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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Goodbye DDD's!

Well, it's been just over one month into my weight loss journey.  I was so fat a month ago, I tried squeezing into my favorite pair of jeans, and busted the zipper right out of them!!  (Thank goodness for my local consignment shop!!  They were able to save my $90 jeans with a new $10 zipper!)  

I am happy to announce that I can now fit into those jeans I couldn't wear a month ago, and they are loose enough that they don't hurt me when I sit for 8 hours :)  It's the small victories in life!

I can also say that I have noticed that some of my other clothes are fitting better, too!  My back arm flub looks slightly smaller, and my shirts and hoodie sleeves fit nicer.  I can even wear some of the hoodies I couldn't wear a month ago!

The girls are shrinking, too!  A month ago, I was wearing a DDD size bra, which is now gap-ing and very loose-fitting overall.  I would guess that I am now back to a DD size, which is WONDERFUL!  I am hoping my back pain will be reduced, with the smaller ta-tas!  The downside to shrinking boobies??  A sad boyfriend :( 

Not my boobies -_-


I can only hope Brad still loves me when I am less-curvy all around <3

And my ass!  My ass has gotten smaller already!  I already need to buy smaller underwear because they are too big and bunching up already.  Why is it that women loose weight in the places we don't necessarily want to lose weight in FIRST??  It's like we are being punished for losing the weight.  Sure Nicole, you can lose 100 pounds, but I'm going to make you look unproportionate first - Muhahaha!  Thanks body - I love you, too.

It is super exciting to notice the changes in your body though!  I have lost in my chest, butt, thighs, and arms, while Brad has lost more in his face and stomach.   I can't wait to look back at our beginning photos in the upcoming months!!!

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I did such a great job with the Weight Watchers plan last week!!  I tracked every bite of food that went into my mouth, and didn't go over my daily amount of points, or use ANY weekly points!  I ended up losing 3.2 pounds!

This week has been off to a slow start, for whatever reason.  Brad hasn't been working a normal 40 hour week, thanks to low demand at work, and I think I have been stressing about money.  When I get stressed, I want to eat.  I am not hungry, but I use food to comfort my feelings.  I have also been worried about my good friend Delana, who is recovering from her second total knee replacement surgery in less than 2 months time.  Those stresses, combined with the stress from taking 18 credit hours of college courses this semester, plus working 40 hours a week has really thrown me for a loop this week.  This is the roughest week I've has since starting WW a month ago.  I have been lacking motivation to hit up the gym, but I finally have some motivation today!
I was sooooooo freaking HUNGRY today!  I kept snacking, and never really felt that feeling of fullness, or even satisfied for that matter.  I ate pretzel chips, a Smart Ones Quesadilla, and a whole bag of popcorn and was STILL hungry!!  I am hungry now, but am holding out until I get to the gym to eat my Fiber One bar to give me energy for my workout.  I'm going to lift weights, and hopefully get a good cardio workout in.

I feel like I might have gained a little bit of weight back so far this week, so I need to work extra hard today and tomorrow for my weigh-in on Saturday morning!  Here's hoping for a good finish to the week!!

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Snickers Bar: "EAT ME, EAT ME, EAT ME!!!!!"

So I am sitting at my job, with no car to drive tonight.  I usually have some homework to do for school, but I am finished for the week.  I am just basically dicking around on the computer to kill time (which I honestly don't get to do much anymore - I'm always so busy!).  I cleaned out my purse earlier, and found $1.00 in change stashed away in my wallet.  Ever since I have found that change one thing, and one thing only has been on my mind - BUY A FUCKING SNICKERS BAR, NOW!  Damn you, conveniently-placed-and-well-lit-vending-machines!!!  Damn you to the depths of hell!

[For those of you who don't know, I started the Weight Watchers program a month ago, and have been super successful so far with it!  It's more about a lifestyle change than a diet, and I am honestly on the right track with making good 'lifestyle changes' in my diet.  I have cut out MOST sweets, ALL CANDY, and ALL SODA]

I am NOT going to break my good habits now!!  Sure, the Snickers bars and cans of Pepsi are screaming and calling out to me right now (as I sip my ice water and eat my fruit (GAH!)), but they won't get the best of me!  I have worked too hard to fall off the horse now!

Who I Am, and What I Stand For....

HELLO blogging world!  Are you ready for me?


My name is Nicole, but those closest to me call me 'Kolie'.   I am 27 years young, and I live near the Columbus, Ohio area.  (Born and raised!)  I currently work in the Automotive Industry, as a Test Driver for Honda of America Manufacturing.  I am a crash-test dummy!  The worst part about my job is the hours - I currently work third shift hours (Midnight to 8AM).  In addition to working full time, I have been taking online college courses for the past 3 years to earn my Associate's Degree in Medical Billing and Coding.  I will finally have my degree next spring, and with it I plan on starting up my own Billing and Coding business from home.  Hooray for me.



Brad & Myself - February 2011

I have a wonderful boyfriend named Brad, who I fully believe is 'The One.'  I feel like he brings out the best in me, and pushes me to be my best.  He is my best friend, and I love him with all my heart.  I can share every thought, feeling, and emotion I have with him.  We truly have an amazing relationship!  We have been together since January, 2011.  We live and work together, so we are always around each other.  So far, we haven't gotten sick of each other (yet)!




     “Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it." 
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

I have so many ambitions for my life.  I want to be famous.  I want to be a homeowner.  I want to have a legitimate career.  I want to be a wife.  I want to lose 100 pounds.  But above all, I want to be HAPPY.