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SIZE 8!

I’m officially wearing my first ever size 8 jeans! I’ve never been able to wear a size 8 before! (I suppose I wore a size 8 when I was growing from a kid to an adult but knowing me I probably just skipped that size.)

I’m ecstatic! Seriously! This is another thing I can cross off my 2012 Bucket List! Very Very soon I will reach the 15 lbs lost on there too.

There is no better high than looking in the mirror and seeing change! I’ve been measuring myself lately too and I am totally seeing results! I just wish I kept my measurements from when I did the yoga bootcamp, but oh well.

Yesterday, I headed to the store to get dog food and ended up getting a few groceries, I got some frozen salmon, 2 apples, a pack of organic lettuce ( it was cheaper), and another protein shake, this time mocha cappicino. At first I had two packs of lettuce but I put one back that I’m less likely to waste it! Smart move!

My hubs and I have decided to take out a loan to get him a new (old) truck. So we are putting ourselves on a tight budget, I’m going to have to plan my meals better and really need to stop wasting stuff (but I already knew that).

I had lunch with my sister in law yesterday at a place Blake and I go pretty frequently, I ordered the “queensland” salad because I was craving a chef salad. It had lettuce and mixed greens, tomatoes, onions, hard boiled eggs and a tiny bit of cheddar and bacon. We also go dessert to-go but I didn’t mine. I picked a stick of pistachio biscotti….I felt like it was the least amount of calories compared to the cookies, cupcakes and cheesecakes bars. Also it was the smallest portion out of all them. I was planning on eating with my coffee this morning but I left it at home so I’ll just have it with my afternoon coffee!

Then we went to Papa Murphey’s so she could get dinner for later, and she also bought me a pizza. I picked the Hawaiian deLite pizza, because it was only 158 calories a slice, and Blake likes that kind. She was bought me a S’more pizza last minute…..ugh! Its still in our fridge though. So for dinner I had 2 slices of pizza and a salad of mixed greens with raspberry vinegerette. For dessert a Jambia Juice popsiscle for 80 calories. And finished the day at 1485 calories total!

I also went for a bike ride and run yesterday. I did not feel like biking, but I told myself even a short one is better than none. I probably would have kept going but the wind was so strong that I could barely move. Right after I headed for my run, again very windy, but I did it, and that’s all that matters.

Overall, yesterday was a great day!

Another Mini Goal

It’s time for another mini goal. Remember the last one? I really wanted to wear a size 10 in jeans and I did it! A part of me thought that I was setting myself up for failure because I was almost 15 lbs more than the last time I could wear a 10. But I didn’t fail! And I looks and feel amazing in those jeans. The fit my butt perfectly! I can’t lie… I’ve always though I have a nice butt. The difference is that this time I am working out more than ever.

Anyway well now I have a new mini goal to work towards.

My 25th birthday is in three weeks! My new goal is to be in the 190s by then. I’m only 6 lbs away. I can totally do this! It’s going to be tough. It’s going to require serious dedication and commitment. I will have to consistently lose 2 lbs a week. I’ve been coming pretty close to that every week but not always.

I told my husband that I would wear something “sexy” when he takes me out for a nice dinner that night. I’m thinking like a nice top or maybe even a dress. I never wear dresses except for weddings!

I kinda feel like 25 is a big deal. I’m not sure why, in my mind it’s like officially grown up. I want to feel confident and beautiful when my 25th year of life starts. I’m doing everything I can to make sure this year is the best it can be. I’m striving to make this finally be the year that I am happy about myself. Thats why I made my 2012 Bucket List. Thats why I am working so hard to lose weight.

I can do this and I will!

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Ready for 2012

2011 was an amazing year for me! At the start of the year my boyfriend and I got out first place together and just a few months later we got married! It’s true all the things the say about your wedding, it was by far the best day of my life.

This is my favorite picture because those are 100% real smiles.

I’m really looking forward to 2012, I have no idea what to expect. I’m hoping its just a fantastic as 2011. I’ve never been one to make resolutions because I feel like they have a negative side. I’m mean everything you see about making a new year resolution is about how to stick to them or how they fail after 3 weeks. I’m not going to set my self up to fail or give up. I do have something I’d like to do in 2012, but they are not resolutions. I call it my 2012 Bucket List.

2012 Bucket List
1. Wear a bikini
2. Lose 15 lbs. 25 lbs. 35 lbs.
3. Get my passport
4. Wear size 8 jeans.
5. Finish a triathlon!
6. Get a pedicure
7.Go kayaking.
8. Take a yoga class.
9. Plant a garden that actually produces something
10. Say yes more often.
11. Blog 52 times for my Project 52
12.  Learn to love myself.

12 because its 2012! Some of these are easy like I could go get a pedi now, and some are harder, like losing 35 lbs. But each one of them will be new for me this year! I’ve never actually harvest anything from my garden. I need a passport so we can take a vacation this year (fingers crossed for Mexico!). The most important one for me is number 5. I’ve wanted to do a triathlon for like 3 years now, but I never do it. Something always comes up, not this time. No excuses.

I’m ready to make 2012 my year! This is the year I will turn 25, this is the year I will finally lose “the weight”, this is the year I will succeed!