From 2-13-12 to 3-19-12
Right Arm: 10.75 (was 11.5)
Left Arm: 11.25 (was 11.25)
Chest: 40.25 (was 41) .75 lost
Under: 33.5 (was 33.5)
Waist: 35.5 (was 36.75) 1.25 lost
Gut: 37.5 (was 39) 1.5 lost
Hips: 40.5 (was 41) .5 lost
Right Leg: 20.75 (was 20)
Left Leg: 20.75 (was 20.25)
In 4 weeks I've lost 4 inches total!!! Pretty proud of myself.
Over all I've lost 35.25 inches since February 14, 2011!!!! :D
Monday, March 19, 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012
New Year New Goals
Of course with the holidays I put on a few unwanted inches and pounds. I'm determined to get those off plus some by wedding time. I've joined a gym and continue to Zumba 3 times a week. Here are my measurements to start the new year:
As of 1-2-12:
Right Arm: 11.25
Left Arm: 11.5
Chest: 43
Under: 38.5
Waist: 38.5
Gut: 41.5
Hips: 42
Right Leg: 21
Left Leg: 21.25
I've gone up a bit in some places since my last measurements in October, but I kinda figured they would. I'll report back in a few weeks with my new measurements!
As of 1-2-12:
Right Arm: 11.25
Left Arm: 11.5
Chest: 43
Under: 38.5
Waist: 38.5
Gut: 41.5
Hips: 42
Right Leg: 21
Left Leg: 21.25
I've gone up a bit in some places since my last measurements in October, but I kinda figured they would. I'll report back in a few weeks with my new measurements!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
GOAL!!!!!!!!
Today, November 3rd 2011, I met my first weight loss goal. I wanted to be at 170, and today I weighed in at 169.8!!! It's crazy to look back to pictures and see how far I've come these 10 months. I'd like to share some with you.
Beginning- 208lbs
I was the biggest bridesmaid in my friend Mindy's wedding in September 2010.
The night Jase and I were engaged. Dec. 13, 2010. Look at how wide my body is. :(
Engaged! Look at how round my face is! And that double chin!!!
Middle: About 185lbs
My Birthday Feb 23. Better but still have a round face.
Lauer Wedding April 2, 2011.
Now: 169lbs!!!!!
Gabrielle and I at her birthday party. August 14, 2011
Halloween 2011. Size 12 pants. :)
So as you can see, I feel like I've come a pretty long way in less than a year. I'm not quite done yet. I've started a new goal on LoseIt.com I want to lose about 1.5 lbs a week and I want to be 155lbs at the end. It says if I do lose that weight each week I'll be 155 in the middle of January, which I would absolutely love!
Beginning- 208lbs
I was the biggest bridesmaid in my friend Mindy's wedding in September 2010.
The night Jase and I were engaged. Dec. 13, 2010. Look at how wide my body is. :(
Engaged! Look at how round my face is! And that double chin!!!
Middle: About 185lbs
My Birthday Feb 23. Better but still have a round face.
Lauer Wedding April 2, 2011.
Now: 169lbs!!!!!
Gabrielle and I at her birthday party. August 14, 2011
Halloween 2011. Size 12 pants. :)
So as you can see, I feel like I've come a pretty long way in less than a year. I'm not quite done yet. I've started a new goal on LoseIt.com I want to lose about 1.5 lbs a week and I want to be 155lbs at the end. It says if I do lose that weight each week I'll be 155 in the middle of January, which I would absolutely love!
Monday, October 10, 2011
Measurements
Haven't updated my measurements on here in a long time. Figured I need to start doing so, just in case my cat decides to pee on my purse and ruin everything in it again. Gross and sad. :(
October 10, 2011 Measurements
-R Bi- 12
-L Bi- 11.5
-Chest- 43.5
-Under- 36
-Waist- 37
-Gut- 41.5
-Hips- 42.5
-R Leg- 22.5
-L Leg- 22.25
I gave up chips for the week at work, if I can go all week without eating one single chip, I'm going to treat myself to a new Zumba shirt (and hopefully some lower numbers on my measurements). I'm pretty sure I went up in my gut, but oh well. Now that the fall festival is over with, it's time to really start cracking down on what I eat and how much I exercise!
