Nikki Losing weight for my wedding!!
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I'm still here!Jan 16 2008 21:59
It has been so long ladies!
I have not disappeared, nor have I fallen off the wagon. I just cant get online at my new job, which is where I used to do all my calorie-count.com-ing. I still check in a few tiimes a week, catch up on forums and journals....just dont have much time to journal myself anymore....
Things are still going great. I think its safe to say I'm under 200 pounds now. I clocked in at 198.5 today. (its that time of the month this week, and i'm sure more will fall off after this is over). Considering I started at close to 280, that is amazing to me!!!!
I just started up personal training again after christmas, dropped the holiday pounds in a cinch and I amaze myself every time. The strength, coordination, balance, and just overall endurance I've gained is amazing! Trevor knows how to push me, and makes me do things I never would of thought I could do. Like, I have muscle definition in places I never used to! It's so exciting to watch your body transform.
Today at work as I walked past the mirror in the bathroom, I realized for the first time how thin I'm looking. I was like, damn, I look hot! And I'm shopping at stores I never used to be able to, like american eagle (i loooove their jeans!!) and gap and express and all those fun, cute places. I'm a size 12-14 now....started at a 22. my shoe size has also dropped from a 9 1/2-10 to an 8 1/2. I had to buy new running shoes because mine were getting huge and uncomfortable.
So yeah, overall things still looking up. Less than 6 months til the wedding now! I'm already excited about how I look, and I'm hoping another 30 pounds will drop off before then!! :)
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Booo Mondays.Aug 20 2007 13:46
Good weekend! Friday night went to Dave and Laura's baby shower, however it was basically Dave's baby shower because the baby came early and Laura was still in the hosptal with him.
Saturday....worked out, went out to Underwood to see Brandon's family, and by the time evening rolled around, we had 3 diff groups of friends that wanted to hang out with us. Welllll aren't we just the popular kids these days!?! Kari and Chad were going to a new bar and invited us....Trevor and Josh wanted us to come chill....and Shawn and Steve were having people over as well. SOOO we decided to forego the bar scene since we're pretty broke, picked up a case of beer instead, and headed to Trevor's. Me and three boys, oh boy! I got suckered into playing quarters. Good thing is a lot of my beers got poured into the middle, bad things is they were mean and made me drink a few times. ;-) Crazy, crazy boys. We stayed there til around 11, then drove out to Shawn and Steve's house. Listened to some music, played pool....the usual. Kind of nice to see those kids again without any drama. I mean, the majority of them are in my wedding, so its kind of odd that I haven't seen them much lately. But all in all, a GOOD night.
Yesterday I went with Linz to buy a new laptop...that was interesting, the store was insane! but we got her hooked up and she's connected to the internet world again.
I put in my two weeks at my job today. Went well. Can't wait for labor day weekend, and after that, starting at the new job! YAY for me!
P.S. Didn't lose, didn't gain this weekend. Can't complain cuz I ate pretty crappy, and obviously had my share of beer on saturday. is summer over yet? I need to stop this......but holding steady!
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Aug 16 2007 11:00So I got offered the job. and I took it.
I should sound more excited, eh?!? Well, truth is it pays like $5000 less a year than I was going for. Granted, I'll get a raise by the end of the year, and there is lots of opportunity for advancement.....but I feel like I'm WORTH more, ya know? I have a bachelors degree in accounting, and the best i can do is $30,000 a year?
I feel like I won't be making much headway in saving and paying off debt, especially after I sign up for insurance and all that jazz.
AH crap. What to do?
I need to get some experience under my belt. So I guess for now, I'll just suck it up and hope for the best!
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Aug 14 2007 14:10I got a second interview with Richdale.....its at 3pm today. I'm nervous and anxious and excited!! I think I'm pretty well prepared, and dang do I look good in this suit. :)
Wish me luck!
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Aug 14 2007 09:27So I had a talk with Brandon last night about my frustrations. I'm having a tough time sticking to 1500 calories. I always go over!! I need someone to keep me accountable. So, I asked him to make me turn in my calorie log every day. I'll want it to be right on the money or I'll "get in trouble". Hopefully this will help me stick to 1500.....
