Slow and Steady.

 

 

I have been taking pictures along the way and I am so glad I am so that I can compare and see how far I have come, but even the little small improvements are nice to see.

 

I started concentrating on my abs alot more like I said in a previous post and I just wanted to post a few pictures of my progress!

 

 

 

 

Its slow and maybe not that noticable but its happening and I can feel the difference.

 

It took more than a day to put it on, it will take more than a day to take it off!!

Stay motivated and get to it : ]



Self body image.

Do not spend time hating your body. It gets you no where. I spent a year completely unhappy and hating my body and it only made me stress and gain more weight. Was I really as bad as I saw myself... no I wasnt, but I was extremely hard on myself and I can tell you right now it only hurt me.

 

Self body image is really hard to handle especially when your not where you want to be, but you have to stay positive its the only way you can truely move forward.

 

I can't tell you how much more energy it takes to hate your body than it does to find things you love! I also can tell you that even when you reach your goal your still going to find things you dont like.. For example I used to have awesome boobs... like seriously. Working at Victoria's Secret for 3 years I am allowed to say that because I have seen all kinds and I know I should have been more appreciative of what I had. I didnt give that a thought at all when I started losing weight, but my nice perky boobs were hugely affected by my weight lose and now sadly I look like I have had 4 kids and it has put a dent in my confidence. I chose though to focus on other things that I love about my body and try to remember that boobs are always fixable ;]   What I am trying to get across is you are never going to be all the way satistfied which is a good thing it gives you an opportunity to improve constantly, but there is no need to be negative. "Your body hears everything your mind says so stay positive and get to work!!"

 

 



Whats next?

 

 

I am always asking myself, whats next. After I met my goal I thought well what can I work on next. So I made it a goal to maintain my weight and have been pretty steady so far plus or minus a pound or two! Now my goal is to get abs. Not crazy man abs, just nice defined abs... I want to look good naked!! Me and my friend Nicki have decided thats what we are going to do. We were talking the other night at the gym and she said I like telling people I am going to the gym because then I cant back out or people will start to think I am lame!! So I am telling the world or the "blogging" world... I will have abs in a few months.

 

 

 

This girl has an all around amazing body, but her abs are seriously the bomb!!

 

 

 

Its going to be hard and alot of it is going to be how I eat because they say the abs are created in the kitchen but I am so up for the challenge!! I love testing myself its amazing how far you can go once you set your mind to it!

 

 

 

 

 



Where's your motivation?

I never would have accomplished this goal without it... Motivation. It wasn't something I had alot of, or even had everyday. At first it didn't come easy to me. My motivation was something I had to wake up and find every single day!  Wether it be a saying or a picture of a fitness model or an old picture of myself... maybe even the way my pants felt on me that day. 

All I want to get across in this post is no body can give you motivation, you have to come up with it yourself. How many times have you tried to start a diet and quit??  How many times have you told yourself you would go work out and then made an excuse?? How many times have you set a limit too food and went back for seconds and thirds??  Take all those times that you gave up, that you quit and use them as motivation. Look at others and use that as motivation!

Be careful with that last one though.. Its easy to look at others and want to have what they have, but its also very unrealistic. No one can imitate someone elses body exactly, we are built differently!  Don't covet, compliment and aspire to be better. Look at that person and tell them how great you think they look and then turn around and run twice as hard so someone can look at you that way!!

You have to wake up every morning and remind yourself why you are setting the goal you are setting. Don't let your brain talk you out of it, if it was important to you yesterday and the day before than it is still important to you today. 

Stop asking others what keeps them going, dig deep down inside yourself and find that passion. Put your heart into it! Its just like having a relationship ( a healthy one anyways) , you do what you have got to do to make it work. You get out what you put in. You dont stop loving someone when it gets bumpy, not if its true love.. you work through it and keep going. Losing weight is the same thing, you do what you have to do to get what you want to get, you dont give up and you dont half ass expecting to get full results. 

I still struggle. Even after losing 52 lbs I still wake up in the morning and crave smores pop tarts... or I go to work two jobs almost everyday and when I finally get off I just want to go home get in the shower and skip the gym, but I look down at the size of my legs or the stretch marks left on my stomache and remind myself why I do the things that I sometimes dont feel like doing.

Even if you lose sight for a day or two, fake it till you make it. Don't hold on to the bad days. So maybe you gorged and didnt go to the gym today, dont wake up tomorrow and think that you might as well do it again. Its a new day and another chance to work your butt off literally!!

