Thursday, March 22, 2012

I've made it this far...

So today begins day four. Wow! I can actually see myself sticking with this! I had the yummiest shake this morning. I used the Dark Chocolate Silk this morning and added 1/4 c of strong coffee with 2 scoops of ViSalus drink mix and it was YUMMO! And it's a little nuts but i'm already down to 179.2. Yeah, that's 5.7#! Can I really have had that much water weight? It doesn't matter. When I did WW in 2002 I know my biggest losses were up front. I'm okay with that. I know that fewer calories in + more calories burned=weight loss and that's all I care about.

You know, i'm never going to be a pro-blogger. I do this for me, not for anyone else. I guess that means that my posts are basically brain dumps. Is that lame? I suppose not. I'm busy. Busy as a mom. Busy as a wife. Busy as an employee. Too busy. But it's important for me to document this so that when I look back in a month, or three, or six that it shows I did something for myself. Really that's the most important thing. Because I could have kept putting this off. Lord knows I have put it off for long enough as it is. I put it off because of the shame of reaching out for a potential solution. I could have done this in January and would be that much further ahead...that much bigger of a loser! But you can't turn back the clock. You can't think of what might have been. All I can do is look forward and get through it one day at a time. It's most definitely a struggle sometimes but I find I can push through if I concentrate on this one day. It's all I can do. It's the same with getting through my brother's death. Each day I focused on getting out of bed, taking care of my kids, caring for my parents and making it to bed again. These days the sun shines a little brighter, my load feels a little lighter, I know he is in a good place. Smiling and laughing and making people happy. He still makes me happy...

But this post wasn't supposed to go "there." I wanted to post my swimsuit picks for this summer. I so want to order a 10. I want to order something WITHOUT a skirt! For once in my post-kids life. Without further ado...







Ah Lands End...you do swimwear so well!




Loft...who knew?

That's all for today...not that much inspiring swimwear out there after all! Come to think of it, I have a cute suit that I ordered from Lands End Canvas two years ago. Might have to see how that looks come June 1!

Monday, March 19, 2012

So it begins...

I haven't even figured out what date is the 90th day. 90 days to give ViSalus a try. Body by Vi? Sounds silly. Sounds desperate. But I am. There's absolutely no doubt about it. So I knew it was coming, the day I would have to do something drastic. Something for me. Something to never apologize about. But i'm giving myself 90 days. Well, technically two weeks. I only ordered the 15 day kit. But if I can get through week one and am not dying of starvation, I will reorder next Monday (March 26).

June 15=Day 90

Five days before summer. Just in time? I certainly hope so. I don't think that I have an ultimate goal. I guess for me it would be about feeling good in my own skin. Moving more for my kids. Being healthy and fit and looking great as well. I'm not going to lie, that will be the best part of it. Not for anyone else but for me. Buying a piece of clothing and feeling great about it? I'm excited! So I'm starting this blog. To keep accountable to myself. To give myself something to work for. To help me NOT fail this time. I'm ready. So here goes:

Weight: 184.9
Hips: 45.5
Waist: 33
Right Thigh: 27.25
Left Thigh: 27.25
Bust: 37.75
Abdomen: 39
Right Calf: 16
Left Calf: 15.75

Photos? Not yet...

But I will share today's recipe:
2 scoops vi shape shake mix
8 ozs. Silk almond milk
1 chocolate cardio mix in (can use 1/2 tsp hershey's baking powder)
1/4 cup strong coffee (1/2 c water with huge T of Nescafe)
ICE
Blend...yum!