High 5 for Friday 7/13

1} My son told me that I'm gorgeous ♥ ...even if he is the only boy in the world that thinks so, that's enough for me ^^

2} I lost 5 more lbs! I am down to over 30 lbs lost now, I am so excited!

3} I Do I Do Kdrama.... Hwang Ji An FINALLY tells Park Tae Kang that he is the father of her baby!

4} We went house hunting!!!!

5} Hazelnut Coffee from DD ....w/ extra EVERYTHING ♥

All I can say is TGIF...even though it's the 13th as well @.@ I hope you all have a happy and safe weekend everyone! ♥♥♥

Getting There

About 2 weeks ago I reached a milestone in my weight loss venture....I've lost a total of 20lbs!!!! I was actually a bit surprised to reach this already as I was unable to walk for about half of the time since I started this process 2 months ago.

This weight loss is so much more meaningful to me then the few times before when I have lost weight because this is the first time I have not tried out any fad diets, diet pills, diet shakes... I could go on. I have honestly worked hard for every one of these lbs lost by working out & watching what I eat. If you know me at all, you know that I LOVE food, so this was the hardest part for me...even more then the working out. BUT, I hope that this will be the time that it stays off since every other time I have put it right back. I am just going to keep doing what I have been doing and hopefully I will reach my goal and be able to stay there by eating healthy and indulging only once in awhile instead of everyday.

I really owe so much to Becky at Organizing Made Fun because her blog post on her weight loss journey is where I got inspired to finally take my own journey & I also heard about the wonderful site i'm using to track my daily food & exercise called Lose It. Thanks so much Becky, you continue to inspire me everyday with your wonderful blog & creative ideas ♥

 It hasn't been easy but it's definitely worth it...especially when you can fit into your old "skinny clothes" again or those things you have bought that you hope to fit into one day (yay'z!).

Now if only I can get the rest of me straightened out!!!! .... baby steps ^^

p.s., this blog post comes to you from my lawn (what a gorgeous day! ♥)

  

Getting Back on The T'Mill

Today was my first day back on the Treadmill since my biopsy last Wednesday (more on that later!), and let me tell ya....my body no likey! Before my little break I was on the Treadmill for 35 mins every morning & 25 mins every night, so getting back on there after 5 days of 'taking it easy' is tough stuff man. I kept it at a lower pace/incline then usual and only managed to burn 351 total calories today...but that's better then burning 0, so I'm at peace with it. Another problem I have encountered over my 5 day hiatus is that I veered off the path of healthy a bit and slipped back into a bad habit called, coffee for breakfast. I have never been much of a breakfast eater (although I LOVE breakfast foods!) and when I started this healthy journey I promised myself that I would eat a well balanced breakfast every morning. It's not that I am not hungry, cause let's face it....i'm always down for some good eatin', but the morning is usually busy and I get distracted and just forget to eat...so I really need to set some kind of breakfast alarm for myself. I also maybe kinda sorta ate some Banh Mi sandwiches 3 days in a row @.@ I really blame my husband for this one because he picked some up Friday night and they talked him into buying 6. Banh Mi itself is not super unhealthy but I think it's the baguette it's served on is what worries me the most. Anyone that knows me will know that these delicious Vietnamese sandwiches are a weakness of mine and cannot under any conditions say NO, so I am going to stay firm with blaming my Hubs even though I willingly ate them ^^ ....the brownie sundae from Bruster's lastnight was also very delish but it was Mother's Day so I will let that one slide!

Losing It!

I have recently decided that I was no longer comfortable in my own body...I think I haven't been for awhile but ignored it so that I could keep on eating yummy foods. Both my husband and I LOVE food, we LOVE trying out different restaurants and it was for a long time, our favorite past time. We both have decided to be healthier people and get into shape...for him it's to lower his cholesterol, but for me...I WANNA LOOK GOOD & WEAR PRETTY THINGS! I am tired of not being able to fit into nice clothes comfortably and not being able to find the styles I like in my current size.

We have been on this journey for almost 2 months now but I have only started seriously counting calories, tracking my weight loss & exercise for a little over 1. Heck, we didn't even own a scale until last month! I haven't been following any special diet plan but I have been tracking my progress via a great site called Lose It!. I have been trying to keep my daily calorie intake to under 1500 a day although my suggested allowance is 1741 which  was set in order for me to lose at least 2 lbs a week. So far I am down a total of 8lbs since we bought the scale and would like to lose about 70 more...i know it's a lot, but I am taking it one day at a time. This is really one of the hardest things I have had to do because I really do enjoy eating. I have done so many fad diets and have always ended up gaining my weight back so this time I want to do it right by simply eating healthier and getting the right amount of exercise.