This goal you made, its not an overnight goal. It will not happen fast, and you wont see results right away. You have to want this and you have to keep wanting it for the rest of your life.  Its weight loss, its slow and steady. But I promise you if it is important and you keep at it, give it awhile you will see results. Others will see changes, and you will be so glad that you didn't give up on yourself. Never do it for anybody else or your motivation will fade. Do it because its what YOU want.

I hope that you know that you can do it. It is possible. Just work hard and keep at it!!!!

p.s I will be a better blogger when I get my computer fixed!! I plan on posting recipes, work out ideas and different web sites that have helped and keep helping me : ]





A year later.

Its been 1 year since I decided to make a life style change. I cannot repeat enough what a tough but rewarding year it has been. It makes me want to cry and laugh and yell at the top of my lungs that I have come so far!! I have so many more plans to accomplish but  definitely reached a big one and I am giving myself a pat on the back!!

I just want to thank everyone who has supported and gave encouraging words its really helped me come this far!

Day in the life.

Ok so a billion people have messaged me on Facebook asking for ideas on what to eat or what my exact meal plan for days.. instead of typing it over again I am going to put ideas up on here so its easier to just tell them to visit my blog : ]

To start off, this is the food plan I followed the first 6 months of my weight loss, with no exceptions, no eating out, no sugars and definitely no soda or juices.

A day would be waking up and eating a fruit and a glass of water, an apple or banana somethin quick and easy and then I get ready for work, about a half hour so my body works on digesting that, then before I leave for work I make a smoothie or protien shake, use different fruits and almond milk or spinach and peanut butter with protien, those you just have to experiment with and see what you like and then a glass of water after your shake..

when I have more time, some times I cook egg whites and salt and pepper with a fruit

then about 2 hours later I will have a snack, either celery and peanut butter, carrots or broccoli, organic fruit snacks, maybe some greek yogurt and some organic granola!

then lunch I usually have brown rice or quinoa (like rice but a little more of a nut flavor) and roasted veggies, I just stir fry bell peppers and mushrooms and squash and onions in a little bit of olive oil and use spices to flavor them sometimes I will throw in black beans! Other times I have whole wheat chips with homemade salsa and 1/2 an avacado.

then later when you feel hungry but not ready for dinner eat another snack, veggie chips, fruit, or any light snack that doesnt contain any sugar or processed or packaged. Meaning it is a fresh produce.

then dinner is usually lighter, maybe a salad or lettuce wraps, or black beans and more veggies!!

No pop or sugary drinks at all, no candy.

Drink lots of water!

There is a brand of fruit and veggie dip sold at walmart called marketside, its kept in the fresh produce section that is made of all natural ingredients that i love to buy because it tastes great and still is good for you!


If you are having a weak day and you just need chocolate or some kind of treat, I use nutella and have like five pretzels dipped in nutella becuase its rich enough that it gives me my chocolate fix and is not as fattening as the real thing! Be careful with this though, I learned from the book I talked about in the previous post, that if you do need a snack only scoop a little out close the containers put them back in your cupboards sit down and eat slowly, enjoy and then leave the kitchen and brush your teeth. One of my biggest problems is snacking and snacking so that gave me control of portion that I wasnt used too.

its 80% what you eat and how much you eat, just try to be really aware of your portions and eat slower, you will be suprised how fast you get full when you take your time!!

if you feel hungry drink a glass of water and wait 20 minutes, if you still feel hungry then have a snack!! if you dont then your body was just thirsty!!

oh and as for meat I eat it once or twice a month! chicken or tilapa or shrimp im not a huge red meat person, but that is totally up to you guys just dont consume huge amounts of it because it takes your body along time to digest it!

My big thing that helped was dont hangout at your house when your bored... you eat when your bored, go out and do something!! especially now that the weather is so nice : ] I have alot of good healthy recipes on my pinterest page its been an awesome place to get tips and stay motivated!!

Just for giggles!!!





Skinny Bitch

                                     Pardon my language... But I am quoting a book title

I read this book for the first time back in November. It changed my way of thinking big time!! This book is filled with so much information and lots of encouraging words of wisdom. Although there are a few parts I dont support, like the dairy part of it, all in the fact that I grew up on a dairy and was a dairy ambassador and still drink fresh milk at my parents house and love it!! I am also a cheese lover, but have learned to cut back on it! Also they talk about different medications and the affects on our bodies and I have to say I take certain medicines when I am sick... like midol lol! 

