I feel good na na na na na na na!

I'm excited to report that I have now officially lost 10 lbs and it feels so good! My friend Sydney and I (we are both on this weight loss thing) went shopping at the mall tonight and just for the heck of it, went into DEB and tried on prom dresses! It was so much fun and it made me feel better about myself, because we were both trying on things that we normally wouldn't try on. I know 10 lbs doesn't seem like much, but my pants are already baggy. It's such a good feeling.

I've noticed that I need to give myself weekly goals. I need to get into the habit of giving myself something to work towards during the week. I've already got the actual going to the gym thing down, and since I didn't work out tonight, I feel awful! So this morning my husband and I weigh ourselves and I said to him, "Okay my goal is going to be 220 by Sunday!" We both looked at each other, looked at the scale, looked back at each other and said, "NAH!" In order for me to be 220, I would have to lose 6 lbs in 5 days.......insane.......not healthy? We both agreed I could make it happen if I pushed myself I could do it.....we'll see. I'll push myself but I don't think I'll be able to lose 6 lbs.

I really enjoy the foods/recipes I've been trying. I came across an alternative to Alfredo sauce (it's one of my weaknesses) by using avocado! How awesome is that? I've been doing a lot of roasted/baked veggies and eating less carbs (another weakness) Remember in one of my earlier posts I mentioned that I was giving up Diet Coke? Well I can say with confidence I haven't had a Diet Coke since that post, until tonight. I had one when we went out dinner and I only drank 1 glass. It was way to sweet. Didn't even like it. I'm so very proud of myself!

This whole experience thus far has been amazing. I truly enjoy the healthy life! I feel so much better about myself, I'm starting to get a bump on my lower back (aka a butt.....this excites me...I've wanted pants to fit for so long, and not have sagging fabric where a butt should be, and I think it's about to happen!) I'm actually starting to see that I have a torso. Things are looking up and it's exciting. I don't ever want to go back to what I was, and to think I was content with that! I'm moving forward and not looking back