I love Halloween!!

I can't even begin to tell you how amazingly awesome it was to buy a Halloween costume off the rack tonight. I've been talking about it how I wish I was going to a Halloween party this year. Because I wanted to dress up and be able to do just that. Buy a costume off the rack. And we're going to a party!! We didn't realize it was a Halloween/Birthday party until today!

I was so excited I had to go out and get my costume tonight. Because I didn't want to go tomorrow or Saturday afternoon. I wanted to be a flapper. I am so into that this year. I am so excited that it fits! It's a little short but I love it!!

Of course I will take some pictures.

Hit the gym this morning. I didn't want to, but I am glad I did. And I am still running for 10 minutes but I am working on my speed now. I am probably going to do that for a little bit and then work on more distance. I am loving it!!

I feel amazing. It doesn't matter to me right now what the hell the scale says. I just feel good about myself!!

I am so glad tomorrow is Friday. I have been busting my tail at work this week.

No catchy title here

My nephew is going to be okay. He is going to require rehab once he is out of the hospital, but he is okay. He was moved out of ICU on Sunday and is now driving the nurses insane. I am not kidding. At 23 years old, he still can be a handful. His girlfriend is also healing. She is going to require more surgery, but it looks as if she is going to be okay, too. We don't know for sure yet if that is 100% but that is the way it is looking.

Thank you all again for your kind words. It was a very scary situation for everyone and my sister was such a basketcase. But she is doing much better now. Plus with Mom coming on Thursday I think she is relaxing a little bit now.

On the weight loss front, I lost 0.4 last week. Yep, 0.4. And I'm cool with that. I don't think I ate enough with all the exercise I put in. I hit the gym 5 times. Which is a lot. And now that I'm running again, I know I need to eat more. But every time I have small loss, I take my measurements. And I was happy to see that I lost an inch off my chest, an inch of my waist, an inch of my hips, an inch and half off both arms and an inch off both thighs. So that is pretty good. Not to mention:
I was able to buy boots that fit over my MONSTER calves. I haven't actually warn them yet.

AND on top of that, I tried on a pair of size 14 jeans that fit. I should have bought them, but these boots were way more important to me. Haha.

We went up to Salem on Saturday night and had a great time. It was packed! But Halloween is my favorite time of the year so it was fun to see everything. We went to the House of Seven Gables and I have to say I was never happier to have lost weight. They had us go up the servant stairs and they were so small and narrow...I don't think I could have fit up there if I was 250+pounds. I KNOW I couldn't have.

And on the running front, I'm up to 10 minutes now. I did hit 10 minutes yesterday and did that again today. I'm going to work with that for a couple days and then push forward. Connecticut has had some great weather these past couple of days, too, but it has made for some hot and sweaty gym mornings.

I'm off to catch up on what all of YOU have been up to.

Family

Those of you who follow me on Twitter, know that my nephew and girlfriend were in a car accident yesterday. A pretty bad one. My oldest sister was such a wreck that she actually didn’t call anyone. The only reason we (my other sister and I) found out was because Sissy (my nephew’s Mom) called middle sister that morning before it happened and middle sister was calling her back. Sissy didn’t even remember why she had called at that point. Said she was at the hospital because of my nephew and she would call middle sister back.

Turns out my nephew and his girlfriend were heading to Sissy’s house and in a school zone. Going way too fast and neither had a seatbelt on. They hit a truck head on. My nephew had the steering wheel to “protect” him plus the airbag. His girlfriend had nothing. Not too mention she is a teeny, tiny thing. They found her UNDER the dashboard. My nephew has a lot of lower body issues. Broken pelvis, etc. They had to put a plate in his groin last night. No spinal injuries. No brain injuries. The girlfriend on the other hand, was not so lucky. Both legs, feet, and arms are broken. Her nose, her jaw. Her spleen and kidneys are injured. They are not sure about her spine yet. She’s also older then my nephew. He is 23, she is 30. And she already had bone problems.