Read that paragraph. I love the part at the very end. Dont fixate on how much you have left to lose, keep reminding yourself how much you have lost!!

I have gone through and high lighted parts that I love in my book, I just finished reading it for the second time today and I feel recharged and empowered just like I did the first time I read it! This book is upfront and personal and these ladies tell you how it is! They are fiesty and have mouths like sailors but it makes the book real and funny. I had a hard time reading some of the chapters, like the one about animal cruelty because its graphic and made me feel a little sick, but not only is it good to know about, it needs to be brought to peoples attention... dont worry I am not going to go around wearing a PETA shirt and hating people who eat meat... because guess what even after reading the book I eat meat, I just greatly reduced my animal products to a very small amount.

There is a great chapter in the book that gives you all kinds of things to think about while your eating, it encourages you to carefully pay attention to how your body feels when you are eating, if you feel slow and sluggish and crappy... then its probably bad for you!! Eat slow and chew your food. If your going to snack on something, put a small portion on your plate, seal up the package put it away and sit down and slowly eat your snack. Its dangerous to say you will only have a few, I know I have done that with my banana chips, or pretzels and nutella the next thing I know I have eatin the whole bag!

If you want to learn alot and change how you look at every food product you put in your mouth then read it! Its a good one!

Your fridge... best friend or enemy?

Lets talk food.. My favorite thing ever... almost, besides my family, my boyfriend and my puppies!

Changing how I ate was probably the hardest thing I did, and its not because I ate junk food and drank pop and ate out all the time, I actually ate decent! I struggled with my portions and eating too fast. I learned alot from a book I read called " Skinny Bitches" The book had alot of good reading and some stuff I didnt totally agree with or care to read about.

One of the biggest things for me was my fridge, it was my place to go to when I was bored and feeling snacky. It was filled with all kinds of packaged and processed food that I could heat quickly and inhale even quicker. I read about all the chemicals and preservatives that they add to our food to make it last longer and how it affects our bodies and minds and it totally left me freaked out!

I took an hour one day and I completely wiped my fridge and cupboards of anything that was packaged and processed aside from a few essential things. Like Nutella... haha

I then went to the store and purchased fresh foods. Lots of colorful food that goes bad after a few days because it is in a natural state.  I keep water jugs and coconut milk in my fridge to sip on. I have things that I can eat when I am feeling hungry that wont leave me feeling heavy and sluggish afterwords. I love to eat, and love to enjoy what I am eating, so I try all kinds of things, if I don't like stuff... then I dont buy it again. If I find something I love, I keep a few in my fridge so I always have something that sounds good.

Its perfectly fine to snack, infact its encouraged, it helps keep your metabolism going all day! Its just important you snack on things that digest in your body and that fill you up! Fruit is always yummy, and my favorite veggies to snack on, carrots with organic dill dip or celery with natural peanut butter!!  I learned a trick, if you feel hungry drink a glass of water and wait 20 minutes, if your still hungry after, then eat something, if your not hungry then you were just thristy and your body was telling you that and you confused it for hunger.

Just remember that whatever is in your house, you will eat so keep it clean and fresh and healthy!!

Daddy's little girl!

Dear Dad,

Happy Fathers Day!!!

Can I just tell you that I honestly believe I have the best daddy ever.

Love this picture!!

Andrew James Yeates is the best dad ever for more than a few reasons!!

He is such a hard worker and an example to my brothers of a good father and husband, and a great example of what me and my little sister should expect.

My dad is a convert to the church and I am so thankful for his testimony throughout my life. Getting older I have realized how much his conversion has meant to me and how lucky our family is to have the priesthood in our house. I am so very thankful for all of the fathers blessing that my sweet dad has blessed me with.

I also have realized that as I have gotten older and that my dad has gotten older he has kind of turned into a softy... Dont let the beard and big manly guy routine fool you :] He is a teddy bear!

His sense of humor is great, he is a pest and sometimes just likes to push your buttons... especially my little sisters buttons, but it makes for good entertainment and lots of laughing later.

He is always trying to make someone laugh, I have many and many of black mail worthy videos on my phone of my dad that I promised him that I wouldnt release to the world wide web, but lets just say if I am ever having a bad day I watch one of them and by the end I am crying from so much laughter!

