Join me in the September Walk Challenge

I took on a challenge to try and walk 60 miles in the month of September. I love walking and will try to walk 12 miles per week. I challenge all my friends and family to take on the challenge and keep me posted on your progress.

Cardio.. Cardio.. Cardio..

The message at church on Sunday is what I needed to start the week. Minister Watson reminded us that dispite what happens in our lives, "You Will Recover". That message will take me a long way as I apply it to every aspect of my life.I knew I was gonna make a hard comeback after this weekend. Can't keep a good girl down! Went to Cardio Kickboxing and to my surprise I could hang! It was a tough workout and at the end, the instructor came over and gave me a "high five" and told me I did a good job keeping up. After the class I decided to hang around and do the Zumba class. In the end I came out tired but did 2 hours of Cardio and my weight is now 237. I am recovering and will succeed!

Totally Frustrated with myself

So today is a somber day for me. I really feel like starving myself but I choose not to. To make a long story short. I make a deal with myself that I would not eat pizza until I am in my 230's. Well I ordered a pizza on Friday and ate 2 slices and then ate 2 slices on saturday along with 4 hot wings. Big Mistake! I woke up this morning and I was 240.1! Ugh! I want to pull my hair out! So needless to say, I'm gonna have to work over time to try to reach my 235lb goal by Wednesday. Its frustrating but I learned my lesson. My body holds on to Carbs...they are not my friend.

*Side note:  I went to Kohls and tried on the cutiest pair of  size 18 jeans and they fit! They made   me look fabulous! Might get them Wednesday if I get a coupon in the mail or if they go on sale.I refuse to pay full price.

Exciting News!

I had an appointment with my Cardiologist yesterday and everything went good. He doesn't want to see me for a whole year! According to his scale, I weighed 276lbs a month before surgery and this morning I got on the scale and weighed 236.9. Thats 40lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So excited about the way things are working out in my favor. This week I am walking 3.5 miles daily and its making a huge dent on the scale. Trying to keep focused and  take it one day at a time.

Scale up and down!

I am 238.1 this morning!! What a whirlwind of a week! The scale was stuck all week  at 240 and I was getting discouraged.I went back to basics and started back to walking and pulled it off this morning. I will walk for the rest of the week.

Im in my 230's!!!

Got on the scale and I'm 239!!!! Its feels great to peak into new numbers.

About to reach another Milestone.

Today I weighed 240.1. I lost 4lbs in a week!Can't believe that I am about to venture into the 230's!!! I could not tell you the last time I saw 230's. Probably in highschool! This is so surreal to me. This week I stepped up my exercise plan. I worked out 4 times so far! I plan on working out tomorrow so that will allow me to reach my goal of 5x per week. Some of the exercises I am doing are Zumba, elliptical machine, cardio dance and walking the treadmill. I tried about 15 minutes of cardio bootcamp and had to stop because it was kicking my butt! Can't wait to post next week.

Turn down my first adoption referral :(

Well we went on vacation about a week ago and our social worker emailed me a profile of a premie up for adoption. She could not contact me because we were out of the country so she sent them our info to be on the safe side. I came back and read the profile and was very afraid of all the details. The little boy was 2.5 months premature and the mother used crack and drank alcohol during the pregnancy. After much prayer and asking professional staff about the long term prognosis, I asked for our name to be taken off the list. I know that no child is perfect but I don't believe that God meant for us to have this child. Sometimes you can get caught up in the moment but I had to think about the long term picture. I know in my heart that we were not ready for such a huge responsibly of dealing with such a sick child. He was expected to be hospitalized for another 1-2 months in NICU and they wanted to adopted parents to be at the hospital to help him through the journey. I felt guilty for saying "No" because I am a nurse and care for sick people all the time but I would have felt worse if we were chosen and then had regrets for the rest of our lives. When the right child comes, we will know it and there will not be any doubts that they are the right child for us.

Inches!

I had my hubby take my body measurments today and since May 25th 2011, I have lost a total of 16.75 inches. I cannot believe it!

What a difference 30lbs make!!!

After Pictures

Most Recent picture on my cruise 2011. Looking Good and Feeling Great!

(Size 18-20 pants, 1x tops)

Last formal night of Carnival July 31,2011

( Me and Hubby) My Face is Smaller!

At the beach July 29th 2011(size 18 pants)

Before Pictures

Cruise Picture November 2008. (Size 22 dress)

At the beach March 2011(3x top, size 22 pants)

This is me and my old college roommates Oct 2009 at homecoming. I can see the difference!

Went out and bought new work uniforms

My old uniforms and literally falling off of me. Coworkers have commented that I need to get some new ones to show off my weightloss. My old uniform size was 3x tops and 2x bottoms. Well today I bought 2x tops and 1x bottoms and they feel great! So proud of of myself.

Above: Old Uniform top 3x Bottoms 2x

New Uniforms: 2x tops 1x bottoms

Back from a wonderful Vacation!

Had an awesome vaction! Can't believe that its over and I'm back to work. Came back from vacation and my weight was 246. I kinda figured I would gain a little but Im back on track. Today after 3 days I am back down to 244. Hope to be in the 230's in 2 weeks. Lots of work to do!