Posts by allydan

Hi everyone!

Dalma, Thanks!  I try wearing eyeliner, but I can never do it well, and I feel like I look like Amy Winehouse, lol!  Maybe I'll go look at some YouTube videos of make-up application... Practice makes perfect, and all that... And maybe, just maybe, Mr. Rice liked you because you weren't being a groupie!  It's possible, is all I'm sayin'! :-)

Msn, Thanks for the compliments!!! :-)  I've kinda given up on the C25K for now... I took a "break" from the gym, and when I tried to start running again my knees were unhappy.  So I'm back to weight training to toughen them up a bit before I start it AGAIN.  *sigh*  To my knowledge, Mladdy's the only one that's truly finished it, and that lady can run for  like an hour straight!  She's a machine! :-)

Akela, Thanks for the kind words!  I really needed to hear that!  We'll definitely keep on fighting! :-)

Iwill, Lol, thanks!  I actually took a few pics of myself smiling and immediately erased them because I felt like I looked old.  I think I'm going through another quarter(-ish) life crisis... I keep looking for wrinkles and crows feet!

Ana, Don't stress!  Deep breaths!  Thanksgiving will be here soon! Just one week! :-)

Watchme, feeling good and maintaining is DEFINITELY an accomplishment!  I'm so glad you're sounding more upbeat! :-)

Hi Shapie!!! :-)

Akasha, it sounds like you've got a great plan, in a bunch of different ways!  Good for you, chica!  Keep up the good work! :-)

Okay, so let me just say, work Thanksgiving lunch + carrot cake = Me at 1400 cals for the day already.  Boooo to carrot cake!  I was doing so well until they pulled that out! Hmph.  That's okay, I'm going to the gym tonight, so hopefully I can make up for it a bit.  I weighed in at 157.2 this morning, which I'm hoping is the start of an actual downward trend, and not just me coming off of TOM.  We shall see. 

In other news, my coworker and I are starting a work Biggest Loser for my department... We're going to start it in January, and I'm hoping the lure of a $200 pot will help me get my ass in gear!  Not to mention the fact that the contest ends the day before my 27th birthday!  What a birthday present, eh?  I'm not going to slack until then, though (at least not any more than I already am :-/  I still wanna hit 149lbs by NYE.

Carrot cake is stupid.

Happy Thursday! :-)

Hi ladies!

Hi everyone new!

Watchme, I'm so glad the food is working out for you!  That's awesome!  And I'm SO glad you're feeling better about yourself!  Rock on, chica!

Iwill, I LOOOOVE the hair!  You look SO good!!!!  :-)

Dalma, the BF and I were watching the Ravens-Browns game on Monday, and they showed Ray Rice w/o his helmet on a few times... I kept thinking to myself that he looked familiar, lol!  Now I know why! And maybe he was always in the way for a reason, eh foxy?  Did you talk to him at all? :-)

Akela, don't feel bad!  We all have weight spikes and plateaus and such on our graphs.  I get sad when I look at mine and realize I was 9lbs away from my goal weight in May, and then slacked my way up almost 10lbs over the course of 6 months... It sucks, but we have to keep fighting back!  We can do it! :-)

KARI!!! Welcome back! Way to lose the excess baggage (in both ways)! 

Kathleen, Thanksgiving, surprisingly enough, is never as bad for me as a regular splurge sort of day (especially if that splurge day involves Mexican food!).  There's always SO many different things to eat, that I take a little of everything, and inevitably don't like a few things so I end up kind of nibbling my way through Thanksgiving dinner.  Drink lotsa water, get big servings of veggies and eat those first, then turkey breast, and that should help a TON.  By the time dessert-time rolls around, you'll be so full of lean protein, veggies and water it'll be easier to turn down indecently sized portions. You'll do great!  :-)

So I've been doing okay-ish the last few days.  Never going over maintenance, but not with the deficit I'd like.  The scale said 159lbs Monday morning, but TOM is in full force, so I'm hoping I'm back down to 156lbs, and maybe lower by Friday... We'll see.  I FEEL better at least, so there's that.

Happy Wednesday, ladies! :-)

Edited to add: I posted a pic of me with my make-up on... Looking at it now, I realize that it's not as extreme as I thought it was Saturday, (it's super subtle, 'cuz that's what I asked for, but it looked super dolled up to me then, lol), but I still think it looks nice.  Baby steps! :-)

Good morning, ladies!

