My First 5K That Turned Into A 10K

Hi friends! Just sitting down and wanting to do a little writing and a little chatting tonight! First of all I have to say this OMG my legs, and sides hurt lol! Second of all I love it! Saditistc sounding yes but good yes as well! Yesterday I spent the day with some of the best friends I have in my life! I even made a new friend too! I had the time of my life with Nancy, Diana, Melissa, Derek and Joseph! Joseph's mom and dad were in attendance too yay love his parents they rock! The people who work with the show casting directors, previous contestants, Bob were all fabulous it was deffantly a big positive experience! I am so glad that I did this! I have found that the whole experience over the last few months with the casting call, applicatoin process has been nothing but something that has been positive for me and making me stronger and making me believe in myself even more so! I am getting to exactly where I need to be mentally so I can get there physically! Back to the 5k I finished it in about an hour and 3 minutes but I finished it running. I have to tell you the feeling of running acrossed that finish line was freaking awesome! The feel of completing it with NO complicatoins was fantabulous! Then Pete Thomas motivated Derek so much that Derek wanted to do the 5k again so me, Joseph, Sue and Dustin followed suite and went with Derek for a second go at it turning the 5k into a 10k! Derek by the way did amazingly! We made it through the second 5k without incident until I TRIPPED at the finish line lmao Diana has video to prove it lol hell I posted it on my page so you guys could see it as well cause if you can't laugh at yourself and the stupid crap you do then tell me who can you laugh at really? But after the trip both of my calves got these horrible cramps in them HOLY SMOKES both legs at one time come on give a girl a break lol but I got okay it's all good! Sat down for a bit drank some water then got up and figured what the hell lets go see some Biggest Losers ;-) Had to see two of my favorites Amy and Phil lol But also got to see Sherry, and Ali too how sweet! Bob was already gone by the time we got back *sigh* but hey I got a high five from him and I swore I wouldn't wash my hand lol but hey I gotta cause my hands were all sweaty too from yesterday lol! However back to the choice to go wait in line to see Ms. Sherry, Amy and Phil standing there in line it hit me like a rock that terrible I'm gonna barf my guts up feeling! I was dizzy and just felt like total and utter crap! Sue my new friend was standing next too me and well Joseph popped up as he always manages to do when he's needed lol and he found me a place to sit down and chill for a bit the people at the tent there were very nice to me gave me water and etc and cooled me off as did my friend. Every bit of color was gone from my face. I had a few more spells like that thankfully no puking occured! My worst fear was that I'd get up there to Ms.Sherry,Amy and Phil and I'd totally barf ewwwww bad impression to make hee hee I'm certain they are thankful that I managed to keep in down ha ha! But after all the day's fun we went to Maragritaville for some food, and fun I kept it good I had a salad yay Lori! Doing the 5k once made me feel amazing but doing it twice made me realise just who is in charge here....I am in charge here only I can fix me, sure I could have gotten cast for the show but unless that change comes from within the show is only a temp. fix they can hand me tools, they can work me out till I do puke, but they can't fix me 100% that kind of fix for someone like me has to come from me I have to want it so bad that I'll walk miles and miles! That I'll do whatever to get what accomplishments I want! I have to take life by the horns and I have to wrestle with it and make it what I want! I have to realise that it is perfectly OKAY to put me first sure I have five kids, a husband, a house, I'm a full time student but you know what unless this mother of five wife of one and Criminal Justice student fixes herself mentally and physically I will be worthless to myself and my family! So Yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life! I will make it next year I will run that 5k at Myrtle Beach! I am totally addicted to the 5k's now! All I can think about is which one's next I have my eye on one right now! I am going to sign up for on pay day and go get me some new shoes! Life is good! You guys all have to realise that true change comes from within you! If you want it go get it! If I can do a 5 or 10k so can you! I am so glad that Derek let Pete(thank you both actually) motivate him to do that 5k again because it was what did it for me it is the moment I have needed for a long time to complete this to do this to be done witht he life I have lived for about 31 years now trapped in a body that is going to fail me if I fail it one more time! I wont spend another 31 years this way! I can't do it and I will not do it to me any longer I deserve this! Thanks everyone for your love, and support!

