Friday Weigh-In

Seriously...

I need a catchy title for Friday weigh-ins...

 

 

I cut my hair off yesterday.  I don't think this pic does it justice.

 

I am supposed to wog my first 5k tomorrow.  The weather is supposed to be super crappy- like there is a chance of sleet.  I don't know if I am wog-in-the-sleet hardcore.  I am really hoping the weather holds out.  *fingers crossed*

 

I weighed in at 211 this morning.  That was a pleasant surprise!  Down 1.4 lbs for a total of 26.4 lbs down from last January.  Woot woot!!!

 

 



So What Wednesday...

It's that time again! 

 

 

 

So what if...

 

I am super excited about Christmas this year.  I have plans on going Hallmark Christmas movie crazy on Thanksgiving break.  And I let Clark Griswold go nut-so at Home Depot buying all the lights.  T is excited about it and I LOVE IT.  We have been reading Christmas stories at bedtime.  He gets so enthralled with Christmas trees- I can't wait to go buy ours this year.

 

I have reached that point in the semester where I can't wait for it to be over.  At the same time, I am strangely excited about next semester.  I'm a weird-o.  Guaranteed I will make myself crazy the next few weeks devising study plans and lists and then putting it off. 

 

I was late to work this morning because T said, "Way down wif me, Mama."  I'm sorry, son- I couldn't hear you over my heart melting.  I can't wait to be off with him next week.

 

Yesterday was basically a carb fest.  I was super stressed about school yesterday and I totally gave in to my inner-fatty.  I had goldfish crackers for breakfast, Auntie Anne's pretzel sticks on the way to school, and Chick-fil-A waffle fries for "lunch".  I even made Spicy Sausage Pasta (I did use wholegrain pasta...does that even matter, really?) for dinner last night.  Sorry, not sorry.

 

I have my first race this weekend.  I am two parts freaking-the-shiz-out and one part excited.  I don't really feel prepared at all, but I am going to do my best.  And when I leave there, I am going to go to Thanksgiving at my Aunt's house.  BOOM.

Weigh In

I’m officially down 25 lbs from January of last year!

I keep having to remind myself that while I am not exactly where I thought I would be in this journey by now, I haven’t gone backwards.

I finally got back in the dress pants I wore before I was pregnant yesterday.  I think I probably could have been wearing them for a while, but I thought they were “too small”.  I am so used to clothes are ill-fitting and too big that when something fits I think I look like a sausage.

I need a catchy title for Weigh In Fridays…any ideas?

And finally…this made me laugh last night.

pinned here

The topic today is....NO TOPIC

I have been meaning to write for a few weeks.  I'll think of a good topic, but by the time I have a chance to sit down with it I can't remember why it was important or what funny anecdote I wanted to share.  Home and school have been hectic, so I have been focusing all of my energy there.

 

Since I don't really have a topic, I am just going to share some random-ness from the past few weeks.

 

1.  I hate weighing in on Wednesdays.  It totally messes with my OCD order of things.  I am going to start weighing in on Fridays.  And actually posting about it! :)

 

2.  T asked "to go see the fishes" this weekend, so we took him to Bass Pro Shop.  They were already taking Santa pictures and the line was short, so I decided we would just go ahead and do it.  I really thought he would be freaked out by Santa and not cooperate, but he did so well.  And he looks like such a big boy...

 

3.  I went to my very first professional hockey game.  We sat right behind the penalty box.  IT WAS AMAZING.  This was when Horcoff was in the box.

 

 

4.  Couch to 5K is hard.  My neighbor Jana and I have been rocking it, though!  We have had to miss the last couple of weeks because of my exam schedule at school and the weather.  We have our first race in a couple of weeks! 

 

5.  I stole this from Instagram.  It captures so much that no one but Meridith will understand.  This is for you, MerBear!

 

 

6.  And finally, school.  I think this has easily been the hardest semester so far.  I had an exam a couple of weeks ago that I felt so good about, and then I got my grade.  I was basically a little devastated.  It is something I can totally recover from, and I am kind of excited to kick it's ass.  And my professor is SUPER.  Most of my professors are.  And I have made friends with a couple of really chill ladies who have been a HUGE help in one of my classes.  We make a really awesome team. 

 I am counting down for Thanksgiving Break.

 

Thanks for hanging with me.  I am open for suggestions for blog topics- please let me know if you have an idea!

 

XO- Birdie