Happy Halloween!
No candy for me today. I was so tempted the other day at our GS troop's Halloween party to eat a Reese's but I didn't. I was so proud of myself. You know what? As good as that Reese's would have tasted, it wouldn't have come close to how good I felt by NOT eating it. I was proud of myself, my will power and my committment to health/my future. It was great! Yea me! LOL!
I don't plan on eating any candy tonight. I'll be buying yucky kinds, so I won't be tempted at all (no Reese's in this house). I'll buy suckers and raisins to give out. Heck, kids eat too much junk anyway. Maybe I'll even buy some popcorn balls. I'll be the only one on the block giving away food that isn't completely bad for you. The kids will hate it! LOL! jk jk!
Our family will be hosting our 2nd annual Haunted House tonight. We set it up in our carport/garage. We worked on it for about 4 hours last night and have about another 2 to go until it's finished. We're going to finish it when the kids & hubby get home today. It'll be fun! I'll post some pics of it on the blog, just for fun.
Well...it's Halloween. I was part of a "Halloween Challenge" on Spark People. The goal was to lose 31 pounds by October 31st. I lost 29. I was very pleased with that!! My main goal was to be under 200 pounds by Halloween and I did it! I'm proud of myself!!
I'm looking at my notebook of measurements (I keep a notebook of weekly weights and measurements that I check every Thursday) and am so pleased with my progress. I started a complete set of measurements and a weekly weight on July 12th. I wanted to keep track of where I've been and my progress. I knew there was no better way to do that then to write it down. I'm SOOOOOOO glad I did!!
Here are the numbers since 7/12/07 these are my loss totals:
Pounds-40 pounds gone
Abs-6.25 inches gone
Sucked In Abs-7 1/8 inches gone
Chest-5.5 inches gone
R arm-5 inches gone
L arm-5 inches gone
Neck-1.5 inches gone
R thigh-3.5 inches gone
L thigh-3 inches gone
Pannus-5.25 inches gone
WOW!!! That's so awesome!! That's the first time I've totalled those numbers (and those aren't even numbers from the start of my journey in May, those are only from JULY!!).
I've lost 42 1/8" of FAT! OMG!! That's amazing!! I'm so glad I totalled those today. Talk about motivating!! Who would want to eat candy after that?!?! I'm on cloud 9! WOW...I really can't believe that. I've got to let that sink in . How cool!
Well.....on that wonderful note. I think I'm going to go exercise. I want to be sure to get it in before tonight's activities start. I think I'll go for a nice brisk walk.
Have a fun Halloween everyone!! Hugs from AZ,
Shannon
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
The closet is quite literally bare!
Hello!
Well I did it, I finally broke down and did the major cleaning out of the closet. I removed all the 24's, 22's and 20's from my closets and my drawers. It's so funny because now I hardly have a thing in my closet. All of my business suits...gone. All of my dresses....gone. All of my skirts.....gone. My husband said "Now you won't have anything to wear. There's nothing in the closet". I told him that I couldn't fit into it anymore anyway so why bother keeping it in there. He agreed. In fact, he agreed so much he cleaned out his side of the closet too. Gone are all his 44's, 42's and 40's. He also is left with very few pants to wear.
We both decided that we needed to shed the past. We are both truly committed to moving forward and will not be the weight we were before EVER!
Now, the next step is figuring out what to do with all that stuff! We were going to give it to Goodwill or a shelter but there are just so many really nice things we aren't sure if we want to have a gargage sale or something first. Heck, I've got $80-$90 outfits with the tags still on them. We've probably got $2500 worth of clothes folded and inventoried, just waiting for our decision to dispense them somewhere. Hmmmm..........what to do. We're going to make a decision soon, so we can get all that stuff out of our bedroom and out of our lives. Time to DE-clutter and simplify!
Got back into the gym over the weekend (post cyst rupture). It was wonderful! I felt great and didn't have an ounce of pain! I did some jogging and elliptical training.
