-34.5

I've been busy.

Florida was a blast! I actually did really well sticking to WW on vacation. I came back about 7 pounds lighter! Not only did I meet my 20 pound goal, I surpassed it. I was extremely happy. Of course, spending every day at the pool and beach chasing around a toddler helped my cause. :)

For the most part, I've just been sticking to the plan. I haven't been to the gym since before vacation *blushes*. That's partly because I haven't made time to go, and partly because we came back from Florida with a toddler going through a MAJOR separation anxiety phase. Being in an unfamiliar place really messed her up. She's getting a little better now, but it was so bad that I couldn't even leave her to take a shower!

Anyway, in the past 2-ish months since my last post we've been through a big life change - we moved. We actually had a scary situation hit a little too close to comfort with the family who owned the condo that we rented, and when they decided to sell, we seized the opportunity to break our lease. Due to the short time-frame we were working with, we moved in with my parents. This will allow us to save money to buy a house in the meantime. My husband is still looking for work (ugh)...he's been on tons of interviews and nothing has paid off yet. We're basically saving $1300 (at minimum) per month by living with my parents...it's a nice change. Of course, living with my parents is an adjustment...but it's only temporary and the benefits DEFINITELY outweigh the inconvenience.

I'm actually pleasantly surprised that I've been able to continue with my weight loss given all these stressors I've been dealing with. The old Jenn would have been comfort-eating up a storm!

So today I weighed in and am down 1.5 pounds. That brings my grand total to 34.5 pounds since January 14th. 34.5 pounds!!! I am overjoyed. I now am at my wedding weight. I haven't been this "thin" since 2006. I don't have a "goal weight", but I have a "goal size". I'd really really like to go down 3 or 4 more sizes. But we'll see. :) I'm just enjoying the ride.

I'm including some before and during pictures so that my 1 reader (Hi!) and anyone else who stumbles upon this blog can see my journey so far. I still have a way to go, but I'm feeling more like myself every day.

My mom, my sister & me before my wedding - 2006

Me in Kansas City - 2007

Me & Amelia - Christmas 2009 - Pre-WW


Valentine's Day 2010 - 2 weeks into WW

Mother's Day 2010

Current -34.5 pounds

As a P.S. to this post, I've discovered that I don't have a lot of good pictures of myself. I'm usually the one TAKING the pictures. And, of course, the main star of the pictures is Miss Amelia. Now that I'm feeling better about my body, I'm making a resolve to have my picture taken more often! :)