Gravy Heaven....

So my lifestyle change died and went to gravy heaven...

I'm on a slippery slope and trying not to slide down. Don't ask me how it happened, I wouldn't know what to say.

I eat great from 6am-4pm... but at home it's totally different!

No lie, for dinner last night I had biscuit and gravy...

Ya'll I couldn't make this issh up if I wanted to.

 

 

My life is not perfect and if this blog or any blog seems all buttercups and butterflies, you better roll your pant legs up because the shits gettin' deep...

Here's where I went sliding...

A few months back my father-in-law was kicked out of his house and "temporarily" moved in with us. This man eats more processed, candy, crap than should be possible. Until he moved in our house had nice, healthy, good for you food, now it looks like the inside of a gas station. Cookies, cakes, candy, soda and fast food... 
How long would you say "temporarily" means?

I slipped and found myself swimming in candy.
I'm miserable.
I'm eating all sorts of crap.
I've lost control.
I haven't cooked at home is weeks.

 

Instead of letting this go ANY further I am gonna take charge and kick the bad food out.

I know what needs to be done for me to see the progress I want/need and it doesn't include an afternoon binge.

Yesterday I started the November Challenge I found on a friends Instagram page. I'm a little behind and will have to play catch up...



If you're looking for a good Challenge...

Check me out on Instagram to see my Nomber goals and see how I'm beating the afternoon binge...
Instagram: littlebittraditional and Facebook

Where is Chelsea???

It's kinda like the hard level on Where is Waldo.

Honesty my wagon broke, ban-wagon. Ya know the one that I was on about losing weight.

You see my tire flew off, the axle snapped in half, and a lot of more lame excuses.
That's exactly what they are excuses. The fact is I let life get the best of me.

This week I have been back on the ban-wagon and got this thing going, again.

The whole reason I started this blog was to keep a diary of what was going on in life and keep far away family up to date. If no one else ever read it that was fine. It was for me and maybe it would help someone one day that was having a hard time with their weight. Maybe Google would send them my way.

I have been all over the place with my eating habits. When I got off of work lately chances are you would find me with my head in the fridge, a bag of chips or some other un-healthy item. I was on a binge, a month long binge.

That's not who I wanna be!!!

So today I am proclaiming that I am back on track and I will NOT GIVE UP. I will not let life get me down. Honestly I am my own worst enemy. I sabotage myself. I do it!

Altought I have not gained any weight, I know bad food shows. I was bloated. I was tired and didn't sleep well at all.

Chances are you will find daily updates on Instagram or facebook. Check me out there.

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I'm try and post here weekly, so check back!

TWENTY POUNDS, Holla!!!!

HAPPY Monday!!!!!!

 

Wednesday I went and got my hair cut by the fabulous JoAnne. She did an awesome job! I am in love with my new hair and it really made a difference in the way I fell about how I'm looking.  I think we took about 8 inches off of my hair. JoAnne is looking for some new clients.

Give her a call she's the best! Fantasy Hairstyling in Zebulon 919-269-8585.

Mention my name your sure to get a good seat, hahaha!

I get nothing for talking about the places I love I do it just so you will know about all the wonderful local places.

Love my new HAIR!!!

Check out my before and after hair on Instagram @littlebittraditional



I have worked out with my best friend Monica, it's been great!

 

Monday: Zumba

Tuesday: Body weight exercises

Wednesday: I got my hair cut so we didn't meet up to exercise but I went walking with Mama

Thursday: Monica had a family matter she had to tend to. I did body weight exercises!

 

 Guess What??????

I've lost 20lbs!!!!!!!!

Thursday I got the cutest dress at Target for all of $8, SCORE!!!

Finally got a high-low dress.

Dress- Target
Jacket- Old Navy

 

Friday night we went out to My Place in Wake Forest, Dinner & Dancing

 

Saturday we went to the beach and went shark fishing. Had a BLAST!

Didn't catch a shark but I did catch sea-sickness!