October 10, 2011 Measurements
-R Bi- 12
-L Bi- 11.5
-Chest- 43.5
-Under- 36
-Waist- 37
-Gut- 41.5
-Hips- 42.5
-R Leg- 22.5
-L Leg- 22.25
I gave up chips for the week at work, if I can go all week without eating one single chip, I'm going to treat myself to a new Zumba shirt (and hopefully some lower numbers on my measurements). I'm pretty sure I went up in my gut, but oh well. Now that the fall festival is over with, it's time to really start cracking down on what I eat and how much I exercise!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Sometimes I don't know where to go...
I want to begin the blog by saying that I love my church and my church family with all of my heart. I've grown up with them and I know they all care about me so much, and I care about them. However, lately, I just haven't been feeling my church. I'm not sure exactly what it is. I just can't put my finger on it, but I find myself not wanting to be involved with many things at the church anymore.
Over the past few years, I've been a part of the church choir, I've been a part of our contemporary service band on Wednesday nights, and I've helped out with various other things and events around the church throughout the year.
But lately, I've just wanted a break. Jase has been telling me for a few years now that I need to cut something out of my busy busy schedule. And I keep telling him that I can't just cut something out because everything means so much to me, and it's not that easy. But I'm starting to think he's right.
When I look at my life, I see 4 main things that keep me busy:
1.) Work (duh)- I work anywhere from 35-45 hours a week, which is quite a lot. I work a lot of late nights, and it's hard for me to get up in the morning for Sunday School and church. It's not like a lot of other kids my age that I know that don't go to church because they spend their Saturday nights drinking. I spend my Saturday nights making money so I am able to afford to pay my bills.
2.) Working out- Ever since January, this has been such an important thing for me. I'm trying to make changes about the way I eat and the way I look, and that (sadly) doesn't come easy. It takes a lot of time and effort to cook, eat right, and work out. And unfortunately, one night that I do my Zumba is on Wednesday nights. It hasn't been bad this summer, but now that school is back in session we have choir practice on Wednesday nights, and after labor day, we're going to start the contemporary services again. And I'm just not sure if I want to give up that hour of fun and exercise.
3.) Church- My time spent at church has been cut back a lot in the past few months. A while ago, I used to be at church 3-5 days a week just doing different things. It's not that I don't enjoy doing these things, they just take up a lot of time, where I could be doing something else.
4.) Wedding Planning- This is new to me, and I know won't last forever; however it's probably the 2nd most important thing in my life right now. And boy does it take up a ton of time. I find myself doing things for my wedding instead of doing other things for my church sometime.
I hate the fact that I would rather work out, or plan my wedding instead of do things at church. It makes me look at myself like a bad christian. How could I want to put something of this world and so material in front of honoring Him? It's really been on my heart a lot lately, and I guess I need to pray more about it. But I probably haven't prayed about it because I know what I should do. But then again, I think I do kind of need a break. While I was doing all of the things at church, I was kind of getting burned out on it. I was tired of having to be at every event every week, and help with everything. I don't know how some people (like Ms Joannie and Ms Diane and several several others) do it.
I'm not sure why I'm feeling this way. Maybe it's because I don't feel connected to the church sermons, so I'm not getting my spiritual feel. Maybe it's because I'm just being super selfish. Maybe it's because I'm burned out. I'm not sure what it is, but I don't like it, and I just don't know what to do.
Over the past few years, I've been a part of the church choir, I've been a part of our contemporary service band on Wednesday nights, and I've helped out with various other things and events around the church throughout the year.
But lately, I've just wanted a break. Jase has been telling me for a few years now that I need to cut something out of my busy busy schedule. And I keep telling him that I can't just cut something out because everything means so much to me, and it's not that easy. But I'm starting to think he's right.
When I look at my life, I see 4 main things that keep me busy:
1.) Work (duh)- I work anywhere from 35-45 hours a week, which is quite a lot. I work a lot of late nights, and it's hard for me to get up in the morning for Sunday School and church. It's not like a lot of other kids my age that I know that don't go to church because they spend their Saturday nights drinking. I spend my Saturday nights making money so I am able to afford to pay my bills.
