Well and ineresting week it has been. The hubby had the whoel week off which meant a lot of time spent online playing Eve.com and me being forced to help him with my account. That I only have because he wanted us to play something together. lol So I skipped my exercise at the end of the week with the exception of praise practice - yes this is exerise because we have dance oves to get the kids moving too. :) But my weight lss coach Angela sent me a text Thursday afternoon before practice asking me if I'd be there. She would because over the summer her section joins ours. So I get there and she hands me an envelope that has the big pot in it from the challenge. She'd talked to her upline and bcause I gained but lost it all again and would have been there on Wednesday if we had met I got the big pot. Wahoo!!!! I already spent some of it because I had reached my 10% goal and wanted to celebrate that so I bought yarn and needles (yes I knit). Then I put the other half of it away to go towards my bridesmaids dress for my friend Amy's wedding in November. So I'm setting aside money for that, my shoes and travel expenses because I'll be gone roughly 3 days total - all that I'm allowed by the hubby. lol
With the challenge being over does this mean I am quitting - NOPE. I want to be down 2 dress sizes for the wedding. That's 20 lbs per dress size accourding to the ladies at David's Bridal and 40 lbs total to lose. A good goal and hey it's actually my half-way weight loss wise. Besides the dresses I tried on would look much better on my in a smaller size. hehe Plus maybe I'll need less alterations.....HAHAHAHA can you lose you hips????? I used to have this really great hourglass figure....well I still have it but it's not as great any more. My hips are bigger than my boobs and the boobs are bigger than my waist so I have to go with the biggest size in dresses to fit over my hip and then major alterations to get the rest to fit. Luckily the one she wants me to wear isone of those empire waist ones - mor fitted at the boobs and then loose the rest of the way down. Now to actually find a strapless bra that fits.....the one I wore in the dress to the side for my brother's wedding - so not the right size which is why there are the plastic straps in the pic. lol
Off to do the shopping we haveno food in the house and the kids are hungry. I keep asking why I have to feed them and they tell me cuz I'm supposed to. Ok fine. lol Later Jland. ~Hugs~Jen~
3 comments:
Hi, I just happened to see your blog title and thought I'd leave a comment! I think it's great you've commented to a healthier lifestyle but it takes more willpower than most people realize. I read you blog about the cake and yes it's hard to say no to sweets, they're my weakeness too! But they're empty calories which give a brief feeling of happienss followed by a "oh I should have eaten an apple" feeling.
I'm don't know your excerise reigem but walking is the best thing for you. It's cheap and low impact. Once the weight comes off then you can do more variety. But walk walk walk. Try to get in 25 min. BEFORE breakfast to jump start you metabolism and drink a gallon of water a day.
I could go on forever, but good luck to you!@
woo hoo congratulations I can't wait to hear about the wedding , what did you get for reaching your 10% goal ..
hugs
Sherry
Hi Jen! For the bra...try Victoria's Secret. I was shocked and amazed to learn that they actually do have some bigger sizes...of course they sell out quickly, but they do carry them. They didn't use to, so I hadn't shopped there in ages. In any case, I found two of the most comfortable bras I've ever owned in my life there. They have some new strapless ones, or ones with clear straps (I don't know if that would be an option for you or not). Just a thought!
Oh, and yes, you can lose hips. :-D I'm hourglass too, when I'm a normal size. lol
Congrats on the 10%, that's awesome!
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