Lets just say I'm not Ariel from the Little Mermaid.

 

 

 Thanks to Tax Free Weekend I got these new shoes for $25.00

 

Growing up as me, Chelsea...

Growing up I was not necessarily popular.
I had red hair. I got picked on for it.
I was super-pasty-white. I got picked on for it.
I was not a stick figure.
I was country
I moved here to NC as a pre-teen and had no life long friends.
I wasn't in the "in crowd"
I didn't care about being the best dressed
My hair was always a crazy, curly, mess.
I didn't feel pretty
I didn't feel worthy
I had self-esteem issues
I didn't love, Chelsea

People were not nice.
Growing up this way created a hard shell.
I built big time walls, like the wall of China.

I was blunt, too blunt
I didn't care what anyone had to say
I didn't know how to take joke.
Being the joke for most of my life, made taking an innocent joke hard.
I lost a lot of friends
I ended friendship before they even started
I didn't take shit

My junior year, of High school, I started to realize that I am, and will always be, Chelsea. This name will follow me around for the rest of my life. That I couldn't change the past but the future was all mine.

I started becoming friends with this girl I had lived my whole life with, myself.
I learned to embrace the person I was
Super-pasty-white, bright red-curly-crazy-big mess-hair, Chelsea.

I wasn't going to "fit in", I was going to be me.
I wasn't going to change me to be something I wasn't.
I started loving, Chelsea and it showed.
The walls came down.
I got new friends
Kept some old friends and got rid of some useless ones.
People started to like, Chelsea
I got hurt, I brushed it off and kept on going

To love your life you have to love yourself. To have true friends you have to be a true person.

You have to love yourself.

What is life if you can't laugh at yourself. Have fun with the person you are with all your flaws. You are you and that's all you can be, naturally.

People are going to hate.
There will always be the one person that calls you, white.
That someone who mentions your weight.
One person you ended a friendship with before it even started.
Those times are only temporary. You are you forever!

So you have curves? Good, I'm sure you look good in jeans.
        

What you have curly hair too? Oh-emm-gee love your curls everyone else does!

You're only tan when compared to a sheet of paper or Elmer's glue?
Well I guess you and I wont have to worry about looking like a wrinkled up, leather couch.

 

I'm sure most of you have seen this on national news. This man was a semi-truck driver for many years. The side of his face that was protected vs. the side that took the suns beating.

 

Embrace yourself, love yourself. You are you!

Hair cut...

So I scheduled my hair cut.

You're probably thinking that I have made it to the 20lb lost mark.

You're wrong.

I haven't lost any weight and it's frustrating!

I have been eating healthy and have not budged one bit on, my friendemy, the scale.

What do I do?

 

 

I have not moved any on the scale in a couple weeks now and I am pissed! Monday I took out my frustrations on the unhealthy food in the house... I ate it. I figured if I am eating healthy and seeing no change then I must be doing something wrong. Or doing things completely right and my body is doing things completely wrong. I just don't know!!! So I figured a good spike in calories couldn't hurt and I ate like a mad woman... What do you do when you are stuck?

 

This week I will lose 5 pound! I have scheduled my hair appointment for next Wednesday and it will be gone by then. Gone, never coming back, see you on someone else's back, gone for good, gone. If I have to eat broccoli every night and walk in a monsoon it will be gone! I started counting calories with Myfitnesspal also. Maybe this will turn things around and I am trying to stay away from wheat products. We will see how that goes.

 

This week I am working on my legs. I double hate my inner thighs!!! So I am targeting them this week with strenght training. Last week I worked on my arms.

 

Here is this past weekends happenings...

 

Friday night we went out with the Hubb's boss and his family. All inclusive date with dinner and a movie, The Conjuring is scary! I can never make it through an entire movie without having to go use the Ladie's Room. Never fails, I always say I can make it through a movie, hold it as long as possible then realize I will never make it without a potty break.

Of course I would pick the only stall with no latch. Great job, Genius!

