Update w/ Day 30

**OOPS I accidentally said day 40... I wish, it's only day 30!**

OH HAPPY DAY, only 10 more days left for my 1st round... At times it felt like I was starting the same day over and over again (in the beginning). I guess I'll start by telling y'all I am officially 247.7 pounds, and yea I know I only lost 3.1 pounds this last 10 days but I'm satisfied with it. I'm hoping for another 10 pound loss these last days on the diet, but we won't know if I'll get it until day 40...

This morning I had my doctors appointment and to my surprise my blood pressure was higher than I've ever seen it before, 138/92 I think... I can't imagine that it's anything but stress causing it, but the doctor is making me come in for the next 5 business days and have a nurse monitor it! Those 5 days will determine if she's going to put me on medicine for it or not, so I'm going to try to RELAX AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE and maybe even do some yoga. Now about my tail bone... She says it is bruised and it might even be fractured but she won't know about the fracture until my x-rays come back in a few days. :( Either way I'm told there is nothing they can do except give me medicine to ease the pain while it heals. I was told no more reverse crunches EVER! Boy was I glad I had gotten my feet done and decided to shave before having to put on that lovely hospital gown for my x-rays!!!

On Facebook yesterday I posted a screen shot of my face in my day 3 video and the same for my day 29 video since I was wearing the same shirt. I couldn't believe how much smaller my face was, my mom said I looked like Mr. Peabody with my glasses lol! Hopefully my chest and stomach follow suit and start shrinking more and more.

Well I will check in with y'all tomorrow and keep hoping for the best for these last 10 days! I'm trying to drop BIG numbers these last days, and am working my hardest to do so. I've even already been on the treadmill for an hour today and plan on at least another 30 minutes tonight.

11 Days Left...MAYBE! Day 29 :)

Good evening everyone. I was down again today, but I haven't even been losing a pound with each loss this 10 days. No big though!

This morning I treated myself to a wonderful pedicure, it was much needed me time! I got to relax and not worry about anything for about an hour and I was even the only customer in the shop the WHOLE TIME. I even chose a bright red color that I would've never chosen in the past, I wanted something different. When I got home I even took a nice long nap because I had another rough night with my tail bone bothering me again. First thing this morning I did make an appointment for tomorrow at the hospital.

After my nap I searched online for some more recipes for after day 40 which is pretty time consuming copying, pasting, and saving all of them. I like to make sure I save a picture with each of them so I know exactly what it is. Lately I've been going back and forth trying to figure out if I want to add an extra 10 days to this diet or even do a second round in about a month... I'm not sure. I've been looking so forward to day 40 that I think I would end of cheating on day 41 any way and I also think I would end up having an extremely hard time doing another 40 days after a month break. My husband doesn't want me to do it again because he says I was cranky the first week of this round lol!

Fully Committed for 28 days

This morning I was up and out the house at BLORA (Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area) for a 10 mile race my husband participated in, we were there by 7am. There were so many people out there participating from high school students to senior citizens. I'm proud of husband getting 22nd overall out of over 200 people and 8th in his age group for that run.

I'm down for the second day in a row and very happy about it. At lunch time I pre made meatballs and chili to freeze so I didn't have to defrost meat each day. Plus I bought tuna and finally found my SPICY BLACK BEAN BURGERS!!!!! Go me :) I went walking today on the treadmill, but felt a little bit bad for Omar because his back was aching after his race and he really wanted to walk outside with me... So for dinner I had tuna with lettuce and I talked my hubby into trying the HCG meatballs of course he had them on wheat noodles with some spaghetti sauce but he loved it. I can truly say that the meatball recipe is one I will continue to use after my 40 days.

My husband talked to me about my eating after this diet and voiced his concern telling me not to go overboard adding all the junk back to my diet. We both came up with a good idea (I think) to have one thing that I want to enjoy each day, but only eat one portion of it. Like if I want ice cream I can have it one time that day and if the portion size is a 1/2 cup, that's all I get to eat. Sounds like a good plan and we'll see how it turns out. The goal is to just not gain any of this weight back!

Day 27

Sorry I was feeling a little lazy tonight and didn't do a video or putting pictures... Nothing really interesting to share today though.

So guys, I finally saw movement on the scale this morning! YAY! Now if I could get down a few more pounds before day 30 I'll be very happy.

Today I was thinking about all the extra calories I'll be eating soon once off this diet. I started searching Pinterest for healthy meals and saving them to a folder on my desktop. It's going to be a HUGE deal for me to come up with a schedule of some sort and stay consistent. I know I'm going to keep cooking at home and planning my grocery lists to keep from compulsive food shopping.

Hopefully when we're settled into our new place I will meet some new people to work out with. There's a nice park with a trail and long stairs up a hill that would be a great FREE place to go and get a good sweat at! I'm sure I'll also be getting some exercise just from living on the 3rd floor!

Day 26 Some people IRK ME!

Hey y'all! I actually can't believe it's so close to the end of this portion of my weight loss journey, days 20-30 seem to be passing by pretty fast for me... Probably because I've been so busy lately, but I'm not complaining one bit!

It's funny, I've gotten some backlash for my losing weight with one particular person telling me that I'm trying to fit into what society wants me to be. All I can say is that they are full of *CRACKER JACKS* (my nice way of putting it)! I'm doing this for me, for my health, for my sanity, and for my family so they can go some where and SIT DOWN. What is the harm in my wanting to live a longer and more enjoyable life? Sure I could live to see the age of 90 or 100 but what's the use in that if I'm in a nursing home, or have had a limb amputated because of diabetes or another health problem!

Once again my reasons for weight loss are to prevent or slow down any health problems I might have later in life. I want to be able to enjoy doing simple things like riding a roller coaster or just walking through an amusement park without feeling winded all the time. Being over weight is NO FUN no matter what anyone may tell you, and I am just now starting to like the way I look in my own skin. I was always the one behind the camera because I didn't want what I looked like to be documented for everyone to see forever.

So, for anyone wanting or needing to lose weight you have to do it for yourself first or it's going to be a LONG and HARD road to travel. I think this is the easiest I've ever had losing weight and I don't feel like I'm torturing myself, all because I was finally really ready to do it and made goals for myself. Also I couldn't have done it without this blog and support of my family. It feels great to just put everything out in the open and not have to feel like I'm keeping everything to myself.

THANKS!