Hi Friends!!!

It's so great to hear from both of you. Amber, I'm so glad that you liked the Scentsy. I was beginning to get worried. I was sad that I didn't get to see you that day that I said bye to everyone but also glad that you're feeling better. I'm miss you girls as well. So far however, Texas has been great to me and I'm having a lot of fun at work and away from work with my friends/family. I can't believe it's only been a little over a week that I've been here. It was a long week but even more so, it was a LONG, relaxing 3-day weekend...LOVED IT!!!


I was a bit afraid that it was going to be harder to keep up with my health here in Texas because there's such a different mentality about health in general...BUT, so far, my schedule and the fact that there aren't a bunch of cakes/cookies laying around at work have actually made it easier for me to stay healthy and not deviate so much. Actually I lost almost 2 lbs. this week...so instead of hovering close to 124 like I did in Colorado, I've consistently hovered closer to 122 this week. It feels great!!!


Something that was encouraging to me this weekend was that I spent some time with my family AND, instead of them constantly bugging me about how skinny I looked, everyone was commenting on how great they thought it was that I tried to stay healthy. Why the change in attitude? Well, my siblings and my parents are both getting older and I think that they are starting to physically see and feel the disadvantages of leading an unhealthy lifestyle. My mom, who has actually seen me and cried in the past because she thought I was too skinny said to me, "You look sooooo good!" Oh yeah...


Both of you guys are amazing!!! Thank you so much for being so encouraging and making sure that I don't go overboard with this. Amber, just remember that the benefits of seeing good changes in your body FAR outweigh the benefits of chocolate cake and cookies...trust me. It's hard to have parties at work and watch everyone chow down while you eat fruit, yogurt, shakeology, and 1/3 of the cake you really want to have. But, I always felt empowered when I was able to perservere.

And Shannon...you WILL lift 15 lbs. on not just your right but also your LEFT bicep!!!!

Love you guys...