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Old Navy is having a 30% off sale. Go here. Click to see Kelly and then click on her scarf for details.

It's Friday and Saturday only!

I can't wait until lunchtime!!!

I want your love and I want your revenge

I have 2 nights of completing my workout of amazingness. Sunday and Monday. The workout of amazingness consists of 30 minutes on the elliptical and some work with weights. I seriously love it. LOVE IT! I sweat so much and I can just feel the fat flying off. And now that I got one of these babies, I know I am going to see results. And soon.

My eating went really well yesterday. I ate way less than I have been eating lately. This past weekend me and the boyfriend did some major damage. Hibachi dinner one night. And twice out to eat Mexican food (If you have never eaten at On The Border, you must try their Dos XX Fish Tacos). After all that food, I was ready to start a little bit healthier eating. And I did. I did allow myself a treat though: some Haagen Dazs ice-cream and 2 mini snicker bars. Like I always say, moderation is key.

Okay, enough about weight loss.

Remember when I said I needed to be more organized? This is what my bathroom vanity looked like before:

I really should be embarrassed about posting this. I mean, you can see how dirty my mirror is.

And now, thanks to my boyfriend, I have this to work with in the morning:

I feel so much better getting ready with a nice, clean, and organized vanity. Now let's see how long I can keep it like this.

Shopping Post

I simply adore Old Navy. They have great prices and their clothes fit. Being a fluffy girl, it's hard to find clothes that I feel comfortable in. And Old Navy clothes fit me nicely. Don't get me wrong, there are clothes at Old Navy that I look hideous in, but the majority of the time, they really work out well. So I headed over to Old Navy on my lunch to use up this gift card I got for X-mas. I scored 7 shirts for 27 bucks*!! I am so proud of myself. I only shopped the clearance section and I had a 20% off coupon that I got from here (check this site out weekly for some great coupons). Being fat and being a tightwad is not a great thing. Big girl clothes can be way overpriced (*cough* Lane Bryant *cough*). But I feel like I can get a great shopping fix from my dear friend, Old Navy.

*This may not sound like such a big deal to some, since I have heard of people getting even better deals, but I had just spent 20 bucks on 2 shirts from Kohl's, so understand my excitement over my 7 for 27 deal. (Yes, those Kohl's shirts are going back.)

The love of my life enjoying his X-mas gift:

Yes, that's him...sleeping. He has such a hard life. <3>

This is what I've been waiting for

I've been waiting for this 4-day weekend since my vacation in August. I love paid days off!!

I've decided to not post about my eating habits for awhile. I just really haven't been eating good at all. And I know you all are tired of hearing about my fails.

But on a good note...

I finally got a workout in last night. Woo hoo!! I did 30 minutes on the elliptical machine. Gosh, I love that machine.

I'm supposed to start Losing It For Real's 30 Day Shred Challenge today. I should be able to work out tonight no problem. Even if it's a midnight workout.

The holiday festivities are starting today. The boyfriend's sister's birthday is today and her and her family will be coming over for dinner. Then tomorrow is D-Day and we'll be heading over to her house for dinner. I'm in charge of mashed potatoes, stuffing, rolls, and helping the boyfriend with a key lime pie. I don't know what else we'll be doing this weekend.

Most definitely, we will not be participating in Black Friday. A couple of years ago my boyfriend saved up some money for a plasma tv. We first went to Circuit City at 5 a.m., but they only had limited quantities, so we headed over to HH Gregg but their sale was a joke. So we decided to head to Brandsmart USA. I swear stepping into that store was like stepping through the gates of hell. After we found a salesperson and made our purchase (at an excellent price, I might add) me and the boyfriend got separated. Well, silly me walked back into the store to look for him and it was the worst experience of my life. People were everywhere!! There was no where to walk and the smell of body odor was heavy in the air. I was trapped in the middle of the store, shoulder to shoulder with crazed bargain hunters for a good 10 minutes. I literally almost broke down in tears because I wanted to get out of there and no one was budging out of the way. By the grace of God, I somehow did manage to finally get out of the store. That store seriously traumatized the heck out of me and I don't ever plan on doing a Black Friday ever, ever, EVER again.

Good luck to all you Black Friday shoppers!!

And Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all a good night!!

