So I accidentally fibbed last night when I posted...

I've actually lost a total of 17.3 lbs. (since August 12th - my ticker is as of when I started initially and then stopped back in April).

Also, I decided to change my official weigh-in day to Fridays since I seem to weigh the least then.

I've also decided that when I hit the 25 lbs. weight loss mark that I'm buying myself some new pants. I've got a ton of shirts/sweaters I can wear but I'm seriously swimming in my pants but I don't want to buy them prematurely. Plus, I'm using that as a reward for myself so I can keep myself motivated.

Hope everyone has a great weekend! I know I will! :)

I got my first weight loss compliment today!

From someone other than my husband...even better!

One of my co-workers stopped me to tell me how good I look and how she can tell that I've lost a lot of weight! Yay!!! It felt so good for someone to finally notice my hard work!

So I got to thinking about it and I've 16.5 lbs. (as of yesterday) and I've only got about 7.5 lbs. to go to meet my first 10% goal. My overall weight loss goal is approx. 100 lbs. and so I've lost about 16.5% of my overall weight that I want to lose.

I've also decided to get real with you all. My Sparkpeople buddies (and some of my BBC) know my true weight but I don't think I've shared it with the rest of you.

I will put the ticker in this post and then in another permanent spot on my blog. It's really embarrassing for me (that I ever let myself get this big in the first place) but I hope that by me 'getting real' with myself that it will help someone else on their weight loss journey.

I am hopeful that I won't be at this weight for much longer. Then I can just be proud of how much weight I've lost! :)

A new low-carb treat...yummy!

Low Carb Crustless Pumpkin Pie

I have been craving pumpkin pie like you would NOT believe. Darn holidays! So, anyway...I decided to try out this recipe. I was a little short on the DaVinci sugar-free syrup so I had to add in some sugar free liquid sweetener and a tsp of vanilla. Also, instead of butter, I greased the pie pan with coconut oil since I was worried that the butter would burn as the pie baked.

One word: scrumdiddlyumptious! It's only about 5 net carbs per serving and I topped it with my homemade low carb whipped cream. HEAVENLY!

Matt said that he thought it had a diety after taste but I didn't notice. If you decide to try it, let me know how you like it.

Is that not one of the most beautiful pies you've ever laid eyes on???

Okay...I'll stop now. :)

Small victory...

So...as you know my little sisters watched the boys this past weekend. I gave them $10 to buy some snacks for while they were there and they forgot a couple of them.

Confession time - One of the things they left was a Hershey's Cookies & Cream bar and that poor thing didn't stand a chance against me. I'm ashamed to admit that after Matt went to get in the shower Sunday night and I had the whole thing consumed in like two minutes! Fast forward to last night...the leftover Lays Potato chips and french onion dip are still at my house. I was SO hungry and desperately wanted something to snack on and so I kept going back and forth to the kitchen contemplating eating them or something else. I even thought about eating Collin's potty-training rewards (Gummy lifesavers) but I'm happy to report that I won the battle last night.

Now if I can just remember to throw away the rest of the chips/dip and to restrain myself from eating Collin's goodies...

How sad am I???

On the bright side, at least I'm one day closer to my overall goal. :)

Down 2 more pounds...

As of this morning. That brings my total weight loss since August 12th to 13.6 lbs. Not as much as I'd wanted to lose by now but it's a loss nonetheless so I'll take it! :)

I'm trying to get back on Atkins' Induction phase this week since we're finally un-busy for awhile and so I'm hoping to jump start a bigger weight loss soon. Wish me luck on that!

Halloween party pics!

So we had our night of debauchery last night at Tracy's house. Tracy is my BFF from childhood; we've been best friends since we were 5 years old. I seriously love this woman! She is a friggin blast and I wouldn't trade her for anything in the world. Anywho...on to picture sharing...

Me - Sober - at the beginning of the night

The highlight of the night - the only pic of this I can share since he had an extra appendage hidden under his skirt. LMAO

D-R-U-N-K (I can't believe I'm posting this on here!)

Tracy - my BFF of almost 25 years - I love this woman! :)

Ready for bed - Oh my?!

I had a really classic photo of Matt that I wanted to share but he nixed that...boo to him!

I should put a disclaimer out there that the boys were safe at home with my little sisters (their Aunts) and that they had a great time sans parents. And...we stayed the night since we don't drink and drive (heck we don't even drink much at all normally). It was a GREAT time and I can't wait for the next annual Halloween party!

Check it out!

I'm SO proud of Dane (yet again)! He is now the #1 football player in our league for tackles this high school football season with 134 tackles, 7 more than the next guy.

This kid is going to go on to do great things...I can just feel it! :)