Happy Birthday to Me!

Yesterday was my birthday and I was not so excited to celebrate 30.  Here are my New Years Resolutions:

1.  Get thinner
    - notice I didn't say lose weight, I want to tone up and loose fat, maybe even help this unwanted skin around my belly.... darn my three wonderful kids

2.  Exercise more.
    - I am not joining a gym but I do have a gym buddy at college and I will be excited to get back there.  I have a big lull between some of my classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.  Usually there are classes for areobics then.  They are meant for faculty, but I am sure I could gab my way in.  Don't forget my treadmill at home!

3.  Take better care of my skin
    - So I am lucky that my mom has good skin, and my grandma also has good skin, so genetics are on my side.  But we all have super sensitive skin so I have to be careful of products.  More on that in a later post.

4.  Stand Up Straight
    - I would love better posture.  I sit at the computer alot between my business and classes and facebook so I am going to order something to help remind me to sit up straight.

Continuing on my Extreme Weight-loss Journey, April 1st is the day I am going to order my dress for a great friend of mine's wedding.  I took my measurements today and I am anxious to see what I can get down to:

Bust 39"
Waist 32"
Hip 42"

Now I was able to look back a year and a half ago I was at:

Bust 43.5"
Waist 41.5
Hip 47.5"


I did honestly have a great day with my family, they woke me up with breakfast in bed, Mimosa! Followed by a day at Park City Mall where I got a new hat and my new skin care.  Then Kielbasa and Sauerkraut for dinner.  We even bought chibatta rolls which were so delicious.  Ending with a date with my hubby, it was really last minute so we were able to go to target!

Wishing everyone loads of success with your resolutions this year.

Great day yesterday!

So yesterday I had 400 calories and I ate 450!  I am really proud of this, today I am 163 for my morning weigh in.  Here is yesterday -

So you might be saying, how can she be proud of going over.  well, if I look the marketside cheddar cheese bread from walmart was most of the calories.  I had taken a few pieces and dipped them into the tomatoes soup,  Talk about heaven!  Loads of water and an extra cup of coffee has helped.

Another benefit I am finding is the amount of water I am drinking has helped to clear my skin up.  I had gotten some acne during finals week and it is finally now disappearing.  I also use Mary Kay Formula 2 wash/scrub.

So today will be a challenge 300 Calories and I have a big dinner with my brother planned.  I have to scan in the food and see how much the calories are on it... this is going to prove interesting this evening.  Ohh well, another Christmas dinner, but I will do my best to stay in my calories.

Stupid Me

Well, I have had issues with my keeping track and boy did I get a reality check today.  165.6... yep, really did happen.  I really want to throw all the cookies in my house in the garbage, each and every single one... but alas I have kids and they want cookies.  I give up!

This experiment is at an end.  It was a mild success until 1, my scale broke at 159.8 and then fucking Christmas.  So I want to say, I am going to keep this going.  I loved it, my hubby didn't love it and nor did anyone else, but it really was working.  I will be shifting between 450 and 100 days.  I obviously cannot do fast days.

So here is a schedule that I made myself, I am calling this the ANA part 2.  I have another wedding to go to in the beginning of June and I want to be thinner for it.  Here we go again starting tomorrow.

Not on a diet today... or tomorrow morning

So its official I have hit finals days.  Today I have one in German, and tomorrow I have two, one in management and one in Statistics 2 (pray I need to get a 75/150 to pass the class).

So in turn I am not on a diet for the next few days, until tomorrow afternoon when I go to Cracker Barrel again.  But in all seriousness, I am just putting in that I weigh in right now at 161.2 so I have had loads of success with this, and will continue, but for finals all bets are off.

See you on Sunday!

Hot Chocolate!

I am starting this out with a recipe.  I love my diet hot chocolate and I ran out!  Well, I really don't have enough room in my budget to pay $3 for another package.  So I google and I found the greatest recipe, 16 calories every Tablespoon!  Here is the original poster

Ingredients

6 tbs	Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup	Dry nonfat milk powder
1 tsp	Cornstarch
1 tsp	Salt
3/4 cup	Maple Sugar

In my size 8 jeans!

So god let me know I am on the right path by ripping my size 10 jeans yesterday.  They were my pre-married jeans, aka pre all of my kids.  I purchased them in about 2006.  It was very interesting, there is a massive worn hole in the butt now.  So I always have to wear the size 8 jeans now.  My hip measurement is down to 42"  I am going to buy a pair of size 6 jeans... Never have I ever worn that size!  squeal!

Yesterday was a fast day and I did amazing!

Secret of the day, lemon water, and lots of school.  I had made a cup of hot water yesterday and then added some lemon juice.  I then kept my mug on me all day until I left school at 3.  Then at dinner I ate just 2 shells, with sauce.  I would consider it a great success.

Today went great too!  Here is my food list for my 500 calories:

War on 166, I wonder if I can get under 160 by the new year.

12/1 End of day

So my last post was from the morning, and now i just finished up my dinner and man am I full.  I had Turkey Day leftovers.  I piled my plate and then went to log it in... I had to take it down 100 calories!  Oops.  So I took off the mashed sweet potatoes and 1/2 of the turkey.  I went over today but I still have to do my running for my 5K training.

Another thing I did was to keep my Maple sugar with a 1/4 tsp.  I always like to put 2 scoops into my coffee, so I slowly downgraded from a teaspoon, to a 1/2 teaspoon and now to 1/4, cutting out those calories.

As always with every meal I drink a quart of water.

I feel like today went well with all the majorly indulgent food I could have eaten.  I only had 1/2 slice of pizza and I even put food back when it came to the turkey dinner.  Lots of water tonight, and tons of homework.  I have a difficult we ahead of me, 5 orders came in for the online shop so I have to get those made and sent out.

Have a great day!