Week - 20 - Wednesday - Spinning

OHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY HINEY HURTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I took a spinning class last night at the gym and my butt bones hurt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved the class. The instructor, Denise, was great. She instantly knew I was a newbe and came over and introduced herself and got me all set up on the bike and then came back over and readjusted after watching me. She was terrific. I would definately take another of her classes again. She was very attentative to all of the people in the class. It was good to see. Did I mention my but hurts????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My hips and legs are a little sore, but my butt bones hurt! I closed the potty to sit and put my shoes on this morning and thought I was going to die everytime I moved. Soft seats are in for me today.

I am now down 39lbs and I am still making slow progress. Everyone keeps telling me it is the best way to do this so I'm cool. All is going well and I've been taking the stress of my life and trying to work it off in the gym. I think God created workouts to give us a time to pray. The harder I work out the harder I pray.

Thank you God for this opportunity to lose weight and thank you for being there when it is hard decision time and giving me the strength to make the correct decision no matter how it impacts me and then giving me a peace about the decisions I've made. You Rock God!!!

Week - 19 - Wednesday - Hump Day

Well, Hump Day is almost over. I had a really good ay except for not getting to the gym. I slept right through my alarm this morning and just drove right past the exit this afternoon. My routine is so far off right now. I've got to get it together. You guys need to keep praying for me. I cannot do this alone. God is the only one who can keep me going and keep me motivated. He is my strength and I do not need to forget or take advantage of that. I have to remember to lean on God and not me.

Week - 19 - Tuesday - Feeling Good

I got an really good night sleep last night and am feeling much better today. I really notice when I do not get my workouts in. Last week was tough for me and I was only in the gym once and I really did miss going. I really do see a difference in my stress level when I go to the gym and that is huge for me.

I had to go out this weekend and buy some shirts finally. My clothes were drooping way too much and I finally spent some money at Macy's. It felt good to have clothes that fit. Now my goal is to make them too big along with the others. Week before I cleaned out my closet and had a big box and 2 trash bags full of clothes I can no longer wear. I never want to see those clothes again!!

I hope everyone is having a great day ~ until next time.

Week - 19 - Monday - RED TAPE

For those of you who were not stupid like me and got your name changed on your SS Card when you actually got married Good going. For those of you who have not done it yet like me even after 16 years of marriage good luck. It was an ordeal to say the least! It took FOREVER! I was exhausted when I finally walked out of the office for the second time today at 2:15pm. It took from 8:15 to 2:15 to get this taken care of. I thought I would be in and out in less than an hour. I sat from 8:15 to 10:45 before I even got to the counter for the first time and I was number 17. I felt really sorry for all the old ladies sitting in there. I know they were exhausted!

None the less, I got it taken care of!!! Yeah!!!!!! Then on the way back from Carrollton my dad called and said they had found a blockage when they had done mom's stress test the week before and they are doing an angioplasty (spelling???) on Thursday. Man, the stress was piling on. I decided to go straight to the gym and try and work some of it out. Well sitting here and typing this I moved my leg and really felt my workout! I suppose I did a good job. Hopefully I will sleep well and can be at the gym bright and early in the morning to do it all over again. We have a band meeting for Devin at 6:00pm so I have to work out in the morning to get it all done.

I thought I was wanting the kids to start back to school again, but I should not of rushed it. I'll be ready to get our new routines in place and get this new schedule going.

I did enjoy working out tonight and I did feel better once I was there and Barry had supper cooked when I got out of the shower and it felt good to sit down and do dinner with the family. I enjoy hearing about everyone's day.

Hey - I'm 12.5 lbs away from being at 50. That is really cool! I cannot wait to get there. I've got 4 more weeks till my next weigh in so I'm hoping I can make it for that weigh in.

It's almost 9:00 and time for me and the kiddies to get in the bed.

Good Night Everyone!!!!

Week 17 - Thursday - Weigh-in #4

First number is for this month next number is total the for 4 months.

Weight Lost:
7.40 lbs - 36.40 lbs

Inches Lost:
Bust .75 - 6.75
Waist .50 - 8.50
Hips .50 - 6.00
Thigh .75 - 4.00
Bicep .50 - 2.00
TOTAL 3.00 - 27.25

Percentage Weight Lost
3.17% - 13.87%

Percentage Inches Lost
% - % (I'll have to update later)

Total Percentage Lost
% - %

Week - 17 - Thursday - Weigh-in is TONIGHT!

Tonight is weigh-in number 4. I cannot believe that I have been doing this for 4 months now. It seems like much longer and a much shorter time period.

My weight loss this month has slowed way down even though I've picked up my activity even more. They keep telling me it will pay off, but maybe not right at first. They've not steered me wrong yet so I'm going with it. I think I have lost 5lbs this month and have no idea about inches. I do know that I'm going to have to invest in some sweat pants real soon or I'm going to lose them in the gym one day and that would be VERY BAD!!!

I've had a great month and I am happy to say goodbye to every pound I've lost. I won't lie and say I am not disappointed that I've not lost more this month, but I am not going to let that beat me. Onward we go!

Thanks again everyone for you continued support and encouragement! It really makes a difference and it helps to keep me motivated!

Week 17 - Tuesday - Comparison

April 15, 2006........ ........................................August 5, 2006



Can you tell a difference yet?

Week 17 - Tuesday - Great Weekend in Gatlinburg

Since school starts on the 14th we decided to take the kids for a last trip for the summer. We headed to Gatlinburg Thursday evening after Emily's Cheerleading practice. We stayed in Chattanooga for the night and the kids enjoyed that since we lived there for 3 years. We got up and headed to Cade's Cove on Friday morning. What a beautiful place. We picnic'd in the grass and Emily was not happy (see picture below) about having lunch with the bugs. Especially since a giant wolf spider joined us on the blanket. I thought she was going to have a heart attack. She did not enjoy the event.












We then went on to Gatlinburg and stayed in a really awesome cabin overlooking the mountains. We had such an awesome view. We met up with a friend of ours who has recently been hired as a National Park Ranger and he is stationed in the Smokey Mountains. He invited us to join him on a talk and hike the next day. Barry told him we'd love to come. Trevor said it was 2.2 miles round trip and a moderate walk. (I'm not sure who's standards they use for moderate, but I would not consider that a moderate walk!) We began the hike at over 3,000 feet up and then went up another 600 feet. THIS IS NOT MODERATE HIKING in my book! I got to the point where I was unable to take a deep breath. My legs would burn sometimes when we were going up a steep rocky slope, but other than that I was fine except for my breathing. Barry hung back and walked with me and I totally appreciated that! I was not about to let my kids see me quit. When we made it to the top (1 hour later- which Trevor says is actually really good time for that trail) we stopped at a waterfall which was very COLD. When you walked underneath it the spray felt heavenly. I have to say the walk down was much easier, but horrible on the bladder!!!! Later Trevor was telling us that the air quality got worse as you got higher due to acid rain, and pollution that is trapped in the mountains from all of the surrounding cities (yes, this includes Atlanta! - shame on us). He said I had done very well and it did not appear that I was having a hard time at all! This made me feel better.