Weight Loss Surgery For You Or Not For You

Hi friends this post is on weight loss surgeries! I have many friends who have done this method of weight loss and you know what I think hey if that's the path they want to or need to go down to get it done then good for them! Those who understand that it is not the end all cure all for weight loss are the ones who will be successful, those who understand that it takes eating the right things and working out to maintain their weight loss and understand in the end no matter which way you go you can't go back to your old habits. I have friends who have been very successful as using this as a tool it is NOT the easy way out trust me on that cause I've thought about going this rout myself and decided at the current time it isn't the way I want to go cause I just don't trust myself to not gulp down a big glass of water or not measure my food properly and end up doing more harm to myself than good. What brought on this blog well simply a conversation with my ex this past weekend! His current wife is going to have the lapband procedure next year, frankly I don't see her as a good candidate in my opinion while she most defiantly meets the weight requirements and the physical ailments psychologically I don't think it's going to do her any good because she hasn't ever been successful at changing her eating habits! She is going into this thinking this is the easy way out boy she is in for a rude awakening! It is people like this who don't see this as a tool but see it as an easy fix who end up in the end either hurting their selves or gaining what they lose back and put their selves through physical pain all for nothing in the end! She decided all this after my casting call and my article in the newspaper so I do believe it has driven her through insecurity's to do this. She always has thought I wanted my ex husband back and would come after him or if I looked better than her he'd want me rather than her. I have assured her more times than I have fingers and toes I sure as hell don't want him I mean come on what's to miss about a man who use to choke you, push you around, and tell you stuff like no one else would ever want you, your fat, your ugly, you have children, your stupid, your ignorant, your a bitch and your a whore! Oh yes uh huh what a prince charming! I'd just as soon chew my left arm off than ever go back to that sort of abusive relationship! I advocate people doing this weight loss journey for their selves not for fear of losing a spouse, but for fear of losing their own lives! For if you do not do it for you well it wont last you have to make yourself your main reason then others can follow for instance I am doing this for myself, and for my children and for my future grandchildren! I want to be around for a very long time and I want to spend it healthy not falling apart not being able to enjoy my life or my family! So this is the one thing that is totally okay if your "selfish"! If I get to a point where I want to try the surgery I will but for me it's about trust and I don't trust me lol so I will do it the way that I am! It's a personal choice as for which tools you choose to use on this fun filled up and down trip! Find yours and use them well! Remember it isn't easy, you didn't gain all of this in one day you wont lose it in one day! There are NO easy answers!

What I Put In My Mouth And Other Random Tips

I have been asked quite a few times what I eat and how much! So this is what this blog is all about! First and foremost I do my best to get in about 1200 calories a day on a high calorie day which I usually have once a week maybe about 1400-1500 of HEALTHY calories! First and foremost when you make this choice to eat right you have to rid yourself of the unhealthy foods that are lurking in your fridges or cabinets if you just leave them in there well they are there to tempt you so get a garbage bag and toss em out! Your next step would be to replace your unhealthy foods with healthy foods. One of my best tips is when grocery shopping don't go to the store hungry cause then you'll be buying EVERYTHING and probably stuff you shouldn't have! Stuff you'd want to get rid of would be soda's even the diet ones I don't have anything to do with them none of them are honestly good for you! Water should be the number one thing you should be drinking it is very very important, how much water? Well simple take your weight divide it by 2 so if your 300 pounds like I was when you started you divide it by 2 you get 150 and that is how many ounces of water you should take in. I also drink tea sweetened by Truvia it's 0 calories can't beat that! Crystal Lite Pure Fitness is also good! You want to stay away from a lot of fruit juices, soda's and stuff like that! I use skim milk sometimes Almond Milk. Now as for breakfast stuff I stock in my kitchen for breakfast are: Egg Whites, fat free cheese(I use this for more than just breakfast), turkey bacon, turkey sausage, multigrain cherrios, special K! Whole Wheat Bread, oatmeal steel cut is also good for breakfast! Stock up in fresh veggies you like, fresh fruits, seasoning is key to make your food interesting you want to stay away from too much salt I use sea salt when I do put salt in my foods but garlic powder, cilantro, chili powder, basil, and etc are your friends lol trust me no one likes boring food! Meats I get are lean cuts of meat mostly boneless skinless chicken breast, ground turkey. For snacks I use Almonds, yogurt Iusually get yoplate lite but I have found that lite and fit by dannon is less calories in fact only 80 calories! Of course I also use the fruits for snacks as well. Sometimes I'll indulge in a 100 calorie pack those are rare moments I do keep 100 calorie popcorn bags on hand most of the time. Preping your food and snacks at the first of the week can be a big help to keep you focused and on track! On day's I have a lot going on school work, kids, house and etc I will grab a Smart One the weight watcher frozen meal the bad thing about those is a lot of sodium are in them most of the time. So there you have it what I eat my very basics maybe that'll give you some idea what you need to stay away from! Now the best way to eat is every 3 hours or so to keep your metabolism going! Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack(sometimes I don't get this one in). Oh and a dressing I found that is really good if you are trying to cut out carbs is Ken's Steakhouse Ranch dressing most of the time I do an oil and vin dressing. Also whole wheat pasta's and brown rice! I don't use white rice or regular pasta! Keep it as natural as you can and do your best to stay away from processed foods! Make sure you eat within 30 minuets of waking up to get that metabolism going and water water water can't stress water enough it's one of my greatest downfalls to and when I do drink it I can tell the difference! So thats all I have for today! Have a good one!

