I love shopping!!

I got my haircut today. It was WAY over due. I haven't cut it since the end of May. I love it. I love keeping it short. Funny how I used to hide behind my hair. Then after that we headed over to Fashion Bug because silly me thought I could find a few bras. I give up trying to buy bras there. Every time I go they never have my size. But I did get 2 new tops and I tried on this dress:I didn't buy it only because I can't wear it to work. We have a RULE about the length of sleeves. Sad, but true. I really liked it. I may go back but we'll see. I had a gift card I wanted to use so that is really the reason we went over there. I'm looking at my camera but whatever...

I had a great workout this morning at the gym. I needed to get in a good weight lifting workout and I did. After my cardio.

And the weather is so beautiful here. I'm glad it's warmed up again.

Even though we're going on vacation on the 21st of September I'm already planning another trip. I have this friend, Ashley, that I've known for 5 years now. I met her on a NASCAR board 5 years ago and she lives in North Carolina. We're talking about me going down there next May so we can finally meet. THAT would be super awesome.

Looking forward to spending the evening with the husband. Hope you all have a great night my friends!!

Scratching my head...

So I'm not sure. I'm not sure how I did it. But I lost 2.8 pounds this week. And of course the weight watchers website gave me a little slap on the wrist for losing over 2 pounds 2 weeks in a row. Pffft. Whatever. It's not usual for me to lost this much this fast believe me. Next week I DOUBT I'll lose more then a pound if I lose anything at all.

BUT HOLY COW! That makes 92.2 pounds! HOLY CRAP!

194.8 pounds. WOW! I'm pretty excited and really proud of myself. I hit the gym 5 times this week so maybe that was it? I think I'm going to do the same thing this week and see how that goes.

My coworker and I were joking about how if we both keep this up we're going to be model thin by Christmas. It's a joke of course. I don't want to be model thin and my butt is way too big to ever be model thin. And she was kidding, too, because she has big boobs that never get smaller. Haha. But we're both on a mission. She's doing South Beach, God bless her. She hasn't had a carb in 2 weeks. I would be such a bitch.

Looks like the weather is going to finally turn around. We had some cool and rainy days. I wasn't enjoying that too much. Not at all. But woohoo for warmer weather. That I can enjoy.

Bummed for no NASCAR this weekend. But after this weekend it's smooth sailing right up until November. All the NASCAR I can ask for. I love it!!

Right I have a blog

What? I have a blog? I sort of forgot about it these past few days. And I'm sorry about that. I've been busy. Work has me busy. Life has me busy. Oh and then there is this television show called "Nip/Tuck" that I am now sucked into on Netflix that I can't stop watching. Haha. Yeah, so...like I don't spend enough time doing NOTHING as it is.

Life is good though. I have nothing to complain about. I have been to the gym 4 times this week. Proud of myself for that.

Oh and at work yesterday the HR woman came in which put us all on edge. The last time she showed up she fired two people. So we were all nervous. But she came in just so we would stop feeling like every time she came in something bad was going to happen. But all day she kept saying to me "You look great" or "You look fantastic". That's nice and appreciate it. But enough is enough. Was I THAT hideous before? I mean really.

I am so glad tomorrow is Friday. Really, REALLY glad.

What am I going to do today?

Thank you all so much for the comments on my last post. You are all so amazing and I love you all. I don't think that I could do this without you. No, I know that I couldn't. We are all in this together and I without your support and comments I KNOW I couldn't do this.

I have decided that I am going to treat myself to a tattoo in the very near future as a reward for all my hard work. I've been wanting one and I am itching (that is probably not a good word to use) to get another one. This will make number 4. It feels like so many people around me are getting new tattoos and I must get one. They are very addicting.

Last night was fun! A little awkward at first (I just can't get into that here) but fun. And the husband behaved himself to a certain extent. I only had 3 beers which was all I needed let me tell you. The race wasn't as crazy as I had hoped and today I'm not sure what to do with myself since there isn't a race on. And there isn't another race until Labor Day weekend. I HATE off weekends.

When I got up this morning I totally did not want to go to the gym. But I did and I was so happy when I was done. Nothing like a good workout to put me in a good mood.

Now I'm just enjoying my lazy Sunday. Doing some laundry. And relaxing. Monday morning is going to come really fast.

I'm in baby!!

Kaboom!

