What a gorgeous Fall day! It's already started off on the right track too. I attended a 2 hour Zumba party at Gold's Gym to help the American Diabetes Foundation during the Burn-A-Thon. It was a BLAST! I love Zumba (even though I have no rhythm or coordination) because everyone is just there to have a good time. No one cares if you are good at it or not. In two hours I burned 1327 calories while having fun...imagine that! :) I hope everyone has a blessed day!!

I am not a morning person...anyone that knows me can tell you that. However, this morning my co-worker talked me into going to the gym at 5 am. I told her she was crazy, but that I would attempt. That meant setting my alarm for 4:45 and rushing to be there by 5 (this from the girl that wakes up at 7 to get to work at 8). Anyways, I really enjoyed it...other than the whole waking up early. Once I was out of bed and to the gym it was great! I burned 680 calories and now I have an extra half hour of time to get ready for work!!

A friend of mine introduced me to Soy Milk with Soy Protein and I'm pretty excited to have a new way to get some added protein! You take 8 oz of Soy Lean Chocolate (70 calories) and 1 scoop of Soy Protein Vanilla (170 calories). This morning instead of doing NS breakfast I took that protein shake and added 1/2 banana and 1 tsp peanut butter...it was pretty delicious!!

I've been MIA for a while on the site...mostly because I'm addicted to Facebook. LOL. Partly because I have had a really tough month with work and in my personal life. Due to the stress I have gained 4-5 lbs in the past month, but today I vowed to get my butt back in gear. While I am still under goal, I do not want to gain any weight back and I still want to see 155 (my new goal)! So I'm still here and I'm now back on the site tracking my every bite! I hope all my NS friends are doing well and having continued success!!!!!!

I did it...today officially marks 8 months for me and the scale has broken goal!  I've lost almost 75 lbs since August 17th!  I'm doing my own little happy dance right now!! 

I have decided to try and lose another 15-20 lbs before going on maintenance, but I wanted to share with all my NS friends that I have passed my original goal!  My goal was 170 and today I saw 169.2!!

I hope everyone has a blessed and happy Friday!!

Well I have got one leg on the wagon and one leg off.  I've had a few very stressful weeks at work and I let my co-workers be a bad influence on me.  Luckily I haven't done as poorly as I thought...scale only showed about 1.5 lb difference.  It is time for me to get back on though.  I've got about 6 lbs until goal and I want to lose about another 20 after that, so it's time to get back on in full force!  I can and I will do this!!

 

Hey everyone!  Sorry I've been MIA for a while.  Work has been very busy and I just haven't felt like blogging when I get home, hence the reason I haven't posted a blog in months. :)

Things are still going well for me and Nutrisystem is still working.  I am only 5.5 lbs away from my original goal of 170.  I was hoping to be there by March 17th, which is my 26th birthday, however it will take a miracle for me to see that number on Tuesday! LOL.  I'm just happy to be where I'm at and so thankful for all of you that have supported me on my journey!!  I have re-evaluated my goal and I think I want to lose an additional 15-20 lbs once I hit 170.  150-155 should be a good weight for my height and frame, so I'm excited to see if I can get myself there!

Hope all is well with all my NS buddies.  Have a fabulous weekend!!

Oh my gosh...I had the BEST night last night.  My cousin-in-law invited me to go with her and her co-workers to bowl and sing karaoke.  I was hanging with a new crowd and at a different bar.  I had so much fun!  I know that my self confidence is improving, but it really improved last night when I had 4 different guys trying to get my attention!  I've never had so much attention from that many members of the opposite sex.  It sure felt good!  The sweetest part is that when I was talking with two of them about NS I told them I still had quite a bit to go before I hit goal and would be happy with my body...and they both told me I looked wonderful the way I am!  One was calling me Bella (beautiful in Italian...or so he tells me LOL) and the other kept telling me how cute I am.  It was so nice and sweet...really boosted my self esteem.  It also made me feel like maybe I really can move on and get over the one that keeps breaking my heart.  :0)

I hope all of you have a wonderful and blessed weekend!  I also hope that you are experiencing Personal Victories like mine...it makes you feel so good!

