How do I get off Vacation Mode?!?!

The Bahamas were amazing!  I had so much fun catching up with friends and making new ones!  We went clear bottom kayaking, snorkeling, and beach bathing! This is a great picture of a very large fish that we were swimming with that Josh got with our new underwater camera!  We walked around Nassau and I bought a pretty sweet wood anchor for our boat themed guest bedroom.  Its a work in progress...  I really think the people made trip so amazing!  I couldn't ask for better friends, I just wish we didn't live all in different states! 

It was a Fabulous trip!  But being that it was a cruise...I ate too much and drank too much.  I did work out two days but one day was more of a mental workout and the second was right after eating which meant not so fun cramps...But at least I got moving?  I even had a workout buddy for the second gym trip!!!  This was my view while on the treadmill! <==


After the Bahamas it was on to Chicago for my very good friend's beautiful wedding! We were treated to some delicious Chicago Deep Dish pizza at the rehearsal dinner!  It was sooo good!

The morning of the wedding, I can't lie I was a little scared to put on my bridesmaids dress.  Thankfully it was a flowing dress so it really only had to fit around the chest.  It fit and I still had room to breath even after having it taken in when I had it altered!

The wedding was beautiful with the ceremony outside under a tree.  The views were beautiful but what made me really tear up with their stories and vows.  I can only hope that our wedding makes people ball even 1/8th as much as they made me!  Again, Congratulations you too!!  I don't think anyone left that wedding with a hint of doubt that those two absolutely belong together and will live happily ever after!

Okay, now that my tears have dried...back to getting in shape for my big day!  uh oh...I still have not got back on the scale to so were I stand after the calorie filled vacation.  I have decided to get back on the medifast diet with the 5 small meals and one lean and green meal.  I will however be adding fruits such as bananas, blueberries, and cherries.  (I had A LOT of muscle cramps during my vacation that were not very fun)  Hardest part...keeping my dieting going when my love comes home from work.  I don't know what it is but I just wanna stay inside and cuddle and eat ice cream and sushi all day when he is home.  I feel safe and always accepted no matter how I look with him which is a AMAZING thing but not good for my diet.  I will say though that he did motivate me the other day.  When he was in Tulsa, he started working out and is now motivated to keep it up!  I think he liked the results and I'm not going to lie...I liked them too :P  But if he works out then I feel bad if I don't work out!  Hello competitive motivation!  I love that we can talk and compare workouts now!  Of course its different because I wanna lose weight and he does not.  But still it is a new way of bonding and I love it!  (Don't make fun of me, I know you are reading this a laughing at me)

So here is to getting back into the routine and reaching that goal before our big day!  Still have 9 months and at LEAST 60 lbs to go? (depending on the scale which I am avoiding) Wow...now that I see that I am kind of scared.  Can I do that?

Wait, of course I can!  What is stopping me?

oh yeah, ME

I know there is so much I still wanted to post but its getting late and I wanna get to bed on time so that I can wake up and maybe, no, definitely get in a morning run!  No more lazy, hitting the snooze 3-4 times!  I am still trying to get out of vacation mode...so any motivation that you wanna send my way will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks for reading!

Unhappy with the scale and looking forward to some trees!

I am extremely unhappy with my scale right now.  I am back into the 180s.  I don't know why and it bothers me.  It could be because of my food choices but I have been burning more than I have been eating.  Though what I have been eating has not always been the best choice.  Maybe its my body building muscle...Maybe my body just needs a rest day.  I have also started to get a stitch on my right side every time I run and even when I just fast walk.  I am still doing the Runner's World Run Streak.  I have ran at least a mile for 13 days in a row now.  I am also still doing Rowing 3 days a week and yoga at least once a week.  I think a rest day is definitely in my future.

Whatever it is, I don't like what I see on the scale.  These are days that I wish I didn't look at the scale 2-3 times a day.  I need to get my scale addiction under control and just go to a weekly weigh in.  I am not going to weight myself till Saturday morning which is right before my trip.  My goal for the trip is to at the least try to maintain.  I don't want to lose all the progress that I have made, my weigh-in Saturday will be my point of reference when I come back.

Now I need something to cheer me up.  So I took some measurements and here they are!

(Inches)	Nov '13	June '14	Difference
Upper Arms	17.2	15.0	2.2
Chest	43.6	41.0	2.6
Waist	44.6	36.3	8.3
Hips	47.0	42.0	5.0
Thighs	49.4	43.2	6.2
		Total:	24.3''

I have lost 24.3 inches since November!  I can definitely see it in my clothes and it feels great!

Also here is my Dietbet update:

Now back to my trip!  Josh is finishing up training after 6 long weeks in Oklahoma!  Saturday, we are going to meet up in Dallas where we both have our connecting flight to Jacksonville, FL.  We won't be in Jacksonville for long because we are hoping on a cruise for the Bahamas right after landing!  We are cruising with some friends from college and I can't wait to see some old faces!  It will definitely be testing my will power with all the delicious food and treats on the ship but I am hoping that I can stay active and make some good choices!  There is a gym on the ship so there is no excuses!  I am hoping I will even have a workout buddy or two!  We'll see if I can pry them out of bed ;) We already have kayaking and snorkeling planned for one of the ports and maybe some sight seeing at another!  After the cruise, we hop off the ship and will fly nonstop to Chicago for one my very good friend's Wedding!  The wedding is at an Arboretum and I can't wait to see some trees!  Seriously, I miss trees.  I love the south Texas winters and beach, but man I miss the Midwest's trees!  In Chicago, we will meet up with some other old friends and I'm sure we will have a blast celebrating the wedding.  This all means that I won't be posting next week but I will definitely update about the trip and my battle with the scale when I get back!  Hopefully I can stay away from too many high calorie and high carb alcoholic drinks!  Wish me luck and Thanks for reading!