 

For dinner we had Mexican, love. I had Chicken breast with black beans and a water.

 

Saturday we were really busy and I neglected to take pictures. I got all this Saturday night at Walgreen's. I paid for the vitamins and got the rest for less than a dollar, score!!!

 

 

In other news my phone has not been cooperating properly and my instagram wouldn't work for the last week. I finally fixed it, I think. I couldn't post a picture of the Shrimp & Grits I cooked last Thursday. They were so good! Super easy. Microwave bacon for 5 minutes. Wrap shrimp in pre-cooked bacon. Grill until shrimp are done. Plop them bad boys on some grits and get down!

 

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Near Death...

...thanks to a pair of running shoes.

 

 

Wednesday, when I got home from work, I was set on getting the scale to move.

I have read that with running the weight just kinda falls of. We will see!

I started the Couch2fivek (C25k) and I almost died.

 

It was 92 and very humid.

I am not a runner!

Running around the bases is about my extent.

I haven't played softball since Junior year of High school.

I am not a runner, did I say that yet?

 

Running to me is really just a mind game.

How far can you push yourself?

From one light pole to the next, from one driveway to the next.

Can you run for 60 seconds straight?

You can do it, yes you can.

 

Day 1 Week 1 of C25k:

warm up for 5min. steady walk

60 seconds jogging

90 seconds walking

Repeat jogging and walking for 20 min.

Now it may not seem like a lot a running but, it is hard.

 

You know what I realized?

You can do anything you put your mind too.

I have always known this but not with exercise.

I never thought I was strong enough.

I am and you are too...

 

I was ubber proud of myself when I finished.

I was proud to be out of breath.

Proud to be tomato-red-face.

Proud to be all sweaty!

Proud to know that the only thing that can beat me is me.

I am in control!

 

 

 

Under my belt I have day 1 of C25k finished.

Today I am suppose to complete Day 2.

It is the same routine as Day 1.

Lets see how this goes!!!

Remember you can follow me and my adventures on instagram @littlebittraditional

Finish the sentence... Linkup

 

So today I'm linking up with Holly, check her out at, Where We Can Live Like Jack & Sally.

This is my first linkup, here you go!

 

If I had one extra hour in the day... I would probably sleep it away.

I wish my name... Wasn't so common.I think anything chevron is... Still called Zig-Zags. I didn't even know what Chevron was until, following SkinnyMeg's Blog, last month. That girl has a Chevron addiction!

My last nightmare... I was kidnapped by Hillbillies, that had no teeth and lived in a adult Tree house. Yeah, don't ask.

Sometimes... I think this blog is FAMOUS! Holla all 2 followers.

My last meal on earth would be... Sausage Biscuit Gravy.

I would much rather be pastey white than look like a leather couch.

Mayonnaise... Has to be the most disgusting thing ever made. It looks like... Never mind!

10 years ago, I didn't think... Much at all, I was 12, probably boys, boys and softball.

Selfishly... I think everyone should have to be fat once in their life. SHIT SUCKS!

My favorite show on TV right now... Is currently not in season, gotta love Duck Dynasty.

Happy, Happy, Happy!!!

And, George Zimmerman... Case has been blown out of proportion! Thanks to the government & Celebs, y'all are idiots. They have turned this into a racial case, black vs. white.

NEWSFLASH he's half Hispanic, they are like Switzerland! The jurors decided, let the case go. Welcome to the USA, melting pot of the world, different races and cultures.

Does that mean every murder case is racial or based on prejudices? NO!




Welcome to the world of Chelsea! Stay for a while. Follow me, blogging, instagram @littlebittraditional and on FaceBook

 

Check in tomorrow and read the near death experience, I had Yesterday!

You got this. You can do it. I got faith in you....

I originally started my weight loss journey over a year ago...
Things happened, I fell off the ban wagon...
I gained back all of the 30lbs. I worked my ass off to lose...
I made excuses... My husband was sick, I was stressed to the max, We were a one income family, Hubbs father figure passed away.... All excuses!

