Lori

HAPPY FRIDAY BUDDIES!!!!!

Have an awesome weekend!

and thank you all so much for you support.

Not sure where I’d be without this site and the support of so many wonderful people.

Counting my blessings
Lori

Hello my buddies

I just have to share with you my shopping trip today.

I went to the mall to look for some shirts as all of mine are too big and some new jeans but wasn’t sure I’d have much success finding those.

I went into Cotton Ginny.   If you aren’t familar with that store it has plus size clothes on the one side and then regular size clothes on the other side.

I went in and automatically went to the plus side and the sales woman came over to me and asked if I was shopping for a gift for someone or for myself today.
I said oh just for myself and I’m just going to have a look around thanks.
She said oh well you are on the wrong side and need to go over to the other side to find your size.
Well that was the best thing I heard in a long time.
I was beaming from ear to ear and the woman was looking at me.  She must have thought I was crazy.
I felt like I had to explain and I told her the last time I shopped there I needed to shop on this side.
She said wow good for you.
She was a big woman and she asked me what my secret was.
I said sorry but I wish there was a secret.
She said dang it don’t tell me eating right and exercising?
We both laughed when I said yup sorry.
It was funny and man did I feel great, still do actually.

Oh also I did find some jeans that fit.
First pair I tried on was a 15 which I thought would be too small.
To be honest I wasn’t completely sure I should be on the regular size side of the store yet.
But I tried them on and they were too big wow.
Then I tried on a 13 and wow they actually fit and fit well.
I am so pleased.

Anyhow buddies just wanted to share that with you.
Not too many other people around me would understand  how great that felt.

Take care and have a great evening and stay strong
Lori

So I’m sitting here eating breakfast and thinking about how there are so many changes in my life now since I’ve started this weight loss journey.

So many things that most of the time I don’t even think about and many I don’t think about at all.

I think its important for us to look at the changes and be proud of them and to think about how far we’ve come.

Even though some of the changes are so small and wouldn’t mean anything to anyone else they are wonderful positive changes in my life.

 

When I brushed my teeth this morning and looked in the mirror I saw a different person.

The same old person but a new different person too.

One without the round face and no double chin.

One with cheek bones and a jaw line.

I love it.

 

Sitting here eating breakfast is such a big change.

Now I eat breakfast everyday no matter where I am or what’s going on.

Its just a part of my life whereas I never used to eat breakfast before.

 

While I am sitting here eating my fiber filled cereal I am planning my day and when I’m going to fit my exercise in for the day as well as my meals.

When I first started losing weight I dreaded weekends.

Now I am back to loving them.

I know I can enjoy my weekend and make healthy lifestyle choices.

I’m looking forward to lunch out knowing where I am going and knowing already what I’ll have to eat and feel so good about it.

 
Today I’ll go to water aerobics right before lunch and I can hardly wait.

I love it so much.

It used to be that I would only long to be able to go but was too ashamed to be seen in a bathing suit.

I still don’t have a perfect body – not by a long shot.

But I don’t care.

I know how far I’ve come and anybody who knows me and the people that I care about know how far I’ve come and that’s all that matters.

I go to the pool with confidence knowing I am doing something so healthy for myself.

It was only a few months ago that it was such a huge step for me to go to the pool and now it’s just another part of my new healthy lifestyle and the new me.

I’ll go to the grocery store today.  Another change is how long it takes me at the grocery store.

Drives my hubby a little crazy but that just means I get to go by myself (BONUS) lmao.

There are just so many labels to read and things to check out.

I love coming home with healthy foods to stock my fridge and cupboard with.

Today we’ll go the mall.

That is something I’ve dreaded in the past.

Now I look forward to running into people I haven’t seen in a while.

I used to hate it.

But now I like the way I look and I am happy to be out and to be seen.

Sounds a little vain I’m sure but its just such a huge change in my life.

I like the reflection I see in the mirrors and windows in the mall now.

I used to HATE it and it was so depressing.

Now I also love looking at the new stylish clothes knowing that I can fit into many of them.

In the past that was also just depressing to me.

 

Anyway there are so many changes in my life no way would it be possible to write them all down here but I did want to share some of them here both for you and for myself.

I hope that maybe some of these things will give some of you the motivation today to move forward with your weight loss and to make healthy choices that get you closer to your goals.

 

Hey if I can do this so can you!!!!!!

 

Have a splendid day

Lori

I am Sooooooooo grateful for all the support I received from all my wonderful buddies.

Last night I didn’t do any snacking.  Not one teeny tiny bit.

I didn’t eat anything at all after dinner and it felt terrific.

I got so much great advice and tons of support yesterday which was EXACTLY what I needed and I am SOOOO grateful.

I feel totally pumped today once again in my weight loss efforts and confident that I can do this and that is all thanks to my buddies.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

Luv ya guys

Lori

Good Morning Buddies

Not proud or happy to admit that I’ve been stumbling.

Wish I could say everything was great and I was staying on plan and feeling good about it but I can’t.

During the day I am doing awesome – exercising and eating really well and drinking lots of water.

But it’s the evenings that are killing me.

The last few nights I can’t seem to stop eating, snacking.  Not just having one snack either. 

I know it’s the worst thing I could do, I know it while I’m doing it, I know it when I’m writing it down in my journal.  I KNOW IT.

I know eating at night is the worst thing and with no exercise in the evening either that just spells disaster.

So why do I do it if I know that?

Wish I knew.

So today I once again have my plan in front of me.

My meals planned, my exercise routine planned, all in black and white.

Now I just gotta stick to it.

Tonight I will not eat after dinner.

I wont because I cant.  I cant do this to myself.

I wanted to write it down here in hopes of making it happen and seeking support from my strong buddies.

I know that we all have these hard patches for whatever reason.

I also know that they pass cause I’ve had them before but for some reason when you are in the thick of it its hard to really believe that things will turn around and get easier again.

Thanks for listening to me babble

Now I’m going to read some blogs cause that always helps.

Lori