2.) Working out- Ever since January, this has been such an important thing for me. I'm trying to make changes about the way I eat and the way I look, and that (sadly) doesn't come easy. It takes a lot of time and effort to cook, eat right, and work out. And unfortunately, one night that I do my Zumba is on Wednesday nights. It hasn't been bad this summer, but now that school is back in session we have choir practice on Wednesday nights, and after labor day, we're going to start the contemporary services again. And I'm just not sure if I want to give up that hour of fun and exercise.
3.) Church- My time spent at church has been cut back a lot in the past few months. A while ago, I used to be at church 3-5 days a week just doing different things. It's not that I don't enjoy doing these things, they just take up a lot of time, where I could be doing something else.
4.) Wedding Planning- This is new to me, and I know won't last forever; however it's probably the 2nd most important thing in my life right now. And boy does it take up a ton of time. I find myself doing things for my wedding instead of doing other things for my church sometime.
I hate the fact that I would rather work out, or plan my wedding instead of do things at church. It makes me look at myself like a bad christian. How could I want to put something of this world and so material in front of honoring Him? It's really been on my heart a lot lately, and I guess I need to pray more about it. But I probably haven't prayed about it because I know what I should do. But then again, I think I do kind of need a break. While I was doing all of the things at church, I was kind of getting burned out on it. I was tired of having to be at every event every week, and help with everything. I don't know how some people (like Ms Joannie and Ms Diane and several several others) do it.
I'm not sure why I'm feeling this way. Maybe it's because I don't feel connected to the church sermons, so I'm not getting my spiritual feel. Maybe it's because I'm just being super selfish. Maybe it's because I'm burned out. I'm not sure what it is, but I don't like it, and I just don't know what to do.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
239 Days to go!
Only 239 days until my last name changes to Poag! I can't believe it's almost here! Pretty sure I'll be making a decision on a dress here in the next week. Mom and I are going shopping in Owensboro tomorrow and this will probably be the last dress shop we go to. I'm pretty sure I've found "the dress", but I think mom still wants to do a bit of shopping, and I have to admit, I do too, it's pretty fun. I met with Angel yesterday to talk to her about flowers and center pieces and stuff. Then Jase and I went and met with Third Generation Photography in Mt. Vernon. So I got a few things accomplished for the wedding the other day. Once I get my schedule at work tomorrow, I'm going to make some more appointments to do things next week.
Here's an update on house hunting: We've decided to buy dad's house. We're actually moving in September 16th!!! I've got so much to do until then. I've got to get packed and get this apartment cleaned! It's crazy. We're going to have a few roommates for a little bit to help with the costs, but it should be a good family house when we decide to start having kids
OH! And, my very best friend in the whole wide world is also now engaged! When I was little I always hoped that we'd get to plan our weddings together, and now we actually get to! It's pretty exciting for me, and I can't wait to share in her and her fiance's special day, even if it will be a million degrees outside ;).
Magellan's getting so big. He's eating dry kitten food now instead of the wet canned food. He uses the litter box every time. He's getting along well with the other cats; we can actually leave him running around the apartment instead of having to keep him locked up in my room. He likes to play a whole lot, and his version of playing is scratching and biting the crap out of our hands and faces, but he doesn't know better. We do have a slight problem with fleas right now though. Since he's so little, I can't use any flea medicine on him, and we've tried giving him several baths with Dawn dish soap to stun the fleas so we can pick them off of him and kill them, but obviously we didn't get them all. Hopefully we can get that resolved by the time we move to the new house!
Here's an update on house hunting: We've decided to buy dad's house. We're actually moving in September 16th!!! I've got so much to do until then. I've got to get packed and get this apartment cleaned! It's crazy. We're going to have a few roommates for a little bit to help with the costs, but it should be a good family house when we decide to start having kids
OH! And, my very best friend in the whole wide world is also now engaged! When I was little I always hoped that we'd get to plan our weddings together, and now we actually get to! It's pretty exciting for me, and I can't wait to share in her and her fiance's special day, even if it will be a million degrees outside ;).
