How I've been AND Picture Palooza!

OK SO, I DO REALIZE I HAVE BEEN NEGLECTING MY POOR LITTLE BLOG! : ( POOR THING! I HAVE BEEN CATCHING UP AND READING EVERYBODY ELSES THOUGH, TRYING! THAT IS SUPER HARD, TAKES A LOT OF TIME. SO I DO HAVE SOME UPDATES TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY!

WEIGHT: FIRST OFF, MY WEIGHT IS DOWN TO 222, (SCOOOOORE!) AND THE LAST 3 LBS HAVE COME OFF IN THE LAST WEEK W/O ME WORKING OUT. I’M DOING SUPERB! I’M DOWN A TOTAL OF 56 POUNDS NOW! WOO HOO!!! I’M EXCITED TO GET DOWN BELOW 220, THEN 210, YA KNOW! EVERY LITTLE BIT IS A HUGE MILESTONE FILLED WITH HAPPY, PRIDEFUL FEELINGS! I AM ANXIOUS TO GET RID OF MY BACKFAT! HAHA! I REMEMBER WHEN AMY’S WAS FINALLY GONE, I THINK SHE WAS AROUND 210 OR 215, SO I’M PRAYING IT HAPPENS SOON. (we are built a lot the same, same shape) I DON’T KNOW IF THERE IS A PARTICULAR WORKOUT TO DO TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN OR IF IT’S JUST CARDIO AND BURNING OFF THE FAT. I DUNNO. SO I’LL KEEP WORKING ON IT.

WORKING OUT: MY WORKOUTS WERE GOOD UNTIL THIS PAST FRIDAY. I GOT ALITTLE INJURED, SOME PERSONAL MEDICAL ISSUE PREVENTING ME FROM RUNNING. IT HAS BEEN SUCH A DRAG, AND I HAVE NEVER MISSED RUNNING SO MUCH. SO NOW I’M UP TO 9 DAYS WITHOUT WORKING OUT, AND I’D GIVE ANYTHING TO WALK OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW AND START RUNNING! I HAVE COME TO LOVE IT! PLUS…. I HAVE THE LAUGHLIN HALF MARATHON WITH AIMME IN 6 DAYS!!!!!! OMG I HAVE GOT TO GET DOWN TO MY TRAINING SO I DON’T INJUR MYSELF DURING THOSE 13 MILES, SINCE I HAVEN’T BEEN WORKING OUT ENOUGH. I’M HOPING MY MEDICAL ISSUE WILL RESOLVE WITHIN A FEW DAYS AND THEN I WILL RUN EVERY SINGLE DAY, UP UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE THE RACE!

 

MEASUREMENTS: I'M PRETTY SURE I FORGOT TO SHARE THAT FROM MID-JAN TO MID-FEB I DID MY MEASUREMENTS AND HAD LOST 10 INCHES ALL OVER! WOOOO HOOO! MOSTLY IN MY LOWER BODY, HIPS AND THIGHS!!!! MUST BE THE RUNNING!

 

DATING: I'M DEALING W/ 2 MEN RIGHT NOW. IF YOU ARE TECHNICAL ABOUT IT AND DEPENDING ON YOUR TERMS, I AM DATING D. THERE'S ALSO A NEW GUY, B, THAT IS COOL. HE'S 35 AND A LIBRA, HAS 1 DAUGHTER. JUST GETTING TO KNOW HIM AT THIS POINT. INTERESTING AND TIME CONSUMING TO DEAL W/ MORE THAN 1 PERSON. HARD TO MAKE TIME FOR THEM, ME, MY KIDS, WORK, ETC.

 

BREAKING NEWS: I WILL BE MOVING IN 2 WKS. I'VE BEEN DOING THE THINGS I NEEDED TO DO TO PREPARE TO BUY A HOUSE. MY CREDIT REPAIR WOMAN SAID I WILL HAVE TO SPEND 6-8 MTHS BUILDING GOOD CREDIT NOW, SO WHEN MY PARENTS HEARD HOW LONG THAT WAS, HAHA, THEY SAID I SHOULD MOVE OUT NOW. HAHA! I GET MY PARENTS POINT, I WAS NOT OFFENDED. SO  A FEW AGO I STARTED LOOKING FOR RENT HOUSES IN MARICOPA (THE TOWN I WANT TO BUY IN) AND I FOUND ONE!!!! I GOT APPROVED AND I'LL BE MOVING ON APRIL 2ND! I'M SO STOKED! THIS IS THE HOUSE...

