Wedding Shower!!

Today was that big day, my Mom's good friend Sharon, and her daughter, Kim (my Mom's God Daughter) threw a wedding shower for me, it was an awesome day! I must also mention that I started my day off right with a weigh in of 141.8 :). I ate well this past week and got some work outs in, but I think I'm starting to lose a few stress/fatigue pounds lol.

Here's my day in pictures:

Me with my bow hat :)

Cutting the cake

My Mom and I

Calvin's Mom & I

Look! I have 2 Moms!

....and Rocky has the balloons

I'll post all the loot tomorrow, I'm waaaaaaaaaaay to tired to do it now. I'm going to go veg with the balloon-y eyed kitty.

Too many carbs Tuesday

Well, the title says it, I had a very carb-y day today.

Breakfast: Oatmeal
Lunch: Potato Soup, 3 saltines
Snack: Banana bread
Supper: Beef Stew, 1/3 cup mashed taters, 1/2 a bun

Jaysus! I really didn't mean for it to be like that lol, it just happened.

We had our work weigh in today, I was down another pound from last week; 10 pounds in total, or 6.5%. Our final weigh in is next Friday the 5th....can't wait!

I'm on the Christmas Party committee at work and I've been slated to make a website for the big event, somewhere that everyone can RSVP and tell us about their drink preferences. I did this for our wedding, but I'm not too sure of a way that I could do something similar for this, any ideas?

Weigh In: -2.2

Wow, finally! TOM is on his way out, so that helps for this weeks weigh in. That brings me to 143.8, only 3.8 to go for my wedding goal; I think I can make it, if I put my mind to it..

I can't wait for this competition at work to be over; when we started, I thought it would be a fun, lighthearted kind of thing, but it didn't turn out that way. Next time the other two want to have another competition, I'll be proud to say "no, that's okay, I actually don't have any weight to lose."

Haha....don't dish it if ya can't take it :).

On another note, I really need to step it up in the exercise department. I worked out twice earlier in the week and haven't done a thing since. I'm thinking I'll probably do my weights video, and possibly some floor washing, that should definitely break a sweat.

Mwahaha...12 days and counting....

Until the final weigh in at work! God was on my side this morning, so I showed a 1 pound loss for the weigh in, woohoo! Here's the stats this week:

The Yo-Yo: + 2.0 overall
The Cleanser: the same
Moi: -9.0

Most of all, I'm just happy that I got the motivation factor in check to lose a few pounds before the wedding, not for the sake of the other two girls, but for my own. When I look at pictures from 10 pounds ago, I didn't look good, and trust me I didn't feel that great either. I still have 20 pounds to go until I reach my goal weight, but I'm definitely glad that I'm no longer the 157 pound girl that I was a couple of months ago....

Off to the bike :).

Weigh In: +0.2

No too shabby, considering that I feel like I'm +10 today lol. God Damned TOM, I STILL don't have it yet, but I can STILL feel it coming and I feel awful. I've got a Dr's appointment next Monday, I'm going to go back on the pill, even just for a short time, so that I can make sure I don't have to be in the midst of TOM hell on my wedding day.

A couple of my Mom's older lady friends are having a mini-shower for me tonight, so I'm just about to change and go to that. I'm going to do my best to eat like a normal human being, so that I don't show a gain for tomorrow's work weigh in.

I'd be ecstatic if I could lose 5 more pounds before the wedding, but I think it'll be a miracle if I can just maintain; we have so many things to take care of in the next few weeks, so I think weight loss might be shifted to the back burner; as long as I don't gain, it's all good.

Have any of you girls ever had major issues with TOM? I just feel absolutely horrible, this has only started happening in the last few months. Usually I'd just be meowy the day before and it would be here the next day....not anymore, TOM rules my mood (and my weight loss!!) 2 weeks out of the month now....grrr

Tired Thump Day

I just couldn't shake it today, I snoozed for an extra 15 minutes this morning and was still bagged all day. I survived.

I'm doing well foodwise, but have no idea where I'm at on the scale lol...oh well. I feel good and that's all that matters. My goal for the work competition is 144, which is about 2 pounds more; I think I can do it :). My yo-yo co-worker seems to think that she can lose enough to beat me in the next 2 1/2 weeks, but I can't see her dropping 13 pounds (we're going by the percentage lost) because she still eats a lot of crap, despite exercise.

