Size 24 No More

Size 24 No More

So back in January when i started this weight loss journey I was 160+ lbs and a tight size 24. These shorts in particular I got last summer. I had to lay down on my bed and suck in my belly as best I could just to zip and button them. I felt horrible. When i wore them I had to wear an oversize shirt (which was a 3x) just to hide my muffin top. These were even tight on my legs now they are so loose I have to push my belly out just to hold them up. Today we decided to go to the lake and have a cookout with some friends. I have a pair of size 18 shorts that I when to wear today and even they were loose on me. Here it is another summer that I don't have any shorts that fit me and for once its a good thing. I would be happy if I was a size 10 or even 12 by our cruise in January and I would absolutely LOVE it if I was in the single digits. Over the last few months I have seen the numbers drop but this picture, these shorts have really boost my motivation. I really need to start going to the gym more. I was going everyday and now I'm only going twice a week. I need to push myself harder if I expect to reach my goals. I keep telling myself that I need to find someone to go with me and push me at the gym but what I really NEED is to stop making excuses and just go. I bought the access pass so I would have the excuse of not being able to go during business hours, I even bought 30DS for days that I couldn't make it to the gym, however these things don't do me any good unless I use them. I have 4/5 pairs of work out pants, 6 workout shirts, 2 sports bras, and a brand new pair of NIKE's so I have no excuse. I even have a husband who can stay home with the kids in the evenings so I can't even use that as an excuse. But by the time the day is over I think to myself, if I wasn't so tired I'd go to the gym. Mind you I have no problem going on Zumba night. Okay there is the fact that going by myself that late can be scarey but I have even had people offer to go with me. I keep saying I want to lose all this weight but all my actions don't reflect that. Like I mentioned before I use the excuse that I'm tired, well maybe if I didn't stay up until all hours of the night and got a good nights rest, then maybe just maybe I will have the energy to go. On that note since it is 2 am I am off to bed...hopefully I can shut my brain off and get some sleep. Good Night.

Yoga+Zumba+Ry Oh My

So my older boys left for Checotah today which means I only have Ry home with me the next two weeks. Normally on Thursday nights I wait for Clayton to get home and then go to Zumba, however with his new later schedule I haven't been able to go. Well today one of the most entertaining ladies from class offered to take me, with it being baseball season our class is pretty small so I brought Ry with. Well on Thursdays before the Zumba class there is a Yoga class so I figured I'd try it. I use to do yoga before my oldest was born so it should be easy. Ha! Boy was I wrong, I could barely do any of it. Not to mention halfway through the class Ry started getting fussy and its hard  to keep your balance while holding a fussy 14 month old during the Warrior pose. Well after yoga we had Zumba and at first Ry was doing good and then he started fussing again, so I decided to modify some of my moves to work him into the workout...Oh what a mistake that was because now my whole body hurts and all my muscles feel like they are on fire. Do you feel the burn? Yes I Do.

Yes another T-Mobile Complaint

Ok so i have had T-Mobile for over a year, when I signed up I got the Motorola Defy. It seemed like the perfect phone for a mom of 3. Water resistant, dust proof and durable, hell johnny has used it as an airplane and didn't mess it up. However, over the last year I have replaced the device over 10 times. Most of the issues had to do with the screen freezing up. Well now along with the screen freezing it likes to reboot itself on its own. I'll be in the middle of a call and it will reboot, completely lose the call and everything. Not to mention how it likes to re-call a person as I'm on the phone with them. So for this month the battery started acting up the phone wouldn't hold a charge the battery had no damage and after jumping threw hoops they sent me a new battery, great until I received it and it was FOR THE WRONG PHONE! So then they send me a new one and two days later my phone is up and running again. Until, its started re-booting itself, so T-Mobile sends me out yet another DEFY. I put the new battery, SIM, and SD card in it and after 5 min it starts REBOOTING!!! SERIOUSLY ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME!!!!So I'm on the phone with T-Mobile AGAIN and this time she has me take out the SD CARD and do a master reset. She tells me to leave the card out for 3 days and if it doesn't reboot then that means its the cards fault if it reboots I'm to call back. Well of course it reboots and so I call them AGAIN. After talking with the 1st person they transfer me to tech support who informs me that since I have had so many issues with the DEFY I needed to call Motorola and see if they can get me a working device or a completely different Motorola device. Ok fine by this point I have been on the phone with them for over an hour and just want to get this fixed. So I call Motorola just to find out they closed 30 min earlier!!! SERIOUSLY GIVE ME A FREAKING BREAK!!! I have been pretty much without my phone for about a month now. I am so frustrated if Motorola tells me I need to call T-Mobile back to get a replacement I'm asking for a supervisor right away. You know whats even more messed up is that my phone is suppose to be better than Clayton's Gravity Smart and yet he hasn't had a single technical issue what the HELL is up with that. Ugh I need a drink!!!!!!

Update and Weight Loss Journey

Okay so a lot has happened. Ry has grown up so much he is now 13 months walking and starting to talk. Johnny and Xavie are out of school for the summer and whew what a year. Our cat Checkers had her 1st (and last litter) 5 kittens in all however one has recently passed away. We got a puppy she is a pit mix we have named her Princess. Also we are going on a Cruise to the Caribbean on January 27th!!! I'm so excited because it will be our first cruise and we are going with out the kids. In preparation for this I am on a mission to lose some weight and get bikini ready. I have joined the local gym and have started taking Zumba classes (which I absolutely love). Our whole household has even started to eat healthier. So far I have lost a little over 20 lbs. I am going to start keeping a weight loss/gain blog to help keep myself motivated. I am including a ticker that shows how many pounds I have to go to reach my goal of 165lbs. I would like to reach this goal by thanksgiving and then any extra weight loss after that could be a bonus. Today I weigh 241.8 lbs. I started at 262.5lbs. so this is a big accomplishment. I did plateau for a few months where i was gaining or loosing. January I had lost 15 lbs however in February I had gained all of it back. for the both March and April I was stuck at 250-251 lbs. So that was pretty discouraging. Then I crunched some numbers and realized if I was going to reach my goal by November i would have to lose between 2.5-3 lbs a week. A WEEK!!! I was having issues loosing just one lb a month. So that was a major reality check. I have started taking Acia Berry along with flaxseed (which my mother-in-law told me about), I am also going to try to hit the the gym at least 5 times a week as well. One of the girls that I do Zumba with has offered to go with me at night a few nights a week so that will help. When my hubby was working nights I would go every morning after I dropped the kids off at school. Then when he started on days I was going once a week in the mornings (his day off) and twice a week at night for Zumba. Then once the kids got out of school I was only going on Zumba nights (twice a week). Well then my hubby's schedule changed and he started getting off work later so that left just one night a week. So hopefully with having a workout partner I'll go more, after all I can't let her down right. I will be posting pictures every month of my weight loss journey maybe this way it will help me see the difference. Well the baby is up and my 3yr old just spilled uncooked spaghetti noodles all over the floor so I gotta go now. Will post soon, bye for now.