Watchme,  I'm glad the foods are working out for you!  That's awesome, chica! :-)

Dalma, 2,000 cals at the gym is AMAZING!  You're kicking ass, lady!  Good for you!  And YAY on the boxing!  Rock it out! :-)

Akela, I'm sorry you're so stressed, chica... Yay for meal plans, though!  That's TOTALLY helpful! :-)

Antiquitas, I'm sorry about the ovarian cyst... I know those can be super painful!  Feel better soon!

Okay, so yesterday I went to Target on my lunch break and got my scale!  Last night when I weighed before dinner it said 159.0lbs, and this morning when I first woke up it said 155.4lbs.  It's nice to know what my weight is, but now I'm conflicted as to what time to weigh myself.  When I was using the scale at work, I always weighed at 3pm (on Tuesdays and Fridays), because I liked knowing that it was probably my average daily weight.  Since I can't do that now, though, I'm wondering if it's better to go by my evening weight or my morning weight... Or average the two?  Is stepping on the scale twice a day really a good idea, anyway? *sigh* 

In any case, it's nice to know that I'm definitely still in the 150lbs (and not in the 160s), and it give me a clear idea of where I need to go from here.  I'm going to restart my weight loss spreadsheet that I'd given up on MONTHS ago, and start doing measurements again.  I really think that not keeping myself accountable is 90% of the reason I've slacked off lately.  There's exactly 2 weeks until Thanksgiving "break" starts, and I'd like to be down 4lbs (morning weight 151.4, evening weight 155lbs).  I know in all likelihood I'll gain most of that back over Thanksgiving, but at least I'll go into December still in the 150s and not in the 160s again.  I'm thinking gym for sure tonight...  Gotta get started on burning 7000 calories in the next 7 days! :-)

Hi ladies...

Fallon, hang in there!  I hope everything turns out okay! (((hugs)))

Watchme, given your time constraints, prepared foods sound like a great idea!  Let us know how it is!

Dalma, I LOVE that dress!  Yay for fitting hot dresses! :-D

Akasha, I'm sorry about your mom's roommate... I'm sure your mom is SO happy for your support right now!

Akela, I'm sorry you guys had a crappy hotel stay, but kudos to you for sending on feedback to the corporate office!  A lot of people don't do that, and I'd like to think it helps! :-)

So, I'm sorry I haven't really been around for the last few days.  Work was hectic at the end of last week, and we spent the weekend at the BF's parents' ranch where I utterly gorged myself.

I've decided that my main problem is that even though I've been working out regularly over the past few weeks, and burning crazy calories at the gym, my eating goes off at least once during the week, and generally all weekend long.  I USED to be able to cheat all weekend and still lose a bit, but I just can't do that now.  So here's my plan: 1) buy the damn scale I've been putting off buying.  I haven't had a regular scale in months (since the one I was using at work disappeared), and even though I weigh myself whenever I go to the gym, it's SUPER variable depending on my workout/water consumption.  I need a scale at home so I can weigh myself at least a few times a week to really keep track of my weight. 2) Plan my meals.  When I've got a plan, I do great!  When I play it by ear, my hunger plans my meals, and hunger is not a healthy eater.  Hunger convinces me that Mexican food would be a great idea, or that french fries are really necessary parts of my diet.  So I'm hoping if I can just keep it together I can still be down a few pounds by the end of the month.

Happy Monday, ladies! :-)

Good morning, ladies!

Fayny, Thanks for the compliments!  :-)  And WOW about the bootcamp!  I'm barely awake enough to figure out how to turn on the coffee maker in the morning, let alone do bootcamp!  That's awesome, chica! :-)

Mladdy, Mexican food is a toughie... Every time you think you're over it, and you can move on with life without sending yearning looks towards someone else's enchiladas for lunch, the craving comes back worse than before!  Really, I think food with benefits (LMAO at that, btw!) is the best way to go!  If you ever do figure out how to make Mexican food less deliciously appealing, PLEASE let me know!!!

Watchme, Thanks! :-)  And please go get some rest!  You'll get back into the groove of weight loss!  There's definitely a light at the end of the tunnel for you!  Hang in there, chica! :-)

Iwill, That's so sweet of you!  Thank you! :-)  And I like your break up line for Mexican food... Although much like with non-food relationships, a few margaritas in, and suddenly the break-up doesn't seem like such a bad idea after all...

