Weekly Weigh In

Stepped on the scales this morning and I was very happy to see about a 4 pound loss for the week!  Yippee, go me!  I had a really great week.  Saturday my eating wasn't as good, but I got back on track and didn't let a few bad choices stop me!

I got 5 days out of 7 of exercise in.  4 days of walking/jogging and a great body sculpting class!

I am so looking forward to the weather slowly getting nicer out so I can be outside more.  It makes such a huge difference in my mood and energy level!

I'm going to do this, one day at a time!  

Like the picture above says " I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday!"  :)

Doing a 5K!!

I signed up to do my first ever 5K this summer! I will be doing The Color Run on August 3rd in Grand Rapids with some really fun girls!  So excited to join in the fun of the Happiest 5K on the Planet! 

I really, really, really want to be able to run the whole thing, but honestly don't know if I will be able to.  I am not much of a runner, although I am getting better. 

I use to barely be able to run to my mailbox and back without being out of breath.  I can easily walk a 5K with some jogging mixed in.  I am still working on being able to run a mile straight.  I WILL get there!  I am setting small goals.

Have you ever ran a 5K or The Color Run? 

Cakes and Cupcakes!

So over the past couple years I have started baking birthday cakes from scratch instead of buying them.  I have ended up creating some really cute ones for my kiddos and some for my BFF's kids!

I am by no means a great cake baker and have no training, but have had fun finding a cute idea on Pinterest and recreating it.  The kids love it and I have lots of fun.

Below are some of the ones I have made!  :)  I look forward to making more, I have lots of super cute ideas pinned! 

Working on moving more and new fashion trends!

Day 3 of getting some type of exercise in for me!  I know, that's not much, but considering that I really haven't worked out more than one day a week since last fall, it is a start!  Got 2 decent walks/jogs in Monday and Tuesday and tonight went to a body sculpting class that I try to attend every week! Tonight's class kicked my booty, as usual!  I was sweating, huffing and puffing, but I pushed myself and although I am tired and already hurting, I feel great (ask me how I feel by Friday and I might not be so sure)!

My eating has been good this week, not officially doing Weight Watchers again (will be soon), but I learned enough the last time around that I can do it pretty well on my own.

I am a size 12 right now or in juniors I can wear an 11 or 13. I am aiming for a size 8 right now!  I am thinking about going to Goodwill and buying a pair of cute 8 jeans so I have a goal pair to get into!  I had a pair of size 13 (use to be a 18/20) jeans that I was using last year when I started losing weight and it helped to have something to try on every couple weeks, to see the progression of not even being able to get them up past my thighs to getting them on and then eventually zipping them up and rocking them!  :)

Ending tonight's post with something rather random, but as I was heading to bed last night I went to take off my earrings (cute silver hoops) and realized that I was missing one!  :(  Looked all over, thinking it probably came off before I took a shower and couldn't find it.  Starting thinking about when and where it had fallen and how long I was walking around with one earring (looking all dumb with one hoop in)!!  They are not small, so you would definitely notice me with one earring in, and not one person said anything!  They were probably just trying to be nice, while secretly wondering why I would make that fashion choice!

Tattoos and Hunting!

So I am toying with the idea of getting a tattoo! It's on my bucket list!   I have wanted one for awhile now, but have always had the fear that I would pick something that I wouldn't like after a few years.  I don't want to go with the standard tattoo, like a butterfly, flower or heart.  I want something that represents something I love, or love doing. 

So I am 99% sure I want to get a set of deer antlers on my shoulder.  Your probably thinking I am crazy, but I happen to love to hunt deer, it's probably one of my absolute favorite things to do!  I spend a good solid 2 months (well, not 2 months straight!) in my tree stand every fall, more time than my hubby. I bow and gun hunt.   I love, love, love everything about it!  I love my time alone, time in the woods and time I can spend talking to God! Another bonus is that my 2 sons are starting to hunt as well so I get to pass my love of hunting on to them and spend time in the blind with each of them.  I also like that I can help provide food for my family!  :)
 

So below, are two ideas I have so far.  Do you like them?

Do you have a tattoo or several?  What?  Is their a story behind any of them?  :)

I like this one, but think I would like some pink with it!

I like this design too, with the pink!

Here is my tall spike I got last fall!  I also got a doe, both were taken during gun season.

Working on a new healthier ME a year later!

So a year ago this coming March 12th, I decided it was time for me to literally get off my butt and be more active, start eating better and all in all just take care of myself!  I was tired of looking in the mirror and seeing how fat I was and feeling tired, lazy and overweight!  I wanted to be able to keep up with my kiddos!  I can now say that I can run up and down a huge sand dune at Silver Lake with the kids and keep up with them!  :)

You can go HERE to read my post from last year to see where I was at!

I am happy to say that almost a year later I am down about 50 pounds!  I have also given up Diet Coke, which is a huge deal! I sometimes drank 5 cans or more a day!  Yikes!  I only drink water now and honestly don't really miss it.

I became way more active than I ever have been in my life!  Walking 3 to 5 miles a day, going to a body sculpting class once a week and actually jogging!!  It feels awesome!

I have probably gained back about 10 pounds out of the 60 pounds I had lost as of last Fall.  Not to bad, but now it's time for me to get my butt back in gear and lose the rest of the weight and get toned!  It feels so good to be a size 12 now, instead of a size 18/20 in pants, but I am thinking that being a 8 would be great!!

BEFORE (Summer 2011)

AFTER (Summer 2012)

Introducing Miss. Molly!

We got a new puppy a month ago! It was part of our family Christmas present! Molly Mae is a pure Bloodhound and is the cutest! We drove over 8 hours to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to get her when she was 7 weeks old. She is now 11 weeks old and growing so fast! I think she is gaining at least 3 or 4 pounds a week! Yikes! She is going to be huge. She is fitting in well with our other dog Trigger and everyone loves her!