Okay...so to start off I need to say "Shame on me" for the poor choices I've made, especially today.  I've been kind of in a rutt since New Years and I've been cheating here and there especially at lunch time.  I'm so tired of the lunch choices and hope that the new choices roll out to my zip code soon.  I've been cheating when someone offers to go pick up lunch...even though I have my NS with me.  I really need to get my butt in gear and start being 100% again!

Now for the "Yeah for me!" part...I was feeling pretty upset with myself for eating donuts and pizza today, but then I went for my free personal training session at Gold's.  Oh wow...what a work out!  I burned 540 calories in about 45 minutes.  Cheryl kicked my butt, but I loved every minute of it!  Sure there were times I didn't think I could do it, but she cheered me on and pushed me all at the same time.  I called my mom after my session and told her that for my birthday I would really love to have her buy me some training sessions...I told her I would prefer that over clothes, money, movies, etc.  She told me to let her know once I go over prices with Gold's and maybe her and my grandma's can do that for me in March. 

I also wanted to say that I measured myself for the first time since 9/7 and found I've lost a total of 27".  Arms down 2.1, Chest down 5.5 (that's not good!), Waist down 3.5, Hips down 8.3, and Thighs down 7.6!  I was amazed...I really should measure at least once a month! LOL

I'm on such an exercise high right now that I feel like I could do more.  I won't though because I need to shower so I can make it to see Bride Wars with my friend!  I hope everyone is having a blessed and healthy weekend!  Thanks for listening to me!!

I posted some new pictures that were taken yesterday when I celebrated Christmas with my parents' and siblings.  I was pretty frustrated with my mom because she wanted to take pictures of me and my little sister (before I had a chance to do my hair)...I also just felt like I was chunky and shouldn't be in pictures.  My mom always wins though. LOL.

You know what I found after viewing the pictures?  That I would say in some of them I looked skinny!  I think the pictures turned out great and the family photo (kids only) was one of the best we've ever taken!!  This being said I am realizing more and more that I have huge self image issues that I need to work on.  Everyone has always told me I'm beautiful, but I've never really believed it.  People have been telling me how great I look and how proud they are of me for losing almost 50 lbs...I just thank them and say I still have another 20-30 lbs to lose.  After these photos though I realize how much I need work on my self image and self esteem...just because I see a fat girl doesn't mean that's what others see.  This journey is about working on ourselves inside and out...I am now committed to working on the inside too!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of my friends!  Thanks for always being here for me and for keeping me in line (Donna)!!

Love and Hugs,

KT

Today I made it to Onederland and I couldn't be happier!  I have officially lost 45 lbs since starting NS on August 17th.  I'm so proud of my accomplishments and so thankful that I found NS.  I'm also so very thankful for all the wonderful new people I've met on here and the support they provide me.  So thank you everyone for being there for me, encouraging me, and keeping me on the right path!

Onederland was just the grand prize for my week.  Wednesday was full of wonderful things too!  My best friend hasn't seen me in a month or so and she came over and freaked out when she saw me saying "Oh my gosh...you're flat and so skinny!"  Then when I was waitressing I was getting all kinds of comments.

The best part was that the guy I care about got all googlie-eyed.  He hadn't seen me in quite a while and couldn't believe my loss.  We have a tough relationship...I love him with all my heart and would love to spend my life with him, but he doesn't think he is worthy of me.  He loves me, but doesn't think that we will be together the way I want (marriage).  For three years now we have gone back and forth with each other and it's really hard on me.  I know that I still need to concentrate on myself and be happy with me before getting into a relationship and he needs to work on a lot of things too.  I'm just worried that he won't work on him and we won't ever be together.  He knows that this relationship is hard on me so we decided it's best for us to just be friends for a while and he wants me to date, but I haven't been in the dating game for 4 yrs and it scares the living daylights out of me.  I really wish he could get a place where he realizes that I'm the girl, but for now I need to try and forget about "us" and just concentrate on me.  It did feel wonderful to have him proud of me though...and it wasn't like he was noticing me because I lost weight.  He's always thought I was perfect just the way I am...he actually didn't understand why I was on NS.  Now he sees why...he sees that I'm much happier and I'm working on being the healthiest/happiest me I can be.  :0)