AHHHHAAAAAA!!!!! I have been struggling with posting on blogger.I don't know what was going on but I made it work today! Yipeeeee! So I found this little challenge and I decided to take it on. I love, love, love fall! I love the weather and the smell in the air. I thought this would be a perfect challenge for me to truly appreciate the season. I have to say it has been wonderful. I told Kev it's like a detox to go out and walk for just a bit. I have made it a point to not put too much pressure on myself, I just want to enjoy the beauty around me. I get a chance to reconnect my thoughts and try to work out any worries I may have, I have enjoyed it!

HERRRRRE WEEE GOOOOOO!!!!!

Yep I am back (for the most part)

This is something I want. I want to feel good about myself from the inside out. The other day I was rebelling, yet again, and I was so sick when I went to bed it was disgusting!! So I am trying my very hardest to do better. I want to sleep good at night not twist and turn all night because I ate too much junk! So although I didn't take any picture this morning (mornings are just too crazy with getting everyone off to school) I did take pictures of other things I am trying.

The first:

 Yep it says "One pound at a time." and it is posted in my pantry so every time I open it I can remember what my goal is.

This is a little drink I found on pinterest. The title of the pin was, "This drink will boost weight lose and help your skin and hair look better." I thought doesn't hurt to try it. It is 2 liters of water with one medium cucumber, 1 lemon and 10-12 mint leaves. It says to seep all night. It doesn't taste too bad.

I also saw this on pinterest (no, I don't spend that much time on pinterest, but when I do I find awesome stuff!) I am so excited about this. Apparently I am a visual person. When I made it I found myself so dang excited to start filling up the pounds lost!!!

 

So I am ready to start getting healthy from the inside out! 

I have always liked the saying, "Fake it til you make it." I am working pretty hard to fake it right now. I think  when one is able to truly loose weight and get healthy is when they have a burning desire from the inside out. So I am working on getting the burn back, and until I do I will fake it.

I am also a believer in the power to pretend or envision myself thin and healthy. It's a mind game, if we can convince our mind that this is what we want then the success is bigger and more long lasting. I think this is why I like to post picture of outfits I would like to fit into. I have a hard time picturing myself thin with the frumpy clothes I wear everyday, so I find cute outfits I would like to wear if, "I had the body." here are a few I have found recently.

I love the first outfit, just don't know what I can do to lengthen my legs!!
So here's to faking it and to envisioning fashionable tomorrows!

Alright I am slowly finding my way out of this haze. With school starting and being sick for the last two weeks, I have NOT found the motivation to eat healthy at all!! So because I am scared to step onto the scale this is how I am going to weigh in.....

I have to say I am sad that I didn't stay as committed as I wanted because I was starting to feel so good and I want that feeling back! I am ready to start working for it. I am glad to say that although I haven't been eating great I have continued to exercise. It is such a true fact that you have to be all the way healthy to feel healthy. While exercise it AWESOME! making sure my body gets the kind of food it deserves is essential to feeling great. I found this little saying and it is so fitting to me right now I had to share.

So here's to slowly making my climb back onto the wagon! I guess I may have to go to the doctor to get some help with this sinus situation so I can feel 100% committed!

This is where I say week 5 and post some pictures, but not this week. I have not been feeling well and I hate to say that eating right and exercise have taken a back seat. I was certain that this week would be soooo much better, but I am sad to admit that it hasn't been. I have gotten up and had a good workout, but still am struggling with my eating. I am always amazed at how when you don't feel 100% everything in life just seems so dang hard! I mean seriously how much harder is it to have an apple over a piece of candy?!!

I am slowly climbing back on the wagon tomorrow I am sure I will have both feet firmly planted and ready to go!

So I have been struggling these past few days. I came across this outfit on pinterest and I felt that giddy excited feeling about loosing weight again. By no means is it a glorious outfit, and I don't wear tank tops but there is something about it that made me want to get healthy and be able to wear it on a cozy winter day. Wear this in stead of having to wear sweats because nothing else fits.
I guess whatever inspires a person!! I am going to look at this often to help keep me motivated!

Week 4

WOW! These pictures are just not getting better! I did not do as well as I would have liked on our camping trip. But life goes on and today is a new day. I am one of those people that beats myself up when I give in, and I have found that tearing myself down doesn't work. It doesn't make me want to do better, in fact I think, "Oh I've already done bad, I might as well go ahead and eat that candy bar."

I found this list of fun encouraging saying from Dr. Seuss and I thought it was needed to help pick myself back up and get back on the wagon.

Kind of hard to read but I love it! I might just print it out and put it on my fridge.