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Well, I am not to sure what I will write in here other than my menu for the day, but then who knows.

I started SBD on January 2nd of this year. Seeing our engagement photos really made me sick to my stomache. I do not want to look lke that on my wedding day. It is time for a new me.

I am 39...but will hit the big 4...0 on Monday!! Man I cannot believe I will be 40. It doesn't bother me....it astonishes me how fast that time went. I have two children from a previous marriage which ended in the most aweful way I can think of. In one day my life changed drastically and I found myself raising them on my own. I didn't think I would ever love or want to be loved again or trust another man for as long as I lived. Then after lots of counseling I realized what happened had nothing to do with me or my kids and I deserved to be ahppy again and felt ready to love and give of myself again. Then I met Michael and our world changed. It is exciting to be getting married again, to know I can trust again and let myself go.

My two kids are the most important people in my life. They grow so fast it amazes me. My "little" boy will be 20 in two weeks and my little girl will be 7 in June. Yep...they are 13 years apart. It just happened that way with them. They are so great together and are my cheering section as I try and reach my weightloss goals. My dughter even went to school after my first ewek weigh in and told her class that I lost 14 pounds. LOL Kids...gotta love them.

With our wedding date approaching in September I believe I have enough time to make a huge change in the way I look. I already feel alot better after only a month on the plan and can already notice a huge difference in my midsection. My jeans are getting too big and my tops are too!!! It feels so good to see it working.

I added in exercise two weeks ago and man does that feel good. I am doing TaeBo Boot Camp and it is kicking my arse!!! Tonight I tried Pilates for the first time and that was OK but I love the sweat with TaeBo and the burn I feel. But the Pilates was relaxing so I may throw that in a couple times a week for a change. It just feels good to exrecise again and I can even admit that I missed it.

So I started SBD at the startling, made me sob like a baby, weight of 303. God I cannot believe I tyrped that!! It makes me shudder. Eegads!! I don't ever want to see that number again. NEVER!!! NEVER!!!! NEVER!!! Tomorrow I weigh in for my 4 week mark and I am excited to see the number. Plus we took measurements and I will track those now too!! I just wish I would have doen that from the beginning. I know I am down 2 nothces in my belt so I know there are quite a few inches gone. I can see it in the miror too!! I look different!! It feels good!!

So that is my story and I am looking forward to the Feb challenge to keep me motivated and on track.


Now I need a ticker and a siggy!!

Debbie

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Yeah me!!! I just jumped off of the scale after my 4 week weigh in and I am now down 21 whole pounds!!! Yipppeeeeeeee!!! I am so excited!!!

I'll be back later to post my menu!!

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Awesome Job Debbie! 21 lbs in a month! Wow. I hope I see results that good. You should be really proud of yourself and at this pace, I know you will look fantastic in your wedding dress.

Yeah, a few months ago I came to the conclusion that my weight was the only thing that was making me unhappy. I had finally found the man that loved me even at my worst. Once you feel safe and loved it isn't easy to make a change? Well, maybe not but it sure feels GOOOOD when you do!!! Good luck, girl!

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Thanks!!!

So yesterday I ate

Breakfast
Oatmeal with cinnamon and sf maple syrup
1 fried egg
glass of skim milk

Snack
String cheese

Lunch
Salad with tomatoes, cottage cheese, little dresing, cheese

snack
small apple with string cheese

Dinner
Roasted chicken
broccoli
cauliflower
milk

snack
sf fudgesicle

Exercise- TaeBo Boot Camp for ABs!! Kicked my butt!!


Plus I felt so good hitting my 20 pound mark that I went and bought myself a new top!! In the regular sizes at Old Navy!! Yahoo!! I am wearing it today and it feels wonderful!!

Plus I turned my engagement ring in last week to get resized and when I went to pick it up lst ight it was too big again!! LOL My ring size has gone down two sizes in a month!!! So I went and bought some ring snuggies until I can bear to part with it for another 10 days!!

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Today's menu


Breakfast
Oatmeal with cinnamon and sf maple syrup
hard boiled egg
glass of milk

Snack
string cheese

Lunch
salad with eggs, cottage cheese, tomatoes, cucumber and dresing

snack
Granny Smith Apple
string cheese

Dinner
Smoked turkey sausage
saurkraut
cauliflower
green beens
milk

snack
almonds
sf fudgesicle

Exercise
TaeBo Boot Camp total body workout-getting in shape one kick at a time

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So I hit my first mini goal of losing 20-25 pounds before my 40th birthday and I made it!! Now what's next!? My next goal is 56 pounds!! Kind of an odd number but there is a reason for it. My little girl weighs 56 pounds and when I hit that weight loss goal, I can lift her up and see just how much weight that is.