Dalma, Even though I'm not supposed to congratulate you, I am anyway, because I know how awesome it feel to fit into a single digit size... It's like unbelievably awesome!  Good for you, chica!   You ROCK!!!! :-) As far as costumes go, it's not really tough to put together something of your own... Usually it's actually easier to wear some combination of your own clothes and get an accessory kit for the "costume" part of it.  One year I was a sailor and I wore a navy pleated skirt, a white button down shirt and a sailor cap... Not fancy, but not expensive, and it works! I will say, though, that Halloween costumes run small BUT usually the "plus size" ones are exactly the same as the SML ones, just larger.  And really, who cares what the tag says?  Only YOU will know what size it is... All everyone else will know is that you'll look fabulous! Go show off those arms, girl! :-)

Akela, You look GORGEOUS!!!  Congratulations, chica! :-D

Akasha, it's still yet to be seen if I'll be able to actually wear these bad boys... Right now, I can get my butt into them, but the zipper makes a v-shape and shows no indication whatsoever of wanting to close.  Who knows what they'll look like or it they'll even fit right once I can actually zip them...

Shapie, Aww!  Thank you!  The funniest thing ever was when I told the BF about Will Sasso and he Googled him, and was like "So THAT'S who that is!  People have been telling me forever that I look like some dude on MadTV, but I had no clue who they were talking about!" Lol!  And I'm so glad the toast and slide show went well! 

So last night I went shopping for Halloween stuff, but since the BF and I are on a strict pre-Christmas budget, I decided to be cheap and get a corset with a broken zipper off the sale rack (it was $25 when it was supposed to be $60!).  It's a 32 and I'm a 36, but I figured I'd just relace it, fix the zipper, and I'd have a great start to my costume.  So I fixed the zipper and relaced it, only to discover that it makes my boobs utterly flat and thus is totally unflattering.  Plus, there's no returns, so I'm stuck with a corset and down $25 on my $40 costume budget. :-(  I'm freaking out because I want to dress up, but now I don't know exactly what I'm going to do... I'm going to Target tonight to wander around for inspiration. *sigh*

On the bright side, I went to the gym last night again, and got in a pretty good work out!  AND I weighed myself and I'm back in the 150s!  156.75lbs to be exact!  I've been firmly ON the wagon all week, and I'm optimistic about making it down to 149lbs by Thanksgiving.  Of course, that means I'll have to watch my eating over Thanksgiving so I don't go back up to the 150s again, but I like to think that I'm up for the challenge! 

Happy Thursday, everyone! :-)

Good morning!

Dalma, That would be so cool!  Too bad we live like 1000+ miles apart... I was so stoked about Halloween, and now it's like "eh".  I'm still going out though.  Probably I need to go ahead and pick out a costume, then, huh?  I want to be an old school bat girl (with like a cape and stuff, not like the skin tight leather deal), or I want to be a burlesque dancer, 'cuz why not, you know? And yes, I just posted two pics from the wedding... One of me from the backside, because even though I haven't been gymming it lately, my calves look AWESOME, and the other of me and the BF.  In the end, the dress I got (on sale at Macy's!!! YAY!) was a size 8 which did wonders for my confidence! It's nice to know that even though I've gotten a bit flabbier from not working out, I haven't actually gone up a full size.  It helps, of course, that the skirt was all flowy, but I'll take what I can get!

And wow, I wish I could be tired of food!  Although I've found that the more I work out, the less of a big deal food becomes... Hopefully I'll get your attitude someday, too! :-)

Bzb, wow, sounds like things have been SUPER eventful for you, but in a good way!  I too felt like a cow in HS when I was around 150... I never was a varsity athlete, but I was JV, and played 2 sports... I just wasn't stick thin like everyone else in my school so I felt like a total heifer.  In any case, I'm glad to hear you're doing so well!  :-)

So I went to the gym last night, and realized that 2 months of not going has put me TOTALLY our of shape.  I feel nice and sore this morning, though, and I keep telling myself I'm rebuilding all that muscle I've lost!  I'm aiming for a full size 6 (meaning I can wear 99% of 6s I come across) by my birthday in April.  That used to sound so small, but I really think I can get there now!  Since I was almost an 8 a few months ago, and I'm a solid 10 now, I figure that it's not too much to ask to get down to a 6 as my final size... We'll see, though.  My goal by NYE, though, is to fit into this pair of size 8 non-stretch jeans that are in my closet, that I couldn't fit into before, even though I was an 8 in about half my wardrobe.  That and to finally be able to run 3 miles straight through... That'd be nice, too! :-)

