Woo hoo!

Ok, so I am so sick of writing about how well I am doing to just fall off the wagon, but here I go.  I have been doing super awesome for a week and am down 6 pounds. 


I am drinking so much water, to be more specific, it's my weight in ounces.  Yikes!  So feeling a little water logged for obvious reasons.  I would much rather consume 150 ounces of water someday.


I am taking more time to eat my meals, that are half or even third of the portion I used to eat, I chew each bite about 20 times and set my fork down between each bite.


I no longer load my plate for seconds.  


I know, I know, this is all basic stuff, but it works! It works well.


I am kickin' ass takin' names!!


Oh yeah did I mention I need to lose a shit ton of weight by August 18th!!  Yikes!! 

Back Fat

I remember the first day I discovered I had back fat.  I was 23.  I had on a new red, cute Southwest inspired sweater - sounds ugly, but would I wear anything ugly!?!  Ok anyway, I was at work and my new love interest worked there too.  Us girls were headed down to the cafeteria for lunch and my love interest would also be down there.  I used the bathroom to check myself out before I made my grandiose entrance into the lunchroom.  I turn around in the mirror to check my butt and I see back fat!! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!  My day is over, who are we kidding, my day!?! My life!!!  My starving friends are yelling "come on!!! Let's go!!!" I want to cry.  Seriously.  I point out my gross back fat and they assure me it's the shirt? my bra? and not me - gotta love your girlfriends. I borrow my friends "windbreaker" that has been on the back of her desk chair for months maybe even years - with the inches of dust on it who really knows.

So we head to the breakroom.  I look awesome mind you.  I wear the windbreaker to get my food, spot my lover, we find a place.  i ask my friends to change me chairs so that my back fat doesn't hang over the back of my chair for him to see. They do. Now I am facing him and I shed the windbreaker and take minimal bites of my food. 

Ok that was long and drawn out but I remember that day perfectly.  I have lost and minimized my back fat over the years - like when I got married to said love interest and worked out a ton, then the back fat made a grand appearance back into my life a year after or so and has stayed until now!  Yes, that's right.  I am losing weight!  Woo hoo!!!  This working out shit is paying off.  I still kind of eat what I want.  I am working on that part slowly but surely - that's the hardest for me.

My scale is not my friend right now since the weight really isn't going down but I can tell I've lost inches!! YAY!!  my boobs and back fat are shrinking and I'm liking it!!

I am finding out that each time I lose weight and get serious about it; the weight seems to disappear from a different place first - my gut a few years ago, my butt after that and now my back fat and boobs.  It's a good day!!

I have been working out at least 3 times a week and loving it. Well I mean I love it and hate it and sometimes all within my 30 minute workout.  I have a wedding, family reunion and my daughter's 2nd birthday celebration all within a week of each other!! That's my motivation for sure.

Yay for goals and reaching them.