I'm in baby! In the the 190's that is! Woohoo!! I'm down 2.6 pounds this week and was so excited to see 197.6 pounds on the scale I had to get off and on it a few times to make sure it was right. I would have been happy to see 199.8 pounds. Hee!

I plan on staying in the 100's thank you very much. And don't plan on EVER going back into the 200's EVER AGAIN!

It was another week of 4 days at the gym and I managed to eat pretty much all my points nearly every day (okay so Sunday I had 5 left over but come on I went out that night) so I guess if I keep doing what I'm doing I should be at goal by....? Who cares! I'm not going to put any restraints on myself. I'm going to enjoy it and keep on, keeping on.

Tonight the hubby and I are going out. We're going to a party. I'm bringing some beers. I'm hoping to be a good girl and not eat anything bad. It's a NASCAR party (enough out of you Suzi haha) so I'm sure I'll be having myself a good time. So if you follow me on twitter you probably won't have to listen to my "annoyingness" tonight NASCAR-wise. Or not. We'll see. I may drunk tweet. Oh won't that be fun? I'll be with my PEOPLE tonight. Except my husband. Who hates racing. Not sure why he agreed to go but whatever. Should be fun. Heehee. Okay-my nerding out is done (Suzi).

I'm out peeps. Have a great weekend! Muah!!

Allergies

I went home early from work yesterday due to my Angioedema acting up. Funny that I mentioned not that long ago that it wasn't bothering me and then I had a huge issue yesterday. And then I stayed home today because of it. I hate missing work. HATE it. Unless it's a planned day off. So I'm sure tomorrow I'll go in to a total CF!

But I am happy to report that I am feeling 98% better and my face is nearly normal again. Or as normal as I can be. Ha! I'm trying to be funny here people. Bare with me okay? It was a rough couple of days being all doped up on my medication. I hate that feeling. And I'm really not sure what brought it on. I'm really careful about what I eat as you know.I'm thinking it's the fact that it was raining during the Zac Brown concert. And that happened the last time I sat out in the rain during the Dixie Chicks/Keith Urban/Eagles concert. I had a reaction the next day, too. Boo! And the hubby has been great taking care of me. He always is.

And the Zac Brown Band concert? Was AWESOME! We had a blast! It didn't matter we had lawn seats. It was so much fun! Great music and fun times. Love that band!!

So anyway. Not much to really post or update about right now. I know I'm behind on my meme. I'll do that soon I promise. I have 4 weeks from today until we leave for Vegas! I am still hoping to drop another 10 pounds but I doubt that is going to happen. I'll be happy with another 5 at this point.

In Nascar news (if you follow me on Twitter you know I love me some Nascar) I can't wait until Bristol this weekend! It's my favorite track. I'm just hoping the Newman/Logano thing is over with. Not sure what is up with my Newman. I think he's lost his MIND. He is normally so calm and collected. Whenever I saw him SHOVE Joey I thought oh boy this is not good!! I am not sure if he's under a lot of stress right now or what?! Eek!!

Also with all these new Nascar announcements..CAN SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE REED SORENSON A FULL TIME RIDE NEXT YEAR?!

Darn you allergies!!

I totally wanted to blog tonight but my allergies have me so messed up tonight that if I attempt an update it might come out all messed up.

I am seriously doped up on my medication and out of my mind.

If you follow me on twitter I apologize ahead of time.

I have had a flare up like this in a long time.

Tomorrow I shall update.

It's Saturday Weigh In!!

I really worked hard this week. I hit the gym four times this week. My goal was three.

I tried to eat all my points every day. I think that there were a few days I didn't. I might have had a couple left over here and there. Okay...so there was one day that I had 5 left over. I know, I know. That's really bad. Just sometimes I'm not hungry and I don't eat them. I usually leave myself 15 points for dinner and snacks when I get home at night. I don't always use them. And then sometimes I do.

But...I lost 1.6 pounds this week. 200.2 pounds. So very close. Next week my friends. I hope next week to see 199.8 pounds. I don't care if I only lose 0.4 pounds. I just want to be out of the 200's for good (and I mean it this time).

I figure if I do what I did last week this week? I'm GOLDEN!!

I also had TOM against me this week. So who knows what might happen once that passes.

I already hit the gym once this week (today).

On a totally unrelated weight loss note, my sister and I are going to see the Zac Brown Band tomorrow night. They are a country music band. Her friend's boyfriend works for a radio station and offered us free tickets. Um...hello?! Yes please! It's going to be fun!! Can't wait!!

