I need to get to the 160s. It will re-energize me and make me feel like I'm really accomplishing something and keep me going! 

One thing that has really helped me to stay on track is having a friend trying to do the same thing. The last time I lost all the weight, my good friend Jenny was on the journey with me and always like 10 lbs ahead so I had to bust my ass to try to catch up(which I never did but whatever). But now she's pregnant. So I need a new partner. Luckily, January gets a lot of people motivated to lose weight. My friend Angelina has been going to zumba with me often. And my friend Chelsea actually got on MyFitnessPal which she has said she'd never do. So it really helps me to see my friends working out. I don't want them to do better than me. It pushes me to eat better and get my butt to the gym even when I don't feel like it. 

The only problem that I have currently run into is shin splints. They suck! And they hurt really bad if I try to do more than 2 zumba classes in a row. On the 3rd night, I was in a lot of pain, couldn't jump and would have left the class early but didn't want to leave my friend that I had convinced to come. I've talked to my doctor and read up on it. I've been icing them and stretching them. But really, I'm just going to have to do other types of exercise sometimes. So I went to zumba Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I skipped yesterday. Today, I plan to go to the gym and do some elliptical and maybe strength training. But I hate strength training alone. So we'll see! There is a zumba class tomorrow morning that I'd like to go to but I'm scared I'm going to end up with a stress fracture so I'm going to wait and see how they feel tomorrow. 

That's all for today folks! :) 

Melissa 

171.3 lbs 

25.7 lbs lost from start 

So today I woke up feeling pretty good. If I can stay this weight or lose some more, I will have definitely won my DietBet! And I 171 is SO close to getting back in the 160s which makes me really happy! 

A lot of stores are starting to put out swim suits. Even though it's quite a few months away, finding a swim suit that I feel good in is great motivation for me! But it's also not an easy task as you would know from my posts from last year. So I really wish that I could get a top made in the same bra size in the right brand. Like, my Maidenform bra fits me really well. It would be amazing if I could find a swim suit top that fit me in the exact same way.. But no such luck so far.  But I'm on a mission! I usually eat really bad on the weekends, but I'm going to go clothes shopping to keep me from eating everything in sight and in effort to keep my eye on the prize! 

Another thing.. I drank last night. And I feel like poop. I need to stick with that New Years resolution and stop that for a while. I don't like how i act drunk. I don't like wasting my next day. It's stupid. Alrighty, well I'm gonna head to the mall. I hate the mall... But I need to go occasionally! I haven't been finding any good clothes at Target lately! 

See ya! 

Lis 

176 lbs 

21 lbs from start

I have been doing good since I last checked in. I've been eating right. Going to zumba often. I will tell you something.. I love frozen yogurt! It's kind of my new guilty pleasure. I'm sure it's not good for you but it's a heck of a lot better than ice cream and it tastes just as good! I didn't try it forever because I didn't think I'd like it. I don't like yogurt. Or any fruity stuff. But this stuff tastes like delicious chocolate ice cream. But I don't have much else to report. Hopefully I stay on this path! I could get back to the 160s in no time if I keep it up! I'm going to look amazing by summer! (That's the plan anyway) :D 

See ya!

Melissa 

180.3 lbs. 

down 16.7 lbs. from start 

Now it looks like I've really fallen off the band wagon, I know. And you're right. I have. Despite all my recent posts and promises to myself that I'm going to get serious. I have been a sucker for sweets lately. Baking lots and lots or brownies. Well, I'm done with that. I know exactly why I've gained weight back. And I'm actually thankful that I didn't gain it back even faster. I'm thankful to still at least be about 5 or so pounds ahead of myself from last year. Which means, if I get my butt back to the gym and eating right, I can look even better this summer than last summer! So for now, my short term goal is to do exactly what I did last year and hey back to the 160s as quickly as possible! 

I joined another DietBet. I've lost the last two so hopefully I can turn things around this time. I went to zumba yesterday and I plan on going again tonight. 

I'm definitely jealous of people that enjoy healthy foods and working out. I don't. I enjoy zumba.. But that hardly counts as a workout. And I'm too darn picky to enjoy eating healthy. But I'm trying. 

My new motivation for getting back to where I was last year.. And perhaps doing even better... Is that I want to get married! No, I'm not engaged yet. But Phil and I have been together for over 4 1/2 years now. So it's getting closer and closer to that time. I'm hoping for 2015! My wedding is one of those times that I'd like to not dred taking pictures and something I want to look back on and be so happy and proud and not ashamed of anything. I want to simply be comfortable with how I look. And I was feeling pretty comfortable last year around June. So I've got about 6 months to get back to my happy place! I did it before, I can do it again! I gotta head off to work now though. 

See ya! 

Melissa