Living Life, Challenges, Changes, and SUCCESSES!

Playing with layout

I tried to delete this, but have no clue how to do it. I am playing with my layout and have all kinds of interesting things popping up.

Fun Changes

WOW, Life is just wild lately. I am so excited though. I did a scrapbook page today that shows more of my changes. I was excited to take a photo today and I can see a difference from May till now already. It is fun to change and feel better and better...

Hugs, Tina

Progress Down officially 76 lbs now....

Well, today was weigh in at TOPS, I was really excited to lose another 2.2 lbs.... I am doing well and it is feeling so good. I love to see the scale down each week. I love to feel better and have more flexibilty and capability than I have had in years...

I am sore from water areobics, I have been working out really hard and making every minute count. Lauren at Thorbeckes works us hard. I figure the harder, stronger, longer, straighter, deeper, bigger, smaller etc.... I work I will burn more calories and lose more. Lauren has a way of pushing us harder and farther than we ever thought possible.

On the 4th of July I actually RAN... Yes, I raced my kids from one part of the park to another. Then we raced to the car. I kept up with my FAST little boys and even won a couple of them. The only problem with me running was that I had friends hooting and hollaring and cheering and so I ended up laughing so hard I could not keep going.... It is hard to laugh hysterically when trying to run.

Anyway, life itself stinks most of the time, there is plenty to complain about... Kids are chaos and fight constantly, hubby needs a job still, I have applied for part time jobs, life is just chaos, we still have no laundry room... BUT, I am doing what I can and need to for me. I am enjoying my progress, and seeing that rather than using food for my frustrations, I use exercise. I use the energy I have to work out and do more. We can do this, my TOPS chapter TOPS #WA804 has been hugely instrumental in helping me to stay focused. I feel like I am going to win this thing for myself, but also for them. This year I want to be the 2008 Division winner, and in another year I want to be State queen and possibly National Queen.... I can and WILL do this... One day at a time. Hugs and prayers, Tina

Photos tell the story.

This photo of Me and some TOPS friends is at about 55 lbs. lost. I am down another 18 from there. The one of Steve and I, I labled my heaviest, although I had already lost 15 or so there. I don't have any pics at my true heaviest. I am just glad to keep losing and see the progress. I am amazed at the difference as I try to keep losing and seeing progress.

Time to get blogging.

I have actually been blogging and sharing my journey for the past many months on www.sparkpeople.com My user name there is stampintina and you are welcome to go see my progress and journey. I am pretty open and honest about my life and the journey I have been on. Last September I joined the health club and decided I HAD to lose weight to be alive. At that time my Doctor's scale could NOT weigh me. At the health club, I got onto their scale thinking it would not either, but found that it did. I was 366 lbs. The first month I lost 16 lbs and I was so excited. I decided to go with my friend and join TOPS. The support with TOPS has helped me to stay on track and to really see success. Today I weighed in at 292.6. I am so grateful for all the successes I have been having. Without WA 804 I could NOT make it. My spark team : 200+ Just HAS to go has also been there as a constant support and keeping me on track.

Hugs to you all. Tina