Lookey Lookey

I got my Secret Bandit Gift this weekend! Check it out...

MyoTape Measuring Tape! It's awesome! You can bet I was walking around the house measuring whatever I could find. It was good times!

Would you believe me if I said that was me?! ha!

I also got this doo dab...

A Body Fat % reader. Took me a min to figure this one out!

I am pretty sure several months ago both of these would have been in box in the basement, but now they live in a cute black and white fabric bin next to my bed....along with my camera charger, mommy journal, condoms, lotion (for my legs!)... You know...all the essentials!!

Thank you Secret Bandit!

If you haven't sent you gift.....DO IT!

Weekly Weigh In: Week 13

                     Weight:  178.6 lbs            Loss: 2.5 lbs

To say I've been busy would be an understatement, so it is nice to see I can still lose weight without being 100% dedicated to it. I am smart enough to know this won't always be the case.

I went to the dr this week to get some allergy meds because lately I have been wanting to scratch my eyes out at night! I randomly mentioned a pain in right side and she ordered me up an ultra sound to check on my gallbladder. My mom had to have hers removed after her weight loss surgery. I hope I don't have to go there. We will see what the ultra sound says.

"Can I still workout?"
"It would be ok for you to take a week off of working out until we know more"
(in almost hysterics) "I can't do that! Tonight is Zumba!"
(blank stares)

I still went to Zumba, but I didn't work out Tues or Wed, and went to Zumba last night and will go in the morning. I figure 3 quality workouts are better than little 20 min everyday. Plus, the pain went away, so I doubt it is anything too serious.

Best friend, Meliss comes into town tomorrow! Yippee!! She is going to the Jason Mraz concert with her hubby, but at least I will get to see her a bit. We had baby boys 2.5 months apart. We have been best friends since 2nd grade. She lives in CT so I never get to see her. We are going to see another one of our besties (another one of my bridesmaids) We have all remained close since high school graduation.There are 5 of us, which I often refer to as the FAB 5.  They are all smart, and successful and the funnest, sweetest girls! They are all SKINNY SKINNY! My friend Kari is a 0 and has never worked out a day in her life and am pretty sure her main diet is break n bake cookies and beer. lol. Jovonna is a size 2 at the most even after having a baby. Sarah and Diana are 6's. Meliss is struggling getting her weight under wraps after having her baby in Feb, but  at her biggest was a 16 and has always been able to loose weight FAST!  Diana is getting married in June and DUDE....I am gonna look awesome!

I owe this blog a better picture, but you can prob see in my face at least I've lost weight. A lot of my clothes are just falling off of me. I seriously have no butt. Never in my life has my butt been so small, even at 150 lbs. So... it's kind weird. Now I just need this belly to follow suit!

Happy Freakin Friday Ladies!!

This is my "did I just hit the right button?" smile

10 Things Thursdays (In 10 words)

Work.

Nap.

Dinner.

Babies.

Bath.

Zumba.

Bedtime.

Blogging.

TV.

Night.

Send Your Secret Bandit Gifts!

Hi! Hi!

Just wanted to put in a friendly reminder to send your secret bandit presents BEFORE September ends. This week would be perfect! You know who you are!! (I don't, cuz my hubby is keeping it on the DL)

And remember....it doesn't have to be expensive every month or any month. Just be creative and put some thought into it!

We shifted some things around since we lost one of our bandits, and I would like to welcome Ronnie to our party! Yeah, she's the one that pretends to be EVERYONE's Secret Bandit even though she wasn't.....but now she's in!

KEep addressing all your packages to my home address to keep things even more secretive.

If you have any questions, or are not getting your packages let my hubby know. He is good about tracking things down!

Happy Monday. I am sick....again. (anyone else get sick with a dramatic change in the season?) Maybe a blessing in disguise as 10 students brought in food to share with the class today. Won't eat it if I can't taste it!

Weekly Weigh In: Week 12

Weight: 181.2    Loss: 1.2 lbs

As I stepped on the scale this morning it was doing that thing the scale in Biggest Loser does.....jumps all over the place before it lands on a number....... 145.6, 178.8, 185.4, 180.8....oh the suspense..........181.2. It stayed on that 180.8 just a little too long and then switched over to 181.2. In the words of Stephanie Tanner.... HOW RUDE!  I was in the low 181's last night, so I thought after my good day of eating (minus the 1.5 cookies) and the Zumba class it was gonna be in the 180's, but I have a feeling it will be soon.

As a Foods and Nutrition teacher, I am pretty excited about the MyPlate that just came out in the spring. I've always had my students track 3 days of eating and input it into the food tracker on the mypyramid.gov website so they can get a sense of their calorie intake, fat, protein, sugar... I have them write a 2 page essay assesing it and then to complete it I have them make attainable goals. It could be to eat more veggies, drink more water, workout more, whatever.

This year I thought it would be fun to make "tickers" like the ones we all have on our blogs. But instead of having them on the internet, making them on paper in class and hanging them around the room, so we can all support each other in whatever goal they are trying to complete. Here is mine...



It's 30 lbs total with rewards for 10lbs, 20lbs and 30lbs



There I am in my little mini convertible!

The whole thing

This is the one I've made on one of my doors. I used pounds instead of my weight. I listed my rewards and deadline. I hope having the kids in on my weight loss will help them to be inspired to make and succeed at their own goals, not matter what they are. I hope it's as fun to them as it is to me! Hey they get a party out of it if I reach 30lbs.

Well it's the perfect fall weather for a football game tonight! Tomorrow I am teaching a class at my church on how to make yummy recipes with food storage (non perishable type things). I have a few recipes I will post soon....including one with brownie mix and black beans....together! Yup. You heard right!

Have a great weekend!