Almost there...

Weight loss this week - 3 lbs.

Weight loss to date - 44 lbs.

 

  "You want me to do something... tell me I can't do it."

 -Maya Angelou

Happy Monday eveyone! It's almost Halloween! Are you all excited.. I sure am. I love to dress up and put makeup on and scare people or try to anyway. It's my creative side that comes out. What will you be this year for Halloween? 

Did everyone have a good weekend? I sure did we. We carved our pumpkins out  this weekend. I think it turned out pretty cool. (see below) 

I did the one on the right along with my son. Free hand style if I say so myself. Coco-bean's is in the middle and the one on the left is their Auntie J's. 

This weekend I stepped on the scale and to my surprise it read 124.6. That means that i'm only 4.6 away from my goal. Slowly but surely I'll get there. How are you doing with your weightloss? It's getting cold, any plans on working out when the weather it's as nice out. Share your ideas. I need new ones to keep me busy.

Today also starts the beginning of a new 2 week challenge. This one is pretty special though. We are teaming up with Bob Harper. Very excited to start and see the end results. Till next time. Have a great week!   

 

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Burr.... It's getting COLD!

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Weight loss this week - 1 lb.

Weight loss total - 41 lbs.

" It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some people are ready to change and others are not. " ~ James Gordon

The season has changed to fall and the weather is getting colder. Though the image of fall is pretty I hate knowing that winter will be here soon. Living in the state of Illinois requires having a thick skin for the cold weather. For someone who was raised in the tropical islands (Hawaii), I never did grown that thick skin for cold. I hate the winter. Love looking at it but HATE driving in it or being outdoors in it. This is the season though,  to make sure that we workout and not slack off. You know what they say as the holidays getting closer. The pounds start to pack back on. Keep focus and stay on track. That's what I'm planning on doing. What are you planning on doing to stay motivated. Hope everyone has a great week :)

 

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Back to basics...

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Weight loss this week: 0 lbs

Weight loss total: 40 lbs.

"When you're absolutely sure you can't,
 try again.. you just might surprise yourself" ~ unknown

Have you ever in the position where you're doing so good and then you hit that bump. Well I have been on that bump for about a month now. I have no idea how to get off of it so I decided to get back to the basics. I'm going to start counting calories again and working out 3-4 times a week.More water intake and  I hope this will kick start my body into losing weight again and final hit my goal.

How is everyone doing this week? Can you believe it is October already? The weather is getting colder outside. What are you're plans to stay active this winter?

Have a great week. :)

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Tiny...

“The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.” – Sven Goran Eriksson

Weight loss this week - 2 lbs.

Weight loss total = 40 lbs.

This past weekend my uncle celebrated his 65th birthday. Seeing family members that I haven't seen in almost a year was nice. A bunch of them who live in the city of Chicago are the ones I only see a few times a year. I live in the suburbs. Having them tell me that I've changed so much since the last time they saw me made me feel accomplished.

 My change made a difference and it shows. Do you know how great that feels. Having my family members tell them they were proud of me and how far I've come made me happy. But then most of them would do the usual line.. "Tell me your secret.. I wish I could do what you've done." I always answer with the same line.. "You can do it too." They always walk away shaking their head saying they can't, It's not that easy.

Funny how that was me a year ago. I always would complain of how I needed to change and lose weight. Then my wake up call came knocking. My cousin passed away. Dying at the age of 37 and leaving a wife and daughter behind is not where I want to be too. I didn't want to leave my husband and two children behind. So I took my first step. With the help of my lifelong best friend Shannon, I joined the mamavation community.

August 2011

September 2012

With this community they have been with me through my ups and my downs of losing weight and changing for the better. I went from 168 lbs. to 128 lbs. in a year. I went from using insulin shots three times a day to take a diabetic pill twice a day. What a difference a year can make. So when someone tells me that they can't do it I always say yes you can. You just have to take that first step. My first step was frightening but I did it. I can still remember doing my first 2 week challenge and having finished doing the first week of workouts I thought I died. Those jump squats, lunges, and burpees nearly killed me. But every day after that was so much easier. So you see looking back makes me realize how far I've come.

So when someone tells you you're getting so tiny, you're looking so good, keep it up. That's the motivation you need to keep going and also know that you're doing something right.

I hope everyone has a great week. Happy Monday everyone :)

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Feeling Defeated...

 

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"Being defeated is only a temporary condition. 

Giving Up is what makes it permanent!"

~ Marilyn Von Savant

Weight loss this week - 0 lbs.

Weight loss total -  38 lbs.

A couple of weeks ago I was so close to my goal. My goal weight is 120 lbs. I was at 126.8 lbs. So close. I am now back to 130 lbs. A few back steps to say the least. I am not one happy camper. I feel so close yet so defeated. They do say the closer you are to your goal the harder it gets to achieve it. I am at that point. 

I've already kicked up my workout a notch, but now I really have to buckle down and real watch what we eat. Yes I'll admit it I did side step and I'm regret doing it. That extra ice cream bar or that extra serving of mostacholi is now making me pay dearly. 

What do you do when you feel defeated? I could really use some ideas on how to shed the last 10 lbs that I need. I hope everyone has a great week this week. I will leave comment love tonight. 

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Almost there..

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.”

~Confucius~

Weight loss this week - 3 lbs.
Weight loss total - 42 lbs.

Happy Monday everyone! The summer is almost over. How many of you have allergies? If you do have them are you in the same situation I am in. Miserable? I am so miserable today with my allergies that all I want to do so sleep and not be bothered. Eyes are itching and I am not feeling well. Even though I would just love to lay in bed all day today, I got up and am now writing my blog and in a few I will be working at starting the 2 week challenge workout again. My goal is so close away that I hope with the 2 week challenge I will reach it sooner than later. I hope everyone has a great week this week. See you all next week. :)

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That Little Black Dress...

Weight loss this week - 0

Weight loss total - 39 lbs.

"The content of your thoughts and personal beliefs

 can be proven by a single indicator – your current results."  James A. Ray

 Have any of you ever saved a dress that you have and hope that one day you'll fit into again? You know kind of like a motivator. Some use a bikini as their goal to look good in it by next summer. Well my weight loss motivator has always been a little black dress. Not just any dress. A dress I wore 13 years ago before I had 2 kids. It was always in the back of my closet and I always hoping that one day I will into it again. This past weekend was the day to "clean" out my closet. Donate clothes that are too "BIG" more me now. While rummaging through them I come across my llittle black dress. I was about to put it into the back and give up my dream of wearing it again but decieded to give it one last shot. You know the feeling when you put something on and it doesn't fit and you just feel defeated? Well that was the feeling I didn't want to feel. I waited and held my breathe as I zipped that zipper up. And Guess What?? It zipped all the way up. It FIT!! PERFECTLY.. I fit in my little black dress I once wore 13 years ago. Back in the closet it went for me to put it to good use one day. That just made my weekend. I hope everyone has a great weekend. How was your weekend.

I hope to everyone that is attending Fitcation12 that you all have a great time and be sure to take lots of pics. Wish I was going. Jealous and happy for everyone that is though. Have a great week!!!

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