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I feel like I need an update.  It's going to be a mixture of things, get ready. First off, I may have found my missing motivation.  I completed my 2nd 5K on Saturday, been to the gym twice.  It's slowly creeping back!  More on that to follow. The last few days have been full of excitement.  Last Wednesday, Katie came over and we turned our bad day into a creative day and painted.  I am not a very talented painter, to say the least, but I had a great time.  Finish Products Friday, I had a friend call me and tell me to get ready they were coming to get me to take me to see Gary Allan.  I was very excited, well that may be an understatement.  I was thrilled.  Honestly, I hadn't been that happy in a while.  I got ready super quick and went to Tunica for a fun night.  Gary Allan is seriously one of the best, I should know I go to a lot of concerts and buy a lot of music.  He literally puts on a better show every time ...

So, lately..... I have been...... what's the word......  slacking. I have been to the gym once. And I have eaten everything that hasn't eaten me.   I have gained 3 pounds. I know why my motivation left, I just don't know how get it back. Most people love me (or tolerate me) for my honesty and openness.  So I am going to be both things, open and honest.  I could say my lack of motivation came from anywhere.  But, if we are being honest, it came from a boy letting me down.  You don't need the details, and this isn't the place to air them, but let's just say it went from really good to really bad really fast.  And I was not really happy. When bad things happen, it is so easy to  go back to old, bad habits and I have many old, bad habits.  Two of the main ones are sitting on my butt and watching TV and eating my feelings, which I have done the for the last few days. Even thought I'm over the initial shock and embarrassment o...

Lately, I have had several people ask my for advice on their diet.  They are asking me what I have been doing to lose weight.  I have written about how I got started and you can read that by clicking this .  I want to have a place to direct folks so I don't have to keep typing out the same thing over and over again, so I thought I'd type this out here. The first question I get a lot is about my feelings about Weight Watchers.  My feelings about Weight Watchers are this:  I had success with the program years ago, it is an excellent program, a good way to stay motivated and it is easy to be successful with the program.  However, I'm a cheap-o and don't want to pay for it this time around.  If you are just starting out and unsure what to do, go to a Weight Watchers meeting. Since I knew the program, I started out using the guidelines. However that route didn't work out for me in the long run. I began simply counting calories.  I used the Lose...

Good Tuesday Morning to you all! I am up bright and early to go to a workshop today.  It was hard to get up, which is funny because I get up early every other day. Anyways, this blog isn't about my workshop, it's about Transformation Tuesday.... I literally just read a quote on facebook while I was looking for a picture to use, that sums up transformation:  Transformation is not easy. It starts on the inside before you see it on the outside. There are struggles. It comes with pain. It comes with a lot of hard work and effort. Without going through the tough stuff you aren't able to enjoy true transformation. Don't be discouraged but the rough days. Greater things are on the other side! ♥   That's the honest truth.  Transformation isn't easy, but it is the most enjoyable thing I have experienced.  And the thing about transforming your body, you also transform your mind.  Everything changes.   This is me.  This is me before...

It is no secret that I love to shop.  I have always loved to shop.  Even when I was at my heaviest shopping was fun.  However, I mostly stuck to buying shoes. I always bought shoes because they fit.  They fit if I gained 5 pounds or if I worked out.  The shoes would always fit. I honestly can't tell you when the last time I bought a pair of shoes was.  Maybe May?  I don't remember.  I don't remember because now clothes shopping is as fun as shoe shopping.  I can go into stores that I haven't been able to shop at for years and buy things. I know walking into the Gap and getting a pair of pants may not seem like a big deal to some, but to me, it's a big deal.  I am so proud of myself as well as excited.  While I was in Florida, I did like most people do in Florida and wore flip flops and walked barefooted.  This became a problem because of my foot.  I am now having bad pain in my right foot.  I guess there's ano...

I want to be a runner. I have, over the years, started the Couch to 5K program and made it through the first two weeks, then I quit. This year I joined Women Can Run and attempted to be a runner.  I get on the treadmill and run at the gym.  I did a 5K.  However, I cannot run.  I am not a runner.  It makes me super sad. I see people running and I want to do that.  I enjoy it when I do it and it's such a release, almost like therapy.  I do ok when I'm running on the treadmill, but the most I can make it is 2.5 miles.  Which is ok for me and I take time off my 5K every time I run. I just tried to run outside and I can't do it.  I can't run outside.  The pavement kills me.  It hurts my feet and my knee. I feel so down on myself because I want to be able to do it so bad.  I just feel like I can't do it.  It's so discouraging and I can't stand it.    Maybe one day I'll be able to be a runner, but when I...

Since I have updated this blog, I have had an eventful time.  I'm not going to get into all the gory details, if your my friend, you can ask and get all of them :). My week included a lot of lounging by pools with friends and eating out and some shopping.  It did not, however, include a lot of gym time....womp womp.  I made it to the gym a total of two days last week, but that's ok. I started the 30 day squat challenge yesterday, so I did 50 squats yesterday and 55 today.  It wasn't too terrible.  Ask me how I feel when I break 200. I have recently developed an addiction to Pretty Little Liars and I'm already halfway through Season 2 (this addiction started last Monday, thanks Katie). This weekend I drug my BFF Katie with me on and adventure.  We got all dressed up and went to eat on Poncho's in West Memphis.  It was just as good as I wanted it to be.  Then we went to the Cheesecake Corner for some terribly delicious calorie overload go...