Hello Monday-Weekly Results

First off.....  I have a case of the Mundays!  The weekend was too fast and short.  Here's hoping that this week moves quite a bit faster than last week.  On to the juicy part of my blog.  Here are the weeks results.   

Oh---it's a work in progress, but I'll just keep chipping away at this fat suit.  I used to be able to lose weight so much better before my thyroid crapped out on me.  Regardless, here they are:

Jan. 23, 2012
Waist: 51"
Calves: 18.5"
Neck: 14"
Thigh: 29"
Arms: 14.5"
Chest: 46" (Breastfeeding)
Hips: 50"
Weight: 234.6 lbs

April 2, 2012
Waist: 46"
Calves: 17"
Neck: 13"
Thigh: 25 1/2"
Arm: 13"
Chest: 43"
Hips: 49"
Weight: 214.6 lbs

April 9, 2012
Waist: 43"  -3"
Calves: 17"    
Neck: 12 3/4"  -1/4"
Thigh: 24"  -1 1/2" 
Arm: 12 1/2  - 1/2"
Chest: 42"  -1"
Hips: 26 1/2"  -2 1/2" (These hips don't lie!) 
Weight: 212.4 lbs 
                                     
TOTALS (1 week): 2.2lbs and -8 3/4"
TOTALS from beginning: 22.2 lbs and 26 1/4"

I have to say that I am pretty happy with my inches lost.  I am a little bummed about my weight, because I was down 3 lbs the day before.  I KNOW it's just muscle taking over and so at first this weight loss is going to be slow, BUT, I have goals and I'd like to be under 200 lbs by May 12th (I have a wedding, plus I am the photographer for it).  I just have to push it harder the next 4-5 weeks.

I guess that's something that I haven't yet revealed about myself.  I started taking professional photos on the side to earn extra money.  I'm just now starting to get paying customers, since I had to build my profile for a while.  May 12th is my first wedding, so I am super excited for it!!!  Check out some of my work:  http://www.facebook.com/#!/CreativeSmilesPhoto and "like" my page to follow.  Maybe I will get more followers from that than on my blog.  :)  I'm new to the blogging world, so I don't expect to get 1000's of followers right away anyways.  Though, I do get several views a day.  I guess I am interesting enough to read, but not to follow.  LOL

I hope everyone had a great Easter.  I have to admit, I probably had a little too much of Shawn's aunts CRACK potatoe casserole.  Yes, I say CRACK, because they are just as addicting as crack, so I had to come home and bust out some Turbo Fire-45 min class which I found to be the hardest of the Turbo Fire series so far.  The 45 minute class does more kicking, high knees, and squats.  I am what society calls a 'pear' shape, so I'm heavier in the hips and lower waist.  I had a hard time through the transitions, BUT it's a work in progress and eventually I will be a pro at all these workouts.

Here are some photos of my daughter and I from yesterday: 

We were bored, so we had a photo shoot....  Well, I was bored.  I don't really care for Shawn's family events.  As he would tell you, it's like visiting a retirement home since majority of the people attending are 65+ years of age. 

Anyways, I'm glad it's over and we don't have to attend any family events for a while.  His family literally likes to get together for every occasion and usually we're dragged to it since everyone wants to see the new baby (Brynn).  

Have a great work week y'all!

XOXO,