With losing weight you have to realize everyday is a new day, a new day to start over, a new day to eat right, a new day to exercise....
A new day to be the person you wanna be!
YOU CAN DO IT!

 



If I had not given up and made excuses where would I be now? Would I be at my goal weight of 140? Would I be strutting my stuff? Would I be happy in a itsy, bitsy, tiney, wieny, bikini?

These are things I will never know because, I gave up, I made excuses, I wasn't motivated!

Staying motivated is a huge part of making this, long, weight loss journey attainable. Here are some of the things I'm doing to keep me motivated.

Although I have an overall goal of weighing 140, that's a long way off. It could take me a while to reach that goal and I'm ok with that. Yes, I wish it was as easy as snapping fingers but, its not, it's hard work to achieve what you want. I am working away!

So I haven't lost any weight the past 2 weeks and I pretty down but, I am gonna do this and I will win. I am setting mini-goals to get me thought till I make 140lbs. They seem very attainable, at this point and keep up my motivation. Some of my goals are by pounds lost and others are strictly time driven.

20lbs lost- I am gonna get my hair cut. I don't really cut my hair that much. I don't go to the salon every month. I am more of a get my hair cut every six months. It's been way past six months, probably a year... So, imma get my herrr did!

I am currently 5lbs of meeting my first goal.

(At 20lbs. lost you also get a picture comparison)

 

30lbs lost- We are gonna have a family seafood thing. Growing up on the beaches of Florida, you couldn't help but love it. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE SEAFOOD!!!!! I am kinda undecided on this goal but something will happen when I make it to this point. I am not sure if I should reward my weight loss with food. What's you opinion? Is this a good choice? Work my ass off, literally, to go eat... I DON'T KNOW! 

3 weeks from now, Hubbs and I have an opportunity to go to the beach, here in NC. I don't want to feel like a complete beached whale, seal, hippo... I have a goal to lose 15lbs. Yeah, it's 5lbs a week, I've done 5lbs in a week before, I can do it again!

My little brother is suppose to graduate, from BT, in late September. Read my brothers story here. September is also my birthday month. So naturally I have a goal for September! I want to be in the 170's. We will say on weigh in day September 21st, I will be there. That's 10 Saturdays from now. Very attainable!

I will be updating daily thru my instagram.

So if you don't follow me hop on over and follow username: littlebittraditional

 

No post is complete without pictures...

Oh, weekend how I miss you!

 

Friday I came home to my, 83 Year old, Pawpaw digging a ditch. You can't tell'em nothing! He wouldn't let me help so, I was the supervisor.

 

Saturday we went to Luke Bryan.

He was awesome and pretty good at shaking it!

 

Branden had a little too much fun with his friends and I caught this on camera! Oh, liquid courage...

 

We had pretty awesome seats. Thanks Keith & Tracie!!!

 

 

Car Wreck, Diet Wreck, Total Wreck...

What a Wreck!!!

Just to give y'all a heads up this post is gonna be a little scattered, forgive me.

I don't know about the weather where y'all live but here summer has turned into Monsoon Season. Do I have any donors for ark supplies? Last night we got 4 inches in 2 hours. Needless to say everything is flooded 'round here! And with so much rain its hard for it all to soak in, leading to dangerous situations.

This past week the Hubbs started a job after 2 years of not working.

Cue the choir, Hallelujah!

He loves it and seems to be handling the pain and working pretty well. Unfortunately he got in a car wreck on his first day of work. People drive even crazier when it rains, round here! To keep from plowing a Jeep in the side (with a small child int he front seat), Branden tried to take the grass. The rain has everything so soggy it gave away and he landed in the ditch. Hubbs got away with a cut up knee and some whiplash symptoms. The truck didn't have sucha good day but, can be fixed. Thanks to Hubbs new job we got to enjoy eating out without it being Subway or Dolla Menu. Holla!!!

