My Progress

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Pushing for Excellence

Past month was another one of those chaotic ones. I'm beginning to recognize that I have about 3-4 months in a year where I just get thrown off my typical steady routine due to extraordinary events and vacations.

In the past month, I had a bachelorette party down in Miami and a lovely week absorbing the bliss on the Big Island of Hawaii. This weekend, there is a bridal party for the sister and the following week is her wedding. Amidst all this are holidays and birthday parties.

I managed to gain a few pounds during the Miami and Hawaii trips, but since my return about 10 days ago, I've shed them all and am at a 31 lb loss to date. Good news is, I will easily reach a 35lb loss by the wedding. Unfortunately, the bridesmaid dress is now too big. I'm planning on just stitching the sides  here and there to make sure the snug is there, just in case it decides to slide down in front of the mass audience, which of course we would not want to see ;D I'm also going to use this special tape that I can use to secure the dress since the strapless ones are just too unpredictable.

And I have made the decision to put my hair up. I've been holding off on this in case I needed the extra coverage with my hair. Luckily, I've managed to acquire a nice warm tan and the extra weight I've lost in the last week has made a drastic difference on my upper body. Hair up it is!

And here's the best news so far! I am wear size 10 jeans! Yes, I am now a proud owner of 3 size 10 jeans which are adorable. My thighs are slightly too big, but I'm hoping that too will shed soon enough. Yikes, I don't ever remember wearing size 10 jeans. My earliest memories of my teenage years, I still wore size 12's and 13's. The other day, I did another small purge of clothes. But after trying on a few of these old clothing, I saved a dress and a pair of jeans as my "Before" collection. They are really so freaking big. I can't believe I used to squeeze myself into them. I'll post pictures of them soon. In the meantime, here are some pictures from the past trips and my progress pictures up to date.

Aloha from the Big Island, HI

Brunch at the Big Pink in Miami

At my 31lb weightloss milemarker

And in celebration, new boots.

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