One year

This month actual today marks a year.

Holy smokes.

I'm back on my goal and more to come

3 Years....

Today is my 3 year wedding anniversary.

I can honestly say that I am not anywhere near what I thought I would be. In so many aspects of my life. My weight, my personal life, my goals... everything.

But through all the downs I have had this past year, I have had a lot of ups. Yes, I still struggle with MANY things, but I am blessed for what I do have.

I have lost 50 lbs.

I have a beautiful home.

I have a gorgeous niece that I get to watch a few days a week while her parents work.

I have an amazing business that is thriving each and every day.

I have some of the most supportive friends.

I have some of the best family a girl could ask for.

I count my blessings today, rather then my short comings or my failures. Its so much more rewarding to be happy, then to be mad and upset about what didnt happen.

xoxo
Stephanie

PS sunday starts month 10!

Brag post

Short sweet to the point:

I bought a concert tee last night, which normally NEVER FIT ME, because they are all to small etc. I usually have to go up a size and even then its usually too small or short.

I bought a XL last night from the Cher concert ( amazing by the way) and its actually a bit big!

Ill take anything i can get.

Halfway through month 9. 10 more lbs to go for my next goal.

Confession!

I have been a bad.bad.BAD.girl

This past 3 weeks has been super hard on me. I have no idea why. Ive been emotional. Ive been exhausted. I have ate crap.

Seriously. The past 10 days i have ate more fast food then I have in 8 months. Im not proud of this decision.

I feel like crap. Im sick ( bronchitis that is now a head cold) and I have just wanted to eat. And eat. And eat.

I feel like a fraud the past 10 days b/c I have literally not ate anything good. I have counted calories ( ahem 3800 yesterday .... yes 3800. in one day.) and logged EVERYTHING.

I have been honest with myself. With everyone that has asked. I have not weighed myself. Mainly because im afraid of the shame that comes with that. But my clothing fits the same.

So. I had a bad few weeks. So what. Im still me. Im still here. Ive still lost 50 lbs.

So resolved myself today is a new day. And I am going to see this day through. I didnt "quit" and give up. I just had a affair with food and not working out.

Be the best you. Even if you have to start each day for a week saying "I screwed up. I can do this."

xoxo
Steph

Falling off and getting back on

I have put honesty in this journey very top priority. Especially because so many are going through the same thing, and you see all these miracle pills and what not, and you get a very skewed perspective ( or its how i feel at least) about how "easy" this journey is.

I fell off the wagon this week. I have been craving food, but then again my period is supposed to start any day now ( it is 2 days late as of today) so Tuesday night i had not ate anything all day cept my shakes and I had done a lot of moving, so I was very hungry. I gave in. Big time.

Im an honest person so im going to lay it all on the line so you can SEE that even when you are 8 months into something, you can have a day of being human and over indulging etc.

I had Mcdonalds AND Taco bell. Yeah. Not my finest moments. And I paid for it later.

But the next day I got back on the wagon and continued forward. We did have pizza last night for dinner, but it was within my calories and I had 2 cupcakes.

Today I am over my cravings and back to enjoying my shakes and my healthy food.

I say this to show you the real side. To show that you can have an off day and be ok! Don't throw away everything you work for over a day or 2 of eating like a crazy person. It happens. Once a month i get a craving for something crazy and i eat it. ( not near to this extent) but it helps keep me in control.

:)

17 days later

So did not realize I had not posted on here. Its been a crazy past 17 days.

I got a new niece. I have lost to my 1/3 of my long term goal which is 50 lbs. 

I went back to my shakes for month 8 , which started on Sunday.

We have had house problems and dog problems and NOW cat issues. 

I am a huge ball of crazy insane energy. And exhausted.

I do not have a photo update today because I am behind. I need to get one though! Although I do have something large to announce- I CAN FIT INTO SIZE 16'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a big deal for me. I have not been in a 16 in years. Now, granted they are tight but I dont have to lay down on bed to get them on. So I am thinking when I get down 20 lbs more ( which is my halfway mark) that they will be good to go.

A lot of you keep asking what I am doing. I am doing a combo of things. But I do the Isagenix Shakes. They are 24 grams of protein which is more than Body By Vi by a long shot and more than Shakeology. Im not putting these two programs down. It works for some. It did not work for me. I really enjoy the Isagenix shakes. I do them 1-2 times a day. I also use their vitamins, isaflush and natural accelerator as well. And then dinner is usually 600-700 calories of good foods. (most of the time I am human peeps) and I do snack during the day on crackers or soups or salads. Im trying to limit my snacking to 2 times a day and just 200 calories each. This gives me some leway room to have cheese or something else.

The husband leaves sometime probably beginning of April for 8 weeks for ALS with the military. By the time he gets back I should be right around my year mark. I hope to only have 1/3 of my goal left to go by then. Im looking forward to the warm weather so I can get out and start walking at least once a day.

Dont give up. If you have a setback, just give it a new day the very next day. Dont think just b/c its a monday and you had a mistake, that you have to wait till next monday to start. Start on tuesday, wed, thursday.... whatever day.

xoxo
Steph

Mid Month Check in w/ pics

Here's some updated pics at my 7 month mid month check in. 2 more weeks till im in month 8. Wow. Its gone by slow and fast.

This is month 6 week 2 

This is month 7 week 2 end

 

My skin on my stomach has started to really draw up and come in . I am still at 41 lbs lost ( but i fluctuate between that and 45 lately) So im very close to 50 lbs lost. However, I can fit into a pair of 16 capri denim jeans but they are tight. I have not been in a 16 in YEARS. My 18's are starting to fit more loose but still not "loose" 

Ive noticed that my sides are starting to draw in that love handle area

All in all im happy with the 7 1/2 months so far. I wish I was at a solid 50 lbs mark lost but ill get there. I hope to be at half my goal by the end of a year.

xoxo
steph