all the increased exercise I'm doing cuz I wasn't hungry so it is what it is but I have to eat! Just grateful it wasn't a gain! Johns job this week is to make sure I eat (even if I'm not hungry) and to make sure Ive tracked it! Here's to a new week!

This is me right before I left for my Weight Watchers meeting.. hubba hubba! Not bad for 37 yrs old!

Newest Measurements... 5/9/12

It's Weigh In Wednesday and I just finished doing my measurements for this week and here's what we got!!

Waist... 32.5 down 0.5 inches!
Hips... 42.5 same
Bust...36 same
Thigh... 20.5 down 0.5 inches!
Arm...12 inches same

So I lost another inch this week for a grand total of.......



 34.5 inches!!

Tiring Tuesday!!

    Tomorrow is Weigh In Wednesday but I'm not feeling real positive about it! I haven't been very hungry this week so I haven't eaten enough points.. I did have french toast twice this week but I'm still low in the points department!! So I'm a bit nervous!!  I have upped my workouts this week since joining Planet Fitness so I need to eat all my points! Next week is a new week!!
    Today I did 6.09 miles on the Spin bike, the 12 minute ab circuit and a set of dips (triceps). Tomorrow I am going to skip the gym ( I think)  but I am going to do Zumba in the evening. No one showed up for class tonight so Terri and I just sat around and chatted for the hour and my legs were OK with that but when I got home Ethan was a good boy and went for a run with his momma! My fastest mile yet 12:59.. I'll take it! 39 seconds faster than the last time! Woooohoooooo!

Its been a quiet day here in KC.. got all my errands done, my work out in, and my house clean! All is well here!

Will post new measurements in the morning.... stay tuned!!


Thought of the evening...

Milage update...

Distance on the Spin bike for May... 14.85 miles! Wooohooooo!

5/6... 4.81
5/7... 3.95
5/8... 6.09

Headed to the gym..

House is clean, carpets shampooed, pet areas swept! Off to run a few errands and head to the gym again! Lets see how many miles I can ride on that crazy bike today! I was sooo tired this morning after going to bed so late last night but I'm feeling pretty good! I'm grateful for the life I have and all the people in it!

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Monday..Relaxing, Working out, and Setting up!

        I spent my morning just sitting around and resting my body! I was very sore and tired from going to the gym yesterday for two and a half hours. I did get up around 2:30pm and got showered before I headed off to the gym to work out for an hour! I did the 30 minute circuit, did 0.85 miles on the elliptical in 10 minutes, and 3.95 miles on the spin bike in 20 minutes. I was exhausted but very glad I went after I was done! I will go work out again tomorrow afternoon before I head to Zumba tomorrow night!

    Headed to the grocery store and grabbed a few things before I headed home to help John price our stuff for our yard sale this weekend! We have alot of stuff! WOW! I'm really hoping for a good turn out! The two younger boys and I got Chipotle for dinner (11 pts for my steak bowl.. cant beat that!) while John and Ethan got McDonald's. We watched 2 Broke Girls  tonight before John headed for bed.. now I'm watching Operation Repo sitting in my rocking chair drinking a Caramel Vanilla Cream coffee!
      While we were out trying to pick up dinner Ethan managed to get the whole family in an uproar! I'm tired of Ethan always bugging Koda about fighting! Its just ridiculous and quite frankly I think Koda would kick his ass but Koda doesn't want to fight and we have told Ethan over and over there will be NO fighting and we will not be recording anything and posting it on Facebook or You Tube!! Keep your hands to yourself Ethan or you will lose! He's just not getting it so he may be losing his nice new phone pretty soon.. maybe then he will catch on! Let's hope he catches on soon!
        Thankful the crazy storms are now gone! It was a beautiful day here in KC!


Thought of the day...

A woman has the last word in any argument, anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument! LOL

P.S. Love ya babe... but you know its the truth! LMAO!!


Total distance on the Spin bike in May... 8.76 miles!

Sunday.. Stormy and Sore!

          I went and joined Planet Fitness on Raytown Rd.. you cant beat 10 bucks a month! I did 0.5 mile on the Arc trainer (like an elliptical), 4.81 on the Spin bike, the 12 minute ab circuit and lots of work on my triceps. Spent two and a half hours at the gym today! Go me! After we left I went to see this empty store front Terri has been interested in to open a studio for Zumba, personal training, and who knows what else (I'm hoping when I hit my goal weight to become a certified Zumba instructor.. Terri is my inspiration!!) and we got caught in a BAD storm! It hailed and hailed and we both just kept going Ohhh, Ouch, Ohhh our poor cars were getting beat up! After the storm passed we got in our cars and headed for Grandview but ended up getting caught in another hail storm.. cars running into each other on Hwy 71.. it was an interesting drive home to say the least!