What do I do with my arms?

Seriously! I never know what the heck to do with my arms! Ha! This time I put them behind my back. Sometimes I just stand there like dork with them hanging by my side. Hee! But this is my Old Navy outfit that I got on Saturday. The top is an XL. The cami top underneath is also an XL. And the pants are a 16. I love this outfit.

Remember how I said I wanted to work out 3 times this week? Well I totally did it. I got my butt to the gym this morning. Holla!! I did 50 minutes of cardio and 10 minutes of weights. I wanted to do more weights but it was SOMETHING. I'm so happy I did it. I may actually try to go again tomorrow.

And do y'all remember that dress I busted my tail to get into for my cousins wedding? The one I wore in May? I put it on when I got home today because I wanted to wear it to work tomorrow (I'm feeling girlie lately). Now the dress is too big. Ha. I've lost 15 pounds since the wedding. Pretty cool. I'm going to wear the dress anyway though.

Off to catch up on all your blogs. Thanks for the comments yesterday. I love you all!!

Happy Tuesday!

Today I wore one of my new shirts to work today. What a difference that made. It's an XL and the pants were 16. Now I've been wearing 16 pants to work for a few weeks now but I guess wearing a smaller shirt really made the difference because I got tons and tons of compliments from everyone!! It was kind of embarrassing after awhile to be honest. Ha! Nice but embarrassing. Tomorrow I am going to wear my favorite outfit that I bought. So excited. I am going to have hubby take a picture and I'll post it.

Needless to say I felt really good all day. Skinny even. Although I know I'm not. But I felt good. I have a lot more confidence in myself then I did even a month ago.

5 weeks from today I'll be in Vegas. Boo-ya!

I haven't had any diet soda in 8 weeks!

Cooked breakfast for dinner for me and the hubby tonight. I don't normally cook for both of us because the hubby doesn't eat what I eat. I really enjoyed doing it, too.

I was all motivated yesterday to get work done. Today. Meh-not so much. I really have to get my butt in gear because I have tons to do and since I'll be gone for 2 weeks in 5 weeks...you get the idea.

Sunday, Monday

Yesterday turned out to be pretty awesome. I went to the gym in the morning and got in some awesome cardio while watching NASCAR Now on the elliptical. Hey-66 minutes is a great workout, right? Then I did 30 minutes of weights. When I got home the hubby and I decided to head out to our first Farmer's Market.

It was great!! I picked up some pretty yummy white peaches. I still can't believe I hadn't been to a Farmer's Market either. There are plenty of them around here. I would love to go back again. Or check out more of them.

Then I came home and watched the race of the NASCAR race. Fun times.


Today I had planned on actually getting work DONE while at work but it's kind of hard when you get kicked out of the computer system a million times a day. Annoying!!

I love Monday nights. Only because I know when I come home from work I can watch "True Blood". And it did not disappoint. Love that show! I know the season is going to end soon though. It's been the best season so far.

That is about all the excitement right now. Not much else going on. I hope this week goes by quickly.

It's all about Weight Watchers

Down a pound this week! Not bad for someone who only worked out twice. And didn't exactly eat all her points every day. Tisk. Tisk. Bad Sarah.

I have goals for this week. My goals are...work out at least 3 times. And eat all my points EVERY SINGLE DAY. I want to see 199.8 on that scale. I want to drop 2 pounds this week gosh darn it.

Thank you all again for the wonderful and awesome comments about the dress. I can't tell you how amazing I felt when I put it on. I can't believe I can fit into a size 16. I really can't. I was telling my Mom how wonderful and awesome the online weight loss community is and how Suzi was so fantastic to send me this beautiful dress. She thought it was really interesting that I knew other Weight Watchers people in other states and countries and all the support I got and tried to give them. My Mom is a lifetime Weight Watchers member herself so she can totally relate to what we all go through. She lost 90 pounds in the 70's when Weight Watchers first started (she'll tell you horror stories about eating tuna fish with mustard-gag me) and took me to my first Weight Watchers meeting when I was 14 where I lost 40 pounds and kept it off for about 3 years. To this day my Mom still doesn't eat ketchup because you couldn't eat it back then. Strange. My Mom went back to WW a few years ago because she was ready to lose weight again and lost 65 pounds and she looks and feels great.

