92 days

As of October 1st there will be 92 days left of 2007. That is 13 weeks and one day. In that time I want to be committed to losing 10lbs. I was to be as close to the 160's as possible for the new year.

I took the entire month of September off. I have worked out here and there but it has not been as constant as it needs to be. I know I have come along way but I also know I have a long way to go still. I have about 30lbs that I want to lose to be at my ideal weight and I cannot give up.

I think about weight loss ALL the time. It's literally on my mind 100% of the time. Even though it is always in my mind I haven't been committed to it. Starting October 1st, 2007 I am recommitting myself to weight loss. I want to achieve my goal of a 10lbs lose by the end of the year. I want to focus on working out (and enjoying it again) and eating right.

I have a nice long weekend starting tomorrow. I will allow myself to enjoy this restful weekend and realize that it all ends Monday morning. I want my body to experience total physical fitness now while I am young. I know I will be fighting this fight for the rest of my life but I know that the sooner I reach my goal the better. I can rest knowing that I was able to maintain for an entire month but I want to know I can maintain for the rest of my life.

I am committed to myself. I know now more than I ever knew before that reaching my final goal is possible, I just need to keep pushing myself.

Something I've noticed

When Im not focused on working out and eating healthy, I am not focused on blogging about working out and eating healthy. I am still on my vacation from losing weight routine. I am currently not on a workout schedule, I have not been following NutriSystem and I have not been watching what I eat. I have no clue where my weight is at the moment but I dont feel like its that bad. I am going to be back in the game come October 1st. This week I am going to post my "Game Plan for the rest of the year".

Tonight I am off to do some Fall/Winter shopping. I hate spending so much money on clothes but I dont have enough outfits to get me through Fall/Winter right now.

I wish I had more exciting things to talk about!

West Palm Beach

My trip to West Palm Beach this weekend was soooo much fun. It was me and two of my favorite girl friends and we laughed the entire time. We stayed at a beautiful resort hotel on Singer Island.


We got to the area around noon on Friday. We grabbed a quick bite to eat at a local seafood restaurant and took a quick walk on the beach. Then we headed off to the first of two DMB concerts!


I went for a quick run on Saturday morning and the girls and I spent the rest of the day at the beach!


The three of us had a GREAT time!! I cannot believe I will be seeing these girls again tonight for another concert tomorrow :)

(That is me in the middle)

In the end...

...it all works out.

I stepped on the scale yesterday and saw 181.4lbs. I cannot tell you how much of a relief it was that I hadnt gained the 5lbs I thought I had. I really think I have revved up my metabolism in the past year. Dont get me wrong, I dont think I could continue to eat the way I did on vacation and continue to lose weight. It's nice to know that the hard work I've put in has done good things to my body.

In other news I received a surprising present for my birthday. I got a shirt. It's a cute going-out-type shirt with matching earrings that I received from two of my girls friends. I was surprised because I have never received an article of clothing from anyone. I have seen plenty of my friends give clothes as a present before but until now I was never one of them. I always knew it was because my friends either didnt know what store to shop in or what size to buy.

This summer I have really started to feel "Normal". Not that I wasnt normal before but I don't always feel so different from everyone else as I did when I was obese. I dont want to offend anyone by using the word normal but it was the best thing I could come up with.

Now that the summer is coming to an end I need to work out my next attack plan. I am going back on NutriSystem, I am getting back to my workout routine, and I am going to set a goal for the end of the year to achieve!!!

This weekend I am headed to West Palm Beach, Fl to see the Dave Matthews Band!!!! If I wear my new shirt I may take a picture or two ;)

I'm Back

I am back from vacation. My summer vacation of 2007 is officially over :( While on vacation I eat new foods, saw new places and met some new friends. I started in Virginia and hit South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina on the way back home. I celebrated my birthday on 4 separate occasions :) I wish it had been longer.

Now that I am back to the real world things are starting to hit me. I didn't make the best food decisions while on vacation and I didnt work out at all besides walking around doing some site seeing. I am having a hard time getting back into my routine.

I am scared to death about what the scale is going to say at the gym tonight. I haven't decided if I'm ready to face that right now or not. I AM going to go to spin class tonight then I am headed home to watch the Biggest Loser. I hope I'm not too devastated by the scale!!!