The weather is still very warm here. We've had heat records broken all week. Two days ago it was 98 degrees! UGH!! The evenings cool down though and it's lovely then. We've been taking advantage of that and walking a lot. I think that when we start to have cooler nights consistantly we'll be switching up walking/jogging outside and working out in the gym. The weather will just be too nice to pass up. Heck, once the days get consistantly cooler I want to get back out and hike our local mountains more. We've got wonderful mountains within 15 minutes of our house. I'm so excited about it getting cooler!!
I better run for now. I have a dd home from school today. She's got a bit of vertigo and a rough allergy flare. I'm going to go sit out with her awhile. Later on today, I'll be tackling cleaning out the garage (UGH). We're going to have a haunted house in there tomorrow night so I've got to get it cleaned up so we can set up stuff tonight and tomorrow.
Talk soon! Hugs from AZ,
Shannon
Well I did it, I finally broke down and did the major cleaning out of the closet. I removed all the 24's, 22's and 20's from my closets and my drawers. It's so funny because now I hardly have a thing in my closet. All of my business suits...gone. All of my dresses....gone. All of my skirts.....gone. My husband said "Now you won't have anything to wear. There's nothing in the closet". I told him that I couldn't fit into it anymore anyway so why bother keeping it in there. He agreed. In fact, he agreed so much he cleaned out his side of the closet too. Gone are all his 44's, 42's and 40's. He also is left with very few pants to wear.
We both decided that we needed to shed the past. We are both truly committed to moving forward and will not be the weight we were before EVER!
Now, the next step is figuring out what to do with all that stuff! We were going to give it to Goodwill or a shelter but there are just so many really nice things we aren't sure if we want to have a gargage sale or something first. Heck, I've got $80-$90 outfits with the tags still on them. We've probably got $2500 worth of clothes folded and inventoried, just waiting for our decision to dispense them somewhere. Hmmmm..........what to do. We're going to make a decision soon, so we can get all that stuff out of our bedroom and out of our lives. Time to DE-clutter and simplify!
Got back into the gym over the weekend (post cyst rupture). It was wonderful! I felt great and didn't have an ounce of pain! I did some jogging and elliptical training.
The weather is still very warm here. We've had heat records broken all week. Two days ago it was 98 degrees! UGH!! The evenings cool down though and it's lovely then. We've been taking advantage of that and walking a lot. I think that when we start to have cooler nights consistantly we'll be switching up walking/jogging outside and working out in the gym. The weather will just be too nice to pass up. Heck, once the days get consistantly cooler I want to get back out and hike our local mountains more. We've got wonderful mountains within 15 minutes of our house. I'm so excited about it getting cooler!!
I better run for now. I have a dd home from school today. She's got a bit of vertigo and a rough allergy flare. I'm going to go sit out with her awhile. Later on today, I'll be tackling cleaning out the garage (UGH). We're going to have a haunted house in there tomorrow night so I've got to get it cleaned up so we can set up stuff tonight and tomorrow.
Talk soon! Hugs from AZ,
Shannon
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Weekly Measurements x2 (10/18/07 & 10/25/07)
Hello!
I was planning to add today's measurements to the blog and noticed that I didn't input last weeks. I will put both of them below. The first ones are last week's the next ones are today's.
10/18/07
Wt-198 lbs
Abs-38.5"
Sucked In Abs-35"
Chest-43.25"
R arm-13" Largest Part R arm-16.5"
L arm-12.5" Largest Part L arm-16"
R thigh-24"
L thigh-23.25"
Neck-15.5"
Pannus-46"
10/25/07
Wt-195 lbs
Abs-38.25"
Sucked In Abs-35"
Chest-42.75"
R arm-12.5" Largest Part R arm-16.5"
L arm-12.75" Largest Part L arm-16.5"
R thigh-24"
L thigh-24"
Neck-16"
Pannus-45.5"
Today I've hit the 60 pounds lost mark. It's a little surreal. I'm very happy about it! I can't believe that there's finally more weight gone than I have left to go. I almost wonder if it will be sad when this journey ends. (Don't get me wrong, I'll be estatic and I'll handle it if I'm sad....but I'm just curious).
