Weekend recap

My favorite horse Nitro. He has been with me through "Thick and Thin" 

My sister-in-law Amanda (4 months preggo) and Sister Makayla working cows together. Kayla is due in just a few days! 

The view from my families cabin! We have had a very wet fall and everything looks beautiful. 

This is what we waded around in all day on Saturday. 

Chill fall day! The weather was almost perfect and the company was. 

I only put one wool sock on... oops.

The weekend was spent with faimly and friends just enjoying time together. 

WIW

I need to blog more frequently and with more pictures.... I'll do it.

Last week: 178.2
This week: 178.8

My goal is to aim for one pound a week.

Next weeks target weight: 177.8

This seems doable and reasonable in my mind.

I signed up for a 1/2

I have a weekend full of cows and such coming up.

I'll blog more.

I'll post more pictures.

/done

WIW

This week: 178.2
Last week: 177.6

The week before 179.4

Up a pound, down a pound. It is a cycle I have been in for over a year now. You know, except the one time I jumped 10 pounds .. yeah I kept those.

Anyway, I'm just pushing through. We will see where the week takes us.

I'm taking my students on a field trip today. We always have such a good time, I hope today is the same.

Again... again... again...

This girl

decided to party like a RockStar Skinny Girl this weekend.

Eating and drinking whatever she wanted.

Including Sunkist and snickers for breakfast.

What the hell?

Then Monday morning I step on the scale and see 182... anything in the 180's is an "oh heck" number for me. It sets me into panic. The panic was slow coming this moring and so I binged on chocolate and chips while I worked on paper work and beat myself up about the weekend, because that makes sense.

So as my friend Cat wrote Another "back on the wagon" post.

So I'm back on the wagon. I know, I know, you are probably sick of reading them. Well I'm sick and tired of writing them, but I guess as long as I struggle I will write them. I just can't give up. My health is too important. My new found freedom from obesity too sweet.

Onwards. I want the 160's so bad. Come on Lorie, pull it together.

WIW

Last week: 179.6
This week: 177.6

2 pound loss.. I did absolutely nothing to earn the loss. In fact after last weeks weight and having worked pretty hard that week and still gone up, I kinda tossed my "I give a shit" out the window. Look where that got me- 2 pound loss... at least this week. I know from the past that it won't continue to be a loss if I continue to eat crap food.

I know, I know, stop shoveling.

I'm trying.

I'm always talking about getting back to the 160's. I guess I'm just not doing my part.

We will see where the next week takes me.

The start of the naked diet

So, I got engaged. I know, I know, old news... the thing is, I haven't got around to sharing the story.

Or the ring picture.

Or an engagment picture.

You know, the important stuff.

We got officially engaged on September 7th, 2013.

But I get ahead of myself.

I'm pretty particular about stuff. I like to be organized and make plans. If there is going to be a "do nothing day" or "free time" that is fine. As long as it is on the schedule.

I don't think I am "that bad." hehehe I just like to have an idea of the general outline.

So when it came to The Ring, I had already made it in my mind. Had already fell in love with it.

The problem was, I'm not a jewlery wearer. I don't own any other rings and don't have my eye on an upgrade anywhere in the future. So this is The Ring and it'll stay forever.

So setting Texas out on his own was setting him up for failure.

So see, I was just being fair.

The second problem was, I have a different idea of what I consider "reasonably priced" or "a good deal." Remember, school teacher here, than Texas does.

So I got a few estimates to have The Ring made. They weren't anything I was EVER GOING TO SPEND. So high that I was falling out of love with The Ring and had almost decided that I could love something else more (I know, I was in denial.) I just had to wear something more reasonably priced so that I wouldn't feel like throwing up everytime I looked at it and rememebered what it cost. (Please remember, this was my budget. I don't want you all sending Texas hate mail. In his mind there wasn't much of a budget.... just pretty and perfect.)

Then I remembered my good friend from schools Dad builds jewlery on the side. So I tracked down his number and scheduled a get together. Without Texas. I just needed to get my head around the details, around the price with out him pressuring me. :)

Well this guy totally hooked me up. I'm pretty sure he couldn't have made a dime and when I got the qoute, I about fell of my chair. The Ring was within my grasp again. Minus the upset stomach.

Are you ready to see it. ***As a side note my ring was a size 9-9.5 when I started this journey. Now it is a 6.***

The Ring.

Perfect.

So how did he ask?

Well it took FOREVER to get the ring done. Or what seemed like forever :) ha ha

Before the ring was done, I already had my pretty white dress... bought and home.

Before the ring we had already had engagement pictures. Wanna see one?

I.
Knew.
It.

This one is going on the announcement. I just couldn't pass it up.

So now we are to September 7th. We are leaving to go to a football game 2.5 hours away.

And The Ring Maker calls.

The ring is done.

Balls.

No prior warning. :)

So I basically tell Texas he has to go pick it up.

As we are driving I keep telling Texas random things like...

"I always wanted to get engaged under this bridge."

and

"county road 342, now that is a romantic spot."

or

"I can pull over while you get down on one knee."

So 4 hours after he picked up the ring.

During the biggest rainstorm I have ever seen. (Raining buckets.)

Sitting in my paid for Ford Fusion.

I basically forced Texas to give me "The Ring."

I couldn't wait any longer.

I wouldn't have it any other way.

We aren't the kind that is packing each other flowers, or writing poetry.

Besides, at least he knows what he is getting himself into, and he likes it!!

Another engagement picture, just because:

I am so happy I could just run around with a stupid smile on my face.

Oh, so the naked diet part... I almost forgot. You would think getting engaged would make a girl kick start the diet/exercise. I guess the number one thing I have learned, is that there is something so amazing about knowing The Guy finds you attractive and loves you. Extra 30 pounds and forced proposals.. the whole shEbang.

WIW

Last week: 178.6
This week: 179.6

That's a gain of 1 pound.

I have actually been pretty on point this last week and lots of added exercise, so I'm calling it a win even if the whore of a scale isn't.

I ate a bit more yesterday than I have all week because my band finally opened up a bit after all the rain we have been having. She is pretty temperamental old bitty and hates the weather changes.

I'm keeping at it. 159 by Christmas!