I'm trying to contain my excitement, I really am. I've mentioned in the past that I shouldn't have a ticker-tape parade for every little thing I do, and I'm really trying to stick with that, but damn--I lost 6.8lbs over the last two weeks! OHMYGOSH! I cannot believe that! Happy Dance! Okay, back to reality... I have a long way to making my goal, this is not a quick race to the end, this is a life style change. But holy sh*t, I lost almost 7lbs over the last two weeks. I think what I'm so happy about is when I think about where I've been and what I've been doing over the last two weeks. I have ALWAYS (and I mean ALWAYS) have used time away from home (vacations, business trips, going to see family) as an excuse to be 'bad' and then I 'can't' get back on a schedule; things quickly go to pot after that. I have finally have woken up and realized that the last two weeks are my life--I travel, I hang out with friends, I work nights, I have a crazy schedule sometimes. I beat it! I told it to go fuck off. (sorry for the language, but it is true), I finally took control AND RESPONSIBILITY and did what I needed to to make my life better and not complained about how I 'couldn't' do it. And the best part of it all is that it didn't kill me. I never felt like I couldn't eat something at the camp, or I couldn't do something in San Antonio--I made smart choices--wow, what a concept Nicole--amazing that it took you 34 years to figure it out!This feels too damn good to go back to frumpy grumpy Nicole.
Happy Dance.

Closing thought: I want to thank those who continue to support me and push me to blog. I honestly feel blogging has become an important tool like weights and cardio machines at the gym. It lets me get the thoughts and emotions out that I'm feeling at that moment and get encouragement back from my peeps. I get to express what I want to get out when sometimes I can't with spoken words and at times that my friends might not be around for me to speak with. Thank you to my friends--YOU ROCK!