I am hoping to get back into the gym today. I have just been walking for exercise the past week because I've still had some lingering discomfort in my left lower abdomen (lingering from the cyst). It's been nice to get out in the lovely evening air. At night, it's finally cooled down here in the Phoenix area. Unfortunately we're still in the 90's during the day but at night we're in the 60's and it's lovely weather for walking in.
I'm feeling good. I think I'm looking pretty good too. I'm getting to the point where even the "new clothes" I bought 2 months ago are getting pretty baggy. Ugh, what a waste that was to buy $500 worth of clothes. Next time, I think I'll head to the Salvation Army and save some $$ on temporary stuff instead of getting an interim wardrobe. It's almost time to go through my clothes again and donate more stuff to them anyway. I can't even wear 20's or more because the just literally sag and fall off when I walk. It feels great weight wise but I'm so cheap, it bums me out too. LOL! My husband said, "You're not going to stop losing weight because of that are you?". ROFL! What a goofball! Like I'd stop losing weight because I have to buy more clothes. Now that's man logic for ya! ;-) LOL! He's actually been very supportive. He's doing pretty good too and he's looking great. I'm very happy for him. Heck, I'm very happy for both of us.
Well, I better run. It's time to check the message board and post my daily thoughts over on realage. I may try and spend a bit more time on Spark People today too. I really haven't had much opportunity to be on that for the past two weeks. I've missed it, in a way. I've also felt good that I can still progress without being so dependent on it too. Hey, I think I'm making progress! YIPEE!!
Have a super day! Keep on, keeping on! YOU can do this!! WE can do this!! I BELIVE IN YOU!!!
Hugs from AZ,
Shannon
I was planning to add today's measurements to the blog and noticed that I didn't input last weeks. I will put both of them below. The first ones are last week's the next ones are today's.
10/18/07
Wt-198 lbs
Abs-38.5"
Sucked In Abs-35"
Chest-43.25"
R arm-13" Largest Part R arm-16.5"
L arm-12.5" Largest Part L arm-16"
R thigh-24"
L thigh-23.25"
Neck-15.5"
Pannus-46"
10/25/07
Wt-195 lbs
Abs-38.25"
Sucked In Abs-35"
Chest-42.75"
R arm-12.5" Largest Part R arm-16.5"
L arm-12.75" Largest Part L arm-16.5"
R thigh-24"
L thigh-24"
Neck-16"
Pannus-45.5"
Today I've hit the 60 pounds lost mark. It's a little surreal. I'm very happy about it! I can't believe that there's finally more weight gone than I have left to go. I almost wonder if it will be sad when this journey ends. (Don't get me wrong, I'll be estatic and I'll handle it if I'm sad....but I'm just curious).
I am hoping to get back into the gym today. I have just been walking for exercise the past week because I've still had some lingering discomfort in my left lower abdomen (lingering from the cyst). It's been nice to get out in the lovely evening air. At night, it's finally cooled down here in the Phoenix area. Unfortunately we're still in the 90's during the day but at night we're in the 60's and it's lovely weather for walking in.
I'm feeling good. I think I'm looking pretty good too. I'm getting to the point where even the "new clothes" I bought 2 months ago are getting pretty baggy. Ugh, what a waste that was to buy $500 worth of clothes. Next time, I think I'll head to the Salvation Army and save some $$ on temporary stuff instead of getting an interim wardrobe. It's almost time to go through my clothes again and donate more stuff to them anyway. I can't even wear 20's or more because the just literally sag and fall off when I walk. It feels great weight wise but I'm so cheap, it bums me out too. LOL! My husband said, "You're not going to stop losing weight because of that are you?". ROFL! What a goofball! Like I'd stop losing weight because I have to buy more clothes. Now that's man logic for ya! ;-) LOL! He's actually been very supportive. He's doing pretty good too and he's looking great. I'm very happy for him. Heck, I'm very happy for both of us.
Well, I better run. It's time to check the message board and post my daily thoughts over on realage. I may try and spend a bit more time on Spark People today too. I really haven't had much opportunity to be on that for the past two weeks. I've missed it, in a way. I've also felt good that I can still progress without being so dependent on it too. Hey, I think I'm making progress! YIPEE!!