My dad is stubborn... and if you read my mothers day post so is my mom... That means I got a double dose of stubborn... watch out everybody!! But seriously my dad is stubborn and not the best communicator at times, but thats just him and we love him for it. He has a big heart and cares so much for all of us. He is our big supporter!

His sense of humor is showing...

If you look closely he is missing half of his finger.. My dad is the TOUGHEST man I know!!

Seriously as long as I can remember he has been tough.. and also accident prone ( inherited that from him as well) We have plenty of good stories of my dad getting hurt... a few of my favorites were the brake fluid in the fire.... BOOM... results burned hands and face, broken chairs and burn holes in everything and also a good story to come back with from the camping trip. The top one is shooting that finger off.. with his own gun. It was a freak accident and we are glad it was just a finger!! He didnt even cry haha who doesnt cry when they shoot their finger off??? My dad cause hes so tough :]

I am so thankful for the man I grew up with and can call my dad!

He is such an amazing guy and I am so thankful for his example and his advice throughout life. He has set the bar high for all the men in my life and I am so glad I have him.

He is my hero.

My Guides

I have a few rolemodels.. ya know people that have rockin bods!! I want to post a few on here to keep myself motivated to get to where I want to be.

For starters... Carrie Underwoods legs.... HOLY MOMMA they are rockin!!

I will definitely use that as my motivation on leg days!

This chick... whoever she is, has a great stomache. I am not into huge 6 pack defined abs on women, I love a fit flat tummy though!

This girls got great arms! They are toned but not super bulky!

It always helps me to have in mind my goals and realize that if I work hard I can achieve that and more if I give 100% every single time!

With that being said, I know I cant compare my body to any of these women because we all know that not a single person is built exactly the same hense why I called them my guides!!

I just keep reminding myself that the only thing I have to compare myself with is my own body. I love putting on my old pairs of jeans because it shows me just how far I have come. I am a hands on "show me and I learn" kind of person so seeing how much I have changed from old pictures and old clothes is what pushes me to keep on going!

Find one picture that you can keep looking back on and take pictures along the way so you can show yourself how much your hard work is paying off, I promise you that you will appreciate having them there to look at once you hit your goal weight!!

Almost a year ago I wasnt comfortable in a bikini so I wore cover ups all the time. I was constantly worrying about what I looked like, or comparing myself to others.

Ignore the darling puppy or dont!! Also my belly button ring

 (it is a result of my rebellious 18 year old decisions)

I am comfortable in my own skin. I am not perfect and I am not finished, but I am happy and can layout without worrying or wondering if anyone is looking at me because now I know that the only opinion that matters is my own. I love being able to look at these pictures and see how much my hard work and dedication has payed off!

Keep up all the hard work and I PROMISE it pays off.

Woot wooh I am 21!!

Heck yeah this girl is 21...

haha boy I went all out for my birthday, bought myself a blender and my parents suprised me with the grill I have been asking for!!

I felt like such a nerd when I told my mom that I wanted a grill for my birthday, but hey I love to cook!

My family also has a great sense of humor!! They brought a basket along with a grill that included some nice things for my grill and also the following... Some bottles of martinellis.. cause you know I am of age to PARTAYY (haha no thanks) lol she also threw in a big pack of rub on tattoos because I had hinted that I might maybe be thinking about getting one ( just a tiny tiny little one..)  My mom figured it would keep me out of the bars and tattoo shops!! Sure do love her : ]

I was definitely a spoiled girl this birthday!!! I got flowers from a good looking guy, a birthday lunch with coworkers and a yummy dinner with my parents!!

I can say without a doubt it was an amazing few days of celebrating!





The dreaded gym...

Awh the gym... crawling with muscle heads, girls with poofy hair and too much make up on, the creepers with staring problems, and people who have no idea what they are doing, but act like they do.. There are always the old men who hit on you or the young boys who try. The girls who work out like guys and vice versa. The girls who dont work out at all and the mirror obsessed. There are the loud and obnoxious or the " Are you finished with that machine" kind of people.. The gym is a great place to run into all kinds of creatures..

Does any of this stop you from going to the gym?

Or does the fear of being one of these people keep you out of such a great place??

DONT LET IT.. The first time I went to golds gym I remember carefully picking out what I was going to wear and even made sure I had the kind of socks that dont show under my running shoes.. cause you know thats really nerdy.. I walked in thinking that I was making a grand entrance and to be honest maybe 4 out of the 50 people there even looked up.. was I dissappointed, NO! Pure relief is the feeling I felt because I could go and work out in peace. I got over the idea that I was going to impress anybody and I started going to workout for myself!

