a free weekend!

Thanks to wedding cake, a lot of beer & a late night run for the border, i'm not gonna weigh in just yet this week..or at least not accept that i only lost 3lbs last week & gained 2 back over the weekend. As bad as all that was for me, it made for one great night with old friends! but a new week has started & i'm back on track...like a boss!

i biked about 12 miles on Saturday morning. then i felt the urge to bike early this morning before work. its crazy how nice it was at 6:30am....quiet & peaceful...of course, all that was disrupted by my bike gears shifting & me huffing & puffing up a few big hills. Sorry nature...i didn't mean to wake you up so early with my loudness! i figured it'd be better for me to ride by myself every now & then so i'm not constantly slowing down my usual group when we ride. as of now, i just blame my slowness on the bike until i get a new one. But after i get it & realize i'm still extremely slow, i'll have to come up with a new excuse! i'm told i'm gonna be riding in the MS-150 in September so i really gotta start kicking it up a notch...or break my leg. clearly, i have great confidence in myself!

gotta stay postive

so i've been a little perturbed the past couple days for reasons i won't go into but it's probably left me with a bit of sour attitude which is not my thing! Since Sunday i don't feel i've really been working as hard as i should be & i haven't lost as much as i wanted to so far this week. but after going for a bike ride tonight it helped clear my head & i think i have the fire back in me. mostly the fact that i want to prove people wrong. i did get some positive feedback today from my mom who said i looked like i'd lost some weight. she sees me every day & could already tell after 2 weeks this is working! i'm told hard work pays off...i sure hope it's true in my case!

the best part of my bike ride tonight was when my bike seat started to slowly slip down as i headed up the last big hill...that's what happens when you adjust it & don't tighten it all the way...clearly i brought this on myself. just picture a big kid on a tiny bike with knees up to their chin. that was me on a little bigger scale..however, no one from my group was around to enjoy this but i'm sure it was funny for the people walking by. I do what i can to entertain the masses!

so tomorrow's a new day & it can only be as good as i make it...I mean it'd really help if i won the lottery as well but that would require i spend money on a ticket...who has that kinda time or money to begin with? i only go to QuikTrip anyways & you never hear about people who win the big million-dollar jack pots buying their tickets at a QuikTrip...its always some small town, off the beaten path & barely passing health code place like Uncle Fester's Pit Stop & Bait Shop Cafe'.

welp, i head to work tomorrow while on a cleanse day...i think it'll be easier doing a cleanse while working cuz i'll stay busy but then again it might wear me out even more! i have enough scraps & bruises from crazy pets at the vet already so i'll have to be on my toes ready to take on the wild kingdom! better pack a few extra wafers for energy...power up, my friends!

The ever shrinking Dawsonator

welp, i took my measurements yesterday after being on Isagenix for 13 days now. let's start with what my stats were on day 1:
waist: 55.5in
abs: 55in
butt:55in
diaphragm: 49in

as you can see i'm pretty much the same size all around which makes me awkwardly shaped!
also i took the measurement of my head to make sure it wasn't the same size as the rest of me cuz clearly it is abnormally huge! thankfully it was not 55 like the rest of my body...but it was 23in.

now after 13 days on Isagenix & some bike riding:
waist:51in
abs: 49 1/3
butt:52 1/2
diaphragm: 45
alas my head is still the same size!

after doing a little arithmetic...aka calculator...i have lost at least 16 inches & i'm now down to 260lbs...yup that's 13 lbs in 13 days! that calls for some celebration in moderation! that just me livin' la vida loca...sorry for the Ricky Martin reference. it was in my head for some reason. so that is that...i've run out of witty comments after this long week & 3 days of biking!

good night & have a pleasant tomorrow!

bike rides

yup old school bike rides are back in my life...good for the body...bad for your butt! well not really bad for your butt, it just kinda hurts at first. if any of you know me at all, you know i'm not a big fan of working out but i've done my best to suck it up over the past year. however i haven't really found something that keeps my attention long enough to be affective. so we'll see how biking goes!

whenever i think of riding bikes, my mind immediately goes back to when i was a kid. you all know what i'm talking about! how in the world did we have that kind of stamina to ride around all day on bikes with one gear & breaks that only worked by peddling backwards? youth is amazing...just sucks you gotta grow up & get a job to survive!

btw i had a chocolate Isagenix shake for dinner...i put powdered peanut butter in it cuz its better for you...all i can say is delish! try it...you'll thank me.

not feeling the energy today

so its another day of cleanse..i'm trying to stay busy today since i'm off work but i haven't been that successful! one day off in the middle of the week is kind of a tease. what am i suppose to do with this day other than go run errands & spend all the money i just acquired on pay day today...bah-humbug! maybe i'll just sleep the day away...jk..sorta. i've been a little under the weather the past couple days so i haven't gotten much exercise but the scale didn't prove that this morning! but i'm not gonna post how much i'm down just yet...i hope the suspense kills you...well not actually kills you cuz then i'd be an accessory to murder & frankly that would put a damper on my weekend.

one good thing about starting this program, i've cut back on my dr pepper consumption...welp, i don't particularly like that but my dentist is a big fan! he hates fixing my cavities!

i'm a little hungry right now so must be time for a "snack". what if i just put it in water? wonder if it would just dissolve like an alka-seltzer? hmmm....

