It's been a while

My Journey to getting Toned, Healthy, and Trim
So, it has been quite a while since I have had some time to sit down and write an updated blog.  Alot has changed for the better in the last 3 months since I started my journey.  I have gone done 2 dress sizes and now wearing a size 14 again.  I haven't been a size 14 in 5 years!!!!


That is an amazing accomplishment for me.  I am also down 14 pds (started at 189 and as of this past Friday I am now at 175).  My final goal is to get to 150.  THEN, maybe another 5, then just maintain.  Again, without www.loseit.com and all my friends online, Marty, friends/family support, I wouldn't have gotten this far.  I am just VERY happy with myself and what I can accomplish when I put my mind to it.

I also have been measuring myself and I have to measure myself again next week (this coming Friday) but here are the numbers as they are from last week:

Chest - on 4/3/11 was 35 as of today 5/13/11 is 34.50 (loss of .50)
Hips- as of 4/3/11 was 47, as of today 5/13/11 is 44 (3 inches lost...LOVE this and very proud of it!)
Lower arm- as of 4/3/11 was 9, as of today 5/13/11 is 8.375 (loss of .625)
Upper Thigh- as of 4/3/11 was 25.50, as of today 5/13/11 is 25 (.50 loss)
Neck - as of 4/3/11 was 14, as of today 5/13/11 is 13.50 (loss of .50)
Upper Chest- as of 4/3/11 was 37, as of today 5/13/11 is 35 (loss of 2 in)
Upper Arm - as of 4/3/11 was 12.55, as of today 5/13/11 is 12.25 (.30 loss)
Lower Leg- as of 4/3/11 was 15.50, as of today 5/13/11 is 14.375 (loss of 1.125)
Abs - as of 5/1/11 (when I started tracking this) was 35.75, as of today 5/13/11 is 34.50 (loss of 1.25!- like this since my abs always bother me!)

So there you have it, that is my weight loss/measurement update.

I just wanted to show a before (on left) and after (on right) pic, this amazes me:

I have slimmed and toned up so much.  People are now starting to notice and pictures don't lie.

Vacation!!!

I am excited that this upcoming week I have 4 days of work and my 2 weeks vacation starts on Friday the 27th!!   Oh, how I wish I could take my cats with me.  I will miss them so that picture is appropriate.  I will be heading out to the Grandparents/Aunts location in the Missouri/Kansas City Area.  Looking forward to the time away, seeing family, friends, and just relaxing with NO work. Parents (Mom/Dad), Sister, Brother-in-law, and Niece will also be there.

The following week after I return I have some painting/creative things to do upstairs.  I want to get the front bedroom primed/painted.  Finally found the wall color I want so it's going to get done on a day Marty has off and I am home too.  We also found new mirrors for our sink vanities in the bathrooms and will be getting those and also prime/painting the upstairs bathroom, putting up new towel rack, shelves, shower curtain, and paintings.  All has been purchased, just need to get it done.  No excuses. I have all week to do it.  I REALLY want to get those rooms done.  I don't like to do all the prep work etc...but it HAS to get done...so if anyone is free and wants to come help, PLEASE do so :)

Well I have one more thing I need to get done today that I can cross off my to-do list, which is to finish steam cleaning the carpets downstairs.  I got the dining room area and front entranceway done yesterday and now I need to do the small area of our living room that steps down.  So off I go.

Till next time!