Frustration

While this may not really have anything to do with weightloss I have to get it out of my system! My lord my family is driving me banannas! Okay I went away from ONE day and ONE night to NC leftmy oldest, hubby and two baby's in SC took the other two to their father's house in NC and went to hang out with a few friends and enjoy an awesome singer/songwritter show and it was fabulous Sunday was great too love my friends thanks yall! However I came home to hubby fussing bout my oldest and my oldest fussing about my hubby. THEN the mess my house was in I was NOT happy they trashed my house toy's everywhere, writing on the hallway wall just a generel mess! PLUS they brought the dog in and didn't watch him nor take him back out and guess who peed and pooped around the house? That's it I'm getting rid of the dog if no one else can be bothered to be responsible with him I'm done! It's rediculous why do I have to be the always responsible! Okay as if my night couldn't possibly get worse my oldest informed me that she wanted to marry her fiance after she turns 18 excuse me you still have SEVEN months of high school left WAIT! I was told 3-4 years if I allowed him to purpose to her! Then she wanted me to let them live here in my house while he looks for a job and she finishes school umm how about HELL NO! No no if you are grown enough to get married then you are grown enough to get out there and support yourselves sorry I had FIVE children not SIX and I will not support a grown person who I didn't birth! Then my mother this morning oh lets talk about her my oldest can do no wrong and I can say nothing right so you know what I love my mother but for today she is on ignore! I told her goodbye and hung up the phone am I bad for not answering it now while she calls back! I'm sick of it I love her but I'm tired of the constant crap I get over my child like I'm not suppose to disagree with her fine you let the two of them live with you then it ain't happening here I got married at 18 I know what kind of stress that is!LIFE IS NOT EASY even sitting here as an almost 36 year old woman life still isn't easy and I still don't have all the answers and I stress daily! Oh she isn't going to have kids for about 4 years well you know what my friends Life happens even when we don't plan it sometimes! Life is expensive and jobs are few! Then my mom says you said this and that when you were her age and frankly I think the woman is confusing me with my big brother...*sigh* seriously I'm starting to wonder about her memory! I need this vent and I need to get it out of my system before I boil over! How come I can't have just one weekend of happiness in my life? *sigh*

My Little Poem of Letting Go...Thank You!

Thanks for the years of torment and tears
Thanks for all the insecurity and fears.
Thanks for all the hard times I went through
Thank you for just being you.
Now I’m just going to be me
Learning how I should really be.
Not afraid anymore
To take a chance or open a door.
For years I was held down by the chains
The chains from all the pains
Of growing up not feeling accepted
Just over and over again…rejected
Funny how I spent years worrying how others see me..
Funny how I felt myself I couldn’t be..
But now more than ever I have learned
I’d rather play with fire and risk being burned.
I’m through hiding within myself
And putting my life upon a shelf..
I’m closing the book on the old me
And going on to be who I am suppose to be!