Why am I telling you this?? Because you have to get over the whole "I am going to the gym so other people can notice me working out" or to do the thing we are all guilty of, critisizing others who are also there thinking the same thing as us. Now I go the gym with shorts and a t shirt I grabbed in the dark and when I get there I put my head phones on and literally ( sounds lame typing it but its true) I get in my "zone". You shouldnt care if people are staring at you or if others are there to just look pretty and not sweat a single drop. It shouldnt matter if some creepy old man wants to run next to you the whole time your on the treadmill or if the cute guy at the fountain wants to ask you out..  Let them do what they want to do and you do what your there to do!

If their watching, let them watch but dont let it change how you work out. Dont work harder for anyone else but yourself. When you get ready to go to the gym, dress in what your going to feel your most comfortable in. As for your hair.. if you plan on working out dont put yourself through hell with your hair down!! I know that no one likes the feeling of sweaty gross hair sticking to your neck, pull it up and I promise you will feel so much better!! Who cares if you have a crazy messy out of control bun on your head!!

As for music, work out to whatever gets you pumped up! Everyone is different and somedays you will just be feeling different things, just go with the flow! If you have pandora or some kind of app like that, use it!! Thats what they make it for! Music is huge to me when I work out, when I forget my head phones or my phone is dead, my work out almost feels ruined! If you cant get inspired, try signing up for www.rockmyrun.com! its an awesome site that has mixes that are made to pump you up during a workout!

I guess with this post I just want to try and change peoples mind about getting to the gym! Dont let all those excuses keep you from a good work out, you can only do so much at your house with your 5lb weights! (not saying that it doesnt help to work out at home) Get in your zone and work hard, dont pay attention to anyone else but yourself. Focus on what your doing and what you want to achieve that day. I always go to the gym with a goal in mind, it helps me focus and gives me something to work for!

Have confidence in yourself!!

Go out and get to it!!





Too all the moms...but mostly mine!

Happy Mothers Day!!!

(its technically tomorrow, but you deserve two days!)

Lets just start off with a few pictures of my beautiful mother

And there is my pretty little sister!!

The 3 amigo's

My sweet mom and dad, 26 years of marriage and great example!!

Dana Hardy Yeates is a mother and wife to 4 children and a husband... That at times can all be a pain in her butt I am sure!

She is the most understanding woman that I know, who has taught me that patience is necessary in life. She has raised us, along with my dad, to be independent, understanding, and to "stick to our guns." She has brought us up in the gospel and has taught us that having god and the priesthood in our life is not only a huge blessing, but we would be lost in the world with out its guidelines and teachings. I know that she has a testimony and love for our savior.

My mom is the most caring and loving person I know, she has a huge heart and anyone who knows or meets her would agree with me. She has a hard time ever saying no to people because its in her nature to want to help anyone in need!

She is very sweet don't get me wrong, but my mom has a fiesty stubborn streak... ( if you havent guessed by now, thats where I got mine from). It isn't a bad thing to have, she has always got what she wanted because she worked hard and never settled for anything less than that! She has taught me that I have to value myself and know what I deserve to truely be happy in life.

I can easily say that my mom is my bestfriend, along with my little sister madison. She has always been there for me, to give me advice, sometimes not what I want to hear, but what needs to be said. To listen, I call her at least twice a day and she just listens to any little thing I feel like telling her. Sheis there as supporter of whatever us kids want to do, wether it be dancing, wrestling, any sport we wanted to try, or random stuff like when I thought I wanted to be a figure skater or a rodeo cowgirl.. Even though she knew it was just a phase, she drove me and my cousin to the ice rink or over to the little bear river arena to ride horses. My parents have been my number one fans my whole life, rooting for me too win or succeed in anything obstacle I have tried to tackle. Having support like that has made me the woman I am today.

 She has been a mother in every sense of the word, caring, nurturing, raising us with TLC!

Getting older I have truely realized how lucky I am to have amazing parents that I do, and to have a close relationship with both of them. I am thankful every day for that. I and my siblings have made our fair share of mistakes and oops moments. My mom has been there for us through all of them, even when she probably wanted to just shake us and say "What where you thinking??" She instead tried to explain to us why it was a mistake and that we knew better. My parents raised us with trust and freedom to make our own decisions and only asked that we listen to their advice.