 

EATING: OK SO I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME WEIRDNESS WITH MY BODY LATELY. MAYBE SOME OF YOU CAN HELP ME FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS, OR MAYBE YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED IT. FIRST OF ALL, MY EATING HAS BEEN PERFECT, AS HAS MY RESTRICTION. I WILL ACTUALLY FORGET TO EAT SOMETIMES. INSTEAD OF EATING ON SCHEDULE LIKE I USED TO, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO EAT RIGHT, THEN WAIT UNTIL MY STOMACH TELLS ME I'M HUNGRY AGAIN. SOMETIMES, I CAN GO 7 HOURS BETWEEN MEALS. I KNOW IT'S A LOT, BUT I FEEL LIKE IF MY STOMACH ISN'T GROWLING, IT DOESN'T NEED FOOD. SO THERE'S THAT, WHICH DOES SEEM ODD TO ME BUTTTT THEN I ALSO HAVE THIS "RAVISHING HUNGER", AS I CALL IT. SO WHAT HAPPENS, IS I'M CHILLIN, NOT HUNGRY, GOING ABOUT MY BUSINESS. THEN ALL OF SUDDEN, BAM!!!! MY STOMACH IS GROWLING, PAINFUL HUNGER PAINS AND IT'S LOUD ENOUGH TO HEAR IT! IT JUST HITS ME OUT OF NO WHERE, NO SIGNS LEADING UP TO IT, NOT ALITTLE HUNGER, JUST A WHOLE LOT OF HUNGRY, ALL OF A SUDDEN. IT'S ODD. IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I COULD THROW UP IF I DON'T EAT IMMEDIATELY. AND IT'S BEEN ODD TO DEAL W/ B/C SOMETIMES THERE ISN'T FOOD AROUND SO I FEEL ALL ILL AND SICK UNTIL I EAT. IT'S WEIRD! I WISH I HAD A LITTLE WARNING SIGN LIKE AN HOUR BEFORE THAT HAPPENS, BUT I DON'T. ODD! AND THEN THERE'S THE FACT THAT THE LAST 2 WKS, MY STOMACH HAS FELT THE NEED TO ANOUNCE ITSELF TO THE WHOLE WORLD!!!! HOW DO I MEAN? WELL I GET THAT MONSTER HUNGER, I EAT SLOWLY (B/C I FEEL LIKE I COULD THROW UP, RIGHT) AND YOU CAN PHYSICALLY HEARRRRRR MY STOMACH PROCESSING MY FOOD. IT GROWLS, GRINDS, BUBBLES, EVERYTHING! IT'S SO LOUD I FEEL EMBARASSED. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S DOING THAT. IT'LL DO IT THE WHOLE TIME I EAT AND THEN LIKE 10  MINS AFTER, IT'S ODD! WHY WOULD IT DO THAT??

MEDICAL ISSUES; LET ME COVER THIS QUICK CUZ THIS IS ALREADY LONG. I'VE BEEN FREEZING COLD (WHEN NOBODY ELSE IS), STOMACH ACHES, AND MY HAIR FALLING OUT IN CLUMPS!!!!!! AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS PREGNANT, I AM NOT. THEN I THOUGHT, MAYBE IT'S THE HORMONES. WELL I'VE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THAT PERIOD OF LOSING MY HAIR FOR A FEW MTHS AND THEN IT STOPPED. SO IS IT JUST STARTING BACK NOW? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK. BUT I WILL TELL YOU, I HAVE  YET TO DO MY 6 MTHS POST OP LABS LIKE I WAS SUPPOSED TO. SO ALL THIS WEIRDNESS NOW IS MAKING ME DEFINETLEY NEED TO PRIORITIZE THAT TO MAKE SURE I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING OFF.

TIME FOR PICTURE PALOOZA!

I will start w/ my  newest, most prideful pic! These are the light DKNY jeans Aimme gave me! She gave them to me wks ago and I guess I lost them in my closet, haha. So I slipped those sexy suckers on today and my Mom followed me around the house ewwing and awwwing over how small my ass looked! So she FINALLY convinced me to do a photo shoot!~ haha! yeah, like IIII need convincing! I LOVE THIS PICTURE! I didn't have my hair or makeup done yet, but I still love them!

This is my smallISH ass my mom had to take a picture of to get me to believe why she was flippin' out!

This was my ass on Feb 1st! D took this after our hike. Now i was NOT standing in a flattering position, but you can see the difference!

A pretty picture of Az sun rays peekin' through a cloud, for you guys!

BA-BAM! Took this one Friday night because I felt sexy!!! And Yes, I am posing so I do "appear" smaller but for fairness i did a straight on one below!

wearing my dark DKNY jeans from Aimme, sisterhood of the traveling lapband clothes!

took this pic chillin in my bed and I was surprised at how skinny my face, neck, and shoulders look! I must confess, I will stand in the mirror in my parents garage, wearing a tank top, listening to my mp3 player and I will dance and sing while I STARE at my chest, neck, shoulders, neck, collar bones! I LOVE IT! it's so weird to me now to see how much my neck, veins, and collar bones move when you sing!!!!! all that was going on before, just under fat! I love it! If I loved my flabby arms more, I'd walk around in tanks 24/7. I really have a monster, huge love for my upper body now (excluding the tummy)!!!

Much Love XOXO,

Libby Lou!