SKINNY GIRLS MARGARITA NIGHT

Yes...it is GIRLS NIGHT.  And Yes...I did pick up some Skinny Girl Margaritas. 

Never tried them before.  They JUST arrived in WA.  So me and a few girlfriends are gonna test drive them.  Crossing fingers that they are YUMMY.  I'm sure they aren't as good as my delicious margaritas....BUT I think they are more figure friendly.  And THAT is always a good option!!!

I'm ready to go!

FIRST 5K ~ St. Paddy's Day Dash

WOO HOO.  I DID IT!!!!

I walked 3.8 miles in the St. Paddy's Day Dash.   THANK GOD for all my training!  If not for training, that 1+ mile on that slow incline would have kicked my ass!

Here is me and Kayleigh afterwards!!! 

Now on to the next one!!!!

Skinny Bitch update

Soooo, as the end of the year nears....I guess I should update on my weight loss journey. As of now, I have lost 20 pounds this year. Not as much as I wanted to, but I am happy to report that I have kept it off all year long; even over the Summer which I've always had a tendacy to regain any weight that was lost in the Spring.

I blame my low numbers on my Skinny Bitch partner. The bitch got pregnant this year! LOL, j/k! So her Skinny Bitch journey has been put on hold till the New Year. She will have had her baby during the holidays and ready to get back on track. We will hit the new year running!!

Yah, Yah...I know I can't blame it all on her. I need to take some accountability that I slacked. But I guess ending the year with a 20 pound loss from last year is a success.....RIGHT?

Monday Weigh In

As of today I have lost 19 pounds since beginning of the year. I am right on track for where I want to be!

AND...I went in Friday to have my bloodwork rechecked. I am proud to say that I have reduced my total cholestral by 43 points! I'm still working on it....but that was AWESOME news to hear!!!

I'm working on a update post for tomorrow. Been busy, busy, busy:-)

Monday Weigh in and other ramblings.....

WAHOO. Another 4 pounds gone forever.
Total of 14 pounds since New Years.
I am 1 pound away from my mini goal!

I've planned out our dinners for the week, so I should be on tract. Breakfast and lunches are usually never a problem but sometimes dinners are. So by making a weekly menu I am hoping that will help.
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It's a snowy day here.

I sleep with my cellphone either next to the bed or sometimes under my pillow. (I started this when the kids would be out and I would go to bed early.) ANYWAY, B uses my cell phone to talk to her friends a lot. They send her texts too.

So this morning, at 6:15, I woke up to my cell phone buzzing with a text message. It was B's best friend and it said "WAHOO...NO SCHOOL".

I was thinking WTF? So I get up and look out the window. COMPLETELY covered in snow. WOW. When I let the dogs out, I walked out into it and found out it was solid ice UNDER the snow.

David leaves early for work. He just now got there.....1 1/2 hour later!! I guess tons of roads are closed so he kept having to find an alternate way to get there. He said where he works, it is just dumping and doesn't look like it will stop.

So me and the kids are bunkered down in the house. Even K's college is closed!

I need to go to grocery store later to get meatballs.. I'm thinking I'll walk. Get some exercise, fresh air and enjoy the snow:-)

I'm still hacking...but my allergy pills seem to help.

Monday Weigh In

(I've decided to have Monday be my weigh in day and also a day for reflecting here regarding weight loss, health and such. I don't want this to strictly be a weight loss blog so I chose just ONE day a week to check in)

Since I started this new lifestyle change on January 2nd, I have lost 10 pounds! Very motivating. I am sure that a lot of that is 'water' weight...but any bit taken off is gone forever and closer to my goal.

I've been reading lots of motivational books to keep me on track. One common theme in many of them is how the successful people had an "AHA" moment or something in their brain "clicked". Well I feel it! I'm there!

This last few weeks have been fairly easy. I am just making good choices. The other night I went out with a couple friends. One friend ordered dessert and I just had a bite. I felt good about that:-)

My lifestyle change is off to a good start.

Skinny Bitch

My new header: SKINNY BITCH. Thats me:-)

Funny....my girlfriend and I started our new lifestyle change at the beginning of the year. We started talking about how we were to become Skinny Bitches. Then low and behold I see this at the bookstore! I had no idea there was a book out. It just reafirms our motivation!!!!

We aren't calling it a diet. NOPE...its a LIFESTYLE CHANGE. And boy do I feel great. I'm just doing it in small steps but making sureing I ACTUALLY eat my meals, watch my portion sizes, make good choices and get more movement into my daily life. I've lost 5 pounds so far:-)

So I promise to not bombard you with 'dieting' stuff...but I will update from time to time.