Have a great morning, ladies! :-)

Dalma, I tried on the dress AGAIN last night and asked the BF what he really thought about it.  His response?  "You look... You look fine!"  Fine?  FINE?  Fine is NOT what I was going for!  It's a little loose on top since I'm so not well endowed up there, and it's a little too snug in the hips... I'm keeping it to wear in case I can't find another one, but since the BF told me I look "fine", he's now volunteered to take me shopping this afternoon to see if we can't find something else.  Not because it looks "bad", he says, just so we find something I feel more comfortable in. *SIGH*

I never get to dress up and go to things, so I really, really want to look HOT!  I want to feel confident and sexy!  And although the dress itself is sexy, I'm afraid me+dress= big, hot mess!

Hair, I'm doing loose waves/curls with the top pulled back and clipped with a cute faux-rhinestone clip or something (haven't bought it yet), and shoes, I'm going basic black peep-toe pumps because they're broken in and I won't end up hopping around or going barefoot by the time the night is over.  Since we're shopping on the way to the wedding (it starts at 5:30pm, and it's 2 hours away... I'm leaving work at 12pm... Last minute much?!), I'm bringing a few jewelry options with me: a string of basic pearls and drop pearl earrings, and simple sliver dangling earrings with a silver necklace of some sort (I've got like 10, so I'll pick one). 

In any case, wish me luck!  I'll post pics at some point regardless of which dress I wear, but I'm REALLY hoping to find one that makes me FEEL gorgeous.

Happy Friday, ladies! :-)

Hi ladies!

Dalma, That's an awesome goal!  I know you can make it there, too!  :-)

Mladdy, I'm right there with you on the backsliding... My 10s are getting tight, and any 8s I was fitting in are a no go... I'm definitely planning on being my old size by Thanksgiving! And good for you for joining the Y!  I used to go when I was in HS, and I loved it... It's a great environment!

Iwill, Awesome job on seeing the scale moving in the right direction!  Keep up the good work, chica! :-)

So I finally gave in and weighed myself today, and to my shock, the scale said 158lbs (down from 160 at the beginning of the month)  Now, despite my best intentions, I haven't really done anything to deserve losing those two pounds.  I haven't worked out (I know, I know...) and I've been counting calories sporadically until this week.  Furthermore, my clothes are tighter than they were 2 months ago.  The only thing I can conclude is that I've lost some muscle, and gained some fat.  Which is good and bad, I guess...  It's good as far as my self-esteem goes, because it means I'm not THAT far off where I was a few months ago.  It means I can lose 9lbs, and be in the 140s!  It means that I have less ground to re-do.  It's also good because I've found that on previous occasions when I've slacked off and lost some muscle, I actually drop sizes faster when I go back to weight training, which is always fun!  It's bad, of course, because it's unhealthy, and makes me feel blobby.  And who wants to be less strong?  It's also bad, because I'm starting to have knee problems again, which I'd worked so hard to alleviate through strength training.

On the bright side, I'm incredibly optimistic about my future.  It'll be hard as hell, BUT, I'm thinking that if I become totally focused, I can even be back down to 150lbs by Thanksgiving... And with any luck, I'll hit my goal weight not to far into the new year!  I'd love to say for sure that I'll hit it by NYE, but December is already getting packed with parties and gatherings, so I know that's probably too ambitious.  It'd be nice to hit up the after Christmas sales a few sizes smaller, though...

Happy Thursday! :-)

*Slinks back in*

Watchme, thanks for calling me out via Facebook... I SHOULD be back here...

Akela, Congratulations!  I can't wait to see pics!

MLADDY!!!!! YAYYY!!!!  YOU'RE BACK!!!! :-)

All who've been sick: feel better!

Dalma, Looking SOOOO hot, chica!  Good for you!  Actually, funny moment... I went to check out your pic a second ago, and realized that the dress I bought Sunday for this wedding I'm going to Friday is almost exactly the same as the dress you have on in the picture from the wedding you went to a few months (?) ago!  Craziness! :-)

Okay, as for me... I haven't been on a scale in two weeks.  I haven't counted a calorie in probably three.  I haven't been to the gym in two weeks... I feel the weight coming back on, and it feels disgusting.  So, I'm starting AGAIN.  If I can pull myself together, that is.  I ate a 400 calorie brownie last night even thought it wasn't even that good.  My eating is out of control!

