2009

Progress

September 24, 2009 curly hair September 24, 2009

* Thursday, September 24, 2009 * Yes, my hair is straight-ish! Thought I’d change it up a bit w/ the Chi ceramic flat iron! Progress is going to my brother’s wedding, with all of my family there, eating out every meal and sticking to my pre-cooked meals and workouts!!!! I am really proud of myself for sticking to it and doing so well! Everytime throughout this process that I have done something I never thought I could do, it has been great! I’m learning so much about what I’m capable of and it’s awesome! I also felt awesome at the wedding. I didn’t feel bloated or controlled by food. I didn’t feel pissed that my clothes wouldn’t fit. I didn’t have to dress …

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UPDATE & Progress Pics

September 10, 2009 progress pics September 10, 2009

September 10, 2009May 7, 2009 * June 3, 2009 * September 10, 2009May 7, 2009 * June 3, 2009 * September 10, 2009I spaced this morning and turned the wrong way….oops!I’m seeing some GREAT changes lately…the last few weeks. I don’t think I’m quite ready to post my back shots yet. It’s looking much better (my ass that is) but not quite there yet.I thought it’d be fun to show how far I’ve come since May b/c there are some SERIOUS changes since then. I’m loving taking these 2 week pics b/c it’s easy to be in denial but when looking back I can’t help but think NEVER again!!!I’m hoping to be ready by April! We’ll see…I’m taking it one week at a …

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Progress Update

August 27, 2009 progress pics August 27, 2009

7/11/09 * 8/27/09 7/11/09 * 8/27/09 I haven’t done a before and after in a while. I don’t see that many changes, but a few…it’s happening. I am a little pink from the tanning bed…trying to get tan for my big brother’s wedding in a few weeks. We’ll see if I can get tan enough by then! I am seeing a difference in my quad sweep/size on the side shots and I’m seeing my shoulders pop more and my waist a bit trimmer in the front shots. I feel like I just can’t get the fat off my middle and lower half!!! I can’t wait to see the finished product months down the road. I will be amazed I’m sure and feel like …

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Habits and Update

August 23, 2009 inspiration August 23, 2009

Today, August 23, 2009 about 8 p.m.I have been lazy lately with blogging….I’m sorry!!! I took this photo an hour or so ago and thought I’d at least give you a bit of an update. I have been wondering lately if what I’m doing now is becoming a habit or if I’ll be so sick of it next year after my comp that I’ll rebel and go back to my old ways…say it ain’t so! I really hope this is becoming a habit for me.I can see me later in life with kids, packing up my lunch and snacks and packing up lunches and snacks for my toddler(s) to go out on the town for the day. We’ll see. I …

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For Caroline and her Mommy

August 22, 2009 friends August 22, 2009

http://www.last.fm/music/Jamie+O%27Neal/_/I+Love+My+Life (That was the best video I could find, so I suggest clicking on the link above and listening to the recorded version. The sound quality is better.) I LOVE this song! Since the first time I heard this song, it’s made me happy! I used to listen to it during my last job when I was miserable and remember why I was working so hard….for my husband, our future, and our future “little blond haired” children. Now that my BFF has had her first baby, Baby Caroline, I am in love with this kid and I haven’t even met her yet. Now this song makes me teary…yes, me!…me who never cries!! I still see myself in the movie playing in my head, but instead ...

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Uncovered

August 7, 2009 books August 7, 2009

I saw the author, Jordan Matter, on the news the other day promoting the release of his new book, “Uncovered” and the part of his interview that caught my attention was not that he was photographing naked, topless women in public, but rather what he was saying about how the women felt about their bodies.Jordan Matter is a photographer and usually photographs models, who, as he said, are supposed to be the epitome of beauty in our society, right? We all, meaning women, look at these women and aspire to be like them? Or at least at some point in our lives we have done this. And, he said that it made an impact on him that these women, the epitome of beauty …