Happy Birthday to me!

Well, my birthday has come and gone and the birthday gift I gave myself was 5 pounds. That's right, I gained 5 pounds back. Well, I told myself I was going to allow myself to eat whatever I wanted for my birthday. Problem is, I let my birthday last a week and a few days. And before that, I got a cold that made it hard to breath. So, considering all that, I am glad it was only 5 pounds! Anyways, I am back on the diet, more determined than ever, and I thought I would share with you some of the work out pictures that I use to have fun with my diet. And by have fun, I mean, curse the sky and make mean faces while I sweat. It isn't pretty, but it feels good to know I am actively taking control of my weight loss. So, here they are:

They say...

It takes 4 weeks for you to notice your body changing, 8 weeks for your friends, and 12 weeks for the rest of the world. Give it 12 weeks. Well, I am starting week 4 and I am already noticing things fitting better. Also, if you notice by my ticker, I have lost a total of 10 pounds!! I am going to keep going!!

Relay for Life

Hey guys, my RELAY FOR LIFE team is in the home stretch. The relay is 11 days away. The relay is a 24 hour event where we walk the entire 24 hours. We have raised $1700 for the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. Our goal is $2000. We NEED YOUR HELP. Please go to the website below. Please donate today. No donation is too small. We are walking for Cody's mother who recently died and my father who still battles two kinds of cancer. Thank you and have a blessed day. 


http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY12CA?px=26858350&pg=personal&fr_id=36496

Day 14: Walking

I love walking. I think it's part of my love of adventure. I love seeing new things. If you took the same walk for the next 10 days, you would see something new every time. That's why I love walking.

When you walk, it's very important to have a walking buddy. My buddy is my dog, Happy. He loves walking. In fact, he loves it so much that many times he takes himself on walks, which means he escapes the yard and goes on a doggy adventure. That dog loves walks!

When we walk, he sniffs and runs and is the happiest dog on earth, which makes me want to walk more, plus it makes me happy to make the dog happy. So, my new walking partner is the best. And very cute too!!

Weight Update #2

Original Weight: 225

Weight Today: 219

Weight Lost: 6 lbs. 

Weight Goal: 150

Pounds to Go: 69!

Day 9: Steady as She Goes

Well, amazingly enough, I am still losing weight. I am counting those calories, exercising, and eating right. I am actually not hating it, which I thought I would, and I am loving seeing that scale go down on an almost daily basis. 9 days and I have already lost 6 pounds! That's an awesome thing!

Now, the 6 pounds aren't noticeable on my body yet, but 12 pounds might be, so I am going to keep it up! And you will have a picture update later today, so look forward to that!

Day 8: Calories

Here's the thing. Giving up so many things is hard. And it's not that I can't do it, I just don't know if I want to. So, I am running with a new strategy. I am still on my diet and I haven't given up. However, I am  monitoring my calories, instead of giving up things that I love. I think that this will help me better in the long run anyways. I am not working at a diet. I am working at a new way of life. So when I give up a lot of stuff, I can't keep it up too long, because I love those things too much. So, in moderation, I will eat the things I have always loved.

Let me be clear, this means a piece of pie or cake every once in a while, not often, and that goes for everything else. I am still on my diet. I just want to create a lifelong change, not an 18 week change.