We both have the day off tomorrow!!!
We were planning on warped tour in kansas city, but neither one of us have any extra money, so we're just going to have a "nikki and brandon day"....sleep in, go work out together, and maybe spend the afternoon at the lake! (he wants me to go four-wheeling, but i'm tellin ya right now, thats not happening, haha). I'm reallllly looking forward to it, since I've barely seen him the past two weeks! I will probably be able to see him a lot this weekend too! :) yaaaay happy day.
I think I'll make it thru this weekend with no or minimal drinking. dont have much planned. i'm missing hang out times with trevor and josh, but that will come soon enough. football parties will commence in the next few weeks!
I'm trying to round up a final day at the lake for the 25th. hopefully that works with everyone's schedule. it should be a goooood time!
well thats all for now. time to write down all my calories for the day!
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Yikes....I fell off for a couple days....Aug 13 2007 07:34
This weekend was pretty much a disaster as far as my diet goes. I ate out at least once every day, not really caring what I ordered....drank everyday Thurs-Sat, and kind of a lot....and only went to the gym Thursday and Saturday. YIKES.
I was just kind of depressed and unmotivated, and trying to keep myself busy by going out and being around people....just so happens that involved restaurants and alcohol. I missed my boy, and being home made me miss him even more!! But he's home now and everything is good again! :)
What more can I do besides, just pick it up again today? I packed myself some good food today, and I'm planning on making turkey burgers for dinner.
Oh, and Reel Big Fish was AMAZING. I've seen them twice before, but this time I had a few beers in me and Lindsey and I were dancing like maniacs! SO MUCH FUN! Then we went to the 49er, shared a pitcher, and played good music on the jukebox. Good times!
Alright guys.....
Time to get back on track today...and drink LOTS of water today (after my sugar-free red bull)!!!
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So I was just thinking.....when I started this journey, I was so adament about not drinking. Then I loosened up a bit to allowing myself a few beers on the weekends. Now I think I'm just out of control! I calculated, and I probably had like 700-800 beer calories just on saturday!! that is not going to fly. I'm going to try to back down from this, only allowing myself a couple. i need to resist!!!! I really think this will help me continue to lose even more, I just need to stick to it!
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Woo Friday!!Aug 10 2007 07:56
No Reservations was SOOOO good. Highly recommend it if your in the mood for a great chick flick. I actually might have to buy this one, I mean combine food and a love story, does it get any better!?!
After the movie, we decided to go to Kona for some sushi and pizza (that movie will make you hungry, lemme tell ya!). Cheers to chick flicks and girlie drinks and being with old friends!
Weighed in today....only up a pound from last week. Considering all the crappy eating and drinking I did last weekend, the damage could have been worse. Minor setback that I will overcome!
My workout yesterday was incredible!!! My legs are actually sore today, and I burned around 900 calories. Nice work, Nik! That was just what I needed. Gotta keep the momentum going. I might hit the stair mill for cardio today!
Thank god the weekend is finally here!
Today: Lunch with Trevor (maybe?), go work out, then going to Megan's casino night with the girls (drinking)
Tomorrow: work out, maybe go to the lake with the fam, then goin to the Reel Big Fish concert (more drinking and dancing!)
Sunday: Free concert at Memorial Park, then my boy will finally be back in town for good!!!
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Dang....you'd be surprised at how difficult it is to find any Iowa apparel in Nebraska. The people in this state are serious about their husker football. Personally, I don't really give a crap. But I finally found me an Iowa tshirt. I'm officially ready for football season. Now I'm an "Iowa fan" since I hang out with Iowa boys that are serious about their Hawkeyes. Can't wait for football parties at Josh and Trevor's house!
P.S. I now wear Mediums in tshirts!! Down from XL-XXL.....woot woot!
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AHH I just got the proposal for my DREAM florist for the wedding. It's absolutely perfect. I had budgeted like $1500 for flowers, and we're well under $500 right now! Of course I have a few things to add, but I am so EXCITED!!!!!!!!
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Today its time to get serious.Aug 09 2007 13:45
Yesterday I had the most pathetic workout ever. I just wasn't feelin' it. I need new music or something because my flow has been interrupted!