I need to recapture my starting spirit from two years ago... Where did that go?

In any case, I hope you all are doing well! 

OMFG... Current weight - 160.25lbs.

I swore up and down I'd never be back in the 160s again.  Crap.  I know it's probably not the most accurate since I went the the gym only about 1 hour after dinner, and I did weight training which can cause my muscles to retain water.  Also, it was about 9pm at night, and you're right, Elf, it's not as accurate.  I still never thought I'd see that number on the scale again, and I'm totally bummed about it.

Well, this is a lesson for me... Even when things get crazy and I don't have time to work out, I still need to have a scale and keep track of my weight.  I can't imagine how much more I would've gained if I hadn't been to the gym last night. :-/

On the bright side, the BF went with me, and I think he's really serious about getting healthy this time!  Hopefully working together, we can both really make some progress! 

It just sucks that I'm starting over AGAIN.  You'd think I'd have learned by now... :-/

Hi everyone!

Fallon, I get you... I'm a big ol' sap (apparently), and I even think that this season is little too touchy feely. Usually I kind of roll my eyes at the sappy stuff, especially if it seems staged, but the last 10 minutes of that episode just turned on the water works... It was just so sweet and UN-staged.  And YAY for edible arrangements!  Those always look SO cool! :-)

Shapie/Dalma, my friends in both HS and college used to get so annoyed with me for walking around talking in a British (Queen's English, not cockney... Can't do that one!) or French accent... I soooo should've been a drama kid, lol!

Iwill/Boots, I can't imagine having to make friends in a new city... I wouldn't know how!  All my friends now are people I met through people that I met through other people that I knew from school... If I moved and had no starting point I have no clue how I'd make friends!  On top of that, even though I have friends here, I don't see them nearly as often as I wish I did... I think guys are generally more homebodies than women; in my situation, the BF would gladly sit at home every night and only see his friends like once a month.  If I arrange something, he has no problem going, he just doesn't take the effort to.

Akela, Don't stress!  Try to remember it's YOUR day!  (((hugs)))

Dalma, Rock on, chica!!!!  YAY for 12s!!!!!  You're doing SO awesome!!!! :-D  As far as changing your weight goal goes, I think focusing on body fat percentage is actually a bit better... Two people at the same weight can look TOTALLY different depending on bf%, and you never know how the added muscle will make you look.  Maybe try to make it to your original goal, and then after that focus on getting your body fat where you want?  Either way, it's so AWESOME that you're so close!  Good for you! :-)

So I've been eating wonderfully all week... Since Monday I've been under maintenance everyday, and everything I've eaten has been planned and healthy.  I was feeling pretty good!  This morning, though, I woke up to find the BF already up and in the kitchen.  "I made you breakfast!" He says, beaming at me.  "Biscuits!"  Crap.  So we had biscuits for breakfast.  Specifically I had THREE.  I have so much trouble saying no to my boy when he's being cute, and especially when it involves white bread.  Even though they were reduced fat, each one of those suckers had 160 calories!  With reduced sugar jelly, I had about 600 cals for breakfast alone!  To make matters worse, because there was no protein, I was STARVING by 10:30am, and had to eat some carrot sticks to make it through til lunch.  I'm already practically at my calorie goal for the day, and it seems like it's pretty much guaranteed that I'll go over (though still under maintenance).  On top of that, I STILL haven't been to the gym because the BF keeps saying he wants to go with me, so I go home, we have dinner, and then he doesn't want to go.  Once I'm home, I have SO much trouble getting to the gym... When he flakes out, I do too.  So I packed my gym bag in my car this morning, and if he says he doesn't want to go, I'm going straight after work.  I want October to be my month!  :-)

Dalma, Good for you!  I totally understand, because that's SO me!  I'd been working so hard to make the BF happy, that I was neglecting myself.  Consequently, I was getting bitter towards him, and I couldn't figure out why I was being bitchy when I really wanted to make him happy... I was becoming someone I didn't like, and definitely NOT the person he fell in love with.  I stressed myself out over stuff and wouldn't talk to him about it so I didn't stress HIM out, or worry him, or upset him.  Screw that.  I'm done with that.  We're supposed to be a team, so I need to be a team player and communicate with him. If he can't handle it, then we won't work out, but it's better to find out NOW than to be miserable and bitter for weeks, months, YEARS only to find out that despite all my attempts, we didn't work out anyway.  I think our guys like us better when we're happy, anyway.  I, personally, think that the BF will be WAY happier having to get off his ass and do some stuff for himself, face the realities of things that bother me, and deal without getting his way sometime, but have a happy, loving girlfriend who does things because she wants to, not because she feels like she HAS to, than when he was being catered to 24/7, not being told about the hard stuff, and getting what he wanted all the time, but dealing with a resentful, unhappy woman.  And even if he ISN'T happier, I AM, so he'll have to deal. :-P

Hi everyone...