Have a super day! Keep on, keeping on! YOU can do this!! WE can do this!! I BELIVE IN YOU!!!
Hugs from AZ,
Shannon
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
I'm BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!
Hello!
I'm finally back! Wow, it's been a wild week. I'm sorry for not posting sooner. Last Thursday evening we decided to go on a weekend trip to Prescott, AZ. (It's lovely up there and about 30 degrees cooler than the Phoenix area). Well that night I started having abdominal pains, they got a bit better and then worsened again Friday night. By Saturday they were so bad we decided to come home so I could go to urgent care. (I was so uncomfortable!!).
Long story short, I was diagnosed with a "very large, rupturing ovarian cyst". Oh boy, lucky me! Well I can tell you that those hurt. I think the "very large" part made it hurt even more. I'm finally on the mend though and hope to get back to the gym by this weekend. (I've pretty much been bed and house ridden since Saturday). The good news is I had little to no appetite, so I don't have to worry about lots of intake with no exercise. I'm sure I'll be around the same or even a pound or two less tomorrow than I was last week. UGH, not the way to lose weight at all. I would have much rather lost a pound by hiking through the Prescott mountains! Now that sounds WAY more fun than laying around....for sure!
I'm going to walk around the block tonight, depending on how I feel later. I want to slowly get started again, without pushing too hard. I don't want to get everything stirred up and in pain again. No thanks on that. I don't like taking pain pills anyway. The Advil was lots of help though. I did have to take a few prescription pain meds but only when I absolutely HAD to--I hate feeling loopy. (I think I get that from my Dad).
My oldest daughter came in 5th during her regional b-minton tourney. She gets to go to the State Tourney this weekend. Her doubles partner may end up crapping out on the team, so my middle daughter may get to go to state too (I'm keeping my fingers crossed for her. She wants to go SO bad and she's worked so hard this year. She's #1 on the JV team, so she should be the next one to move up to the Varsity level). I'll keep you posted.
So....I hope this past week has been good for all of you! If not, be sure to YOU turn and get headed in the right direction. YOU can do this!! WE all can DO it! We just need to work together towards that common goal. Don't give up---NEVER give UP! NEVER surrender!!
Hugs from AZ,
Shannon
I'm finally back! Wow, it's been a wild week. I'm sorry for not posting sooner. Last Thursday evening we decided to go on a weekend trip to Prescott, AZ. (It's lovely up there and about 30 degrees cooler than the Phoenix area). Well that night I started having abdominal pains, they got a bit better and then worsened again Friday night. By Saturday they were so bad we decided to come home so I could go to urgent care. (I was so uncomfortable!!).
Long story short, I was diagnosed with a "very large, rupturing ovarian cyst". Oh boy, lucky me! Well I can tell you that those hurt. I think the "very large" part made it hurt even more. I'm finally on the mend though and hope to get back to the gym by this weekend. (I've pretty much been bed and house ridden since Saturday). The good news is I had little to no appetite, so I don't have to worry about lots of intake with no exercise. I'm sure I'll be around the same or even a pound or two less tomorrow than I was last week. UGH, not the way to lose weight at all. I would have much rather lost a pound by hiking through the Prescott mountains! Now that sounds WAY more fun than laying around....for sure!
I'm going to walk around the block tonight, depending on how I feel later. I want to slowly get started again, without pushing too hard. I don't want to get everything stirred up and in pain again. No thanks on that. I don't like taking pain pills anyway. The Advil was lots of help though. I did have to take a few prescription pain meds but only when I absolutely HAD to--I hate feeling loopy. (I think I get that from my Dad).
My oldest daughter came in 5th during her regional b-minton tourney. She gets to go to the State Tourney this weekend. Her doubles partner may end up crapping out on the team, so my middle daughter may get to go to state too (I'm keeping my fingers crossed for her. She wants to go SO bad and she's worked so hard this year. She's #1 on the JV team, so she should be the next one to move up to the Varsity level). I'll keep you posted.
So....I hope this past week has been good for all of you! If not, be sure to YOU turn and get headed in the right direction. YOU can do this!! WE all can DO it! We just need to work together towards that common goal. Don't give up---NEVER give UP! NEVER surrender!!
