Time Flies When You're Having Fun

I can't believe another month has gone by. I've had so many WOW moments since the last time I posted. Here are a few....

*I can now shop in the Misses Department of JcPenny's and Kohl's.
*I can fit in an airplane seat with room on either side of me and without needing a seat belt extender.
*I can wrap a bath towel around me and it overlaps so I can run to get the phone without being totally naked :)

I have to say that I am enjoying shopping these days. I have had to buy clothing so that I don't freeze to death since winter is on its way. I have a bunch of cardigan sweaters that are great for layering that should get me through the winter and I have had to buy bulky socks since my feet are always cold (even colder than before). I try to keep about 3 pairs of pants that fit at all times since it is really hard to dress for work when your pants are falling off of you. Recently I've hit a few sales where it was buy 1 get 1 for 99 cents. I tried to get a pair of pants that would fit now and one that would fit later on so that I have something fun to look forward to. I am in a size 14 now for the most part, I have a couple of pairs of pants that are 14 that are a little too tight for my liking, but in a couple of weeks they should be fine. All my size 16 pants were dropped off at the Salvation Army today with my second load of the year. Taking the very minimum credit on all of donated clothing has added up to a nice tax right off for the year. I hope that someone out there needs clothing and that my donations will help them out!!

I am not planning on buying any more clothing until after Christmas. I've asked for gift cards or clothing from everyone as I feel like I am going through clothes like water. When I buy things I won't spend more that $20 on anything except for a heavy sweater which I might go up to $30 if it is on sale and I really like it. I'm already starting to look forward to the warm weather next year so that I can buy cute clothes for the summer. I've turned into a girly girl and it is rather scary :)

I'm looking forward to seeing family and friends over the holidays as everyone has said the change is so dramatic, I can't wait to see what they think!

ONEDERLAND :)

Finally.... I can't tell you how excited I am that I have reached onederland!! I got on the scale today and even with my monthly visitor I am now below 200 pounds. I think that I have decided that I would like to loose 100 pounds by Christmas since I have reached my goal for Christmas much earlier than anticipated. If I loose 16.5 pounds between now and December 25th I'll reach my new goal!!! We'll see how it goes. I'd love to run out and buy new clothes to celebrate the fact that I am below 200 pounds, but I have to keep my spending in check and realize that I'm still shrinking.

Close, but no cigar for me...

We'll I almost made my Christmas weight goal by my anniversary. I wanted to be at or below 200 pounds by this Christmas and as of today I am a solid 200.5. I'm so close to being in the 100's that I can't stand it. I'm sure the fact that I'm retaining water isn't helping me a whole lot right now, but you can't always get your way :)

I'm thrilled as I am ahead of my goals from earlier on in my process.....

200 or less by Christmas - Almost there :)
179 or less by July 2008
145 by October 2008

I'll keep plugging away and see how far I get by Christmas, no matter how much I loose by then I will be healthier than I am now!!

Back On Track

My husband pointed out to me after my last blog that not everyone would know that I was joking about being bald by Christmas. I WAS JOKING, hopefully no one panicked after reading my last post that I was seriously going bald!!!

My weight loss is back on track. I try to keep my protein to carbs ratio at a 60/40 split and it has to be at least a 50/50 split even on a bad day. I've had to resort to adding a couple of protein shakes to my day and a protein pudding once a day to help me obtain my ratio, but over all I feel even better than I did before. I'm so close to ONDERLAND (weighing something that starts with a 1) that I've been weighing myself every morning. As of this morning I am even closer to obtaining my new goal of 199.5 by Tuesday. It will be close so I'll keep everyone posted.

My dear Jack Russell Sparks had to have a tumor removed from his left front paw on Friday and we are waiting for the biopsy results to come back. I hope that everything is okay with him as I would be devastated if it wasn't. Everyone say a prayer for him please!!!

I feel great, like the energizer bunny, these days. Matter of fact, my husband asked me if I was chewing down "pixie sticks" when he wasn't looking. Obviously we know that I haven't as the sugar would kill me!!!

I've finally settled down enough to start cleaning, I've been doing dishes and laundry on an off all morning. I'm probably going to start baking this afternoon. I'd like to make a bunch of cookies for gifts and for my co-workers as they've been stoning me since I have been baking like I used to. My list includes.... sugar cookies, peanut butter cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies and of course the festive pumpkin cookies with frosting!!! I know that is a lot of baking, but well see how it goes. I figure I'll be able to get at least one batch done today and there is always tomorrow if my husband has to work. Our 3rd Anniversary is on Tuesday and I was hoping that we'd be able to spend the day gallivanting around the countryside tomorrow, but we'll see.

Have a great Columbus Day weekend!!

Plateau..Hair Falling Out...Not Enough Protein...What else can happen?

Wow, so the past couple of weeks have been a little scary. It started out with a plateau that lasted a solid two weeks which was nerve racking because that hasn't happened before. That made me feel like I was a failure and that I was going to gain weight. Well I tried to take it in stride and took a look at what I was eating and my ratio of protein to carbs. As it turns out I was heavy on the carbs.... I've re-evaluated things and I am now forcing more protein on myself which I can say has made me feel better. In the middle of my plateau my hair started falling out... its disgusting. I can't stand it. I've started taking Biotin 2 times a day and have gotten myself Nioxin Shampoo to see if that would help in any way too. At the rate I'm going I'll be bald by Christmas!!

The good news however is that I weighed myself this morning and am now down to 203.5 so my plateau is officially over. I'm still hoping that I can get to 199.5 before our Anniversary on Tuesday, but I'm not going to hold my breath. After all, 200 pounds was my goal for Christmas so I am way ahead of my plan. I'll be happy with whatever I get!!

I'm looking forward to the weekend as it a 4 day weekend for me, which makes me happy. I'm hoping to catch up with some quilting and maybe some cleaning :)