My mother is strong and amazing and I can't wait to become a mother, not only to stive to be half as good as she is, but to have my children grow up with her as their grandmother!

I love you mom!!





I thought I would post this too my blog to show my progress, I know that taking pictures helped me because I had something to compare myself too.. and be realistic doing so!

         Lucky me. I got to spend my whole Cinco de Mayo in Loa, Utah with this beautiful bride!!
       I wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else. It was a great day with great people and Brooke and Coltons day was so pretty!



            My week has been lacking on the motivation which is not normal for me.. So of course I looked to the great PINTREST for some serious inspiration. Boy did I find it!!

     It just helped me remember that this decision to get fit and healthy wasnt just a choice I made to follow for couple months and then I could go back to what I was doing before, it was a lifestyle change that I will follow the rest of my life!! When your having a tough day, rememeber why you started in the first place and how far you have come. I promise you in the end when you reach the goal you worked so hard for, what you wanted so badly, will out weigh all the stuggle that came with it!!

With this being said.. Don't give yourself excuses either. You can put pressure on yourself in a healthy way! Set goals and give yourself deadlines to meet, but reward yourself after. Give praise, it sounds silly, but tell yourself good job, in the end your opinion is the most important anyways.

You deserve to feel and be your best, so don't hate or break yourself down but try

 your hardest to be your best!

Remind yourself of the things you love about your body and mind. If your working on those good things you will find more and more things to love.

Weight really doesn't define you. I learned that quickly. You cant focus on a number or statistics of what other people think you should weigh for your age, height, and gender.

As long as you arent treating your body like a waste basket and you are always looking to improve and better yourself, not just in health aspects but as an all around person, then no one can tell you that you aren't good enough.

You is kind.

You is smart.

You is important.

          I am no personal trainer.. or nutrition specialist.. I dont claim to be! But I recently lost enough weight, what some might consider as much as compared to a small child or animal.. 40lbs. I want people to know its possible and that if the want to they can do it. People keep asking me what diet I am doing or the best is when they ask, " Whats your secret?" ha Ladies and Gents its not a secret.. its called eating healthy and working hard!
          Some background info about me, I am 5 ft & 2 and 1/2 inches short, and have struggled with weight since the 5th grade. I was never severly over weight but definitely on the chunky side.  I was very active and outgoing and felt frustrated as I got older, that I wasnt blessed with a skinny slender body like some others my age. I blamed it on "big bones" which is ridiculous by the way. Being a dancer, I worried about my weight like most teenage girls, but I never felt I had much control because I worked out and never saw results.. I was on my high school drill team and was constantly on the go, but I also ate whatever I wanted and I never watched portions. 
         I realize now had I eaten healthy then, I would have seen results. They aren't joking when they say its 80% your diet and 20% physical activity. 
             6 months ago I reached a weight I had never imagined myself at. I was sitting at a wrestling tournament ( my family's sport) watching my little brother. I looked up to watch the next match which was 170 lbs.. and it hit me like a semi truck. Those big bulky guys I watched wrestle around on the mat weighed the same as 5 ft 2 1/2 not so little me.. And most of theirs was muscle. I felt so disgusted with myself and I also felt so out of control. I hated it and it was definitely my turning point. Don't think that this was easy, I have tried all the fad diets and tricks before, but this time was different.
       I was so inspired to change, to reach my goal. I completly changed my life. I realized hating myself and my body would get me no where. I couldn't propell myself on disgust and hate so I decided to write a list of things I loved about my body and hang it on my mirror to remind myself every morning. I still read through them 6 months later and eventually have added more and more!
       I am so happy.. which is silly because I am the same person I was 40lbs ago, and its not so much that I am skinnier and feel more comfortable in clothes, and its not the confidence, because I had that before...although it did improve! I think I am more happy because of the satisfaction that I put my mind to something and wanted it so much and worked so hard and accomplished it! Its an amazing feeling and I hope that I can help inspire others not just in getting healthy but to reach for whatever you want and work hard for it, because no matter what if its important to you, its worth it!!!

Blogging is more confusing than facebook.. but it looks fun and I am always up for a challenge!!

I will take any advice and tips to make my blogging journey more successful : ]

I am a Pinterest QUEEN.. not bragging I should actually be a little embarrassed, but I am not. I will embrace it and run with it.. maybe incorporate my finds from there to here!

Who knows what my blog will turn up and into.. we all shall find out in due time!!


      Until next time,
      Live loud and full of Love!!!