Week Nine - 10 pounds have left the premises.

Week nine has probably been the best I've done so far on this "journey". (Hahahaha....I HATE when they use the word journey on the bachelorette, that was a joke.) I have worked out every day except Friday, eaten almost close to perfect, and lost two L-B's, ba-by!! Last night I asked Taylor if it was weird to go from having a lazy wife always in pajamas to a wife always in workout clothes and he told me it was bizarre. He came home from Denver and California and was married to literally a different person. He told me since I pulled such a huge one-eighty, he was worried I would just quit one day and erase all my hard work. I totally understood what he meant, but it hurt my feelings too that he thought I wouldn't stay on track. He wasn't trying to discourage me or be mean at all...(not trying to put him on blast here), but I told him that the reason I won't do that and the reason I've changed so much is that this is the first time the "switch" went off in my head that allowed me to truly commit and change my lifestyle. And that's why I'm here to stay. I will slip up, but I won't just gain all my weight back in a couple weeks like I used to always do. In the past, I was never fully ready to commit. I didn't want to let go of the 3000 calorie Mi Ranchito meals, eating whenever, whatever, and the comfort of sweet, fluffy, yummy food. I didn't want to practice any restraint in my social life, and I didn't want to tell myself no. I wanted so, so badly to lose weight and be healthy but not bad enough to give up the things I loved. This time around, I finally became ready to let go of my fear of not having that comfort in food and the couch. And there's nothing wrong at all with ice cream, and beer, and french fries, and mexican food, I just (at this point) don't know how to have a healthy relationship with them. So we had to break up. They were so comforting and distracting but our relationship was just making me unhealthy and unhappy. This is all so mental, and I finally got to the place I needed to be. So I think that I will stay on this path, and will maintain my goal weight once I get there.

Weigh In: Down two pounds, so down TEN pounds now!

High: Amp Camp has been really motivating. We have gotten three emails this week from Shawna, our instructor, with tips, recipes, motivation, etc. It's really fun to get that in my inbox!


Low: Knee Pain. I go from my back, to my shoulders, and now my knees. Sheesh. I think I'm going to head to the chiropractor this week to get things checked out. Those suckers are feeling bizarre. I know they are overworked, but I hope it's nothing serious and they'll loosen up over time...


Exercise Update: Worked out every day except Friday, and while I was a little stressed out since Amp Camp instructs me to work out seven days a week, I know my knees needed that break and I think they are thanking me.


Goals for Next Week: Well ladies and gentlemen, in six short days I will be in Vegas for Laura's Bachelorette Party!!! Sooo...that requires me to be absolutely perfect in my eating and working out Sunday-Thursday since Friday and Saturday I will be sinning in Sin City. This is my first trip to Vegas and it's for the best occasion ever, so I'm going to live it up, but my goal is to jump right back on track immediately afterwards and keep on truckin.


And since I feel bad for never posting pics or fun things anymore, here is a picture of Maeby doing her "Quick, act like a human!" trick.

Isn't she the cutest thing you've ever seen?!!