Crazy busy weekend.......

Just have caught my breath from the weekend to catch up here! :)
Things are still going in the weight loss department, though not quite as fast as I'd like....as I said in my last blog. It seems this happens when I'm so close to hitting a milestone. *rolling eyes* However, as I've stated before, I really think that when the scale slows down or doesn't seem to be moving at all.....that's when the "NSVs" or Non Scale Victories occur. I have DEFINITELY noticed shrinkage in my body over the past week. This is when I continue to kick myself for not taking measurements. ACK!!! TAKE YOUR MEASUREMENTS PEOPLE!!!!!! :) The last almost 10 pounds came of very steadily and quite quickly, so I think everything else is just playing catch up with that. :) Last night, as I was laying in bed, I was feeling and looking at my arms and noticing that they are so much smaller than they used to be. Just like so many women, I HATE my upper arms!!! I've been worried about that stubborn area, so it's nice to notice that there IS change in them! :) Things are shrinking nicely in other areas too, my arms are just the area that really stood out to me last night. :)
So......my other NSV for the week/end that those of you who are my friends on Facebook already heard about..... ;)
Friday was Erik's birthday, so we were out shopping for him. But, I had told him that I HAD to buy me some jeans this pay day. Thank Heaven I did too, because it's been COLD the past couple of days! So, anyway, we went into Old Navy to look at jeans for me. Erik went to look at jackets for himself while I went and tried jeans on. I grabbed a couple of sizes because I wasn't really sure how things were going to fit. I came out of the dressing room completely elated because size 14s fit me!!! :) I started out as a size 24, folks. This is a HUGE victory!!!! :) Then, it hit me........ Oh my gosh. I am in a REGULAR sized people store, shopping in REGULAR sizes and I'm not even the largest size in there!!!!! The gates opened and the tears started flowing. I felt like such a dork and I was crying and laughing at myself for crying and not being able to hold it back and trying to keep my back to people so they don't see my little display and Erik is hugging me and laughing at me too. ;) Seriously......who CRIES in Old Navy?????????? hahaha Well, me, I guess!!! ;) But, it was a huge moment for me. So, even though it was Erik's birthday......I bought me TWO pairs of jeans AND a really cute "jet" sweater in size large!!! :) It felt really amazing. It has been a very long time since I have shopped in regular stores and worn regular sizes. A clothing related funny...over the weekend, I got a Lane Bryant catalog in the mail. Erik asked if I needed it anymore and I said, "NOPE!!!" So, he handed it to me and told me he'd give me the honor of tossing it in the trash. I looked in it anyway to see what kind of coupons they had in it and saw my favorite coupon of $15 off of a purchase of $15 or more (so, basically, a free $15!!!) and pulled it out and told Erik that they sell accessories and jewelry too, so I'd go get me a pair of earrings with that or something! LOL Why not, right???? :)

Not to be out done by Erik.....as we shopped, we picked him up some new SIZE THIRTY-TWO waist pants!!!! He was busting out of 44s 5 1/2 months ago!!! We also picked him up a size MEDIUM jacket!!! AMAZING!!!

Though we had hope, we never ever imagined 6 months ago that we would be where we are now. It's incredible!!!

So, even though that darn scale is teasing me mercilessly......I *know* that other amazing things are happening, that is all a part of it. :)

Move scale.....MOVE!!!!

