My New Weight and Clothes

I've been doing not so well on losing weight lately. I weighed in at 142.6 the other morning, but I've struggled the past few days on eating well. I slipped up and had a soda and a few energy drinks. I was exhausted... But in my defense, I'm just getting over being sick for like the past two weeks. It was too difficult to get up and even go to work, so I definitely didn't go to the gym. But today is day one of going back to eating proper and doing what I should. Snobunny was wanting pictures of my new clothes, so here they are. And I also included a picture of me with my latest weight and in my nice new clothes so it is easier to see how much I've really lost.

My Motivation

Snobunny did a blog about her motivation for the gym. It was so inspirational that I must blog a response of my goal. She is very correct. For staying motivated, continuous goals are a must. Previously, I had lost over 40 pounds and was doing great. I went through some challenging things and put it all back on. My new goal is to go back to that size but be more toned while that size. I need muscles this time around! I'm half way there. I weighed in at 143.2 today! I've lost 25.6 pounds now! So this is my motivational picture that keeps me going to the gym. Not to mention the new clothes I still need to take pictures of... Good luck on finding your motivation!

The Watch

I've been working on making my husband a package. Shipping from one APO address to another APO address is free. Plus, I have access to everything while he's stuck on a post with very little. So he's put in a request for a few things. One was hangers. lol So he has thirty hangers headed his way. The other was CDs and DVDs. I was able to find those for him finally. And the last was a watch. So I ordered this watch for him and can't wait for it to arrive so I can send off his package!

He was very adamant that it had to have a blue face and a black band. I know he loves the metal mesh band, and he doesn't even mind the dials. It's very stylish and very nice. And he can tell. I showed it to him and he was like, 'Well...' I got it anyways. He tends to shy away from style, and it fits his criteria. Silly boy. Once he gets it, I hope it wears on him.

Learning a Song

So I've been having a lot of fun over here in Kuwait. First order of business, I will be taking pictures of the scenery and posting about my weight loss soon enough. I lent my camera to a friend. Once I get it back, I'll post those things. But until then, I've been staying busy trying to learn as much as I can. I've been working on learning a song in Croatian. It's absolutely beautiful by a very popular person from the area named Tose Proeski. Here's a webpage with the song, the lyrics in Croatian, and the translation of it in English. It's so beautiful! Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

http://lyricstranslations.com/translated/tose-proeski-igra-bez-granica

The Workout That Never Was

So on Tuesday morning, I got up to do my workout. I wake up around 7:30 and am usually very groggy. But I stumble down all of the stairs (I live on the top level, go penthouse!) and hop on the treadmill. I didn't warm up as well as I thought I had because my legs started to cramp up. The last thing I wanted was that, so after fifteen minutes, I called it quits and decided to do a video upstairs in my room. I did the video for about five minutes before I felt unmotivated. So I decided to use my hand weights. Even if I don't want to work out, I do at least that because it's better than nothing and easiest in my mind. So I put the weights on the bed, went to sit down on the floor for a certain move, and one of the weights started to roll. I was unaware of it because I was in the middle of sitting down. It brushed my cheek, landed on the base of my thumb, and rolled onto the floor. At that point, I cried and called it quits. I just gave up. I was so heartbroken! I grabbed some ice for my hand and chatted with a friend on-line. lol Thankfully, my face was just fine. My hand is still a little sore, but I have full movement and no big damage was done. So God was looking out for me and made sure I was okay. Thank goodness!

Still Losing... Yes!

So I'm still losing weight! Last night, I came home to some packages. I had approved for some people at work to pick up packages for me, and they brought two to me. I had just picked up a few the other day, also. But the one that I had been dying to get was my scale! I used it immediately and was lower than I expected. Then I used it again with my regular schedule this morning. I weighed in at 146.6!!! Oh my amazing!!! It was AWESOME! I'm in the 140's! I ordered some new blue jeans from Old Navy. Hopefully they will be here in a week or so. And I have tomorrow off, so I think I will go to the mall and buy some clothes that actually fit. I knew these were too big, but now it makes sense. I did the math and realized that I have lost 22.2 pounds! Let's write that bigger so it isn't forgotten. lol :D 22.2 pounds!!! So yes, I am very excited to be losing, and I can't wait to keep going! I worked out way better this morning, also. Seeing those numbers keeps me motivated and going. Score to me!

My New Duvet!

I got my new duvet yesterday! I was so excited! When I come home from work, I am exhausted and usually end up crawling into bed. However, last night, I managed to find the energy to put my duvet on the bed. It was so wonderful, too. It was bigger, and I loved having the extra material to wrap up in. When I was a child, my father would put me in a 'cocoon'. I loved it, and I still do. I grab the blankets and roll around until I've managed to wrap myself up all nice and snug. This new duvet is perfect for that. It's also beautiful and soft. It really made my day... or would that be evening? Either way, it was nice and still is.

More Update

Okay! So I can't report all of the same information as before because I'm here and waiting on a scale and more stuff. But here's what I can say. I am now down to 152 pounds!!! I have lost a total of 16 pounds. My schedule has been changed at work and it makes it much easier to work out. As you can see in the picture, my clothes are starting to get way too big. These pants used to be snug, and I wondered if I could fit into them. Now, I wonder if they'll stay up. lol So here's to success!!! And perseverance. I have much more to go still. (Oh, and I can't wait until I get to go buy new clothes that fit!!! :D)

My New Place

Here's some pictures of what my new place looks like! It's not too bad, but it's not me. It needs color and pictures on the walls... :( But I'm very grateful for it.

First off, let me complain about the toilets out here. I know it's silly, but I can't stand them! They have these weird buttons on the top and are shaped differently. Plus, all the toilets out here have a hose next to them because the people out here use that instead of tp. I know it's silly and I am growing to appreciate it because it's a lot better than the porta potty from work, but still. Why do toilets need to be different?

This is the beautiful view from my kitchen. It's amazing to me. In the distance in the sea. I LOVE WATER. And I will go and just look out the window sometimes and watch the ships go by. The view from my bedroom window is a cement wall however. No pictures of that for y'all. lol

Here's my kitchen. Compared to most of the other flats, ours is big. That's because I have two roomies instead of one. Same goes for the living room.

And of course, I had to have a Christmas tree. Now, I was unable to go and buy me one and set it up, so I simply drew one this year and hung it up on the wall. It's a very humble tree, but I like it!

And here's two pictures of my room. That's about it. My room isn't huge or anything, but it's a good room and it's mine. I am fond of it and trying to figure out ways to add more color to it. I bought a duvet for the bed (can't wait 'til it gets here!) and some baskets for storage that will have some color in them.

Have a great day! HAPPY NEW YEAR!