Size 12

I'm just too excited to wait until the end of the month. I have to post! I have lost another 6 pounds since my last post. My 12's fit very nicely, and are starting to get baggy! I can't believe it! I tried on my wedding dress yesterday...it fit. My shoulders are wide because of my lifting the last few years, so it was pretty tight there, but it went easily over my waist and hips. I was so excited, words just can't express, lol. My goal is a 10 and I'm about 10-12 pounds from my goal weight. The most interesting thing is I am 10 pounds heavier now than when I got married, but I was a size 10/12 then. It's interesting what muscle does to change your body shape. It convinces me all the more that weight and size mean nothing if you aren't toned and fit. I'm excited to see what happens over the next few weeks. I hope to hit my goals within the month! I'll keep you posted!

A few more...

I had to take this picture, because these pants are finally lose in the waist and I couldn't even put them on 2 months ago (they look big, but the waist is small). This shirt, I could never button, I would just wear it over white shirts. I can button it and there is tonz of room. The sleeves used to be tight, now, lots of room! Yay!

I have lost another 4 pounds since I last posted. So, since this is working I will finally tell you my size of jeans when I began this journey :) I WAS a WHOPPING size 18 or so. I am now comfortably wearing 14's. My hope is to be in my 12's by Labor Day. I have lost a total of about 22 pounds. I have 19 to go until I'm at my goal. My goal is to be in a size 10. I've never been below that. I'll be elated to reach that goal and if I continue to lose, it would be beyond my wildest dreams. I am so excited to be in clothes that I have not worn in 3 years! I LOVE the things I'm eating now. It's so simple. I do miss cooking all kinds of things like spaghetti and enchilada's and will do so once I reach my weight and I will do it healthy, but until then, I have to be strict about the amount of carbs, fat, and calories I'm taking in and it's easier to do it with the menu's I've created for myself. I posted some of what I'm doing on my last post. I have hit a sort of plateau, but I'm confident things will begin to change in the next week or so.

I told myself I will have a cheat every 10 pounds, so over the 24th of July, my SIL made the most amazing Pumpkin Cobbler in the dutch oven. Let me tell you, I indulged! It was so amazing! Next month, it's roasting marshmallows with the kiddo's. I can't wait!

The other thing I'm pretty excited about is how my exercising has improved. Running has become so much easier and instead of 11:30 miles, I'm running 10:30 miles and even 10 minute miles on good days! I can't tell you how great it feels! When I see these kinds of improvements, it makes it so much easier to take better care of myself.

I will try to update around Labor Day and tell you my progress!

Do you see that bicep? It's beginning to show. LOL! There is a small bump :)