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Halloween is so much fun. I love it. But those tiny little chocolate bars are waaaaay too tempting. Snickers, Oh Henry and Mars, oh my. The tiny little snickers bar (my personal favorite) has 50 calories. ITS BARELY EVEN A BITE!! No wonder I got fat. I wouldn’t think twice about eating two full size bars just because it was rainy and I had my period and I knew it would make me feel better. As it is I can hear the box of treats calling me from the pantry. My husband is out for the night and it just happens to be raining and I just happen to have my period. Oh my word, tonight will be a major test of will power. I haven’t had dinner yet. I’ve alloted 400 calories for dinner, maybe I’ll just have 8 teensy chocolate bars instead. just kidding…I hope.

I took the last week off from the gym and consciously ate way more than normal, to see if when I started back at the gym today and ate a super clean diet if I could shock my body into losing these most seriously stubborn last ten pounds. I went to the gym this morning and did the circuit class with all the retired ladies in town. I don’t know why no young people come to the class, it’s a good work out. One of the ladies actually commended me for being brave and working out with the old ladies lol. After the circuit class I did 5 k on the treadmill and then 45 minutes of weights. all said I was at the gym for 2 hrs and 15 mins. It felt super good to be back, I’m in a way better mood than I have been for the last few days. Gotta love endorphins. I’ve planned all my food for the day totaling 1285 calories. If I don’t see a loss by the end of this week I think I’ll just have to accept that this is where I am supposed to be for whatever reason. I can’t really complain, I have never been a size 8 in my adult life, I just really wanted to hit the goal of a BMI of 22 which is what I stated from the beginning. Wish me luck!!!

I have another new job at a resort down the road from me. I work in Banquets, which is tons of fun, I love the team work, you don’t normally get the feeling of teamwork in regular serving, it’s always a bit competitive. The only crappy part about it is the late nights. Last night I worked an 8.5 hour shift starting at 6 pm. I am soooo not used to that. I go through it though. I ate dinner before I left and then at work on my first break I ate dinner again!! I was totally hungry and I kept it healthy, salmon and veggies, I figured it’s a long day (awake for 21 hours) you need the extra calories to keep you going. I would also be super curious to know how much you burn doing a job like that. The hotel is huge and you wind up walking and doing moderate to heavy lifting all night long. I want to wear a pedometer to be sure, but I bet you walk 10 k in a shift easily. anyways, after eating two dinners last night I figured I would have gained but I actually lost 1 pound so that’s super cool. today is my 4th day without the gym. I’ll be back on monday, can’t wait.
I posted some new before and after pics for you all to get a look at.
I’ve got to run and get supplies for halloween, My son wants to be a head in a freezer. I still have to figure out how to do that one. Wish me luck.

I go to the gym 3-5 days a week, normally 5. I have also hit a plateau in a big way. Do any of you know if I took a break from the working out for a while if I would start to see results again after I went back?? If so, how long of a break should I take? Please know that I am not looking for an excuse to stop working out. I have to stop myself from going everyday as it is.

So today is our turkey day. I’m cooking up a storm. Turkey, stuffing, scalloped potatoes, pumpkin pie and cheesecake. Wish me luck. My house smells soooooo good right now . I may just eat nothing but celery until dinner though hahaha. It’s a really good day. I got the day off, I found out my best friend is pregnant with her first baby, my husband is making a new walkway to our house and it looks amazing and my daughter cut her own hair which may not seem like something to be thankful for, but the hysterical laughing that it caused when my husband and I talked about it after she went to bed made up for it, besides I got her into the hairdresser today and now she has a little pixie cut. Life is pretty awesome. This is my first thin thanksgiving, which I am thankful for. I am freaked out though every time I see my reflection, it’s not the me that I have known my whole adult life, not that I don’t love it, but it is really freaky to see a slim person looking back at me. Only 5 more pounds to my goal. Thanksgiving should set me back a bit though
Have a great day everyone!!

Four months ago I was a size 16 and I was sooo uncomfortable in my own skin. I am now a size 8 and I feel really good about myself. I have to keep reminding myself that when I walk into a room people aren’t staring at me. I doubt they were before but I am sure they aren’t now. I have noticed one odd side effect of losing weight though, some of my old acquaintances don’t talk to me anymore. My friends are happy for me, but some of the moms who used to talk to me around town don’t even look at me anymore. Buddyslim is the only place where I am even remotely flashy or boastful about my weight loss, in fact in day to day life I feel embarrassed when people compliment me. The women who ignore me now are overweight, I think they probably feel awkward around me, but I wish it weren’t the case. Alienation from my overweight friends was a totally unexpected side effect of losing weight. One of the women who no longer talks to me, her husband came up to me and my husband at a school function a while ago and was telling us how good we were looking which was nice of him, but when he jumped right into how he was trying to get his wife to exercise more I just wanted to shrivel up. I thought no wonder she doesn’t talk to me anymore, I wouldn’t want to hang out with me either. Men can seriously be so thick sometimes. When my husband finally gave up all hope of me ever getting in shape is when I wanted to. In my own time and for me.
Oh well that is my rant for the day!