If anyone is in the Raleigh area y'all gotta check out A'nets catch in Knightdale. It's a little place but the food is awesome. Great food, Great price and it's a local business score!!! This is whats left of the crab legs I devoured.

Check'em out!

(I don't receive any discount or free items for talking about any one place. I do it because they're awesome!)

Ive been kinda down on my weight loss journey lately, I haven't seen the scale move!

 

I am not giving up!!!!

 

NON-Scale Victories-

My sleeping has improved tremendously!

My shirts are fitting looser. The shirt I have on today was T-I-G-H-T just a month ago!

Feeling more confident.

I am working out multiply times a week!

 

All NON-Scale Victories!!!

 

Heath my little brother has been gone for a week. Read his story here! My parents are a total wreck, for the first time in 22 years they are by themselves. My dad caught some mean virus after Heath left which made him and the king thrown BFF's. He's probably reading this and saying nerves don't make you run a fever. Hi, Dad!!! Mama has taken it pretty well. The only part that bothers her is not being able to talk to Heath. Poor woman has to take care of the house, work and talk care of a sick man.

All us women know how it is caring for a sick man or man-child...

 

To lighten them up a little we invited them over for some comfort food. This is where the diet wreck comes in. Comfort food is BAD food! I was blessed with the ability to cook. This can be a problem when trying to eat healthy! Last night I broke bad and made homemade, mustard fried, pork chops. Boy-howdy them things were good!

I diet planned to eat the pork chops but actually doing it gave me the diet fail syndrome.

 

 

Today is a new day!

 

Today, I will start Zumba for Wii, until I can make it back outside.

How ya like that fried pork chops???

 

This past weekend I had a FOUR day weekend, God Bless 'Murica!

Check out this weekend in the picture montage..

With all the rain the garden was down right swampy. Thank goodness for rain boots!

Got this on Friday from my brother, made my day!1

Mama and I went walking and found this forgotten gem!!!



 

 

I Ugly Cry!

This is my Brother...

Monday we sent my brother on his way with the US Army. 

My brother has grown up wanting to have one of the most important jobs possible, becoming a member of the United States Army. You figure growing up knowing your brother was gonna be a military man would make things easier; I assure you it doesn't! 

Monday at 2pm we dropped him off at the recruit center for his last visit. After checking in we were able to pick him up from his hotel in Raleigh and go out to dinner. Heath's dinner of choice was steak, so to Outback we went. The service was great, they let us sit there for a few hours without any rush and they brought Heath desert. As our time came to a close at the restaurant, reality sat in that we, my parents, Branden, The Kellum's and myself, were gonna have to leave and get Heath back to the hotel. Never has leaving been so hard. As our little family pulled up to the hotel, to let Heath out, reality was there that we would have to let him go. 

 

Just so you all know I ugly cry, I'm talking baby just losing her passy ugly! I was fine till Mama started and it was all over from there. Ugly, big baby, red face tomato, cry! Growing up much like the Walton's, goodnight John Boy, made my family close. It's hard seeing apart of my little family leave. Heath has always been right next door, rather it was the bedroom next door or the house next door, we have never been far apart. Right now, Oklahoma might as well be another country, it sure feels like it.

 

My little brother is a member of The United States Army. He will be at basic in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He is my hero! 

Please keep all branches of the Military in your prayers. After all they are the reason you are free. 

 

If you don't stand behind our troops, feel free to stand in front of them!

 

On another note, this past weekends ramblings in picture...

 

Friday I got off of work early so I took these two out for Mexican and Sunset Slush.

What weekend is complete without the wonderful goodness of Italian ice?

 

Heath and I love Mexican, Branden was just along for the ride.

I had Chicken Fajitas w/o the flour wraps and black beans.

and for desert we stopped at the hottest spot in town for Italian Ice.

Y'all gotta try the Mango! A 10oz. serving rings right in at 250 calories.