So here is to 56 pounds gone!! only 35 more to go to hit that goal!!

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Yesterdays menu

Breakfast
oatmeal
boiled egg
milk

snack
string cheese

lunch
salad with veggies
cotage cheese

snack
apple
string cheese

dinner
pork
saurkraut
caulifower
milk


snack
none

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Today's menu

Breakfast
scrambled eggs
canadian bacon
milk

snack
string cheese

lunch
tomato soup
whole sheat wrap with grilled turkey guac and veggies

snack
string cheese

dinner
salad
crab legs, crab legs, crab legs crab legs
shrimp

snack
nono...I am too full

Plus we had a work meeting today and they said snacks and soda would be available...well I forgot my apple in the fridge and what they considered a snack was junk. A bag with a snack size bag of assorted chips, a full size candy bar and a bottle of water. Well I took the bottle of water and gave away the rest. Good grief. I had to sit there for an hour and a half listening to people munch on chips and smell chocolate. I really missed my apple. But I bypassed all of the crap.

Plus with Monday being my birthday, I need to bring a treat, which usually consists of some crap like donughts, mufins or other assorted yuckiness. So i am going to do the chocolate covered strawberries and bring those. I get to enjoy my birthday treat and stay on my diet.

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So I feel like utter doggie doo doo today! UGH!!! We wentout for crab legs last night to celebrate my birthday a few days early and I feel aweful. I am puffy from the salt and mt tummy is icky. So I went an did my TaeBo to try and feel alittle better. Now I am going to drink massive amounts of water to try and flush this yuckiness out of my system.

It will be a long time before I do that again.

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So today is the first day of the challenge and I made it evn with it being my birthday!! I even exercised and my ankle felt OK so that is a good sign.

Breakfast
2 egss scrambled with muhrooms and canadian bacon
milk

Snack
string cheese
small apple

Lunch
salad with veggies
crab
cottage cheese

Snack
Laughing Cow Cheese wedge stuffed in celery

Dinner
Beef Stew
salad
milk

snack
sf fudgescicle

Lots and lots of water!!

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Yippeee!!!! I made it through day 2 of the challenge!!! I even added and extra dose of exercise...it was my off day but I felt like it so I puled the tape out. Aaaahhhh!!! It feels so good!!!

Breakfast
oatmeal
milk

snack
string cheese

lunch
salmon
asparagus

snack
celery
LC cheese wedge

dinner
hamburger
salad
milk

snack
almonds
sf fudgesicle

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Yeah me!! I lost another 2 pounds!!! Woo Hoo!!! Long way to go!! So I stayed beachy again and it is looking good!! Now if I could just get the courage to post my pics!! Eeegads!!

Breakfast
eggs it veggies
canadian bacon
milk

snack
string cheese

lunch
shrimp
brown rice
broccoli

snack
apple
cheese

dinner
pork chop
cabbage
broccoli

snack
almonds

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Today's menu

Breakfast
scrambled eggs with veggies
canadian bacon
milk

SNACK
string cheese

LUNCH
indian chicken
brown rice

SNACK
apple
lf colby cheese

Dinner
chili
lf colby cheese

SNACK
sf fudgesicle
almonds

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Feeling a little discouraged today. I fel that since losing 23 pounds I should be able to get into a size smaller pants. Nope!! The waistline is huge on me but my damn BUTT and thighs are hindering me. UGH!! I hate my body type. Why couldn't I get my sister and brothers body type. You know the people that can eat anything and not gain a damn pound. UGH!!! It isn't fair.

Breakfast
Kashi Go Lean
banana
milk

snack
cheese stick

lunch
chili

snack
cashews

dinner
salad
chicken
sweet potatoe
bite of carrot cake

snack
none I am too full

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Well, here I am on Valentine's Day talking to myself. LOL I am feeling so good and now I think I need to go and try on some smaller jeans!! YEah!! My current pants are getting too big...sure the belt holds them up but they look bad. LOL So I may go this weekend.

BREAKFAST
plain yogurt
strawberries
kashi go lean


SNACK
cheese stick

LUNCH
Nasty SB wrap entree...YUCKY YUCKY YUCKY
jello
hard boiled egg

SNACK
apple
cheese

DINNER
steak
cauliflower
salad
milk