Hobson's Choice

My weight loss thought of the day:

I sit and think about all the times I’ve started, and then stopped. A friend of mine told me yesterday that she dropped the ball on her weight loss journey and the ball is still on the ground rolling…THAT WAS FUNNY to me. It was funny because I know all too well about dropping the ball and watching it roll on by and not even care. Well I take that back, I care, but just not at that moment. There was always “I’ll start Monday”, or I’ll start the first day of whatever month was approaching. There is always a reason to strive for better health, but sometimes it doesn’t work that way. With having said all of that, I am GLAD that I have no other choice right now other than to Just Do It. I say that because I know ME, and I know what will put the icing on the wedding cake for ME. I am also thankful that my choice to start and finish this journey is not due to any health risks.

Weigh-In #1

According to my scale, I've lost a total of 12lbs from June 15 to July 15. Twelve pounds is ok, my goal was actually 20lbs. I guess if you read this blog you'd kinda figure out why I didn't reach my goal. The first month is when you should actually see big numbers.

I am not disappointed, that is 12lbs I won't have to worry about. So next month around this time, my goal is still the same (20lbs).

To accomplish that goal I will work out more consistently. I will substitute work-outs when my knee flares up, instead of not doing anything. I am proud of myself when it comes to food intake. One change does come to mind and that is not to eat as much fruit and mostly eat it earlier in the day. Fruit is very healthy, as we know, but eating a lot of natural sugar late in th day may cause weight gain over a period of time. I guess I'd rather binge on fruit opposed to Ghirardelli chocolate...(memories) lol. Or would I?

So keep your fingers crossed for weigh-in #2, August 15th.

Tried It, Didn't Work

Got My Boost

I attended the 2010 Bridal Extravaganza on yesterday and got a bit of the boost I needed. I had a ball and I want to thank "my girls", Consuela and Dietra, who are actually a part of my wedding party, for attending with me. Sometimes they appear more excited than me, but a lot of that is due to me still taking it all in.

We were there all day, and no one complained. In the beginning it was quite overwhelming. It seemed as though we stood in the same spot for 2 hours. There was no way we could see all there was to see, but as the day progressed so did we. This was quite the experience, and really that was the only reason I attended. I did not go with the intent to spend lots of money. I wanted to people watch and "oooh and ahhh" as much as I could. Don't get me wrong, I walked away with a few ideas and some ideas that were confirmed.

They covered the "rooter to the tooter" in vendors lol. Some ideas were practical, and some were elaborate.

Check these out:
Who would have thought of an elaborate porta potty for an outside wedding? Not me!

Oh and how about this:

That's right..1.4 million, but he said he'd sell it to us for 1.2 million. I had to pass though HA

Ok, there were plenty of things there that I could totally get with lol

The old school bopper in me lives...



The runway shows were nice..unfortunately we were only able to see one. There was no way we could watch all the shows and look around in one day... and there was also no way I would be going back the next day to do it all over again.


We managed to enter my name in EVERY drawing there was at George R. Brown Convention Center. Keep your fingers crossed...something free is ALWAYS nice.

All in all, we had a Wonderful FUN time!

I Wanna Get Chocolate Wasted....too

Man Down

Ok, here goes... I have missed a couple of days of kickboxing. Let me not make light of the situation, it has been a week. I am now receiving phone calls from the kickboxing gym asking if I am ok.

It has just been one of those weeks and I suppose we all have them.

Although I have not done much physical activity, I have been pretty consistent with watching what I eat. I knew July 4th would be hard. There are plenty of holidays that people bbq, but on the 4th they seem to be more serious. I absolutely love anything smoked. As a kid (and still today) I can smell a pit 10 miles away. So again, I knew this would be a challenge. My fiance promised me he'd have a smoked turkey leg ready for me. There was no way I could sit with his family eating a salad as they ate all my favorite foods. I love smoked turkey legs and it was probably the only thing that could keep my mouth from salivating over ribs, potato salad, peach cobbler...*had to stop that sentence*

I feel better today and plan on attending today's class. The Bridal Extravaganza starts on tomorrow so I will be there with bells on. Attending the show will give me a much needed boost.

My weigh in is not far away..I have to work hard this coming week if I want to meet the goal I have set for myself this month.

My Sentiments Exactly