i'm going for the gaunt look!

I have a day short of 6 weeks to get beach ready (again). This time it's Miami Beach. This will be the last trip in my world tour this year which took me to England, Jamaica and back to Toronto. I am looking forward to this event! It is also the last event I have to motivate me to get to 144.

I'm not impressed at the amount of times I kept pulling up just shy of my goal. I realized a few things this year though:

• My eating habits not my lack of exercise is what causes me to go up


• I get away with the odd cheat here and there but a week of cheating catches up with me a week later (some type of delayed effect)


• Not eating out and working out everyday is able to take off any fluff weight I put on in a short time
• for a 8-10lb gain of fluff weight (ie. came on within 2 weeks) only 7-10 days of doing the above is necessary...I can lose the fluff weight in half the time it took to put it on

There are a lot more things that I've learned this year. I have realized what it takes to stay under 165 for year! and how not to go back up significantly. Shout outs to Jasmyne Cannick for showing a sister that being a statistic and putting back on the weight isn't enevitable.

I've been in the 150's since January. 156 has been the smallest I've been since May but I want to get back to 152 during the first week of September and get rid of my last 8lbs before Miami (October 7).

I put the following in my mirror: Eat Right. Work Hard. Sacrifice.

That's what this thing comes down to. We go up and we go down but when I'm 144 you best believe that I'm not going back up to even 159- to 155 maybe, but no higher. That's why I want to get smaller...to have some breathing room....

.::I tidied up my point of view...i GOT a NEW attitude::.

ohh-ohh, ohh-ohh, ohh...I GOT A NEW ATTITUDE

I'm back in Vancouver and I'm unpacking from a week in Ontario. I was 156 when I got there and despite a wedding and numerous dining out excursions, I am the same. Not bad. Some even said I looked smaller than I did in May when I saw them. Either way, I am just grateful that in the 10 wks since they last saw me I didn't gain weight.

The bridesmaid's dress that had a l'il bit of room in it in May was snug and when I took it off at the end of the night the zipper had busted (I found out that it happened another bridesmaid too, who's a lightweight, so it wasn't a fat thing).

My skin looked great and I managed to do my hair in a cute messy side bun with a sweep and stuck some baby breaths in there. It was the last wedding I am in this year and was a great success! It was fun times with great people...even if the 38C weather on the big day made me wanna throw up.

Moving on to the reason for the title of this post. I realized that I am a fit girl now! I am about to start the journey of losing my last 10 pounds. In January it was all about losing my last 20 and I pulled up after 12lbs and 2 inches all over. Starting on September 1st it will be about seeing that 144 on the scale! I can taste it. And I will be following a little of Jillian Michael's books and the Eat Clean Diet. I will not be traveling for a whole 7 weeks so that should be enough time to get back into my routine...

P.S. I got 725 shoes I got from Walmart this week...they were $27...they look exactly like the $149US purple suede peep toe ankle boots by Steve Madden (2) in the upper right corner of this picture below! I'm just saying!

.::Welcome back, Buddha Belly

Well, well, well...So I'm not in the 160's anymore. I'm 158 . I should be able to end this month at 154 and then commence my "I have to look hot in Miami" workout plan.

And while it seems that losing 4lbs in 3 days is a great thing, having a 5 month pregnant belly is not. I'm done with crunches though...gonna use interval training to smooth it out.

My next update should be after next weekend, the 3rd wedding that I'm in this year!

.::Is that you Fatty McFatAss

I never wanted to see 160 again but I did on Saturday August 1st. I saw 161 to be exact. (shaking my head)

Now 161 is not the 163.2 I saw after coming back from Jamaica, but this number comes after over 2 weeks of being home and working out.

I have eaten a lot of junk though, late night too (yam fries, cakes, burgers etc.). I truly thought (besides the look of my gut) things were balancing out. WRONG

What makes it worse is that I decided to go to Costco and buy a bag of tortillas and a keg of guacamole. One of the the tubs is done and more that half the bag of chips finished since yesterday. I can see this being the start of a downward spiral...

The good thing is that I haven't eaten out since Friday. I'm hoping to keep this up, minus coffee dates, until September at least. I have a lot to accomplish and I need to remember that.

I need to stay 155 or under at all times and that means sacrifices. I need to measure my food intake.

So instead of starting on the perfect note of August 1, I will start drastically monitoring my intake tomorrow. My gut is so ew right now! I CAN'T GO UP. I WON'T GO UP...NOT EVEN TO THE 165 I was at the end of last year. HECK NO...

I need inspiration. I have a friend who is going good right now but I need more than that...hm

J-LO...

I have 10 days to whip my booty and the remainder of August to get back to 152 or so. I CAN AND WILL DO THIS...

I HAVE TO EAT RIGHT

WORK HARD

AND MAKE SACRIFICES...

no more cake at church. no more dinners late night. no more eating after 7.

I will not be Kirstie or Oprah. I ain't going back up.

I WILL BE 145 BY OCT 1...AND BE THAT WEIGHT IN MIAMI

Update September 6, 2009: apparently guacamole is good for weight loss??? read it somewhere and I did get down to 157 even with eating the stuff so I guess it's not that bad even though it has an alarming amount of calories per tablespoon (all from good fats).