Here are some new pics!
possible tat #1, probably a fav
possible tat #2
possible tat #3, another fav. The location planned for these is my left shoulder. On TOP of the shoulder, not the shoulder blade. I plan to get the flower or the middle of the tattoo right on top of my shoulder where the bra strap goes. Then the sides of the flowers or leaves, go towards my left arm and the other side go down towards my back, towards my neck. When I pick one and pay for the copy, I'll print it out and hold it up to where I'm talking about so it's more of a visual. I love my shoulders, btw! I don't know why. I've always been told I have beauitful shoulders and strong upper back muscles that look smooth. ahhhhhh!
I love, love this picture of me. The green and the glasses together, I just think it's so cute, happy, and flattering. Love it!!!
Not really smiling, but still cute.
09-26-09 Riley at parker's party w/ the magician and Riley's the one in green doing a trick.
09-27-09 Riley on a slide backwards at Vera's bday party!!!
10-02-09 Me and the boys at the outdoor movie event at Riley's school.
Me playin around before the movie started.
Konnor pissed b/c it was loud and he thought the fight scenes were scary. he's 3 1/2 and it was Monsters vs. Aliens. haha!
Riley loved it! Kicked back on our picnic blanket w/ his puppy head neck roll, he was chillin'!We ended up having to leave after an hour and a half b/c a thick sprinkle came and we were getting soaked. So we rushed to the car and finished the night w/ mini sundaes from sonic.
The rest of the pics are all up on my facebook/myspace pages.
I had a pretty busy week. Back to school and so far I've just done some orientation stuff and watched some videos. The homework starts tonight. I'm excited though to get through this orientation class and see what the next ones are, the real learning ones. haha!
Food: Let's see, I've eaten fantastic! No snacking at all in the last 10 days. Staying full for 5-6 hours. I'm making the right choices and the right amounts. I haven't really felt "stuffed" in the last two weeks or so, but some choices have been more "empty" than others. But all in all, doing fabulous!
Water: Water is good. I'm still using the container w/ the rubber bands and the system is working the poo is normal, it's all good. haha!
Vitamins: I've been half on, half off. I took them steady for probably 10 days and have forgotten them the last few days. But I'm getting back on track w/ a conscious effort.
Exercise: Still not doing it, but I am confident my ignorance will end soon. WE'll see.
Work: Works is great!!! This week we finally ended the 15 wk OJT Mentor program and I just feel nice and cozy going back to my old drcall Job. I'm excited to "just be" and have great numbers again and focus on my number one priority and number one job. My boss is off for the next week so a few of us together will be making an effort to hold down the fort. he's a great boss!
Vacation: My trip to arkansas is in only 10 days. I don't think I'll make my weight goal of 230 by then but I'm fine w/ that. Size wise, I'm the same "size" in jeans and tops as I was when I last visited there so at least they aren't going to be seeing the "weight gain". Next time I visit I'll definetley be smaller. Plane tickets have been taken care of and I just reserved our car the other night. I'm getting a flower tattoo w/ my bff Jeannie and I have narrowed it down from 25 possible tattoos to now the top 4. I love all four of them! So over this next week I'll be narrowing it down so make that final decision.
Alright now, for the weirdest news of all.....
Is it really possible to have sagg-a-tastic skin OVER NIGHT!?!?!?!?! I've been doing well, feeling well, and feeling thinner the last week. My WI Wed said I was 248 and I felt discouraged. Then I looked back at WI's and realized the previous Wed I was 249.5 and I'm thinking, "WHAT THE HELL? 1.5 LBS IN A WK IS GOOD, IT'S MOVEMENT, IT'S A LOSS!" so I stopped being down on myself. I'm not hitting my 3 lbs/wk goal but that's ok I can't expect that when I'm not moving my ass.
Oh so back to the skin, I've been feeling good about my body. I wakeup this morning and strip down in the bathroom to take a relaxing morning bath while my kids watch cartoons. Then I pause. I take a moment to stare at myself alllll nakey! It's not like I do this for fun, or I have warm fuzzy feelings about myself. I look at it as more of a science experiment. I analyze w/ my eyes what's changed, is there more or the same sag, wtf!!! ya know? I dont' beat myself up, in a peaceful state of mind, I just observe. i think i've come to this middle ground w/ how I observe myself. If a bad thought comes in, I sweep it out by thinking how hard i'm working and I will reap ALL the rewards soon enough.