 

Sunday night we went to the movies and saw the best movie. Y'all gotta see White House Down! Funny, action packed and all around a wonderful movie.

 

Get yo hands off my Jordans!!!

Looking forward...

to Fashion...

Honestly I have always struggled with fashion. I know, what in the world??? If you were to drop me in a clothing store these days I would probably go for the most plain, boring, safe, outfit I could find. I would probably steer clear of the the high fashion isles, the hip clothes and you would most likely find me in the clearance racks or in the ladies section... I know, yet again, WHATTTT?

When I look around at women wearing clothes today all I see is skin, boob skin, leg skin, butt skin and honestly, sometimes, I think I see lady part skin. I am not kidding!!! Some people need to check the mirror before leaving the house. As a woman I know we like attention but, are you attracting the right attention?

With my new body come new clothes. With new clothes comes new fashion. I am excited about new fashion and clothes. Looking at the Almighty Pinterest I see some cute outfit and some stuff I can't help but laugh at... I have started a new board that is title "Future Skinny Clothes" . This is a collection of clothes that I hope to own something similar to one day soon.

Follow me, I put a badge up yesterday, on the home page (top right corner)!!!!

I had a friend that tried to assist me in the fashion department, one time. She was always dressed so cute. Her weighing only 110lbs. made everything look GREAT on her. When we tried similar clothing in my size, holy balls, that's all I got to say. For instance she had this shirt that fit in her boob region and had the bell look at the bottom, it was C-U-T-E..  We tried the same type look on me and I looked like I was suppose to be popping out a baby. FASHION FAIL!!!!!!!!!! I really don't think I have tried to be in fashion since then.

Hubbs opinion on all this stuff...

He thinks that someone is gonna come and sweep me off my feet, he is WRONG! My fashion is fine is fine to him. Men have to mentality that fashion never changes and for them it really doesn't. Lets see, when is the last time I bought Hubbs new clothes? A few months ago I went a bought a new Salt Life shirt but really, that's it.

So in the last 30 years men's shorts have become longer but, THAT'S IT!

He doesn't mind me buying new clothes, at all. This weekend we were out somewhere and I was window shopping and found this pretty-sweet dress hanging in a boutique window. Of course I mentioned it, just to get his opinion and he insisted for me to get it. As much as I liked that dress I refrained from buying it or even stepping foot into the store to look at it. When I try on clothes next time I want to be happy with what I see. I want to see that I can buy clothes that are not at the back of the rack. I want to see that the dressing room is more of a friend than a foe. At this point I am not there and I am ok with that because I am moving forward!

Here are some samples of the dresses I like. Another blogger buys this woman's clothes and they look awesome! Check out Brandi and Kiki La' Rue.

            

Both of these dresses are Kiki La' Rue. Yeah, I know, pretty awesome! And if they are still out when I get to perfect "Chelsea" size, I WILL OWN THEM. With one of those high-low dresses too!!!!

to gettin' my herrrr did...

Over the years I have developed this TERRIBLE habit of wearing my hair up. My hair is a mess! It's all curly and frizzy and honestly everywhere. So I have made a decision at my 20lb lost mark I am treating myself to a new dooo. That's right people this girl is gonna sit down, in a booth, with my awesome hair woman and say have fun, with some limitations. Limitations being the bottom layer CANNOT be shorter than my shoulders and NO hair dye. I am super stoked!!! Of course I will have a post with before and after pictures...

to Make-up...

Okay, I wear make-up now. Very little but, I wear make-up. I use Mary Kay products.

My daily make-up routine is:

Wash Face

Clean eyes with this pink, silky, love-in-a-bottle type stuff

Lotion up

Apply Mascara

Yeah, I know, boring. I have never been big on make-up but, if anyone wants to give lessons on how to do young looking make-up let me know.  Maybe part of the reason I don't really wear make-up is because I have clear skin, freckles and am ultra, glow in the dark, white. I don't think it would look right for my face to have no freckles and everywhere else have them. I don't think it would look right for my face skin to be dark than my body.