But today I'm going to tear the shit out of my legs, I'm talking, leg press, squats, stiff-legged dead lifts....the whole nine yards.....then do an HOUR of cardio! I'm going to sweat my butt off. NO EXCUSES!!!
I could not find anyone to go to lunch with me today. I even offered to TREAT and still nothin. Am I that unpopular? hehe. Everyone just had other stuff goin.
Tonight I'm going to see No Reservations with an old friend.....our boyfriends are on this four-wheeling trip together, so we figured it'd be a good time to catch up and hang out. and we're both food network nerds so this movie will be perfect.
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Aug 07 2007 11:34Well I'm still not on the right side of the bed
today....i could not pull myself out of bed, so I emailed my boss and said I
wouldn't be in til 10. I have been sooo tired and today I have a killer sore
neck. I'm wondering if all my restless nights without my boy are finally
catching up with me. Not cool, because he's leaving tomorrow afternoon for
Colorado until Sunday. Ahh...life being all crazy is not working for me.
I have no motivation to cook, so I start craving junk
food......like, it would be so much easier to order pizza or chinese....and I
have no motivation to go to the gym because I'm so tired! but I have to stay on
track. Only like 5 weeks til pictures and I have to look my
best!
I will be thankful when everyone is in town for good
and my "routine" can settle back in.
Man, I really need to have a FUN weekend. Hopefully my
friends don't let me down.
Thursday = no plans yet, possibly calling an old friend for dinner or drinks......Friday = doing something
with Abby, possibly happy hour with the boys?....Saturday = JDRF walk in the morning with work, then Reel Big Fish
concert with Lindsey.....and Sunday = Plain White T's free concert at Memorial
Park with Abby OR maybe some more wedding dress shopping. We'll see how my mood
and the weather is.
Wedding plans are coming together so amazingly well so
far. All that's left is to find a cake person, find dresses, and decide on food
menues! We have everything else reserved so far. Which makes me even more
excited! Less than 11 months to go! :)
Well that's about it from here. I really need to will power to stay on track the next few days!!!
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Luckily when I got to the gym today, Trevor asked me if I was doing cardio and if I wanted to do bikes. SOO that got me motivated me a little. I think doing cardio with me is his excuse for us to chat...not that I'm complaining. I did 45 min, about 12 miles and Trevor told me about his interesting weekend.
After not doing anything for like 5 days....had to ease back into it.
I still went over my calories today....but with healthy foods, so I'm not gonna sweat it. I finally have fruit and super target yogurt in my fridge again. :) yumyumyum.
Well that's about it from here. I really need to will power to stay on track the next few days!!!
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Luckily when I got to the gym today, Trevor asked me if I was doing cardio and if I wanted to do bikes. SOO that got me motivated me a little. I think doing cardio with me is his excuse for us to chat...not that I'm complaining. I did 45 min, about 12 miles and Trevor told me about his interesting weekend.
After not doing anything for like 5 days....had to ease back into it.
I still went over my calories today....but with healthy foods, so I'm not gonna sweat it. I finally have fruit and super target yogurt in my fridge again. :) yumyumyum.
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Aug 06 2007 12:46I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today.
My weekend was OK - nothing compared to the weekends I've been having. Okoboji was cold and cloudy. I took tons of pictures and my camera lost them all.
Positive notes:
I went to show Lindsey the park where we're getting married and there was a wedding going on which got me REALLY excited. So we went and tried on dresses for the FIRST time! I was fitting into size 16-18's, and we all know dresses run small. But let me tell you, it was amazing!!! I am so excited to find THE dress.
Also, I found my dream florist. She is amazing. And she is in the process of putting a proposal together for us. We'll make it happen.
Also visited the reception hall again and got lots of decorating ideas. And found the place we're getting the tuxes from.
All in all, productive as far as wedding stuff goes. Wish I had some pictures to show you, but unfortunately, electronics are never dependable. :-(
Well I'm tired and cranky today....and its storming outside....i'm leaving work a little early to enjoy me a nice rainy day nap. Can't wait.
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