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I’m Feelin’ Good

I’ve made some great decisions food, drink and exercise wise since my horrid WIW. I even went to a Christmas Party yesterday and ate something before I left to go so I wasn’t starving and made smart decisions. I even managed to avoid the desserts!

Tomorrow is my friends’ wedding and I get to wear my AWESOME ORANGE DRESS. My awesome orange Anne Klein dress that I got like 70% off in August that was a size 14 and got big enough to the point where I took it to the tailor to get it taken in. I picked up the dress yesterday and I must say. I’m gonna be looking good. I also got a sweet mani/pedi yesterday and am getting my hair blown out tomorrow.

Obviously I am so excited for friends and their wedded bliss, but I am also using tomorrow as a way to dress up and celebrate all of my hard work in 2010. Don’t worry I plan on looking good New Years Eve too, but that’s more about ringing in 2011 as opposed to saying goodbye (and THANK YOU) to 2010.

Look forward to pics from the wedding on Monday!

**Editors Note: Yes, W is joining and will meet anywhere between 50-100 friends/coworkers/students that I know. My students are like DYING they are so nosey. I met his coworkers yesterday at his work Christmas party and I was quite the hit!

Despite feeling horrid yesterday I pulled myself together after sleeping all day to go the University President’s Christmas Party. I was invited as a guest AND there was an open bar. I HAD to go. I figured if I dressed up then I could trick myself into feeling better. It sort of worked!

I must say I don’t even recognize myself in this picture. I’m like who is that skinny  thin healthy looking girl?

*I’m on the left. I’m too lazy to black out my friend M’s face (she’s also lost 40+ pounds this year. she did it on WW, we are badasses)

**Please ignore the terrible cell phone quality camera

***Also please ignore the horrid name tags they make us wear at events at the President’s House – they don’t want party crashers, they have legit on-duty cops at events

NSV – Belly Pop

I have limited knowledge when it comes to pregnancy and pregnant women, but I do know there is a point in their pregnancy when their belly “pops” and they go from not showing to showing like overnight.

Well I’m pretty sure I just experience the weight loss equivalent.

Yesterday I noticed that my belly seems to have “popped” IN. I went from have a little lower belly roll to a much flatter lower stomach overnight. Don’t me wrong I still have work to do on my stomach, but this is awesome. I spent like 10 minutes staring at my stomach this morning. I’m excited for my monthly measurements tomorrow!

MEDIUM

Let’s rewind to Wednesday evening shall we.

I was meeting W for dinner in Montgomery (halfway between us) and decided to head into town a little early because there was a New York & Company there. NY&Co is MY STORE. It’s probably a good thing that the closest one is an hour away – when I lived in Texas it was across the street from work, danger! 90% of my work pants are from there. I love their LONG lengths. I was hoping to get an item or two when @fasterstronger alerts me to the fact they are having a 50% off everything sale. I’m pumped. 

Trying on clothes when you feel good about your body is an amazing thing. I still really haven’t shopped much in months, but I knew my pants were getting stupid big. So I wound up with a pair of SIZE 12 dress pants and 4 pairs of MEDIUM knit pants. MEDIUM. I have been recently wearing some medium tops, but medium bottoms are uncharted territory. I also got some leggings, a silver sparkly belt (i have a new love of belts now that I don’t have to buy plus size/mens belts), a shirt and a pair of earrings. ALL for $98. AMAZING. 

SO obviously I had an additional confident boost from buying MEDIUMS when I met up with W. Thankfully I was feeling so good because when he gave me a hug he PICKED ME UP. I have not been picked up as an adult ever. No one had tried, nor would I had let anyone try. Regardless I was still slightly horrified that he picked me up. I was OMG he was have hurt himself or OMG he regrets doing that because I was so heavy. Well later Wiley picked me up again! I then felt better about the whole situation since he knew how heavy I was and still wanted to/could pick me up again. 

It was a wonderful Thanksgiving Eve!

PS – how many calories do you burn making out? Because I this rate I might be able to drop some seeeeerious weight before New Years 😉

Compliments Like Whoa

I am working a transfer student orientation session today and one of our veteran student association presenters who I haven’t seen since May (and is a HOT, but married Marine), pulled me aside and said “Whatever you are doing, keep it up. You look fantastic. I had to do a double take when I first saw you.” I then told him about my half marathons and full marathon training.

A jacked hot marine telling me I look good. Swoon.

Picture from this game this weekend. I must say this is probably my new favorite picture of myself (especially how awesome my clavicle looks).

Seriously this weekend was great and I’ll blog about it more later, but in short I have never felt more desirable than I did this weekend.

Innnnnterestingly enough I wasn’t feeling Mr. Navy Lawyer despite his advances. However the gentleman I went out with yesterday from OKC I was feeling and he was digging me too.

I’m pretty much high on life right now.

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

For normal people this may be TMI, but like we always say we aren’t normal.

I’m sad to be checking out of my hotel today. Aside from a great conference, great friends and a GREAT view from my window I will also miss all the mirrors in my hotel room.

There are 2 full length mirrors and a bathroom mirror and let me tell you I’ve spent a lot of time naked in my room checking myself out. I don’t have a full length mirror in my apartment and there is nowhere else where I think I could be naked in a full length mirror. Mostly I checked out my legs to be honest – especially my Achilles heel/tendon because I’m obsessed with that body party. It’s interesting how I see less imperfections and find myself pleased with more of my body than ever before in my life. I’m actually happy where my body is, but I’m excited about where it’s going.

I’m pretty sure I’m going to need to purchase a full length mirror in my near future. 

PS – I got a 5K run in this morning. I’m going to miss running in a city and riverside 🙁

Week 3 Outfits.

I LOVE my Monday jacket. It’s so fun. I’ve had it for 2 years and I remember when I couldn’t even zip it. It fits well – even with room to spare. The collar is my favorite part, but I don’t wear it up unless I’m out and being silly!

My YELLOW jacket. I got this for my birthday in August 2009. I loved it as soon as I saw it, however picking the right size was troublesome. The “Large” was too small and my ego couldn’t handle buying an “1X” which was a little big on me. I ended up finding a “XL” and bought it which fit perfectly. It’s crazy to think how I’m now SWIMMING in this jacket. I actually hope to find a tailor and have it taken it because I love it and have only worn it a handful of times.

Today I went for a fun black and white look. I again remember buying this shirt when it couldn’t even button and I’d wear it open.

I really enjoyed having an excuse to dress up these past 3 weeks and wear tons of clothes than I had never/rarely worn!

**Special post coming later this afternoon**

NSV Pants

I was going to wear never before worn size 16 NY&Co pants this morning for one last hurrah, but sadly even before I ever got to wear them, they were falling off me.

So I grabbed size 14 DKNY pants I last wore my JUNIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE (2004). They fit magically and even have some room to spare!