HELLO FRIENDS!!!

Are you guys ok? I feel like everyone has been a little "quiet" the past few weeks. I hope that each of you is doing well!!

Shannon - I know it's been a while since your last post, but as always, I'm excited to hear what you'll be doing next. When exactly will you and Pat be going on vacation? Are you there now? You guys have an AMAZING time! No doubt that you each earned some time off and some time together.

Amber - How is everything going for you? Haven't heard from you in a while. Hope all is well!

Well, about 4 or 5-weeks ago, I realized that I haven't really been made any progress in one direction or another and I was ready for some new motivation! So I took a week off from working out and from watching my eating just to pray and think about what would be a good plan for the last 4 months of the year. SOOOOO, I asked my friend Kyla to meet with me and we talked about our goals for health and fitness. She has been doing Crossfit for over a year and hasn't really seen results...not because Crossfit doesn't work, but because she hasn't taken control of her eating. So, our consensus was that we each needed to take control of our eating and be more self disciplined and motivated. TIME TO GET SERIOUS!!! What I decided was to journal my eating each day to make sure that I was staying within the recommended calories for a person my size and build. I found that I was eating WAY MORE that I needed to be. Since I've started journaling and meeting with Kyla on a weekly basis, my weight has maintained a 120-121 range (instead of 120-123) and I'm eager to drop into the 119 range. I can feel it coming!!!

So, I'm going to work hard to meet my 115 goal for December. Not because I think I'm fat...it's just something I started and I want to finish what I started. If I get to 115 and I'm not happy with the effort it takes to stay there, I'll let it go. Currently, I have more confidence in the way my body looks than I ever have. It feels good to "like myself" and it's something that I've grown to enjoy and be content with. Today, I went shopping with Steven and I bought some size 2 pants...granted, they were from Eddie Bauer whose sizes probably run a little big. The great thing was not that I had to get a size 2, but that I got a size 2 and didn't really think it was a big deal. I would have been just as content with a size 4 or 6...to me, my reaction was definitely a big deal!!

I love you girls and I hope to hear from you soon.