Week 1 DONEZIES!

Welp, my first week of sticking to my guns of healthy eating & on Isagenix is under my belt! hmmm, i'd eat a gun right now if it had chocolate bullets. what?! never mind that doesn't even make sense...but it does sound delicious, right? the chocolate part people, come on! guns are not safe & should only be handled by a professional...that is your tip of the day, you welcome.

by the end of this week i was pretty wore out mostly because of work so i put one of the Isagenix energy packets in my water bottle & took it to work on Friday...i drank it thru out the day. Normally i hit a lull in the day about 2:30 after wrestling dogs & crazy cats all day...it wears a girl out! but this time i felt great! it may not keep the animals from drooling or crapping on me but i have the energy to deal with it! i might have to get me some more of those energy packs!

let's not talk about the fact that i just saw an ad on TV for Taco Bell & it looked scrumptious! Yo quiero but i must be strong! i know a few of you following along on here are on the same Isagenix program as me...so good luck to you all!! keep me posted on how you're doing or any tips you might have for me!

ok so drum roll please...after the first week i'm down to 266 lbs! yup that's 7 lbs in 7 days...off to a pretty good start! but i don't want to get too excited just yet. its only been a week & when you start a diet like this it's always encouraging the first week when you lose big but i'm just gonna take it day by day. I know not every week can be that good but lets hope so!!

night before the 1st weigh in!!

welp, i'm wrapping up the end of my first week on Isagenix. i've only eatten my shakes & a granola bar today cuz i'm going to the T-Bones game tonight with my family & ya gotta have a hot dog at the ballpark right?! totally worth it. this has been a crazy week & i could really go for some pizza & beer right now but i'm gonna fight the urge...perhaps some Sailor would be more healthy =)

so this is the part i've been dreading the most: last Sunday I weighed in at 273lbs...i'm gonna say it's mostly muscle! jk it's totally not! that's the highest i've been in 3 years. I lost a bunch of weight couple years ago by doing Slim4Life which works really well but it's costly & time consuming as far as making a full blown meal 3 times a day everyday. anyhoo...tomorrow is the first weigh in..bum bum buuuum! jk i ain't scared! ok maybe a little. i have those thoughts go thru my head like: what can i do between now & then to weigh even less. what if i cut my finger nails...surely that'd take off a new ounces right?!

i'm not really sure why i agreed to write this blog at first. a favor to a friend i guess but now i'm thinking it will keep me far more accountable knowing a few folks are reading along & will actually know & see how i'm keeping up with all this...but still, what was i thinking?! thanks to those of you reading along & encouraging me during this!

and so it begins...

soooo...I'm not much of a blogger but I'm sure most of you aren't much of a blog reader so we'll start this journey together! some of you may have found your way here because you know me & are interested in the random rants I might splurt out...and I'm glad you did! But the real bonus is if you continue to read this blog from day to day, you'll be following along with me as I document my progress on my mission to lose some LB's! i know...me & losing weight not a usual combo but in reality probably should make a good one!

Thanks to my friends the Ebberts, I've gotten started on the Isagenix program which consists of a couple shakes a day & sensible meals. There's a little more to the program but I'll get into that later. I just wanted to try this blog thing out for now & make sure I know where all the gadgets are...ps: click on the "follow" button to the left so you can get updates whenever I post them! at least I think that's how it works...

I'm at the end of Day 3 of the Isagenix program which is a cleanse day...that means all I did today was drink! ok, well maybe not the kind of drinking I'd prefer to be doing but oh well. it hasn't been too bad though...except for the fact that all ads on TV are food related. dang you advertising! at least I have the "snacks" which are more like large chalky tums than a delicious wafer but it helps with the hunger. If you know me already, you know my schedule is always on the go...to say the least! so this program is actually perfect for someone with a schedule like mine. I won't have to worry about making meals as often...I just grab a shake & go!

I'm gonna suck it up & post my starting measurements & weight soon because that's what i agreed to do...besides, it's not like those things are really a secret...you all can see me with your own eyes, right?! Hense the name of this thing..."Awkwardly Shaped" =) I'll keep ya posted on how things are going...I'm pretty sure my first weigh in on Sunday will be good so get ready for the craziness to begin!