We'll see what happens; I'm going to try to get a few more workouts in this week and stay on track the best I possibly can. I have 2 big dinners, 2 wedding showers, and a baby shower in the next 2 weeks. Think skinny thoughts....think fat money :).

Arg...It Didn't Stick....

I somehow knew that it wouldn't: I was 145.8 this morning, down a whopping 0.2 from last week. I can feel TOM coming today though, isn't it crazy that it could put me up that much in ONE day?

I told Calvin that I need to stop obsessing over the scale. I'm doing the best I can; granted, I have a few treats a week, but nothing too crazy...an ice cream, 2 teas, and a grilled chicken sandwich at Applebees - not all on the same day - definitely not overindulging myself ladies!

So, Calvin hid the scale this morning. I have no idea where it is and I really don't care. It is what it is; I'll keep plugging along, and I'm sure I will lose more weight, I just don't need thoughts of the iron monster taking over my brain all day....

I'm off to swimming! Anyone else excited for The Biggest Loser tonight?

Doing more reading than posting...

I think I like reading all of your blogs more than I like posting on my own sometimes. Most of the time I don't feel like I have anything earth-shattering to say, so I don't bother posting, but today is an earth-shattering day. I peeked at the scale this morning, I was 144.6!I haven't seen a number like that in about 3 years.....hopefully it sticks for tomorrow's weigh in at work.

I made beef stew in the slow cooker yesterday, it turned out really good and I got a few extra lunches out of the pot for the rest of the week, so I'm happy about that. I'm so over Smart Ones and prepackaged soups; I'm going to try to make my lunches for the week on my days off.

Today I'll be doing laundry, watching TLC Baby Stories, and making banana bread (mini ones :P) Monday is such a lazy day for me, but that's what days off are for :).

I Smell Money...

The other 2 girls weighed in today....

The Cleanser: -1.0 overall
The Yo-Yo: same
Me: -8.0

I'll be glad to have some money to buy some new jeans, but I'll also take great satisfaction from beating my yo-yo co-worker. I'll prove to her that my "dieting technique," or lack thereof, really works!

We did deep water aerobics tonight and I am zonked. We basically swam lengths, but incorporated all kinds of movements. That was the best workout yet :).

Off to bed, g'night!

Weigh In: -0.8

I'm happy with that, although I liked my mid-week peek that had me down 1.4 for the week. Why does that happen? My cleansing co-worker was off sick today and the yo-yo didn't want to weigh in without her, so I weighed all by myself and tracked my 4 pound loss since our last weigh in.

I'm hoping next week I'll break the barrier - 145. I haven't seen anything lower than that in about three years. 150 was my mental barrier, so I guess 145 is something of a physical barrier. I'll do it, so long as TOM doesn't get in my way lol. I hope that the other two weigh in tomorrow just so I can see where I stand with them; I think I'm okay, but ya never know.....

Dun Dun Dun.....

Tomorrow is the almighty arse kicking weigh in....

We haven't weighed in as a group for 3 weeks, so it should be a real shocker...the suspense is killing me!

I picked up my wedding dress today; it fits really well, the straps just need to be shortened a bit and it needs a good hem...of course. My little satin jacket should be in by the end of the week, I can't wait to see the whole ensemble together :).

I went for an hour of shallow water aerobics tonight; it was a really good work out, I'm definitely feeling it in my calves and thighs, which is a good thing. I think we're going to try deep water again on Thursday - the bottom of the pool is really slippery, so shallow water exercising is a bit of a drowning hazard.....

I'll be back tomorrow with my results!

47 days and counting....

We finally picked our vows today, we'd definitely been putting that off for far too long. I'm happy with what we picked, but I don't know why I'm so nervous about saying our vows in front of everyone, must be my shy side :).

Wednesday is my 1st weigh in at work in about 3 weeks, I should hopefully be down 4 pounds since the last weigh in. I sooooo need new jeans, I don't have a single pair that fits me right now, so I definitely need to beat those girls lol.

Strangely enough, it seems the more I eat, the better my losses are. For the last few weeks I haven't been religiously counting points because they drive me batty, but I've been eating anywhere up to 30 a day and I'm still losing, so I'm happy about that! I avoided cake at work twice this week....I can't believe how rude people can be when you turn down food, almost like I have to eat it, just because its there. Did it ever occur to them that maybe I don't like store bought cake, or Dairy Queen ice cream cake? Maybe I'm lactose intolerant lol, gimme a break!

I could easily gain a pound a week if I gave in to every doughnut, cake, or cookie that was offered to me....