5 1/2 lbs down!

Its crazy what happens when you bump up your exercise and start eating more. I feel like I eat all day long. In the past I was eating just meals with maybe a bad for me snack somewhere in there. I'm not sure what my calorie intake was before I started sparkpeople.com but I'm sure it wasn't good. Now that I'm making sure to have enough protein and fat (omg Fat?) and making sure to do something to burn calories every day I am so much happier. My thighs are rock hard from all the miles I walk and spin class. Its crazy! I'm so excited to lose weight again!

Our trip home to New Mexico is just a measly 11 days away. We are getting so excited to see our families but not really for the driving. We get on each others nerves in such a confined space. We will have Jellibean with us so we have to stop every 4 hours or so. Its going to be a long couple of days.

I'm feeling a little crafty today which isn't normal for me so I'm thinking of going to Joann's and buying fabric or something. I'm bored. Jim is on duty so I have to keep myself busy.

Its Trueblood night so I'm a happy camper. I loved the Season 3 opener, if you didn't watch it you should. I love Alexander Skarsgard as Erik. GROWL! :D

Okay off to walk my miles and then make something yummy for lunch. Have a great week everyone!

Working on my fitness!

As some people know I lost about 40 lbs over the past couple of years. At my heaviest I believe I was at 190 but I never weighed myself so it could possibly be more but I know I never went over 200. I was a size sixteen and really unhappy with myself. I am 5'1 so I was carrying a lot of weight. I slowly started changing the way Jim and I ate but I never went on a diet. I started moving. Swimming, walking whatever. So after I started losing a little at a time I finally plunged right in last year and started running and really counting my calories. I also did 2 kickboxing classes a week and lifted weights. Jim was deployed so I wanted to look my best when he got home in July. One of the happiest moments of my weight loss was shopping with my Bestie Beth for a homecoming outfit. We went into the Gap and I was able to put on a pair of size 10 jeans. I was freaking thrilled. Its hard to see the changes in yourself but everyone around me was calling me skinny or complimenting me. I didn't see it until Jim came home and he took a ton of pictures of me. It was amazing. Sadly I gained a little bit of the weight back b/c winter came back around and I got lazy.

This week I decided I really really want to lose 28 lbs before I head to Hawaii in September. It seems like a really big amount but its 2 1/2 lbs a week. I REALLY want to be there and looking great. Before anyone gets all crazy on me I'm doing it the right way like I have done all along. I'm just stepping up my exercise every day and making all of my meals count. Using sparkpeople.com is really helping me. I can see how much I have eaten throughout the day and what I have leftover. If I want something bad for me I can budget my calories accordingly.

I am really doing it. By September 20Th I WILL be down 28 lbs.

I have to be a little cautious when we travel home in 22 days b/c the lure of Mexican food could make me go off course but I think if I plan my calories and eat healthy every meal I should be able to maintain my goal.

Hopefully by my birthday in October I will be a size 6!

This Girl is going to Hawaii!

Yes you can be jealous. Its okay. In September my wonderful friend Megan and I will be flying off to Hawaii for 5 days and 4 nights of beach bliss. Her husband won not one but two vacations while they were on leave. Unfortunatley for him he cannot take so much leave but happily for me Megan invited me along! I have never been and I cannot believe that she invited me. I feel like I won the lottery. We are in the process of deciding which hotel we would like to stay at and flights but I am seriously over joyed. I wish we could go now!

We leave for New Mexico on July 1st and I am so happy. I really miss my family and old friends. We are planning on driving down I-5 and then getting on I-10 into NM. Less than a month to go before we are home. EEEEK! How exciting. I would really like to lose another 10lbs before we go home but ill be happy with any weight loss.

Still no job but its okay with me. Maybe after my vacations this summer something with come up.