So last week, despite my intentions, I ended up just giving up.  I didn't count calories, I ate whatever I wanted to, and I didn't blink at it. I feel GROSS.  I feel FAT.  I'm mad at myself for totally giving up and not doing what I'm supposed to do.  On top of that, since the BF and I have been enabling each other, he's gained weight too, and is starting to get really upset about it.  This has to stop.  As I was reading the challenge book, I saw SO much of myself in Shauna... And it made me feel better to know that some people take a really long time to get there too.  I get bitter sometimes when I think of all the people who lose 80-100lbs in like a year, and they're just done.  I've been working at this for almost two years, and still fall off the wagon like crazy.

In any case, I'm done rambling... Just wanted to say hi, and I'm truly trying to get back on track.  I want to see my goal weight SO badly... Encouraging words would be wonderful!  I'm going to the gym tonight for the first time in a month, and I'll weigh myself for the first time in a few weeks, so I'm anticipating being sore and really bummed tomorrow...

Watchme, (((hugs)))  All I can say is I'm so sorry, chica.  Men are a-holes.  (((hugs again)))

*slinks back in*

Hi ladies...

Dalma, Maybe try discussing a timeline with Jay?  It's one thing to say that he wants her out, it's another for him to say, "she's going to be out in 2 months", or something along those lines.  I've found that when the BF is being a non-confrontational puss about something, if I suggest firm deadlines, he'll man-up a bit... Just a thought.  Awesome that he's on your side, thoug!

FALLON!!!! Welcome back, chica!  Glad to hear you're doing well!  Tell us more about this guy!  I'm dying to hear!!!

Boots, I'm sorry the roomie thing didn't work out, but I'm glad he's leaving with some haste... It's worse for everyone when they stick around for too long!

Okay, so I'm back for real now.  I've not just fallen off the wagon, I've been run over by it.  I've been stressed about a bunch of stuff lately, and I found myself eating my feelings. I had 5 cookies yesterday, then Whataburger for dinner, and that's on the light side for how I've been eating for the past two weeks.  I just kind of gave up for a while.  Between work, stress over school, and stress in my relationship, I've been at my wits end.  I can't really talk to the BF about some of the stuff because I don't think he'd understand some of it, and the rest of it is ABOUT him...  *sigh* But I do know that gaining back a ton of weight WON'T make me feel better at all.  I haven't weighed myself since Wednesday, but I'm creeping back up on 160lbs, and after over 1.5 years of this process, you'd think I'd be better than to let it pack back on.

In any case, my goal for next week is to drop by and check in at least once a day... I do better when I'm talking to you guys on a regular basis.

sharing challenge: I don't eat milk in my cereal; I drink a glass of milk on the side, but I hate the way it makes cereal all mushy.  Plus it seems like a waste of milk, so I eat my cereal dry.  I'm also weird on texture, which is why I don't eat tofu.  I also hate anything that's mushy and hard/lumpy at the same time, like tapioca.  I LOVE onions, and really would eat them in every meal if I could.  I'm sure there's other weird things I do that I can't think of right now... Maybe I'll ask the BF, lol!  He always seems to notice those things! :-)

Hey ladies...

Moving is going well!  We've moved all the BF's stuff out of storage, and my stuff is about half packed.  We have to have everything in my place packed and ready to go for Friday when the BF's dad and brother come to help us move all of it, so this week is all about boxing, boxing and more boxing.  On the plus side, I'm more in love with new place every time I stop by! 

I'll try to pop in later this afternoon and comment on everyone's posts, but I really just wanted to come post my August weight...

August 1 weight: 156.5lbs

August 31 weight: 152lbs

So I'm down 4.5lbs.  Not nearly as impressive as all you super stars with -8-10lbs for the month, but moving in the right direction!

Happy Tuesday, ladies! :-)