...and we're blogging, we're blogging..... I hate when I'm ready to write I can't decide where to start but when I'm working on a client and I can't stop to take a note or type something out I have all kinds of interesting things to point out about this journey I'm going through!!!
So this post is going to be completely random and may not have any kind of flow whatsoever. Bear with me here. The holidays were crazy busy... Christmas Eve at Grandma's, Christmas day at our house with TJ's family, and Christmas night sleepover with 3 of my nieces!
TJ's dad Married Dawn the day after Christmas and I made their wedding cake Christmas night.
Pretty good for a quick cake!
Made cupcakes for our friends' wedding on NYE:
Recent little victories that mean big things:
1) December, the week before Christmas, I broke the 200 barrier! Went out for a Bachelorette party and wore the sequin dress mentioned in a previous post... I don't have any great pics of me in that dress though! just a couple of poorly taken pics in the garage before I headed out for the night...
2) December 28, 2011: Victoria shared her secret with me and it's awesome!! This means a couple of things to me. A: I can wear a normal size bra from a trendy store! B: I'm wearing VS size large undies... bypassed the XL's all together! C: somehow wearing VS really does make me feel a little sexy.
Sorry if that's TMI.
3) Also in December: Wearing heels. I've always been super uncomfortable in heels. Well, my weight loss has resulted in shoes that I own that no longer fit. Yes, you lose weight in your feet too! So I went out on the mission to get some new ones and not just any kind of shoes. I wanted some heels. I found two great pair of black 3" heels (one pair, classic patent leather look, the other soft faux suede wedges) that are super comfy and look awesome on my skinnier feet!
4) NYE, 2011: I'm Sexy & I know it!
Look out world! Inner Diva coming out! We attended our friends wedding and I took full advantage of the chance to dress to impress... my hubby! Here I am getting my hair done following my tanning and nail appointment! I stare at this pic of my face b/c I look so thin and feel so pretty, even without makeup!
And here is the final product! I love this dress, my hair, the boots... dressing up is so much fun when you feel good about yourself!
5) January 14, 2012: I RAN 2 MILES! Saturday's training was an 8 mile run. I started with the intent of pushing the limits. and I did just that... not only was it two miles, but it was the last two miles of the eight! I can't recall a time that I've EVER run one mile so when I ran for 2, I knew I had arrived. it. was. awesome. The last 1/2 mile of mile 8 I was trying so hard not to cry like a bumbling idiot all over the treadmill!
I recently saw a quote that states if you run, you're a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or slow, if you're running, you're a runner... I keep that in mind as I feel I have had to explain to people that while I am training for the 1/2 in March that I'm not actually running the whole time... it's irrelevant. If I'm running, I'm a runner! Wait, me? I'm a runner? Let me say that one more time... I'm a runner!!
An interesting thing happened when I was having our internet installed on Monday. The AT&T guy mentioned that it looked as though I had lost a lot of weight. Now, he didn't really approach it carefully, but I wasn't offended. I realized he must have observed the photo's around the house and could see the difference. I told him I had surgery in September and how much I had lost... He told me his wife had been thinking about it herself and continued to ask me about it. I ended up giving him my card and wrote my blog site on the back so she could read about my progress... I enjoy telling people about what I'm going through, all aspects of it (if you hadn't noticed).
I guess I'll close here! I have lots of cupcakes to bake tomorrow!
Current Weight: 191
Started at 273
Surgery day: 253
13 months ago: 285
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