Okay.....it IS moving....but not quite fast enough for my taste. lol I am soooooo close to another milestone in my weight loss journey and it's driving me crazy watching the scale move down so slowly. Why can't it just give me what I want when I want it???? Is it really too much to ask? lol I think I'm just getting antsy because of where Erik is at and though I'm thrilled to pieces for him, sometimes it's hard to keep the green eyed monster from escaping when comparing myself. This is one hard thing when it comes to losing weight as a couple. Men *always* lose faster than women. That's just plain and simple FACT. But, it's soooo not fair. Especially because we are doing the exact same thing. Which brings me to something that's been bugging me for a few days.......
We were at Church on Sunday and I had several people comment/compliment me on my loss and I was feeling really good. :) Then one gentleman, and I *know* this was completely innocent and he meant absolutely nothing by it.....but he starts talking about Erik and how he's absolutely melted away. I tell him, "Yeah, he's ounces away from 100 pounds lost!" He says, "That's incredible, he must be very dedicated!" To which I replied, "Yeah, we both have been." He goes for a quick cover of, "That's great! Congratulations to you both!"
Okay.....maybe slightly petty of me. lol Yes, I realize that Erik has lost 100 pounds and due to the way his weight was proportioned on his body.....yes, it was everywhere, but he had a very large, protruding gut and with that gone especially, his weight loss is incredibly evident. Whereas, my weight was spread everywhere, so there's no "one" thing on me that is so evident in loss.....because it's shrinking from everywhere pretty evenly. But, I have lost SEVENTY FIVE POUNDS!!!! It's nothing to sneeze at!!!! I have been doing this the exact same amount of time, with every bit the dedication that he has.....and it simply boils down to him being a man and me a woman. So, it just irked me in that moment having Erik gushed about with no acknowledgment of my own. lol I really was nice about it though! ;)

Just want the scale to move faster, this milestone coming up is a big one and it's so close I can taste it!!! Maybe I'll actually post what it is when it happens. :)

**********DRUMROLL PLEASE**********

Ladies and Gentlemen.............I have an important and amazing announcement to make!!


ERIK HAS LOST ONE HUNDRED POUNDS!!!!!!!!!

What an AWESOME accomplishment!!!! 5 months and 4 days ago, this was a dream and now it's come true!!! Erik has about 15 pounds till reaching his goal and going into the maintenance phase to transition off the weight loss plan. WOW!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS, Erik....I am SO PROUD of you for sticking to this and having such great success!!!! :)


Here He IS!!!!!

Five Months!!!

Today marks 5 months since Erik and I started our weight loss journey together! :) It's been an awesome ride so far! 6 months ago, I would have never dreamed that we would be where we are today and looking and FEELING as great as we do and most importantly, being HEALTHIER than we've been in years. Five months ago when we started, it was all HOPE that it would work and that we'd still be going and that we'd be in a much better "place." We are LOVING the reality of today. As of this morning, the five month tallies are: Me, 74 and Erik 97 pounds lost!!!!!! WOOHOOOOOOO!!!! We are both close once more to some really cool milestones and I am really looking forward to hitting them!!!! :)

Seventy For ME!!!!!

Hit the BIG 7-0 yesterday!!! Woohooo!!!! Here's my before & current. I was to lazy to tinker around with the scale of the pics, since they were taken at different distances/zoom levels....but you get the idea! :)



Thursday, the 16th, will mark 5 months since we started the program. Erik is at 95 pounds.....will he break 100 in the next few days???? We shall see!!! :)

I'm on STRIKE!!!

From stepping on my scale, that is!!! I've had a couple of frustrating days and I refuse to step on my scale till I feel better about it or I may just open my bathroom window and chuck my scale into the backyard and it's a loooooonnnnnggg way down!!! lol I had a 3 pound loss last week and somehow I gain back 2???? WTHECK????? I am 99.9999999% sure it's "water weight" and think my hormones are doing something whacky. But, when I stay completely on plan and do everything right, this is extremely aggravating!!! So, I'm just going to keep on doing what I'm supposed to be doing and NOT step on my scale.....because I *know* this plan works.....but sometimes that stupid scale is really demoralizing. Well, I'm outtie......gotta finish getting ready for Church and after Church.....it's BOOMSDAY fun in Knoxville!!! Never been to it before, but, it's the largest Labor Day fireworks display in the country and one of the biggest in the country all year. It's apparently a bigger deal here than the local Independence Day celebrations! Sounds like fun to me!!!! :)

Fun "milestone".......

If you wanna call it a "milestone!" Erik had a dream two nights ago, in which he was wearing his high school Letterman's Jacket. He was telling me about it on the phone yesterday while he was at work. So, for fun, I challenged him to dig it out of storage when he got home from work and see how it fits. He remembered as we were heading out to take the boys to their Scout meetings and got it out and put it on. IT FITS!!!!! He graduated high school 17 years ago and this absolutely wouldn't have been possible 4 1/2 months ago.....or for many years before that. :) Here's a pic I took with my phone! :)