So, today as i'm starring and holding, etc. I think I notice more hang in my lower stomach. My skin in my stomach, sides, and thighs appears to be DELFATING and leaving behind a slight DEFLATION of sorts, of my skin. I felt petrified! Shhhhhhhhhh! This is my biggest fear b/c I am so young. But I did do this to myself. so then, is it fair? I don't know.
So feeling sad about my 50 yr old woman skin below the boobs, I decided I MUST work out. And also, when I get my student loan in mid-November I AM GETTING 3-4 WRAPS DONE. It's worth a try! why not?? Once the wraps are bought and I'm ready to do them, I will take pics of me and my nakey saggy skin so you guys can see. Until then, I do not feel comfortable showing it. B/c really, I would have to be almost completely naked to show it all. All nakey is not good for me, and I doubt you'd enjoy it either.
FYI- I finally laid out the clothes I'm giving away. I took pics of all of them. I'm going to post them up here sometime this weekend for people to take their pick. Oh and thanks Sarah for the clothes. The jeans don't look that great on my body type so I will pass them along to anyone who needs them, try to find them a good loving booty to wrap around!!!
Peaches & Cream ladies, sending you tons of WL joojoo,
Elizabeth
OK - I vote for #2 and #4 on the tats, but I love the yellow in #3. If you've got the right skin tone, yellow looks AMAZING.
ReplyDeleteAs for the skin, the good news is that I feel like I go through 'saggy' phases. I get really saggy and flabby just before I lose 5 lbs quickly. I'm also a believer in exercise (swimming will do wonders for you) and lotion, lotion, lotion. Rub it in every chance you get and tell your nekkid body that you love it, and watch it melt away - good for the mind and body!
Good job on the no snacking and 1.5lbs! Keep it up!
AimmeJo, let me get this straight? YOu saying swimming and lotion will make my skin tighter??? Or just help it cooperate from here on and not get worse??
ReplyDeleteLovely pics, Libby Lou! Hey you're on facebook.. wanna look me up.. carolyn kilian.. would love the contact.
ReplyDeleteYour boys are adorable..kicking back, watching a movie (and I remember when my oldest freaked out over a kids movie way back when.. your son is probably just a sensitive kid like mine was :)
And you outta try having 43 year old skin.. sigh.. deflating is the name of the game.. I hear you there. It's smaller but not much prettier.
Damn..meant to add.. love the top tatt, the colours and design are beautiful (and you're brave getting one.. eek! lol)
ReplyDeletecara- I will look you up! I think i'VE SEEN you on Amy's page. I love the first purple one too. My oldest son gave me his optinion and that was his fav too. so I decided last night that it's going to be that one.
ReplyDeleteIt will be my 4th tattoo so I'm not too worried about the pain. I just get them in places where they can be easily hidden incase they ever need to be.
I've really believe lotion it helps in a few ways. Moisture improves resiliency and I think the stimulus helps toning. So YES, I am saying that it will improve your skin. And swimming will actually do more than the lotion! 10-15 minutes of swimming a few times a week can do wonders.
ReplyDeleteI used to use Neutrogena with copper. It worked wonders! But I can't find it anymore... I'm using a CoQ10 lotion, but I like the copper better.
As well, you have youth on your side and your skin will respond even better!
*** I just googled and found the lotion I used to love! It's Neutrogena Visibly Firm with Copper. I couldn't find it at CVS, but now that I know they still make it, I'm going to get some!
OMG! I will NOT be getting the lotion. It's $90 a bottle on Amazon.com. Apparently, a few people are willing to PAY, PAY, PAY for this lotion.
ReplyDeleteBut, yeah... It was really good. I'll let you know if I find it elsewhere.
I laughed out loud seeing your 2nd comment after your first one. haha! that's a lot of money!
ReplyDeleteI am a lotion hog! Even in my teens I always told my mom, "I'm gonna lube up now so that when I DOOOO lose weight, my skin pays me back and works for me." I'm still like that. I could swim at my YMCA b/c the pool is heated, I love swimming. I just didn't know if it was "great" for your skin or not. Goody!
I think I like the third tattoo the best! Is your Wii hooked up to the internet? WE could battle....although I dont have mine hooked up to the internet yet!
ReplyDeleteI don't have a wii and up until this point I had committed to "not following the crowd" and rushing out to buy the "newest thing". But from hearing what other ppl have said, I'm thinkin it'd be a good buy. So I was sayin i might get myself one. But I did I'd definetley do the internet thing, that's cool!
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