weigh-in vol: 32 — the bee-day edition!

written by: cyn knight

day: 237
happy.birth.day.to.me greetings bloggy peeps!

yup…
it’s my birfday
it’s my birfday
it’s my birfday!

yeah, i am that crazy *birthday person*…
sorry, but i think birthday’s should be celebrated & by celebrated i mean a WHOLE day devouted to doing whatcha love around the people you love.
and today my theme is this…

because it is a kickback, worry-free, kickass day of celebrations!
and trust me – i have many reasons to celebrate & will properly give each one their due *w00ts*!
But moving along…

so i did make it to my weigh-in yesterday morning & i won’t even try to build the suspense…

retail therapy time!

i was down!
1.8lbs to be exact!!!!
yee-freakin-holy-haw!!!!
i am 1.4 lbs away from my goal weight & a healthy bmi for the first time in probably 30 years — no joke!

seriously…
ya coulda knocked me over with a feather.
i truly was prepped for a gain.
my scale here – which i rarely use – is dead and requires those idiotic watch batteries (why did i not realize this when i bought the sucka?) so i truly had no clue where i was weight wise. and with my less than stellar eating habits & lack of dedication where exercise is concerned – surely i thought i had effed up!
but nope.
and what a fucking phenomenal way to start my birthday weekend!!!
(yeah i know i said a WHOLE day – but for me it will be a WHOLE weekend… heh.)

and my day just went up from there.
i officially finished the workshop @ the DLOT & i have to say that i was actually kinda sad to say goodbye to the other gals there taking the class – especially my employment counselor gisele.
there are those few special people in the world who are just POSITIVE & uplifting & gisele is that & then some. i swear that the powers that be brought me to her @ the most perfect time – when i needed someone like her in my life to pick me up & push me to move on. and i am not just speaking professionally.
gisele is an angel – there just is no other explanation.
and i wrote a lengthy email to her supervisor yesterday letting them know exactly how wonderful she is. amazingly she is only a temp & they would be nuts to let her go!

after my last class we (the girls – my mom, skylar & i) went shopping as i was way overdue for some retail therapy!
my mom gave me a budget & basically told me to pick out what i wanted within the budget & that would be my birthday present(s).
love that.

but do ya know i only bought one thing – which i will get to in a sec.
no word of a lie, i tried on ELEVEN dresses & hated everyone – and that NEVER happens!!!!
if i had been there without money to spend i woulda found ELEVEN THOUSAND dresses i loved.
pffffft!
oh well…
i did get that one thing – JUNIOR SIZE NINE jeans (for $5 on clearance I might add) !!!!!
size 9…
size 9…
SIZE NINE!!!
i just keep saying it over and over – i have not been in a single digit (yeah i know its kinda the same as a 10 but lemme have my moment) size since elementary school – no really, no exaggeration – grade school!
and they do fit – to be clear.
quite nicely i might add.
it just blows my mind.

and i owe it to jillian michaels.
sorry weight watchers – you are the bomb – but it’s the truth.
when i did weight watchers in 2008 & got down to 168 i was just fitting into a size 13 – so that goes to show you what exercise/strength training does for your body.
AND IT IS NOT ALL ABOUT A NUMBER ON THE SCALE!!!!

speaking of jillian… still going strong on BODY REVOLUTION.
yes, i will be working out today – even on my bee-day & only because i want to take tomorrow off.

i had a job interview yesterday — local restaurant looking for servers.
(not some cheesy place — definite possibility to make GOOD $$$!)
yeah, i know — downgrading to a degree.
BUT…
i have decided to listen to my inner goddess (thanks sandi!) & she is telling me that the portrait studio is not the right fit for me.
and i do need employment & this would allow me to really pursue the job i want — plus i could still work for weight watchers which i REALLY want to do.
AND it allows me more flexability so i can see my kiddos — which is VERY important to me.
so that is where my job quest lies.
and yes, i did discuss this with gisele & she told me that while technically she cannot tell me to turn down a job as it is her job to get me employed — she thinks i need to listen to my gut & do what i think is best.

well kittens – that is all that is fit to be told.
i have a VERY busy morning ahead of me – got lots to get together to prep for my hotel suite par-tay!
CANNOT WAIT!!!!
prepare for a bevy of photos in my next post!

peace, l♥ve & margaritas bloggy peeps!
xxoo
cyn

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