Comparisons!

Here's a shot from me in August of 2009 compared with me two weeks ago in September of 2010. I imagine the net weight loss is about 40-50lbs. since I first set foot on a scale after 3 months of working out. I was squeezed into my size 16s in the first pic, the second is my too big pair of 11/12s. :) It kind of puts things in perspective! I still have a lot of work to do, but I love seeing how far I've come!

24 lbs that don't feel like going anywhere...

Well, it's been awhile. I've been bad. I went on my Chicago trip a few weeks ago and it was awesome. I ate hot dogs and a chocolate cake shake. That was the best shake I have ever had in my life! I can only be happy that I no longer live in the greater Chicagoland area because I would ingest one daily if I did. Damn you, Portillo's. How did I live there for 24 years without ever knowing of the shake's existence!? Just thinking about it is making me foam at the mouth.

Okay, moving on (and trying not to think of its cakey chocolatey deliciousness), I got a new job at an Italian restaurant as a waitress. I really love it so far, but I haven't quit my other job so I have been working 13+ hour days this week. This meant a close proximity to fettuccine alfredo, lasagna and tiramisu with relatively no time to make it to the gym. I've been splitting my free meals with my boyfriend, which made me feel less guilty, bu tI definitely ate a bunch of bad stuff.

I finally made it back to the gym yesterday after 7 days and was pleased to find that I have lost 4 ounces since I last weighed in. It's not much, but at least I didn't gain any. And now, time to go for a run with my dog. If I can stop procrastinating that is...oooh look, Major League is on!

Mood: excited
Weight: 169