This girl need a complete makeover!!! I'm talking I better hire someone. I better start fertilizing the money tree, that is not growing in my back yard. Oh well, looks like I am on my own.

 

Not finding the five...

Did the number 5 and I break-up?

 

For the past couple weeks the number five and I have become friends. This Saturday, at my weekly weigh-in, I didn't see the five, blah. I actually didn't see any number. All day Saturday I was kinda upset that I worked hard to get the five, again, but it never showed up. On Sunday morning I did weigh myself, again, to see if maybe it was a fluke and the number three came into play. I am okay with a 3. It's not what I want to see but at least I am still moving and it's in the right direction.

 

I am currently debating on getting a different scale. I have the old fashion, dial scale. Although it is not that old, I think it needs to be replaced. Partly because of the reading I get fluctuate between stepping off and stepping right back on. So I think it's time to part with my scale and buy a new one. I'm probably gonna go digital. Why, sometimes I can't tell what line my current scale is on. There is no denying a actual number plus, it will have a tenths value also.

 

In other news my cousin, Logan, is getting his Kidney transplant today. Read Logan's story here. This little man is awesome! Logan was born with a kidney disease and as a baby had to have them removed. Logan since that point has been doing fine with his dialysis machine. Today Logan get to toss that machine into the past and be onto bigger things. Logan's kidney donor is his really life hero, his dad, Chris. How awesome is that? Pretty freakin' awesome if you ask me. Kidney transplants only last for about 10-15 years. So one day I hope to be tested as a donor for Little Logan.

 

SHARE YOUR SPARE, PEOPLE!

 

Hubbs and I watched some pretty awesome movies this weekend. Here is the run down.

 

The Last Stand - Awesome and very action packed.

The Dark Night Rises - Seen it before still as good. Caught The Dark Night earlier in the week and had to rent this right behind it, of course.

Snitch - You gotta see this one!

 

Other than that kind of a stay at home weekend. Here are some random weekend pictures.

 

ENJOY!

 

Summer Sunflower and bee. I love Sunflowers they are my absolute favorite!

I think I am gonna cut my hair off, when I get to 20lbs. lost. I really like this haircut!

Hubbs was bad on Friday and wanted Sonic when I got home from work.
Instead of blowing myself out the water with a Sonic Blast, I chose this.
Completely awesome, just as satisfying, Sunset Slush. You should check them out they are in Zebulon.
Check out there FaceBook.

Fresh flowers, for the kitchen table. Gotta love Summer!

We also planted pumpkins this weekend. Kinda late but atleast I won't have to worry about them going bad before Halloween.

After we planted it rained for 2 days so, we will see if anything comes up, at all!

 

 

XOXO

Miscellaneous Me....

Things you may not know...

I grew up in the south. I'm talking Bible Belt, boot wearing, waking up to the cows bellowing, mason jar drinking (before it was cool), South. 

Born and raised on a farm in Bryceville, Florida.
I moved to North Carolina when I was ten.
I met my best friend on my first day of school. She was "NEW" too. Love you MO!
I was born with straight hair and now it's curly as all-get-out.
I have always lived next door to my grandparents and I love it.
I have a little, read huge, brother. Somehow he got these genes that make him six foot tall.
That being said I'm only 5' 5 1/2" tall and yes the 1/2" is important
I L-O-V-E Softball
I wore glasses in kindergarten
I drive a Chevy Truck
Before my "lifestyle change" I was a fast food Mexican, read Taco Bell/Qdoba,  junky
My close friends call me RED
I wish my Florida family would move to NC. I really miss them.
P.S. Florida Family I spoke with the Highway Patrol they said it's okay to tie Nanny to the top of your vehicle, like they did in the Beverly Hillbilly's. You will only get pulled if they don't see her in the car with you....
I am learning to be healthy and eat REAL food
My body can not break down caffeine
I am allergic to wheat but I am obsessed with bread.
I think real Mango's taste like cleaning fluid, the artificial taste so much better.
Sunset Slush is the best Italian Ice EVER, OF ALL TIME!!! Try the Mango ;)
I love the town I live in
People waving at me makes my day, even if I don't know you
I married someone as stubborn as I am
It is impossible for me to tan. Which is a good thing cause I don't wanna look like a leather couch.
My dog is AWESOME. Gotta love wiener dogs!
Waking up to tractors and cows is the way every morning should start
Avid hunter, thanks Daddy!
My Mama always tells me to quit acting so much like my Daddy. What can I say I'm a Daddy's Girl!
Everybody says I look just like my Mama
I have my Mama's good side but, don't tell nobody...



