FINAL WEIGH-IN WEDNESDAY

LHA WEEK 16

Today's Weight: 173 lbs

Last Week's Weight: 173 lbs

Week Deficit: STS

Entire Summer Deficit: 10 lbs

Week Minutes: 630

Entire Summer Minutes: ?

so this is it.  i'll say it's very bittersweet.  i'll be happy to stay away from the scale for awhile :)  i had a GREAT summer though, thanks to all of the ladies that motivated and inspired me the whole way through.  i look forward to keeping it touch with all of y'all!  

sn: photos to come soon, i have to dig up my old bathing suit and find someone to take some of me :)

WEIGH-IN WEDNESDAY #13

Quick weigh-in!

I lost 1 lb and exercised 450 mins.

I had a good week! I'll reformat this when I can get to a computer. xoxo

Friday the 13th.

The most appropriate way to describe my Friday the 13th in two words:

Murphy's Law

(anything that can go wrong, will go wrong)

it all started with waking up to a phone call from my college's financial aid department.  They said that my loan for the year had not yet processed and if I didn't pay my tuition by 7pm Friday night, I would be withdrawn from the school.  WTF? i went in there on August 1st and they told me everything was good to go.  so.. thank GOD my best friend helped me pay, but I have real issues with borrowing money, let alone a HUGE amount of money like an entire semester's tuition. :/  but he just saved my life, and I will be going to school on Monday, thankfully.

I spent the day watching Lucy and Madison.  I was there from about 7am-1pm.  Besides the disaster of cloth diapers (i really don't know how you people do this)  Madi's mom was trying out a new sleeping schedule for her that involved turning her two daily naps into one longer mid-day nap.  This was the second day of this experiment.  Safe to say Madi got ridiculously tired in the morning when she was supposed to take her first nap (9am) and then was cranky until she was actually allowed to go to sleep (12pm)  ugh!!!! and by cranky i mean just screaming her lungs up, of course. oh and she rolled off of her changing table.  i caught her before she could hit the floor, but she was so scared she turned up her volume for another few hours.  just hell.

then my computer finally came in the mail, oh... and it wouldn't turn on.

then it hit me that it was my last day of summer.  ugh. and i got depressed and starting missing my family and didn't go to the gym and couldn't fall asleep and just UGH!!!!

i'm not superstitious, but i'll be damned if i take another Friday the 13th lightly.  that was just a horrible day.

Mr. & Mrs. Craig - July 17th 2010

i forgot to post photos from emily's wedding.  now is the perfect time!

WEIGH-IN WEDNESDAY #12

LHA WEEK 14

minutes exercised: 610

last week's weight: 175 lbs

current weight: 174 lbs

deficit: -1 lb

i know i haven't weighed-in in awhile, so I understand if this doesn't count towards the actual challenge.  but i'm back on track.  i've been averaging about 90 minutes in the gym per day, and i've been doing some p90x work-outs here and there for good measure.  i know summer is essentially over for me in 4 days, but i'm going to strive to maintain a long, hot, active LIFESTYLE. :)

"People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. "

-Elizabeth Gilbert 

(Eat, Pray, Love)

dear summer, i know you're gonna miss me.

just 5 more days left of summer.  it's a bittersweet feeling.  bitter because i will miss spending every day all day with lucy (and not making anywhere near as much money)  and sweet because i'm ready to get back to school and ready to get back into my routine.  i'm obsessed with routine, and summer really squashes all chances of that.  i'm an adult now.  summer doesn't mean anything to me.  at first i'm excited for it, because i love the weather to heat up.  but now it's too hot.  is it pathetic to say i'm ready for christmas time?  

my ECU roommate (kyleigh) is coming to visit me in 2 weekends.   along with one of my best friends from college (novann).  this is something i'm really looking forward to.  these girls will make me feel young again, if only for 3 days. 

another reason i'm ready for summer to be over, i will be much more active and much more motivated to work-out.  this is HUGE.  when the temp gets below 100+ degrees i might actually want to go for runs. but i guess we'll see.  

i had a great weekend.  every weekend i spend with travis is great.  i love that boy like crazy.  we went to see "Charlie St. Cloud"

my thoughts:  this movie was alright.  i suppose i had higher expectations because the trailer was so sad.  i only teared up a few times.  it definitely wasn't a very depressing movie.  i loved the sailing aspect, and the scenery was absolutely beautiful.  idk where they filmed it but i would LOVE to live there one day.  or at least run a marathon there ;)  but the acting was ehh, i guess that's what you get with Zac Effron (who is such a gorgeous man in every way, btw) and that took away from the emotional aspects.  idk if id recommend anyone to see it in theaters, probably wait for the DVD.

so Michael's is going out of business.  this really upsets me because that might be one of my favorite stores.  I love to knit (i'm not saying i'm any good, i basically stick to just a few stitches and rectangular/square patterns)  it really keeps me occupied during the winter months and it makes for good xmas presents.  however, i've decided for my winter project this year i will try my hand at  scrapbooking.  i'm obsessed with photos, and i keep everything that represents good memories of mine, so i definitely have the materials to kick this off.  i suppose we will see. i will keep you updated.

oh, another reason i'm kind of happy for summer to be ending:  FOOTBALL!!!!! lots of scrimmages this week, and i'm siked :)

xoxo,

E