Right now he is still heavily medicated. She is at a different hospital so we haven’t seen her or her family yet. But we want to. She is a sweet and smart girl. Hopefully we can go and see her soon. My sister said not to come today but I want to. This is my NEPHEW we’re talking about. And I want to see HER, too. She needs me. She was surprised yet happy to see us when we came last night. We stayed for 4 hours and then when the surgeon said he was going to be okay but we couldn’t see him we left. His Father was there with his Step Mom and his Grandmother, plus a bunch of his friends. So Sissy was not alone.

Rough stuff. I’m a wreck today and not really wanting to be at work. I probably will work a couple hours and bail.

But you all are awesome and I love you for your kind words! Muah!!

Mom is coming to visit again

8 minutes today. I actually think I could have pushed myself to run more but I didn't. I was really feeling it today. I'm starting to think I could do more then 5k by March. But I have the 1/2 Marathon I am planning on in October to think about...

I've hit the gym 5 times this week. I'm so happy with my exercise progress. Other things in my life my be shit but at least exercise/health wise I feel good.

My Mom is coming to visit next week! This is totally unexpected! She is coming for her 50th high school reunion. She wasn't going to go but then let a friend convince her. I am so excited. I know I just saw her a few weeks ago but I miss her. And she is staying for a few weeks. She'll be leaving 4 days before my Birthday but she'll be here!!

And then of course we're heading to Salem on Saturday. We're staying overnight, so that will rock, too. Busy and fun weekend ahead.

TGIF tomorrow. This week has been mad nuts.

What have I gotten myself into??

Well I went and did it. I signed up for my first 5K.

I'm a bit scared. But I know by the time March rolls around I should be fine and ready for it.

RIGHT?! RIGHT?!

I have been trying to find some sort of counter for my blog that counts down until the 5K but so far I can't find one that works without getting cut off.

Hit the gym this morning and was able to run for 7 minutes. Woot!! Woot!!

Happy Wednesday!!

Going well

*Waving* Hello new followers!! I hope to get to know you all. I have 193 followers? WOW!! Thanks for following me.

Ah...I nearly lost my mind yesterday. Work is... well crazy. I'll leave it at that. I just never know who may stumble across my blog, you know? *Sigh*

As for running and stuff... I did 6 minutes. SIX MINUTES! I cannot even begin to tell you how amazing I feel. 6 years ago I was running 5 miles a day. And I hope to be doing that again soon. Well, not SOON, soon, but soon.

We have plans to go up to Salem, Mass this weekend. Should be fun with Halloween just around the corner. Spooky and all. Halloween is my favorite holiday.

Sunday afternoon

Again, I've been a really bad blogger. And I apologize.

I wanted to post my weigh in at least. I am down another 2 pounds this week. I'm 184.6 pounds now. I am still in shock. Honestly, the weight has NEVER come off this fast before. Last year at this time I was 242. So I'm really amazed with my body right now.

The running is coming along nicely. I did 5 minutes today. I know it's not a lot but for me it's a BIG deal. And I can't wait to push onward and upward. I feel amazing.

Friday night we went to see Roger Waters perform The Wall live in concert. Now some of you may or may not know this but Pink Floyd: The Wall is my favorite album in the world. And Roger Waters is the man behind that album. I never thought I would get the chance to see it live in concert. It was a dream come true. And it was AMAZING!! I had a fantastic time. I had chills when it started and I didn't cry (I joke about that but I just don't cry that easily) but I did get a little emotional about it.

And then last night we went to see comedian Jim Norton. He is a raunchy comedian that we love. But I have to admit he wasn't nearly as funny as he normally is. We've seen him a lot and I have to say the guy that went on before him was a little funnier. Shock!! I still love Jimmy though. I wanted to wear my Jimmy shirt but it was too big. Our friend went with us and he had the same problem (he's lost 90 pounds). We ate somewhere that wasn't too healthy but I didn't eat the bun and I didn't finish the onion rings. And I had buffalo instead of beef. So I felt okay with it.

I was pretty beat this morning that is for sure. Two late nights in a row. Haha. I am usually in bed by 10pm and I was up past midnight both nights. I want to be in bed EARLY tonight.

