Another before and after! And first pair of SKINNY JEANS!

A pretty exciting afternoon. I am wearing my first ever pair of Skinny Jeans. I've never been a skinny jeans person before, so it's really exhilarating.

Before pic here is at Craig's MBA Graduation. That was in 2011.

The after pic is today (1/4/2014), my official "dietbet" weigh in photo and in my first pair of SKINNY JEANS!!!

Can't stop looking at these side by side pics. All I can say is WOW!

It's 2014. A new year. A new me!

New year's perspective.... I have a LOT of loose skin. I hate it. I feel like a saggy baggy elephant. Like I'm in a too big skin suit. Feeling brave this morning I actually took a picture. I'm really glad I did. I put today's pic next to my before pics when I was 37 and 38 week pg with my son. I really stretched the hell out of my skin. And looking at these pics side by side I can really see how far I've come. Now I feel my saggy skin is my badge of honor and reminder of where I've been and won't be again!! Hoping my sharing will help others too. It's a journey. It doesn't come off in a day. I've been at this for over a year now. If "I" can do it; anyone can. 

Before at 288 lbs

After at 178 lbs. 

Final goal at 128 lbs. 50 lbs to go!

Happy 7th Birthday Natalya!

LUCKY #7!

Can't believe my little pumpkin is 7!

Her FIRST day:

10/25/2006

 

 

 

First Day, Looking around.

who turned out the lights?

hello?

 

And the wonderful 7 year old she is today!

For Fun, check out my peanut through the years:
http://bwarsh.blogspot.com/2011/10/last-day-as-4-year-old.html

http://bwarsh.blogspot.com/2012/10/happy-6th-birthday-natalya.html

Happy Birthday Beautiful Girl. I love you!!!!

Time for some new pics.

I've been updating on FB, but not here too. I know, bad blogger.

To date I'm down 110 pounds. Feels pretty good.

Admitidley I'm slacking in the working out dept. My new assignment at work has messed up my work out schedule. And The cold weather and dark dark dark mornings have left me unmotivated to work out in the morning. Exhaustion is my excuse in the evening. Bad me.

So I need to find my motivation to keep at this and keep moving.

Happily I am still losing. Just at a much slower pace then before. And most likely because I'm being careful with what I do eat. If I'm not moving as much I can't eat as much, but do make sure to hit at least 1200 calories a day. I don't dare go less then that as I know I'll stop losing and start gaining again if I do.

SO with that, I'll leave you with some new pics.

Time to retire these pants. Bottom pic 10.21.13

Wonder Women Indeed!

Me AND my daughter BOTH in my old PJ Bottoms.

Today I officially lost 100 lbs!

Today I officially lost 100 lbs. I started my weight loss journey last September. Nearly a year later and 100 lbs lighter. I'm not done losing, but really happy to make this milestone. Was a size 24/3X when I started, today I'm a size 12/M-L.

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I DID IT! 3.1 miles!!!

Set a goal today to see IF I could get to 3.1 miles and if so how long. Did better then I expected. Now to get to the point this doesn't hurt so much! 3.1mi in 76.24 min.

I've also signed up for the COLOR VIBE 5K on 9/14/13. So I'm really starting to train for that. A 5K is 3.1 miles. I need to be able to do this outside, and probably faster, but that's why we train, right????

More Time Needed!

Meh... ran out of time so didn't run today, inside OR outside. These last weeks of school are killing me. I have to be everywhere at all times and there is little pockets of workout time available. Unless I don't buy and put away the groceries, OR wash the clothes, sheets, towels, OR eat, OR pump milk for my son...... meh meh meh. Just having a day where what I want to do is being put aside to do the things I need to do for my family; including going to my daughters school soon to sit through the K-1st grade "play".

Don't get me wrong. I'm SOOOOOO happy to be able to GO to my daughter's play. Honest!! I had just hoped my time management would have been more successful today so that I'd be able to do BOTH.

Oh well. It's just a day. And it's not like I'm NOT being productive.

Grocery Shopping
Putting food away
Change Sheets on beds
Clean floors
Fold Clothes and put away
More shopping this afternoon
Pump Pump Pump......

And come 8:30pm tonight I'm DONE. and I know i will just pass out once my son and daughter are down for the night.

Honestly I'm really okay. Just wishing (today at least) I had more hours this morning to get it all done.