Anj

1. a toilet

2. a washing machine

3. my buddyslim buddies

4.  an eye exam

5. A Milky Way bar

6.  my husband & his boss

7.  three guys at Mcdonalds

Give up?  Come on!  You gotta try harder than that!!!  Still can’t get it?  Alright here is the answer:

The much needed motivation for my weight loss!  Now before you ask what my husband, his boss, all of you, and the three guys at Mcdonalds were doing in my bathroom or doing my wash, I will break it all down for you.

Of course you guys are my biggest motivation, but since we started this accountability thing with the Wildcats, the swimsuit challenge in June, (thanks Pandora for both), the walking and weekend challenges with Chai (gotta love ‘em), the “who can fit into a size 10 first” challenge with Lacy, and the Longest Loser challenge (kudos to Jo), I feel like a totally different person.  There is no obstacle that can stand between me and my goal.  NOT ONE!

The eye exam let me go back from glasses to contacts which means some “pretty swank eyewear” (to quote a buddy) that makes me feel sexier, thus making me want to REALLY see where I can go with this weight loss thing.

The washing machine and toilet go hand in hand (no I don’t pee in the washer or wash my clothes in the toilet).  BUT over the past two weeks, I have dropped not one, but two pedometers into their watery holes!  Thus making sure I took extra steps and stayed even more active since I had no idea where I actually was in my daily goals.

Now for the men….last night at McDonalds I walked past three guys on my way to the bathroom and they stopped eating to stare.  I thought for sure there must have been ketchup on my shirt, lettuce on my lip, you name I thought I was going to be mortified by the time I got to the ladies room.  So in I ran and guess what?  Nothing amiss, I actually looked good!  If that didn’t feel good enough, my husband and I have been texting all day about how his boss couldn’t focus because I stopped in there this morning and he hasn’t seen me since last summer.  He couldn’t believe how much weight I lost or how “HOTT” I looked.  Luckily my husband had the same opion, but said that if his boss didn’t get his act together he may just have to punch him!  LOL!

So anyway buddies, it’s been a crazy week, but I feel so good.  And again, I just want to thank all of you for your support and motivation.

Oh the Milky Way bar?  Okay, so I caved the other day.  I enjoyed every bit of it.  I felt no guilt.  And I knew that I have worked really hard and deserved the treat.  The WildCats made sure that they drilled that into my head as well!

So here is a toast to another great week and a wonderful weekend on the way!!!!!

For those that read my blog from earlier today I told you to stand by and I would try to get a new pic up.  I posted the “before” and “after” on my profile.  Not too excited about the pictures, but they will do for now.

 Happy Friday!

my thighs!  Those of you that know me will probably read this blog and go away shaking your head thinking “Only Anj…”  But what can I say?  Sometimes life just surprises you.

So today started like any other, get up, get the household moving, get ready for work, get the kid ready for school, one last look in the mirror to make sure I’m not going to embarrass myself by having anything stick out where it shouldn’t.  All clear, good to go.  Down the road we go and somewhere between changing the radio station, messing with the seatbelt and all the other stuff going on I happened to catch my lap out of the corner of my eye.  First, only being able to see my lap out of the corner of my eye should be a big deal, but I was really shocked at how small my thighs looked!  So shocked that I momentarily forgot to keep my eyes on the road and almost rear ended the lady in front of me!  Ooooops! 

It was then that I decided I can admire my shrinking thighs when I get to work (because let’s face it, that should be a top priority, lol).  Maybe later today I will be able to put a pic up on my profile…stay tuned!

Woohoo!  Chai turns 21 again today (for the sixth time!) 

She is the bestest buddy ever and I would love for you to show her some love!

You can comment on this blog, comment on her blog (she is feeling guilty about celebrating with Chinese today) Blog titled “How Bad Is It” or send her a booster note!

Happy Birthday Chai!

But I realized that I can recap my weekend by relating to all seven dwarfs!  Hehe, here it goes:

 Doc: My sister came to spend the night with me on Friday after her softball game, she pulled a hamstring so I got to play doctor Friday night and Saturday.

Grumpy:  My husband decided to sign on as a bouncer for a bar.  Which he has done before and I don’t have a problem with that.  However, the bar is 45 minutes away and it’s EVERY Saturday night!!  All of which he did BEFORE talking it over with me, which in turn made me grumpy!  BUT I get to spend May 3rd with Brett Michaels from Poison so I guess I will let this slide!

Sneezy:  It’s allergy season…enough said.

Dopey:  It’s allergy season, which means allergy meds…enough said.