I live the life I love and love the life I live!

This weeks Weight in and the Blog Advice Giveaway...

This past weekend was absolutely N-U-T-S....

Unfortunately we didn't have our weekly weigh in...

So I weighed myself and saw the number 5 again...

5lbs lost. WOW!!!

I am beginning to love the number 5...

That puts me 10lbs down since I started!

I can deal with 5lbs a week, it has became my goal. I strive for 5 each week! For now 5 seems like a good and attainable goal. In the past I have tried many diets just to fall back into my eating crap ways. The shakes that make the pounds melt off but, what happens when you start eating again. The crash diets that are horrible for your body and metabolism.

 

Weight Watchers seems to be a reasonable diet. You can eat what you want as long as your points allow it and if you don't eat smart you will run out of points before dinner. In the past I have done weight watchers and lost 30lbs but then gained it all back when Branden got sick and I had to become so responsible. It is my fault that I gained it back, I should have learned to deal with my stress in a different way.

 

Here are some pointers I have picked up and learned along the way:

Stress is NOT a reason to overeat or eat complete shit for food...

Find an outlet for your stress, Walking, Running, Writing, Whatev...

NOT eating is not a proper weight loss plan. Although effective you will suffer...

Your true friends and family don't care what the scale says. You can talk to them. IT WILL HELP!!!

The scale shouldn't determine how you look at yourself. You are YOU and that's all you can be...

If it ain't working for you change it...

 

 

Things I am looking forward to with losing weight:

Buying new clothes. I really love those high-low dresses...

Looking good in whatever I put on...

Feeling the confidence and achievements of a warrior...

Being fit to play with my, future, kids...

Looking good naked...

Along with so many others!

 

At 20lbs. lost I am debating putting up pictures and for every 20lbs after that as well. We will see if I actually have the power to press the publish button with my actual body on the screen.

FYI: I am not responsible for any broken computer screens or eye damage...

I have always loved the blogger Mama Laughlin. She is feisty and tells it how it is, much like myself. Since starting this life change I find myself searching her archives, for her struggles and when she first started losing weight. You can check out Mama Laughlin here! Mama Laughlin and some of her blogging girlfriends have started a giveaway and I want to be in it. For some unknown reason blogging is kinda my outlet. It's gives me a place to go and tell it all even if no one is reading. I am not quite sure how many readers I have. My last post, Food Makeover, had 15 views. Of those 15 people I know a few local people who probably read it but the rest I have no idea. Whoever is in the Netherlands and Germany, thanks for reading and nice to meet you!!!

 

I want my blog to be B-I-G and I have no idea why. Mama Laughlin is offering blog help with this giveaway her and her friends are doing. You can read about the giveaway here. Mama Laughlin has thousands of followers and has a really great blog. I want lots of followers and a really GREAT blog too. So Mama Laughlin Pick ME!!!!

Last but not least what is a post without pictures?

 

 Hubbs and I rescued this baby bunny from being eaten by the neighbors dog.

We let him go in the woods where he would be safe!!!

Movie night we watched Parker it was good. Totally a dude movie but, I like action films! 

 

 

We also managed to watch:

OZ- a new take on the Wizard of OZ. It was kinda strange but enjoyable

and

Hansel and Gretel- I highly recommend seeing this one.