Measuring the Difference

July 1, 2012                                                                 
Pant size: 16                                                                   
Waist at smallest point: 37                                                     
Waist at navel: 41                                                              
Hips at widest point: 51                                                         
Chest:  39                                                                          
L Arm: 14                                                                  
R Arm: 14                                                                         
L Thigh: 24                                                                           
R Thigh: 26
BMI: 31.6%



July 26, 2012
Pant size: 14
Waist at smallest point: 34
Waist at navel: 40
Hips at widest point: 47
Chest: 36  :(
L Arm:  14
R Arm: 14
L  Thigh: 23
R Thigh: 22
Body Fat: 28%

This is awesome!!!!!  So HAPPY!!!!!

FEEL the PROGRESS

Haven't written in a while.  I haven't weighed myself for a bit either.  But that is for a reason.  I think its unhealthy to become OBSESSED with numbers.   Then your mind associates low numbers with how you feel about yourself and I don't like that. I can FEEL that I'm still dropping the weight.  I was a size 18 in jeans 3 weeks ago.  Today I fit comfortably and a little loosely in size 14.  And my waist is even smaller than that. I have a very hourglass figure with big hips and a tiny waist.  I am LOVING my curves because they are becoming defined and toned.  As of 3 weeks ago my BMI was 32.3 which is in the moderately obese range.  Today my BMI is 28.2 and I am now only in the overweight range.  That is HEALTHY progress.  My main goal is to be healthy and to feel good about my body. My goal is NOT to be thin just because society tells me that that is the only way I will be beautiful.  I know people that are obsessed with the numbers and want to lose weight just to be a certain low number because to them that NUMBER means beautiful.  What a sad way to live your life.
I am loving the progress and the increased energy.  So many people have been so great in supporting me.  My mom and husband have been awesome.  Steven knows that I will feel better about myself when I am healthy.  My birthday is on Friday and Steven asked me what I wanted. I said a low-calorie cookbook and a scale.  I'm pretty sure that is what he is getting me. I told him that if this wasn't a pre-approved gift a wife might be upset if her husband showed up with a scale and low-cal cookbook for her birthday present.

A LITTLE GOOD IN A WEEK OF BAD

The week in general didn't start so well.  Monday started out with Brady continuing to get hives for no apparent reason. Then at school I didn't do so hot on my math test.   Shortly thereafter I got the news that a friend of mine (Brian Kelley) passed away.  So all in all, not so good.  But today did have some improvements.  I lost another 5 pounds!  I am now 184.  So excited! Then I passed my math test.  Wahoo!  But the hives with Brady are still a mystery. We even took him to an allergist this morning because we were suspecting that it was milk that was triggering the hives... nope. No allergies.  Thankfully, breathing difficulties aren't coming along with the hives.  So we'll just wait and see. 
Just want to send my condolences to the Kelley family. This world will most definitely miss Brian, but I'm the sure the next world is happy to have such an amazing spirit joining them.  My thoughts and prayers are with his family, especially my good friend Al.  I wish he lived closer so I could just give him a big hug and tell him I'm sorry I am for his loss.

Camping = Temptation

We just got home from camping and I am SUPER proud of myself!  Usually I would just eat and eat and eat while camping.  This time around I was focused and stayed within my parameters and I lost 2 pounds!   I probably would've lost more if I had been able to take the boys for walks but it was pouring rain the whole time we were there.  As of July 6 I weighed 206.  Today I weigh 189!  :) 



Camping was quite the adventure with two little boys.  Sleeping didn't go so hot for either of them. Thank goodness for my mom and dad. I wouldn't have survived without them. Brady had a blast though. The only time he wasn't covered in mud was when he was sleeping (attempting to sleep anyway) and he loved it!  Riley had fun too. He walked around in his walker on the cement pad in the tent for hours.  He is such a sweetheart.  They were both such troopers.  I wish my attitude would've been a little better, though.  I was a little stressed the whole time making sure they weren't freezing or eating rocks or picking on the other cousins.

     



Brady loves being outside!!!! 

                                 



                        Like I said.  MUD!

                                             

Thank goodness for Playdough on a rainy day!

I honestly think Riley is one of the cutest little boys ever!

My 9 month old is the size of a 15 month old!!!

As if the rain wasn't providing enough water, Brady had to add to his adventure by playing with the tap.

And to clarify from earlier, I also think Brady is one of the cutest little boys ever! 

FAST FOOD WILL KILL US ALL!!!!!

So, my eating healthy thing is going awesome!!! :)  I started out at 206 pounds!  Now I'm at 191!!!! I decided to look up the nutritional facts of all of my old fav fast food items just to see what I was really feeding my body.

Wendy's  - JBC  =  400 calories  &   24 gr fat

Carl's Jr.  - Fried Zucchini =  330 calories &  18 gr fat

Taco Time - Crisp Bean Burrito = 360 calories  & 14 gr fat

Burger King - Whopper JR  =  340 calories  & 19 gr fat

I used to avoid even looking at the nutritional facts because I was afraid of what I was actually eating. Now that knowledge has given me the strength to never go back to that unhealthy lifestyle again.

Enough is Enough

So I have finally said enough is enough. I was tired of my appetite controlling me rather than me controlling my appetite.  On Friday I started a food journal and limited my calorie and fat intake dramatically. No soda, just water.  Over the weekend I lost 10 pounds.  I know that seems like a drastic amount but it just goes to show that eating right goes a long way.

I've also decided that I am very lazy. I don't have my priorities right.  This last weekend I did an overhaul on my life: spiritually, nutritionally, physically.  I have started to write in my journal, praying consistently, reading my scriptures and being more accountable for all the decisions I make in my life.  It has been a much needed change. Like my dad always says  "If you aren't moving forward then you're falling behind." 

Goals for the remainder of this year

• Read the Book of Mormon by the end of the year
• Write in Journal at least 3 times a week
• Pray more often
• Gain stronger testimony 
• Be more patient with my husband and boys
• Be healthy and active
• Lose 50 pounds