Feeling Good About Me

You know for the first time in like forever I have found that I'm feeling pretty damn good about myself! The whole casting call was an experience that gave me a confidence boost that I needed! Growing up overweight took a lot from me living as an overweight (obese) adult has taken a lot from me as well! I find myself putting me on the back burner, I find that I honestly don't feel like I matter, I find that I avoid eye contact, I find that I avoid meeting new people, all of this due to how I was treated by my peers growing up! I have lived in fear of putting myself out there and I have accepted mediocrity all my life! But for the first time in forever I put it out there took the chance of being told no your not good enough for this! I went in there looked the casting director in the eye and told him about Lori and what her hopes were and what she wanted, and I got his attention and I made an impression and that call back has put new wind in me it has given me my confidence back, it has shown me that there is not one thing that I can not do! It has shown me that I don't have to settle, I don't have to put me last that I do matter and I will forever and ever be grateful for that life changing day! I'm formulating my plan to start working out again I have got the foods I need to have just need to work on balance and working out! I'm a winner and I will win this battle with my weight! I will never let anyone have that kind of control over my life ever again it's my life I am in control of it! I feel unstoppable currently I haven't had these kinds of feelings ever and I wont lose it either! I hope all my friends realize that their lives are in their hands, they shouldn't settle they should keep on moving till they get what they want out of life you only get one shot folks so do something fabulous for you! And as always remember Determination and Drive is what gets you there....
xoxoxo

The Biggest Loser Season 11

So as most of my facebook friends know on July 31st I threw caution to the wind I stepped out of my comfort zone and I went to the casting call for one of my favorite shows THE BIGGEST LOSER! This was a big step for me seriously! I went on July 31 to Columbia,SC pictures, application and VIP pass from where I went to the book signing that Amy and Phil had at the YMCA earlier in the week and I put myself out there! To my surprise I recieved a call from the casting director that did my interview, me Lori actually got a call! They were hoping that I had a family meber to join me saddly no I didn't! I went through a bunch of different emotions saddness because I was just that damn close! Happiness because for once in my life I wasn't the last pick, I was good enough, someone actually liked what they saw i me and that my friends is what I'm taking from this experience if I don't hear from the casting crew ever again I am taking with me a sense of pride, a sense of being good enough, of being wanted or thought of in that mannor! I hope and pray for somethng wonderful to happen but I know no matter what I can do this! I bring away with me more determination to reach my goals, hopes that even if The Biggest Loser doesn't take me that I can find away to not only help myself with this weight loss but to help others like me as well! It is a very strong desire I have and some how some way I will do this I will lose the weight, I will keep it off and I will reach out to others an I will help them as well! I will do my best to help others not to feel the rejection I have felt for the majority of my life! I will go on and I will do something not sure well this weight loss journy will lead me but I'm ready to find out one day at a time, one step at a time! With or without The Biggest Loser! I have seen so many people just sit here wasting away hoping to make it on the show because they feel it is their only hope in this life, and that is sad this show does help granted but for it to continue to work you have to show that you are determined enough to keep it up long after the show is over and you have gone home! Determination and drive is what gets you there! Remember that!

Ooopss I Did It Again

So it's oopss I did it again! I just don't get it why can't I just say no to foods I know are going to make me gain weight? Why is so much time spent with family and friends spent around food and eating and what are we eating, when are we eating it's like our lives at time do nothing but revolve around food! We're happy we eat, we're sad we eat, we're bored..yep you guessed it we eat! Shouldn't we just be eating to live not living to eat? At times I think hmm maybe I should do the surgery, other times I think nah I couldn't live like that but hell I can't live like this either! I know it's a matter of time before my weight catches up with my health and gives me issues you'd think that would be motivation enough wouldn't you? I don't know where that motivation went when I was doing so good I wish I could find it! But now I have stocked up healthy foods, snacks and what not in the house so maybe this will stop me from me making bad choices. SO stay tuned will she find her motivation? Will she finally say goodbye to being over weight okay morbidly obese...stay tuned we shall see... Oh by the way I did invest in a super awesome treadmill it's been in the house three days how many times have I used said treadmill ZERO times somethings gotta give my lifestyle is super busy with school, kids, and housework!