          My body is sore tonight but I'm really hoping this will put my weight loss on an even faster track than what I'm already on.. I'm not complaining but if I could lose 2-3 a week  I would be thrilled!
          Thank you Sharon for bringing Dalton home this evening! Hope your foot gets better soon!

          I am going to go play some Pinochle for awhile and put my screaming legs up! Hope you all stayed dry today!


Thought of the day....

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Stormy Sunday..

What a storm that just came through here! My fur babies are not happy and all are in hiding at the time! The thunder was crazy loud! The electric only flickered here a few times thankfully we never lost power! It should be unbearably humid now today.. Thank you Mother Nature!
  Got my house picked up and my last load of laundry in the washer.. John and Koda are outside rearranging the garage to begin setting up for our yard sale this coming weekend! We are really hoping for a good turn out but we just aren't sure after they redid the outer road we just don't get the drive by traffic we used to for that we are grateful but for yard sales and Halloween it SUCKS!
   John decided to let me join the gym ( I mean its 10 bucks a month come on babe seriously) so today I am going with my trainer/Zumba instructor for the first time. I really hope I like it and the drive doesn't seem to far. I think it could help me lose these last 34 pounds pretty quickly!
   Not much going on here today pretty quiet laid back Sunday! Love to all!


Thought of the day...

Hard work pays off in the future, laziness pays off now.

Busy weekend so far..

Friday.. I slept in and did some housework before I headed to Wal Mart and went and paid some bills. Then John and I headed to our Friday night auction.. not much there tonight (stuff or people) so there were alot of great deals but we didn't buy much. We got our boys a foosball table though so that was pretty exciting! Went to IHOP again afterward and had french toast again this week but I had enough points so it was OK!

Saturday.. I got up around 9:00am and headed out to some neighborhood yard sales in Kansas.. John ended up meeting up with me and going with me but there wasn't many things out there we were searching for mostly baby stuff so we headed to the auction in Olathe, KS didn't get much there either and left way before the auction was over but it was a fun day! Tonight I cleaned up the house and I'm still working on laundry right now.


Tomorrow ... I am going to go work out at the gym with Terri! Got to burn off that French Toast! LOL Not sure what else I'm going to do yet.

Hope you all had a good day!


Thought of the day....

Thrifty Thursday!

Went to bed way too late last night so getting up this morning early was not easy! I just wanted to SLEEP!! But I got up and slowly woke up before I headed out to get Heather to go to yard sales and thrift stores for the day... I got a few great deals today and Heather did as well! I started to head toward home around 4:30pm stopped by Price Chopper and grabbed some deli meat for dinner (sandwiches and soup) before we headed off to Dalton's last band concert.. very proud of him and of the success he has had this year in Jazz Band! He had told us he was done with band but now I think he is second guessing that decision.. I guess we'll see! Got home tonight around 8:30pm and I spent 90 minutes or so picking up the house and starting some laundry cuz it didn't get done this morning that's for sure! LOL Going to surf the Web for a bit, work on laundry and maybe catch up on a few of my shows! Hope you all had a thrifty day as well!

Thought of the day...

Unless you PUKE, FAINT, or DIE, KEEP GOING!!!!- Jillian Michaels

Very busy Weigh In Wednesday!!

Went to weigh in today and I lost another 2 lbs this week for a total of 31.6.. so freakin excited!! I am only 34.4 from my goal weight I'm almost half way there!!  In the last 2 weeks I have lost 5.6 pounds lets hope it keeps coming off so good! After WI I headed to my SIL's Sharon's to visit for a bit and to take her my money for my Tshirt from my niece Jen.. I'm not coming Jen sorry Dalton's last band concert ever is tomorrow night and I cant miss it! Maybe next year I'll make it!! After visiting for a few hours I headed to Costco for my Salmon and some fruit and veggies.. on my way John called and said the van was fixed I could go pick it up so after getting my goodies I headed that way and picked up my good as new van all fixed and good to go!  I rushed home and put my groceries away and changed to get ready for Zumba to finally figure out I am 35 minutes LATE! I thought it started at 6:30 tonight I am such a blond sometimes! LOL I got 30 minutes in so I'll take it! Had a great time chatting after Zumba with Terri and Jillian tonight! DON'T SIGN IT TERRI DON'T SIGN IT!! LMAO!! WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OVER THE ZUMBA WORLD! BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA! LMAO! Oh and I'm pretty sure all my begging has paid off hes going to let me join the gym! Lets get our work out on!