Now I may not follow the NEW Weight Watchers program but I follow Weight Watchers. I don't like the new program as much. Those 35 flex points seem to get me in trouble. But that doesn't mean I don't love Weight Watchers. I just love the old program. That doesn't mean it doesn't work for me. It's just not the current program.

And I'm perfectly happy following online these days. I don't feel I need the meetings right now. After all. I've lost 40+ pounds since March.

My best friend is considering going to Weight Watchers, too. She has been asking me all about it. Her main concern was that she didn't want to have to buy their food. I assured her she didn't have to. She lives in Missouri or else I would go with her to the meetings.

Anyway...today I am going to get new clothes. It's time my friends. Everything I own for work is just too big. At least 2 sizes. Some are 3. It's sad. I was trying to hold off but after Thursday when I had to wear a shirt to work that was a 26/28 (and now I can wear some 14/16 tops) I turned to the hubby and said "I'm going to buy new clothes this weekend". I earned that much.

I hit the gym this morning, too. 60 minutes of cardio and 25 of weights. After I walked out the door of the gym I decided no overtime today. I am burnt out. And it's too nice outside.

I'm out of here. Enjoy your weekend!!

Thank you!!

Thank you for the wonderful comments on the dress!! You have no idea how beautiful it made me feel. The weight loss has really made me feel better about myself, even if I have 53 pounds more to go to get to goal.

53 pounds! That's it! Not that long ago it was 93 pounds! 6 months ago I was 240 pounds and now I'm almost under 200. So I know as long as I keep doing what I've been doing I'll reach my goal.

Thank you all again! Without all your awesomeness I wouldn't be able to keep going.

I'm in a dress!!

Now it's not the dress I got at Kohl's and wore to work last week (but that is coming I promise). This dress is even better and even cooler!!

You all know we're going to Vegas next month to renew our wedding vows for our 10 year wedding anniversary, right? I have been trying to find a fun and sexy dress to wear for the occasion.

Well the awesome and lovely Suzi mentioned on twitter the other day that she had a dress she was wondering if anyone wanted. I causally said I would love it if no one else had requested it. And she said I was first. And the beautiful dress arrived today:

I cannot even begin to tell you how awesome it felt to try this dress on and have it fit. It's a size 16. SIXTEEN PEOPLE!! Hello?! Because I admit when I took it out of the box I thought-oh this is never going to fit me. I am way too fat for this dress. I have boobs in this dress! The husband? Well he is pretty happy with this dress, too. And I have decided when I am no longer able to wear it, I am going to pass it on, too, like Suzi did to me. I think it's stunning and I love it.

This dress is perfect! It's what I wanted. And I can't wait to buy shoes, a bra and underwear to go with it. You know-girlie stuff.

I never know what to do with my hands in pictures. I look so dorky. Ha. But I was so happy to be in this dress. Just wait until I get back into my size 8 clothes. I'm going to be bouncing off the walls!!

I know I need to get rid of that stomach but I'm a work in progress. And I have 6 weeks to go until Vegas. So I have time. The hubby even said the dress will probably be too big by the time we get there. Ha. I'm wearing this dress if it kills me.

Thank you, Suzi! Thank you so much! You are the bestest person and I love you!! I promise to enjoy this dress as much you did. And will post pictures of the fun I have in Vegas wearing this dress, too. With Elvis.

The results are in!!

I weighed in yesterday. Which was a week earlier then I planned but I was ready for it. And I lost 4 pounds! I was so happy. I'm now 202.8 pounds. I have 3 pounds to go to get under 200! I am so happy I can hardly stand it. I haven't be then "small" in 4 years. EEK! I can't tell you how excited I am right now.

I truly feel awesome these days. I feel totally "Unstoppable" right now to be honest with you. I feel like I can do anything I put my mind to.

I also took my measurements. I lost half an inch of my waist, 2 inches off my hips and half an inch off each thigh. I stayed the same every where else. In 3 weeks I say that is pretty good. I'll check again in a month and see where I am.

I know I haven't been the best blogger these days and I do apologize. I hope to get back into the swing of that soon.

I hit the gym this morning for a great workout. 65 on the Elliptical (I was watching a Nascar show-I totally got caught up in it) and then 30 minutes of weights. Now I'm enjoying my Sunday brunch routine of an Amazing Grass smoothie and an Ice Coffee.

Life is good!!