Cutting My Carbs

So today I am working on cutting out as many carbs a I possibly can! So for breakfast and lunch I am having the lovely Atkins Advantage shakes! This morning I had the Vanilla one here is what it has:
15g of Protein
1g Sugar
1g Net Carbs
and 150 calories
With PCOS it is very important to limit your carb intake! You consume too many of the wrong carbs and it causes your insilin to go into over drive thus storing all that extra insilin as FAT! So I am going to do my best to watch my carb intake I have gone back to using a useful tool that I was using:
http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate
you can create an account log your food and it shows you how much protein, carbs and fat you are taking in every day! I will warn you do not use their calculater to figure out how many calories you should take in cause well their calculator doesn't work properly it had me taking in way too many calories!
So here is how you figure out how many caloreis you need in order to lose weight:
Women:655 + (4.3 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years)
Men:66 + (6.3 x weight in pounds) + (12.9 x height in inches) - (6.8 x age in years)
Please note that this formula applies only to adults.
Calculate ActivityStep two: In order to incorporate activity into your daily caloric needs, do the following calculation:
If you are sedentary : BMR x 20 percent
If you are lightly active: BMR x 30 percent
If you are moderately active (You exercise most days a week.): BMR x 40 percent
If you are very active (You exercise intensely on a daily basis or for prolonged periods.): BMR x 50 percent
If you are extra active (You do hard labor or are in athletic training.): BMR x 60 percent
Add this number to your BMR.
The result of this formula will be the number of calories you can eat every day and maintain your current weightt. In order to lose weight, you'll need to take in fewer calories than this result.
As you lose weight, you can re-calculate the formula to assess your new BMR.

I will have another Atkins shake for lunch and I have the Atkins bars for snacks as well! Can't wait to get the new fridge so I can stock it with my fruits and veggies for snack time!
Well hope that this has been of some help to yall! Talk again soon!

PCOS and Weight Loss

Having PCOS can effect your weight loss but it doesn't mean it can defeat your weight loss! This blog is going to be an informative blog and help those with PCOS understand what they can do to help their selves to lose weight! At first back in England when I was told I had PCOS by an endocrinologist who went on to inform me that I'd NEVER lose the weight I needed to lose without weight loss surgery I let it defeat me and make me feel like all hope was lost, instead of letting it defeat me I should have said you know what I have lost 60+ pounds before I even knew about this in fact it didn't defeat me from having babies I was blessed with five a lot of people can't have babies or have a hard time having babies! But not me I'm 5 for 5 (I'm also done lol) But other markers of PCOS I do have the skin tags, irregular periods, and a few other symptoms like some facial hair here and there thank God for hair remover lol! So this blog is going to have some tips for you who might be out there struggling! So stay tuned...
There is no sure answer and the key is a combination of strict calorie reduction combined with aerobic exercise. Knowing what to eat and what not to eat helps a lot too! In fact I have been told by friends that a low carb diet is the best rout and it's true! There is a site that another friend used for her diet it's called the Zone Diet it helps you combine foods to use them to help you and it is low carb and if you join the site which is free totally set up an account and it has sample menus along with recipes use the sample to get use to how you should be eating this is what I did (I did this for Wayne and no joke he lost 30 pounds in 6 weeks but he worked out too and was strict on it) I lost weight too but you know men lose faster than women and that sucks! But after you use the sample menu and get use to how it works then they have a recipe section and you can start mixing it up and finding new stuff you like as well. Sure they try to sale their stuff Zone Bars and what not and if you can afford it then fine go for it if you can't well just stick with planing your meals and snacks! It is important to keep your metabolism popping and you need to eat within 30 minuets of waking then you have a snack time, then lunch, then snack time later, then dinner and then a snack before bed! All healthy of course and lots of H2O oh the wonders of getting proper water! It does effect your weight loss believe it or not! Find ways to jazz up water I know it can be boring I hate water but a little lemon, lime or what not and boom it's better than just plane water unless your extremely thirsty then it wont really matter all that much! 50% to 60% of women with PCOS are considered to be obese because of PCOS, regular weight loss plans, especially the ones that promise fast weight loss more than likely will not work if you have PCOS so trust me try the low carb and try the Zone web site! Weight loss is necessary for those women that are suffering from PCOS and are overweight or obese. Being obese is linked to so many health issues such as the following:
Hormonal imbalance
Diabetes
Irregular periods
Heart Disease
High cholesterol
The risk for these problems is made worse by having PCOS. Women with PCOS are more likely to develop diabetes or heart disease. Simply because PCOS causes insulin resistance. Please don't think by me saying low carbs that I'm saying go all hardcore and dump them some carbs are very important so you can function it is also about monitoring your calorie intake as well! And exercise too! If you create more muscle then you can burn MORE calories when you are working out thus causing the weight to come off a bit easier! Also, try to eat your carbs with protein or fat and do not consuming all of your carbs at one time, which can lead to a spike in your insulin levels rather than gradually rising over the course of the day. Causing your insulin levels to spike like that what happens is the extra insulin gets stored as guess what...fat! As for working out aerobic exercise along with weight training is always best doesn't mean you have to bulk up and lose your femininity just that you tone yourself up and build muscle to better help you lose weight! And remember the more you do the more you can do! Hope some of this information has been helpful to some!

