Something I Love

I bought this dress from NY & Company this weekend. It is really cute and VERY slimming. Believe it or not, it isn't even going to have to be hemmed! There is a lot of cute stuff at NY & Company, go online and check it out!

Week 2

So much has happened since Saturday. It kind of makes my head spin. I looked at a house at 2pm on Friday and made an offer within 3 hours. On Saturday, I found out the the offer was accepted, so I have been applying for loans, getting an inspection, worrying about being in debt, and of course, decorating in my head! Hopefully all will go well this week, and I'll be on the road to home ownership.

Here are a couple of photos -

With such a nice yard, I am sure that the skinny diva in me will get a work out! Speaking of my inner skinny - good news to report. Over the past week i have lost 1.8 lbs! Here is an update:

• Weight - 228.8
• Walked to lunch yesterday instead of having Mike bring it to me (thanks Lindsay!)
• Chose grapes over fries at Chick-Fil-A

I did get a chance to walk yesterday, and it is amazing how much better I slept. I will do that again today. At the new house, there is a sidewalk that goes up Pendleton Road - I think that will be a great place to walk!

Work calls...so I will post more updates soon.

The Big 27!

On March 31, 2009 I turned 27 years old. To many of you I know that is not a big deal. However, I had a Bridget Jones-like moment on that day. I decided to take back my life and find MY INNER SKINNY. I know that there is a skinny girl inside of me! I look her everyday, I long to buy clothes for her, and I here her scream "Don't eat that cookie!!!" Well damnit, I'm ready to be her! So here are the stats: 

• Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - weight: 230.6
• No caffeine in 1 week
• Need wine

Lord, I sure am not proud of this, but at some point we are forced to face reality. Since then, I have walked twice, done yoga twice, and cut back on the amount of food that I eat. I keep telling myself that if I take it one small change at a time that I will eventually have a lot of big changes to be proud of. I can tell you that since giving up soft drinks and tea for Lent, that I have felt better. Now, every once in a while, I will take a sip of something other than water (or Crystal Light), but it just does not taste quite the same!

In the meantime, I am amazed at how many resources there are in our tech savvy world. But who knows if any of them work?! This week I also downloaded a program to my iPod Touch called "Lose It." This application allows you to set up a profile about yourself (age, weight, height), tells you how many calories you can have a day to lose weight, allows you to set a goal, and tells you when you should reach your goal. At this point, I should reach my (first) goal on October 13, 2009. Scary, huh? The same application also allows you to track your daily food intake, it maintains your caloric intake for the day, and accounts for any exercise that you do. 

Within the next week, I will work on implementing other small changes into my routine and keep you up to date on my progress. Should you have any tips or success stories, let me know and I will post them!