OK after Zumba I ran home grabbed John and we went and ate at IHOP since its my new week and I was seriously craving french toast.. I ate it and tracked it so I'm good! But while sitting there these 3 people came in and were seated in the booth behind us they were sooooo big they couldn't all three fit in the booth and that wasn't the bad part! The two woman of the group started talking about having body shots done off them.. OK I was trying to eat and about choked on my food and most likely puked a bit in my mouth. I am not judging cuz they are overweight  but seriously 300+ pound woman should not be talking about having body shots done off them I mean SERIOUSLY!! I weigh 176 and I wouldn't want anyone doing them off me! WTF??? Then the teenage boy that was with them and was probably about 400 pounds... literally sat there and watched my food the whole time I was trying to eat it I almost offered him some of my french toast but I wasn't sharing! I was like geez dude your food is coming you'll make baby!! It was an interesting dinner to say the least but this is Grandview I should have expected it!

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Newest Measurements!

It's Weigh In Wednesday!!! I did my measurements and this week I lost another 1.5 inches!!! For a grand total of.................

                        33.5 inches!!!


Here's the breakdown of what I've lost so far for ya:

Waist..8.5 inches
Hips... 8 inches
Bust... 10 inches
Thigh...5 inches
Arm...2 inches


Weigh in is at 12:30pm.. wish me luck! Until then hope you all stay cool and have a great day!

Tuesday night Zumba!

       I had a great day and really got some much needed rest. Tonight was Zumba class.. only had 1 class tonight so we did 30 minutes of Zumba circuit and then the last 30 minutes we did just the circuit and some abs. One of my goals is to be able to do at least 1 Merryweather but I need to continue to build up my core strength just not there yet.. Terri my trainer can do 12 and she is in the best shape so if I can ever just do one I will be the happiest person on the planet!!! I know I am physically getting stronger everyday but I still have a ways to go as of my weigh in last Wednesday I was 36.4 pounds away from my goal weight I am almost half way there!

      Tomorrow is Weigh in Wednesday!! I'm having a good feeling about it.. I got my fingers crossed and praying for the best! I will post my measurements in the morning and then what the evil scale says in the afternoon. Til then have a great night and sweet dreams to all!

Thought of the day...

                                                             
 

Happy May Day!

      

I didn't know much about May Day til I did a bit of research this morning. It started in the Middle Ages and is actually two distinct holidays: one in honor of spring and the other in recognition of workers. It celebrates the end of the harsh winter months and the start of the fertile summer months by feasting, frolicking and competing in games. It is also known as International Workers' Day, May Day has a connection to work that dates back to the late 19th century, when American laborers fought for an eight-hour workday. In much of Western Europe and parts of America, May Day is now celebrated with traditional folk dancing around a maypole, a tree-like totem that typically stands up to ten feet tall. At one time, this practice marked the beginning of courting season for young adults.
      Here is another little tidbit about May Day... Worried that the rowdy festival made people frisky, the Catholic Church banned May Day celebrations in the early 1600s. The clergy wasn't the only group to point out May Day's sexual undertones: Several historians have suggested that the maypole is a phallic symbol. OK there is your history lesson for the day! But May 1st is also my brother in law Charlie's 35th birthday so that makes it even more special! Happy Birthday old man!
      Well for me.. today has been nothing but wonderful.. I haven't done a darn thing! I slept til 11:00am after having another one of my nights of dreaming the same stupid dream over and over and over! After the same dream every time I wake up, roll over and do it all over again. It really makes for a suck night of sleep! But I'm grateful for waking up and still being here on this crazy planet! I'll get up here shortly and work on cleaning up my animal areas and picking up the house.. its really in good shape so it shouldn't take me long!
      Today is Tuesday.. so I am being rather picky with what I eat since tomorrow is Weigh In Wednesday but I'm not sure how its going to go this week it could go either way.. we have eaten out alot this week but I have been extremely busy with cleaning, rearranging, walking, some running, so it may have helped even out all the eating out or at least I hope so. If not tomorrow is a new week for me and I wont make that mistake again. I can say this.. I don't feel like Ive gained weight so my gut is saying I'm OK but the scale will definitely let me know tomorrow! Only plus I got is tonight is ZUMBA.. if there are 2 classes tonight I think I will stay and do both of them.. it surely cant hurt!
     I can hear the trash man outside I'm sure he hates us this week for the huge pile we have out there after doing all the Spring Cleaning we've been doing and that doesn't even include the huge pile in the garage for our upcoming yard sale.. we have been on a mission!! Thank you Mr. Trash man!

This is for Terri my Zumba instructor!
She does look like the chic on the left the rest of us are definitely the one on the right! LOL
Love it!