This morning I was woke up by this beautiful pic of the morning horizon from a very close friend who was out walking at like 7a. I recently joined a group here, Walking away the pounds, & the one the leader set up on FB also as a secret group. I got this friend to join also as she is struggling with her weight after 3 kids. Yesterday she text me & said she didn't think she's be able to hit the group goal (25 miles per week) as her history on her Bodybugg said she had only ever done a little under 6000 steps in a day & to hit the goal in a 7 day period is just under 7600 per day. I told her to start at say 5000 for a week & if she made it then move to like 6000, etc.  Yeah I get this text then when she's done, she texts & reports on FB that she has done over 3000 steps already!!!  Well, that got me out of bed! Then I log on here & see that Michael has been kicking butt & taking names & is very active & has lost 100lbs!!! What an inspiration. So I jump up grab my work out clothes & do a half mile warm up, week 1, & for me day 1 in full, of my sonic runner & then cool down at 3.0 walking pace until I hit 3.1 miles. I did it in 56 minutes, which I'm happy with considering this is my first 5K since surgery. Now the training really begins because I am signed up for The Color Run October 6th. I will run the entire thing!!

Today I hit 191.00 & of course am anxious to get below 190 now...lol!  I can now comfortably get into a couple pair of size 14 capris from old navy & bought a new belt. My energy level is up which in return means I have had a better attitude overall.

Life is good & I love my sleeve!

Well, the weekend went well & the concert was amazing as always! I didn't actually have a margarita but did have drinks of pina coladas, strawberry Daiquiri, banana daiquiri & about 1/3 of a shot of chocolate cake UV vodka. this was over the entire weekend by the way....lol!  surprisingly  i didn't really want much of any of them though. I think it was because they were all so sugary maybe.  I also had a few bites of Chicago style deep dish pizza & some other stuff. So basically I had a weekend of usually no no's for me. I stepped on scale & it showed a bit cause I was at 194.00 this morning. I can't get upset though cause I made the decisions to have these things.

I wanted to meet up w/ a friend from here (OH) but by the time we got on the road home we were all SOO exhausted! I need to text her & say sorry cause I forgot yesterday to let her know. My bad.

I will be loading pics when I get home today.

I love that my sleeve has given me a new life & all weekend I didn't get wiped out just from walking somewhere. I also wasn't the one sweating profusely during tailgating time either, cause of carrying around the extra 55lbs I used to.

I even bought a Landshark & concert t-shirt that were both "ladies" cuts!!!!  they both feel a bit tight in the tummy area(not used to fitted t-shirts, I think...lol) but real close to comfortable & I just can't believe I could even consider a "ladies cut" let alone fit in them!

So really, my spending this weekend was on shirts, new purse & sunglasses. no big food bills for me....lol. These things were my treats rather than edible ones.

Today has been back to getting on track. Tonight I go back to Zumba & plan out my meals for the week.

Well, i got my labs back last week & all of my results are good. even the vitamin D which i was deficient on before surgery!
My weight is currently 194.4lbs & I'm down a total of 54.4lbs since this journey started. I have my next visit at the surgeons office tomorrow & am excited to see what all comes out of it. They had me specifically make a food log to give to NUT to see what she thinks. so I figure she can use that data & my bodybugg data to come to whatever conclusion she will.

I had a NSV today. I fit into some cute capri dress slacks my sister gave me over a year ago that haven't ever fit!! i'm wearign them tomorrow! i will have a friend take pics & after this weekend at Buffett I will try to upload pics & post on forum.  I haven't dressed up in ages & I can't wait to wear these with a nice dress shirt tomorrow!

Yes, it's Buffett this coming weekend!!! So excited! Now I feel like i need to try things on to decide what I will wear...LOL. We'll only be in Chicago Fri., Sat, & Sun. but i feel like it has to be just the right clothes. what a weird I am...lol

Oh, I also measure today & since 6/3/12 I have also lost a total of 7.5 inches!!!

It was funny last night because we went to Texas Roadhouse to eat & since theor times were so far off they offered us free cheese fries or onion appetizer. well, Brian said fries cause you can't turn down free cheese fries...LOL! mind you we used to order these things all the time. well, he also hasn't been eating anywhere near what he used to since his surgery.  The fries come & I ate like 3 fries with chesse on then & used some ranch. (they're the steak fry type) then our dinner came, we shared a bbq chicken & steak dinner & Brian got corn & baked potato for himslef for sides. I ate maybe 1-2 oz of both the chicken & steak combined & i was miserable forever after this. He was too. We even said when the fries came we shouldn't have done this cause just the amount of fried alone would've been more than enough for both of us for a meal. Needless to say i have leftover meat for today or tomorrow & we decided we learned our lesson & won't do that again!!!

It's still amazes me at times at all the changes my sleeve has brought me & I am grateful for them all. I bought myself a new purse for m accomplishments. this is new because food used to be a reward. I know I'm not a dog but it always was. It was also my comfort & whatever else I thought I could find an excuse to use it for. Because I can't eat like that anymore I have had to make these changes & I like it!

I'm registered for the Color Run in Des Moines in Oct & am totally excited!!! In factt there's a group of my friends all going to do it & my boyfriend & his son!!! what a blessing.  Today I found the Hell Run in Chicago on Sept. 1st & am really interested in this. However I can't yet seem to get Brian interested. But maybe Tia & alison will & then we can  say it's a girl weekend to go do some crazy mud filled obstacle course!!!  these things wouldn't have even interested me a year ago & now I'm psyched! Changes they are a coming!!

I love my sleeve & my new life! 

Today I have lost a total of 50lbs since this whole journey started. I'm very happy about this not only for the accomplishment but in how I feel physically & mentally.

There are still many lessons to be learned & so many new things to experience on this journey & I am looking forward to all of them,.

I registered myself, my boyfriend & his 6 yr. old for the color run Oct. 6th when it comes to Des Moines. We are all excited & I am going to get back on track for training. Although this is a fun run (walk/ run) event, i would like to be able to run it. It's 5K & I don't think that's asking too much from my body between now & then.

Currently it seems the more strict I am with myself on my food the slower I lose, if at all.  I make sure to get in my protein by havign 2 shakes (30g each) & then whatever I eat. I get in my fluids also & am continuing to strive for a little more as right now I usually get in about 60oz, sometimes more.

This week I have to get my labs drawn for my next visit to surgeon on the 25th. I  hope all my levels are good.... we'll see.

Brian has been after me for awhile now to get a new phone cause mine is on it's last leg. well, I think i've decided on getting an iPhone (this will be my 1st smartphone) because of a few reason s but one is being able to sinc up my BodyBugg so I have easy access to record my food all day. I know what I eat, but am not always good about tracking cause i'm not a fan of writing it down & can't access my profile from work. BodyBugg is having a sale on the SP system that lincs with phone for $99 instead of $249 so all in all seems like my sign to do this.

I bought a new dress from Vanity, which I haven't shopped in since I was in highschool!! Even better is that it's a large!!  I get my hair done on the 19th, so I figure I'll put it on & take pics to post out here that day. The dress is a total step out of my comfort zone because well it's a dress, & it's above my knees. I like it though & plan to wear it when we go to Chicago for Buffett concert at the end of this month.

well, I anxiously hopped on the scale this morning in hopes of being under 200lbs & was up to 203lbs! WTF. so I had a gain of 1.4 lbs. not cool.

Idk what could caus ethis since it's not that time of the month & I haven't eaten anyhting crazy. i guess I just hang on & hope it turns around.