Hugs from AZ,
Shannon
Thursday, October 11, 2007
ONE-derland has ARRIVED!!! (Weekly measurements 10-11-07)
YIPEE!!! ONE-derland has ARRIVED!!! I did it! I did it!
Here are this week's measurements......
Weight-199.5 lbs (down 3.5 lbs)
Abs-39.25" (down 1/4")
Sucked In Abs-35" (down 1/2")
Chest-42.75" (down 1/4")
R arm-12.25" (down 3/4") Largest part of R arm-16.75" (down 1/4")
L arm-12.75" (no change) Largest part of L arm-16.75" (no change)
R thigh-24" (down 1/2")
L thigh-24" (down 1/4")
Neck-15.5" (down 1/4")
Pannus-46" (no change)
I'm feeling great and working to keep those numbers dropping! I'll write more later about this because I'm very happy and very excited!! I have to run to my DD's regional badminton tourney. TTFN!!
Hugs from AZ,
Shannon
Here are this week's measurements......
Weight-199.5 lbs (down 3.5 lbs)
Abs-39.25" (down 1/4")
Sucked In Abs-35" (down 1/2")
Chest-42.75" (down 1/4")
R arm-12.25" (down 3/4") Largest part of R arm-16.75" (down 1/4")
L arm-12.75" (no change) Largest part of L arm-16.75" (no change)
R thigh-24" (down 1/2")
L thigh-24" (down 1/4")
Neck-15.5" (down 1/4")
Pannus-46" (no change)
I'm feeling great and working to keep those numbers dropping! I'll write more later about this because I'm very happy and very excited!! I have to run to my DD's regional badminton tourney. TTFN!!
Hugs from AZ,
Shannon
Friday, October 5, 2007
Personal Quotes & Motivation
Hi!
I've been reading on Spark People this morning about motivation and overcoming obstacles/set-backs. I'm really glad I did! I've had a week of slowly slipping backwards and although my weight didn't go up, some of those old habits of over eating tried to creep their way back into my life. Well guess what? It's not going to happen!! This girl is bouncing back BIG TIME and I'm not going to go backwards. I'm buckling down and moving FORWARD and it started today! I've already done much better in my calorie intake, so far today than I have in the last few days. I also did great at the gym this morning and stayed until I burned 700 calories. I am riding a new wave of focus and determination!!
I found a few quotes that I think will help me along my journey. I want to post them here so they can motivate all of us. I'm also going to print them out and post them at home. I am FIRED up!!
"It is better to live one day as a lamb, than one thousand days as a lamb". (Roman Proverb)
"Fall seven times. Stand up eight." (Japanese Proverb)
"If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain". (Dolly Parton)
I think those are great!! I think I'm going to make a collage of motivational quotes. I want to surround myself with positive words and positive energy as I make the surge to ONE-derland!! My goal was to get under 200 BEFORE Halloween! I WILL DO IT!
Have a super day!
Shannon
I've been reading on Spark People this morning about motivation and overcoming obstacles/set-backs. I'm really glad I did! I've had a week of slowly slipping backwards and although my weight didn't go up, some of those old habits of over eating tried to creep their way back into my life. Well guess what? It's not going to happen!! This girl is bouncing back BIG TIME and I'm not going to go backwards. I'm buckling down and moving FORWARD and it started today! I've already done much better in my calorie intake, so far today than I have in the last few days. I also did great at the gym this morning and stayed until I burned 700 calories. I am riding a new wave of focus and determination!!
I found a few quotes that I think will help me along my journey. I want to post them here so they can motivate all of us. I'm also going to print them out and post them at home. I am FIRED up!!
"It is better to live one day as a lamb, than one thousand days as a lamb". (Roman Proverb)
"Fall seven times. Stand up eight." (Japanese Proverb)
"If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain". (Dolly Parton)
I think those are great!! I think I'm going to make a collage of motivational quotes. I want to surround myself with positive words and positive energy as I make the surge to ONE-derland!! My goal was to get under 200 BEFORE Halloween! I WILL DO IT!
Have a super day!
Shannon
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