Another beginning

Today it begins, whether we're ready or not. Last night we spent a long while cutting, juicing, cooking, and packing. Today is Day 1 of our whole food, plant based reboot. It won't be easy, especially since 'munchies' was it's own food group up until now, but this is needed.

Hubby's starting weight: 265
My starting weight: 205

Today's menu includes:

Hakuna matata!

Ready for Round 2

Wow it's been a while, hasn't it? I don't even know where to start right now. Looking back at previous posts, a lot has changed between then and now. To catch everyone up, I guess I'll pick up where I left off.

October 2012 - Engaged

May 2013 - Married

January 2014 - Pregnant

October 2014 - Hannah Nicole

January 2015 - Fitness Restart

Sadly, through each of these milestones, my weight has been one of my biggest challenges. By the end of my pregnancy I was up to my max weight that I was at a few years ago. Back to square one. Bummer. At least I have a new member on my cheering squad.

Hakuna matata!

Bling bling

Well that was an exciting weekend! I came back from Boston with a little extra hardware...

Hakuna matata!

Which one would you rather be?

Hakuna matata!

Get your nerd on

So one of my close friends demanded last night that I take a new "current" picture. Apparently he thought I "look a lot better now than that picture" (meaning the one from the Brad Paisley concert)... I told him that it was taken only about a week and a half ago but he still doesn't believe that part.

So to appease his highness, I pulled out my camera equipment and took a couple pretty decent shots. This one is probably my favorite. Partly because of my purple Nerds shirt but also cause I think I look pretty good in it. (Which is saying something coming from me!)

Hakuna matata!

Little moments like this

So this past weekend was this year's Brad Paisley concert here in Hartford. My BFF and I have been going for the past couple of years because we are big country music fans. I had her take a picture of me to compare it to last year's picture.

Brad Paisley concert June 4, 2011

Brad Paisley concert June 2, 2012

50 pounds difference right there. Not the best angle for the picture, but that's ok. I'll take it.

Now the only thing that would have made an amazing concert even better, was to have the seats we had last year. Oh well, that's ok. I still got Kimberly Perry's autograph on my ticket stub!

Hakuna matata!

Why are you wearing a suit today?

Because it FITS!

Today is a great day. This morning, on a whim, I decided to try on my suit pants just to see if maybe they fit yet (as of last week they didn't). And to my huge surprise, they buttoned and zipped with ease. [Insert girly squeal here]

My dad had bought this suit for me my senior year of college as a birthday gift and I had worn it to all the job interviews I had that year. Well I'm pretty sure my first day of work (three years ago) was the last time I have been able to wear it.

Since then, it has been living in the back of my closet, begging for it to see the light of day again. Let me repeat, today is a great day.

P.S. And yes I did go running last night like I planned to...

Hakuna matata!

EDIT (5/11/12 11:52am): I have been getting a TON of compliments today from co-workers. Not just on how I look, but even my presence and my mood. That was unexpected and amazing to hear!

Bring On the Bikini challenge - Before pictures

One of the requirements for my newest Nutrisystem challenge is to take a "before" picture in a swim suit so we can compare it to our "after" picture at the end of the challenge.

Well I decided to take it one step further and find an old picture of me in the same swim suit. I already plan on getting a new swim suit for this summer but I thought it would be neat to have the same one in all the pictures.

          

Summer 2007 I think... 215ish pounds, maybe??

5/3/12 171 pounds

Hakuna matata!

Miss Skinny Pants

I love days like today. It was not even 8am and I had already received a compliment for my recent (and ongoing!) weight loss. And it wasn't just any compliment. No, it involved the S-word.

"Hey you're gettin' skinny!"

Could it be because I was able to get into my old skinny college pants again this morning? Maybe. One of my friends from college once called these my J-Lo pants since I have such a larger um... backside, but they curved around it in such a way that it still made me look good. Today's post deserves a picture!

Hakuna matata!

Hiking Heublein

Just came back from hiking up to Heublein Tower this morning. Always a lot of fun. Here's a picture of me at the top. Maybe next time we'll take the long way up.

Hakuna matata!