Slow and Steady Really?

Okay sorry it has been a bit since I blogged life has been hectic as it tends to get with a husband and five kids running around! Yes five my eldest has come back home to roost lol so far things are okay with her she is making herself all at home! Well lets get to it my weight I was 293.5 last time I think and today I weighed in at 291 so that is a 2.5 pound loss I'll take it though I wish it were more but hey I haven't exactly been working out so I can't exactly complain I do need to start working out I really do! In May I will be able to take both my older two to the gym to work out with me which I intend upon doing! At the moment for other reasons my oldest isn't allowed in the gym on base, but still not a valid excuse for me not being there well I haven't exactly learned how to get to the base lol so that is my excuse but I do have my Wii Fit and like three work out games I could be doing and there is always walking lots of walking to do and well I haven't made time for that. But I'm still doing okay with my eating sure I indulge here and there I wont lie I'm not hardcore like I once was slow and easy taking certain things out of my life I'll get there though! It would help if we had our new fridge instead of a dorm sized fridge but soon soon I shall have my fridge darn it! But there is my weight loss update I'll be posting more informational blogs soon so keep your eyes open :-) I do start back to school this week yippee! Check my other blogs on here for school stuff and random bits on life!

Weigh In For This Week

So I'm doing my weigh in early as I have to get up and get moving tomorrow morning early to get back to NC for my Uncle Charles's funeral. So last week I weighed in at 293 pounds this week 289.5 so for this week that is 3.5 pounds for the week...I'll take that granted it's no Biggest Loser number but for someone who is just doing portion control right now and drinking water not too bad! Once I get the right foods and I get to moving my butt a bit more numbers will be more impressive! I hope I can do as well next week! I have friends coming over the weekend (God give me strength no to over indulge)! I'll be doing more blogging this coming week about different stuff! Including putting together menu's as well! So take care and you'll be hearing from me soon!! xoxo

My Big FAT Truth

Well, welcome to my blog! I am starting this blog to help me work on being a better healthier me and to keep me honest and maybe to help others along the way! I will be blogging about my life past, present and future! I appreciate any comments that are positive cause I am working on being a more positive person I don't want to digress into negativity! So while I was in England I had started this journey into finding that healthier happier me and I was doing so good! I had gone from weighing 301 pounds to being 235 pounds at my lowest! I was on a roll and I was proud! But then the weight loss stopped and I let some doctor tell me that honestly the only way I'd ever lose the amount of weight that I needed to lose would be to have bypass surgery. I allowed him to make me feel hopeless he said I had PCOS and that there were no other options for me! That lead me to feeling like why should I continue to even try, then life hit me over the head my teenager started to become more and more difficult and trying! Then I started my own baking business in England to make some extra money to help pay on a bill of mine and well I sampled it lead to my demise as far as my weight loss was concerned! You have a stressed out person who is yes a food addict combined with yummy baking well it's a recipe for disaster and that is exactly what it has lead to a disaster! I have ballooned back up and I'm not proud of it either but hey I've got to be honest with myself I did it all to myself my choices are what caused me to gain weight just as my choices before caused me to lose weight, people with PCOS do lose weight without having surgery they have done it and I can do it just as anyone else out there with it can do it! It is just an excuse and well it will no longer be my excuse! I love food yes I do! I eat when I'm happy, sad, mad it doesn't matter the emotion I am feeling I eat to be eating boredom and what not. Heck I have ate even when I wasn't hungry! So last Wednesday I took my measurements and I weighed in I have goals I want to meet and I am going to post those measurements here for everyone to see to keep me honest and real with myself. I'll eventually get to blogging my workouts and my food menu's feel free to advise and comment but like I said I will not be entertaining rude and mean negative comments! So here goes my measurements and weigh in from last week:
I weighed in at 293 (which is already a loss since I weighed in at 295 at the doctors a few weeks back)

Chest:48
Waist: 49
Hips: 57
Arms:19
Thigh: 31
So there it is in black and white I have a big old butt! Hey at least I didn't make it all the way back to 301 and that is a good thing!