Friday and Saturday Shenanigans

Friday
Breakfast: Breakfast of champions (brownies)
Lunch: rice, chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes
Dinner: pasta w/ tuna
In-betweens: 2 tangerines, apple, Cheddar and Sour Cream chips

Workout: 30 mins. elliptical

Saturday
Breakfast: scrambled eggs with cheese, bacon, 1.5 sausage links, pancakes w/ strawberry topping (me and the boyfriend took his mom out to breakfast)
Lunch: rice with veggies, chicken leg, avocado
Late late Dinner: big mac, fries, and coke
In-betweens: movie popcorn and cherry Icee

Workout: no official workout, but I did walk TONS

It was a bad couple of days but oh well. I had lots of fun with the boyfriend shopping and going to the movies. We dropped the car off at the shop to get some work done so we ended up walking to the mall to do some shopping. It wasn't really intentional exercise but trust me, it was exercise. Anyways, I was armed with lots of coupons and I know we saved loads of money on the stuff we got (most of it anyway). The boyfriend was laughing at me, because at almost every store, I pulled out a coupon. Hey, sometimes I just refuse to pay retail. (I'm kicking myself for not using my 50% percent off one item at Old Navy. Dammit!!)

We watched New Moon (he's a Twilight freak LOL)(jk). It was really good! It was just OK when I left the movie theater, but now, I kind of want to go watch it again...but I'll wait until it comes out on DVD.

My weigh-in is going to be disappointing I know. I just have to try a lot harder this week. Especially since (dun dun dun) Thanksgiving is THREE days away.

It's going to be a long week.

It pays to be Sick??

If I can get a 3.8 pound loss, it sure does!!!

This past week, I have been mighty sick with a cold/flu. I'm finally getting rid of the stuffy/runny nose. I still have a bit of a cough and a sore throat, but I'm hoping to try to do 30 minutes on the elliptical tonight. I've been really wanting to workout these past couple of days, too. So I'm looking forward to being 100 percent not sick.

I went shopping on Saturday with the boyfriend. With the cold weather here, I was on the hunt for some boots (and he was on the hunt for some new soccer cleats). Now, I'm really.....what do you call it?, frugal. I really don't like spending lots of money on clothes or shoes. $20 is my absolute max to spend on one item. So, you can't imagine how happy I was when I walked into Charlotte Russe and saw that the shoes were on sale for Buy one, get the 2nd for $15. Picked up these little gems in black and brown and all for around 23 bucks each. Score!

Yesterday, was the best relaxing day. The boyfriend and I picked up some pizza from his favorite pizza place and rented some movies from RedBox. We had only seen Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen in the theater so we watched it again. I had forgotten how funny it was. I think it was better the second time around. I really, really liked it!. It will definitely be added to our movie collection. If you haven't watched it yet, watch it. Trust me when I say you won't be disappointed. While you're at it, check out Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, too. There were some laughs in there and it was really cute.

Is it Friday yet?

Well, thank God it's Thursday.

I failed to surprise myself last night. I didn't work out. I fought with myself for 1 hour to get up and just work out. Even my boyfriend kept telling me to just get it over with already. After all the heeing and hawing, when I finally decided to work out, I started to feel really nauseous. All in my head? Could be.

So, I didn't work out. But my eating was really good. I didn't eat anything I hadn't planned on eating. That was a good point about my day.

Why do I never get the eating right and working out at the same time? Is it really that hard? Or am I really that stubborn? Ask my boyfriend, he'll say I'm really that stubborn.

And because it's not always about weight loss:
Does anyone know where to buy those clear bra straps for convertible bras? I have this strapless bra and I seem to have misplaced the straps it came with (actually, I found one and I vaguely recall trashing the other one). I really need some for my upcoming trip. So if any one knows, please feel free to comment. Thanks!!

HYC Update

Well, no real news with me. Which explains my absence. I've been plain horrible!

On Saturday, I did have what I thought was going to be an epiphany but it was a false alarm. Me and the BF went to our favorite Hibachi restaurant. We stuffed ourselves silly. Well, I couldn't stop there so I insisted on stopping for some ice-cream. Yes, it was a complete gorge fest. I literally ate until I was sick to my stomach. It was the worst feeling ever. I vowed that I would never eat that way again.

Ha!

Honestly, I haven't eaten that much since then. It's only been 2 days, but still. It's just that I haven't exactly been making the right choices, so I still have that gross bloated feeling. Ay yi yi yi yi! Will this madness ever end?

I did get to workout last night. 30 Day Shred take 1,000,0001.

10 more days 'til I fly to Los Angeles for vacation. I have mixed feelings about this. I'm happy to be going on vacation and seeing my family, but I'm not happy about being the size I am and going on vacation and seeing my family. I'm probably the biggest I've ever been right now and I'm not feeling too good about myself. If only I had started to take care of my weight months ago. I would have probably been a lot happier with myself.

Story of my life...woulda, coulda, shoulda.

But on a good note, I went shopping this weekend to pick up some stuff for said vacation. Did anyone else clean up at Old Navy this weekend? They had this Friends and Family promo where you get 30 percent off. I'm a hardcore cheapskate and I <3 Old Navy. Plus, it was tax-free weekend here in GA. I got some pretty good stuff and all for 30 bucks!
(I really wish I had been buying a smaller size. I would have gotten waaaay more stuff!!!!)