Updates

I was hoping to do a reflection on 2013, but it won't let me upload pictures for some reason, so I will go with plan B!

I fell off the diet band wagon one week before the final weigh-in, I did great, I lost 8 lbs, any loss to me is great, but I know had I not screwed up the week prior, I would have won 2nd place. Lots of people quit the challenge after Thanksgiving, and I did great thru Thanksgiving, then Christmas parties and such hit, and life got busy with shopping, wrapping, cooking, and planning, that I didn't even go to the gym!

So now I'm making up for that 5 lbs weight gain, I've lost 34.5 total pounds, so if I fluctuate between up 5 and down 5, I'm really ok with that.
I've lost 4 pants sizes, and plan to lose 1.5 more sizes, so I'm good with that!

The next weight loss challenge at work is to lose 10% of your body weight in 12 weeks, which is really hard to do, but a very attainable goal. So that's what I'm shooting for! The initial weigh-in is Jan 8th, but I have already started my diet and exercise plan today. I ate around 1550 calories today, that's a little more then I want to eat each day, I'd like to see each day around 1300 total calories, but being the first day back on, I will take the 1550. My fridge is stocked and I'm ready for this week, lots of veggies and fruits, and low cal things!

I'm excited to get our house back in order from Christmas, I hope to work on that tomorrow. I did go thru some of the boys clothes, and I have 3 bags of stuff to donate, which is nice to help clear out the clutter, and I know a family that could use them, so a win win situation for all of us!

Tomorrow is a special day, it's my Aunt Eleanor's Birthday, this year she will celebrate in Heaven with my dad, and lots of other special people! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELEANOR!!!
I will be thinking of my cousins tomorrow too, I'm sure it will be a hard day for them, reflecting and thinking about their mom!

Tomorrow is also Ashley's Bday, which we will celebrate on Wed, with spaghetti dinner at the in-laws!

I'm looking forward to 2014 and more so looking forward to losing an additional 20 lbs!

I hear there may be a wedding announcement on my husband's side of the family in 2014, and I want to bust out a super cute dress for the wedding, 2 sizes smaller then what I wear right now! Wish me luck!