50 POUNDS!!

I hit a new milestone!!! I have now lost 50 pounds! Hoooraaaay!!

I have lost 9 inches off of my waist and have gone from a size 24 to a size 16- The smallest I have ever been!!! It feels so amazing and yet.... No motivation still. Strange isn't it? Its SO easy to find excuses! I really need to buckle down and get my butt back in gear. I think I have found a solution- but first!

I have a before and after comparison picture for you! These pictures were taken at my kids birthday parties. I know the after picture isn't the best but I didn't take very many picrures of myself at the party. I'll have to see what my in laws have on their camera. And although Kiersten is not looking in either, she hasn;t gained much weight at all but her face has matured a lot and she has a TON more hair.


And now for my new motivation....
I LOVE doing zumba and I am starting to get comfortable wearing tank tops. I rewarded myself with some Zumba gear!
The shirts run SUPER small and all my instructor had was a size L or smaller- Well, OK she had one that would fit better but I didn't like the straps or the style so I didn't get it.
I really don't like the front view because my shirt is so tight its see through.
So THIS is my new motivation! I want this thing hanging on me and totally loose!!

Has anyone seen my motivation?

Has any one seen my motivation? I lost it... Really sad. I was so excited when Adam joined the diet with me. It was great! He didn't sit right next to me with a carton of ice cream on the couch.... Well, Adam went back to work and was eating 4 meals a day so he stopped the diet. I tried for a few weeks to do it with out him. I would stick to it and loose weight have a bad week and gain it back, lose one pound, loose nothing etc... I promise I will try my best to start back the diet this week!
Ugh in fact, I weighed on Friday (I ONLY weigh in on Saturdays for this exact reason....)I lost 4 pounds! Wahoo! I weighed in Saturday for my official one- I gained two pounds- BUT I lost a total of 2 pounds!
I have been terrible at going to the gym and my running program has basically stopped. Ever sense I fell and hurt my knee very badly I have been afraid to run outside. I tried to run on the treadmill and it felt GREAT but its nothing like running outside so I lost my motivation. How am I suppose to be getting ready for my 5k?!?! AGGGHHH! Its just frustrating.

Anyways, I am going to check in Saturday morning and tell everyone how I did!