Magellan's getting so big. He's eating dry kitten food now instead of the wet canned food. He uses the litter box every time. He's getting along well with the other cats; we can actually leave him running around the apartment instead of having to keep him locked up in my room. He likes to play a whole lot, and his version of playing is scratching and biting the crap out of our hands and faces, but he doesn't know better. We do have a slight problem with fleas right now though. Since he's so little, I can't use any flea medicine on him, and we've tried giving him several baths with Dawn dish soap to stun the fleas so we can pick them off of him and kill them, but obviously we didn't get them all. Hopefully we can get that resolved by the time we move to the new house!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Magellan, My Little Explorer
So, as most of you know by now, I have a new man in my life. His name is Magellan and I love him to pieces. We met in the Wal*Mart parking lot on Monday afternoon around 3:00. I picked him up and we went back to my place where I gave him so much love and attention. We've been together for 4 days now, and I'm so happy! He's probably the cutest thing I've ever met!
INTRODUCING... MAGELLAN!!!!
Can you believe this cute little guy was crawling around by himself in the Wal*Mart parking lot? I was about to go home and thank God I saw him! I whipped into a parking spot and picked him up and put him in my lap. I called Jase to tell him what I had found. I thought he was going to be mad, but he said he couldn't blame me. I brought him back to my apartment and put a towel down in the bathtub for him to lay on. Katie-Bug came over and saw him and gave him the awesome name of Magellan. We've had a pretty good 4 days so far. I took him to the vet yesterday to get him checked out. He's pretty good except for some fleas, which I knew about. She also gave me some medicine for the goopy green stuff in his eyes. And she gave me some general "How to take care of a kitten" guidelines. He's been a pretty good kitty so far. He sleeps a lot, pees and poops on Jase (haha), and he's starting to eat kitten canned food instead of drinking from a bottle (HOORAY!). The other cats are starting to get along with him too which is so exciting!! So yes, you can call me the "Crazy cat lady" but at least I've got a "Crazy cat fiance" to go with me! :)
Speaking of fiances, my wedding is in almost NINE months!!!! I can't believe it!!! I need to really start buckling down on making some decisions. I still need a photographer, a cake, a videographer, a dress, bridesmaids dresses, flowers, etc.... But I am WAY too excited!! Katie-Bug, Gabrielle, Angel and I went dress shopping the other day, and I think I've got my decision narrowed down to 2 dresses! AHH!!! I can't believe in the next couple months I'll be making my decisions!
Life is going pretty great right now all around. Along with the new kitty and the wedding planning we are also house hunting. We've looked at a mobile home for sale for about $25,000 but my dad also wants us to buy his house from him for $100,000. We're going to look at that tomorrow. It's crazy to think we'll be making such a big decision, but that's what happens when you grow up!
INTRODUCING... MAGELLAN!!!!
Can you believe this cute little guy was crawling around by himself in the Wal*Mart parking lot? I was about to go home and thank God I saw him! I whipped into a parking spot and picked him up and put him in my lap. I called Jase to tell him what I had found. I thought he was going to be mad, but he said he couldn't blame me. I brought him back to my apartment and put a towel down in the bathtub for him to lay on. Katie-Bug came over and saw him and gave him the awesome name of Magellan. We've had a pretty good 4 days so far. I took him to the vet yesterday to get him checked out. He's pretty good except for some fleas, which I knew about. She also gave me some medicine for the goopy green stuff in his eyes. And she gave me some general "How to take care of a kitten" guidelines. He's been a pretty good kitty so far. He sleeps a lot, pees and poops on Jase (haha), and he's starting to eat kitten canned food instead of drinking from a bottle (HOORAY!). The other cats are starting to get along with him too which is so exciting!! So yes, you can call me the "Crazy cat lady" but at least I've got a "Crazy cat fiance" to go with me! :)
Speaking of fiances, my wedding is in almost NINE months!!!! I can't believe it!!! I need to really start buckling down on making some decisions. I still need a photographer, a cake, a videographer, a dress, bridesmaids dresses, flowers, etc.... But I am WAY too excited!! Katie-Bug, Gabrielle, Angel and I went dress shopping the other day, and I think I've got my decision narrowed down to 2 dresses! AHH!!! I can't believe in the next couple months I'll be making my decisions!
Life is going pretty great right now all around. Along with the new kitty and the wedding planning we are also house hunting. We've looked at a mobile home for sale for about $25,000 but my dad also wants us to buy his house from him for $100,000. We're going to look at that tomorrow. It's crazy to think we'll be making such a big decision, but that's what happens when you grow up!
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