Bashful:  She stayed home this weekend because she was overshadowed by Happy…who was ready to party!

Sleepy:  It was a jammed packed weekend, we put so many miles on the bike that it’s ridiculous!  The weather was perfect and Paige was with her grandparents.  So we packed up the saddlebags and just cruised…but now I’m trying to recuperate and THAT makes me sleepy!

Happy:  I saved the best for last…talk about being Happy!  I got myself into a size 12 jean this weekend!  And not the stretch kind either!  Okay, so my finger is bruised trying to fight with the zipper, and maybe I couldn’t breathe much, but I did it!  Plus, Hubby said that I looked so good in them AND got jealous because he saw other guys checking me out (which I of course was totally oblivious to).  But I was sooooo Happy that I wanted to go up to complete strangers and say “Can you guess what size jeans I’m wearing and how long it’s been since I have been into a size this small?”  I decided against that though, they may have looked at me kinda funny!  LOL! 

For right now I will settle being the seven dwarfs combined if it means that I get to live in a fairytale…but mark my words, one day you will be reading about me being a fairy princess! 

Have a great week everyone!

Good Afternoon to all on the east coast and good morning to all those in the west.  Good day to everyone else!  LOL!  I just wanted to post because I have been doing the “I feel good” dance around the office all morning.  I am officially no longer obese!  Wooohoo!  I am teetering on the edge, but I have made it to overweight.  I would do cartwheels if I wasn’t so afraid of pulling something

Anyway, I put up a new pic and I am going to consider this my “before” pic (even though it was just taken and I have been at this for 3 and a half months!)  It’s kinda blurry, but it will work for now.

 Stay strong and healthy this weekend buddies!

Good Morning Buddies!  I wanted to blog yesterday, but was not feeling like myself and decided to wait a day!  I have some exciting news to share though.  Over the weekend I FINALLY got my first motorcycle lesson from my dad and my husband!  I was kinda worried because I thought that if we had a video camera it might end up on America’s Funniest Videos (could have gotten us that $10,000) or in Divorce Court.  My bet was on Divorce Court.

But to my surprise I was zipping around the parking lot in less than 30 minutes and so was my step-mom who also had her first lesson.  It was really funny cuz the guys kept saying that they can’t believe we caught on so quickly and how proud they were of us which felt really good.  What felt even better is having my husband tell me later how hot I looked in control and riding solo.  Although he seems to like me in my riding gear no matter where I am on the bike. ;)  LOL! 

So anyway, we go for your license on May 18th.  If I pass AND I can lose 20 more pounds by the beginning of June I get to trade in the “practice” bike for my own Harley that I get to ride to Virginia for vacation!  Talk about motivation! 

 Thanks for letting me share!  Hope everyone is having a fantastic week!

So this post is a day late, but not a dollar short.  It may even be a dollar too long so grab some carrot sticks and read about my reflections.  Yesterday was my three month anniversary on Buddyslim.  It is also the conclusion of the first quarter of 2008. 

Reflection #1:  I have changed my lifestyle, not just tried to do it.  It is now a part of who I am.

Reflection #2:  I now have a backbone.  And I can see it!  LOL.  I sit up and stand straight and tall.  I am proud of the new me.  I don’t let others push me around.  I stand for what I believe in without passing judgement on those that don’t believe in the same things.

Reflection #3:  The people I have met through this site have changed my life.  I cry when buddies are hurting, I laugh when they are being funny, I pull them up when they are down and I fly with them when they soar.  And they do the same for me…without hesitation.  You may be a buddy that I talk to everyday (several times), you may be a buddy that I talk to once a week, you may be a fellow buddyslimmer that I have nver talked to (but I’m sure I have ran into you somewhere on here and something you have said in a blog, forum, or comment has provoked some kind of emotion from me).  You are no longer strangers to me, but people I think about long after I log off.

Reflection #4:  I have helped change, inspire, motivate others.  Little ol’ me is doing something…wow!

Reflection #5:  I have lost 34 pounds in 3 months!  A wonderful buddy of mine compared that 34 pounds to a small child earlier this week and gave me the lift I needed. 

Reflection #6:  For every pound of weight lost it is 4 pounds of pressure off my knees!!  Do the math here…that’s a heck of alot of pressure!

Reflection #7:  Because I feel better about me and because of the support from here, my personal life has grown.  Home life isn’t stressful, I have never been closer to my daughter or my husband. 

 All in all it has been a wonderful first quarter of 2008 and I KNOW it will continue throughout the year!!  I can’t wait to post again in three months and reflect again.

Thanks for reading the novel buddies!  Have a great weekend!