My After Pic, But Not Really

So here we are..........14 weeks after our weight loss challenge at work. I managed to lose 32 lbs!! A few months ago i posted a before pic. Something i had never done in the past. So here is my after pic, but not really because i still NEED lose more pounds to be at a healthy weight. I kinda feel comfortable in this size & weight, since my hunny loves my curves ;) BUT i must push myself a little more. Therefore, this will be my in between pic :) That's all for now.

P.S. A special thanks to my lil photographer Adrian Ethan :) Love you baby!

"Can You Hug Me?"

my little adrian is 4 yrs old....going on 5. sometimes, in the middle of the night, he wakes up & wants to jump into bed with abel & me. of course, we let him, and once hes on the bed with us, he will ask me.....with the sweetest sleepy & tired little voice....."will you hug me?" oh my gosh......that melts my heart everytime! and my answer is always "of course!!!" i hug him, and in no time, he is fast asleep. i treasure these moments and therefore had to jot them down immediately. he just asked me a little while ago to hug him. OF COURSE mi amorcito!

It's a challenge, not a contest!

May 20, 2011 - Several of us at work decided to weigh in and begin a weight loss challenge @ work. It started off with just 2 of us, by the end of the day, the entire staff of 10 had joined the challenge. As more joined, the $$ pot grew larger :)

1. Everyone set an attainable & reasonable goal that could be reached within 14 weeks.
2. We will be paying $5 per week.
3. We will be weighing in every Friday. (Thank God we are not weighing in on Mondays, those are BAD days to weight in, VERY BAD! lol)
4. IF we gain weight, from the previous week, we will have to pay an additional $5 for the week!
5. This is so exciting! Weight loss goals range from 7 lbs to 20 pounds!

If no one gains weight, the ending pot will be $700!!! But of course, if we gain, the pot will be larger. Then again, there could be several winners. Anyone who reaches or goes under their goal, will be a WINNER!! At which point, we will split the pot.

I would love to by myself some "Miss Me Jeans." (Of course, only if they will look good with my boots) If not, i spotted some blinged out jeans @ Cavender's also :)

1st week of weighs went great!! WE ALL LOST WEIGHT! Ok, so let me brag, i lost the most!! We'll see how this all turns out. I'll keep ya posted!! Good luck to us all!!

I can't wait to post pics on August 26, the last weigh in date :)

How About A Before & After? UGHHHH

I've never dared post a "before" pic before I begin my journey...my weight loss journey. I always say that I will post one once I've reached my goal (which i NEVER do!! Grrr & GRRR). Because that way I'll have something nice to compare it to :) But how about if I try reverse psychology on myself? I'm going to try & find a decent "before" pic....BRB....

Oh my gosh, am I really going to go through with this? Posting the pic? Yeah, I am, I've thought about it, I am going to post a half body one. Later on I will post the full body one, ugh & ugh!!

There it is, I did it! I want to keep better record of my progress.

I am going on 2 weeks that I've been watching my diet. I've gone out there to walk and believe it or not, I am feeling better. 1st and foremost, I'm doing this for my health. 2ndly, I want to tuck in my shirt and feel comfortable. I also want to wear a nice blingy belt ;) 3rdly, I want to look PHAT for my man. Although he tells me I'm already PHAT. I believe him, but still, for ME!!

Cheers to me!! I'm am going to post comments on my post often. You know, of what's going though my head. What I ate that was bad, I mean good. Etc, etc.......

I can't wait to wear all that darn clothes I've bought in smaller sizes that I'VE NEVER WORN!!! They all still have the tags. Que barbarra! I don't plan to do that ever again! I will only buy sizes that fit me RIGHT NOW!! There's one blue jean dress that is my goal. Can't wait!!!!

Adrian Calls It As He Sees It

Just a quick introduction of Adrian Ethan..............Adrian is our little man, he is 4 yrs old, is in Pre-K, loves all the superheroes, and Spongebob. When we pray, he always reminds me to pray for our dog Daisy & the wind.

He is doing so well is school. He is always singing his phonetic alphabet song & the color song & any other songs they sing at school (which drives BIG Sister Ally insane). You know, he cracks us up because we were used to quiet little Ally, and along comes Adrian that sees things very differently from our princess. He will speak his mind around those that he feels comfortable with. One day we all got off the car and didn't get him off right away. I thought Abel was going to take him down, and he thought I was going to take him down. So when Abel took him off the car, Abel told him "Mommy forgot to take you down baby :(" And Adrian responded by saying "SO did YOU!!" We love him!

Ok, back to my point. We could not believe our eyes when we saw his report card after the 1st six weeks!! And I don't mean the grades (which were great by the way). I mean the masterpiece he had drawn on his envelope!!! As you can see below, he drew his precious family. For one, i was amazed he could draw such cute stick cartoons. Needless to say, ALLYSON SKYLA was NOT happy with Adrian's representation of her!! She could not believe Adrian had drawn her with a sad/mad face!! She was/is so embarrassed! All she can do now is tell him his mean, lol! She can be grumpy at times, so Adrian drew her as he saw it. I will treasure that report card cover forever :)

Tonight I Cried

I can't exactly pinpoint what triggered these tears. Is it stress? Work? Family? Money? Health? Frustration? Happiness? A void? Failure?

1st of all, EVERYTHING IS FINE. I think it might be that I got mad at my baby Skyla and I am feeling guilty. Being a parent is not easy. We have to watch our every word, our every move, our every moment. We want the best for them, and sometimes it means setting them straight to teach them and prepare them for a bigger, better & brighter future. I LOVE LOVE our kids. They make us so tremendously happy. Gosh, it's so true when my parents would tell me "I get mad at you because I love you, if I didn't care, we would let you do whatever you want!" It was mainly my dad that would tell us that. Children have to be scared of a least ONE parent! No?

STRESS? I guess who doesn't have it?
WORK? I like it, but it does stress me out when we can't keep the office BUSY! I have learned so much there, more than just dentistry :)
FAMILY? i LOVE my familia. I want to do my best as a wife, mommy, friend, and be an example/role model.
MONEY? grrrrrr. Goes too fast !
HEALTH? Should I even go there? Really, i don't know what the heck I'm waiting for to jump on the health wagon!!! I DON'T want to be forced to follow a diet for an external reason. I want it to come natural and to keep a healthy life. JUST DO IT ADRI!!!!!!
FRUSTRATION? All i gotta do is stop procrastinating!
HAPPINESS? I'll take a DOUBLE shot of that anytime, all the time :D
A VOID? That's between me & the Lord. He can fill it, and make it pour over.
FAILURE? Failure I'm NOT. I already went to school & got an associates degree, although I want more! I would like to aim for my bachelors!!!!

Now that the tears have dried up, maybe it was the movie I just saw! Mark Zuckerberg kinda made me mad :P

***P.S. Te amo mi amor!!!**** ****YOU complete me!!***

I just want to flip the switch....and LOCK it!

From time to time I am able to switch the will power ON!! Willpower to be healthier and exercise. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that it is a better life style to be a healthier individual. So WHY don't I do what it takes? That is the question! I am fortunate enough to know the secret ( i know it's hard to believe...hehe). Lots of people don't know how or what to do to lose weight. Or just don't think it is possible. I KNOW it is possible, yet I don't roll out my plan.

I've started to walk with a friend. I told her that hopefully my brain & stomach & mouth will follow the routine as well. I get to a point that I wish I could be taking pills or something! I know they are horrible! Don't worry family & friends, I wouldn't dare do that. I've heard too many horror stories with them pills. Besides, my husband would kill me if I'd pop any of those things into my system.

I am writing about this in search of that darn switch..... I know i can!