A month from tomorrow is my (gulp) 35th Birthday. Oh hell. I'm getting old and I don't like it. But I want a cupcake not a CAKE from Whole Foods. Have you ever seen those suckers?! They are HUGE! Bigger then my head!!

Happy Sunday everyone!!

Life is busy but great!!

First off thank you all for the wonderful comments. I still can't believe I'm back to having 100 pounds. I feel like I need someone to pinch me.

I haven't updated this week because well I just feel like I don't have anything to say. Things are going really well. I'm running. Or working on running. So far I'm up to 3 1/2 minutes. I know it's not much but it's better then nothing. Considering last week I wasn't running at all. I know I could do the couch to 5K but I really don't LIKE that program. To me it just doesn't work. So I go to the gym and hope on the treadmill and warm up for 5 minutes. Then I run for as long as I can. First day it was 2 minutes. Then I had to stop and walk. Then the next day I did 2 1/2 minutes. And so on. So maybe tomorrow it will be 4 minutes. Or Saturday. Depending on if I go tomorrow or not. I'm also trying to do more weights so I can start toning up my stomach. It's so flabby!!

And work is crazy. I've been back for a week and I'm still trying to get everything straightened out.

I have a busy weekend planned. Tomorrow night is Roger Waters: The Wall in concert. I am so excited I can hardly stand it! The Wall is my favorite album! And then Saturday night we are going to Jim Norton. He's this really funny comedian. I have to squeeze in work and exercise on Saturday. Plus there is a healthy/wellness seminar that I want to go to that is free. It's Saturday and Sunday but I don't know if I will make it.

But I wanted to do a quick update!

Muah!!

I'm not normally the crying type

That is what I saw on my scale today.

Which means I am once again officially down 100 pounds. 100.4 to be exact. I'm kind of in shock. I didn't expect in this week. Next week MAYBE. I mean I was on vacation for TWO WEEKS! I relaxed and enjoyed myself. How the HELL did I manage to lose 2.4 pounds?! I was up on Wednesday. 1.8 pounds. But you know I wasn't nearly as bad on vacation as I thought I was going to be. And as soon as I got home I was right back on track again. Because I wanted to be. I couldn't wait to be.

Today I started running again. It wasn't much but it was something. And I realized two things: I need new sports bras because the one I had on was NOT going to do it if I plan to continue my running. The girls were all over the place. Haha. And my pants were nearly falling off. That was kind of scary! Ha! The reason behind my starting to run again? Well other then I miss it? I'm going to run a half marathon next year. Oh yeah. Pretty excited about it. And since I already told this awesome girl that I would run with her, I have no choice but to do it. She ran it today so she' already a pro!!

In honor of my 100 pounds gone I'm going to do a giveaway. Not sure what but I'll figure it out.

Off to make me a pumpkin smoothie!!

When I return to East Coast Time...

I know. I have to update on my vacation. But I am so tired!! It's going to take a few days to get back on east coast time.

In the meantime.

Check me out:I found this dress at the Gap Outlet in Sedona, Arizona. It's a Large. And it cost me 11 bucks. I bought it of course.

We have to order the pictures from Vegas. So as soon as we get them I will post them. We couldn't take any pictures at the Chapel. And I totally forgot to have the hubby take some of me in the dress. Blame it on too much vodka and red bull.

I promise a good or somewhat good post about vacation soon! When I'm not half asleep. And an official after vacation weigh in on Saturday.

Back to the gym tomorrow!!

Also I joined NaNoWriMo and I'm a little scared.

Home

Just a quick update to let you know I am home and back in Connecticut. Not ready to go back to work tomorrow but I am also looking forward to getting myself back onto the healthy eating and exercise track.

I tell you one thing: The second I stepped out of the airport here in Connecticut I wanted to get back on the plane and head to Arizona again. It's cold! I have had a sweatshirt on the whole time. I hate it!! It's probably 90+ back there. I loved the weather and had the best hair, too. No humidity is fantastic let me tell you!!!

My allergies welcomed me home this morning with a big fat swollen eye. Which ruined my plans for hitting the gym.

I have so many blogs to catch up on!!