Accidental discovery...

I am so missing this blogging thing.  I have been woefully amiss in my posting and I need to remedy this!  So I was taking a little stroll down memory lane today.  One of the kids made a statement of some sort at school today and it reminded me of something I did last summer.  Totally immaterial what it was. (um, no, I don't remember, so just leave me alone!  :) )

ANYWHO, I was looking at my blogging history and I noticed how few I have done as of late and how I peaked out during BIRTHDAY MONTH!!  It is only a short time, really, to birthday month, so I am thinking about what I might want to do for myself.  I have a few things in mind, both before, during and after the fine month of July..... but I digress.

During my musings, and teaching art, and answering questions and cursing the darkness- oh wait -  not that.  It did become sunny today!  Anyway, during that time, I came across my actual Birfday post and scrolled through the pix.  I was somewhat surprised by the pictures from that day.  Intellectually I know I have lost about 45 pounds, but .....

July 31, 2011

At Triple B! (post workout hair!)

For those of you who have been following this blog for a while, you have seen the change happening I imagine!  If you are a new blogstalker, maybe you, like me, are amazed by this change.  I'm shocked virtually everyday when I look in the mirror.
Every.  Single.  Day.

It is a challenge to eat well every day, and it is important for me that I get some activity in as well.  I always feel like I am one Wheat Thins binge away from 65 pounds again.

Thank heaven for my Loseit friends who do their best to help make every day a green arrow day!  And thank heaven for Triple B!

This morning I found I had lost a little over a pound again, so I am only 10 pounds away from my final goal!  Not sure I will know what to do with myself then, maintenance scares the hell out of me.  I have a few new things going on right now, one of which is running.  I have a few 5K's planned for the summer, and might be able to swing a 10 K in the fall....  that will help when I hit that "rest of my life" time that will be coming.

But I am going to revel in the joy of the morning, and watch the first big thunderstorm of the spring that is going on right now!

Until next time, be a joy giver y'all!

Before and sort of after

A fantastic friend of mine, and fellow blogger, encouraged me to do this.  This being a before and after sort of picture for my weight loss.

As of this moment, I am 42.6 lbs down, on my way to 51.4 pounds.  I am astonished at my progress in terms of pounds, looks, the way I feel and my fitness level.  I have been going to the local gym and lifting weights and TRYING to get used to the elliptical so I have a good exercise for winter-time.  This type of blog post seemed out of the question only a few months ago......

Thank you to all my favorite cheerleaders- you know who you are- for listening to me whine, complain, beg for hugs and decompress.  I couldn't have done it without you.  And I'm sure there will be more whining to come!  I have a surprise coming for myself, but I'll let you in on that at a later date!

Until next time- push your limits and find your joy