It's a Beautiful Day in the Loserhood..... :-)

I apologize for not blogging much lately. I’ve been a pretty busy gal these days! PRETTY BUSY LOSING!!!!!!!!!!!! I hit the 31 lbs mark!!!! I have officially lost 31 lbs on NS. I can hardly believe it. I’ve managed to cheat here and there, but I’m afraid to mess this loss up. I did cheat at Ben and Kristen’s wedding, and then I cheated again when I went out Friday night with Alex. I had a few Mich Ultras. (the low carb beer..haha) I’m a few weeks ahead of my goal of losing 30 before I go to Ormond Beach with the family!! So now I’m hoping to have lost a little more than 30 before I head to the beach!!! Keep your fingers crossed… :-) I’m aiming for the 35 lb mark for two weeks from now. That’s about 2.5 lbs a week. I think I can handle that! Hey.. whatever makes me look better for that Reunion coming up in June!!! I’ll be thinner AND I’ll have a tan! What more could one ask for??
I also got my second bear!!!! I accidentally left the bear at the house this morning when I was leaving for work. But it is my 20 lb bear!!!! :-) It will be making the visit to work tomorrow to sit proudly next to the 10 lb bear! The 20 lb bear is a nice royal purple bear that has a white 20 proudly displayed over it’s heart… Okay.. it is a stuffed bear, it doesn’t have a heart… but it’s the message that matters.
What is even more amazing than my losing the weight, is that I’m not alone in this whole journey. Not only has my dad lost weight on with me on this diet, but Mom has lost weight as well. My co workers are slowly but surely making their way down the downward sliding scales path, and we’re all in it together. Everyone is doing their own thing to lose weight, but the important thing is that we’re all losing. I feel like we should be on Oprah discussing our weight loss as a team. Haha.. That would be pretty interesting.
One thing that has helped me when I start feeling a little low with blood sugar are the 100 calorie packs. I keep a couple of them at my desk and when I start feeling the low, I just get one of those packs out and that is a good snack that is perfect, without having to worry about calorie consumption. So far my favorites of these have been the 100 Calorie Oreos, 100 Calorie Planters Peanut Cookies, and the 100 calorie POPCORN!! (YUM). I would like to try the 100 calorie Doritos, but I’m afraid that I may want more than just one. Those may be good to have though on Saturday at the Lake.

In other news… :-)
We were out at the Lake this past weekend getting everything ready for the P-A-R-T-Y!!! My cousin Jordan and his girlfriend are coming up from Georgia to participate in the festivities. It should be a blast!!! Alex got a chance to see the lake house for the first time on Saturday. I’m so glad he got a chance to see it. We took him out on the boat, and when we got back, we all sat around drinking a few beers (well, I had green tea.. but the others had the beer). I then got some amazing photos of the sunset. Alex left to go back to Salem, Va. and later that night as a wedding party was going on, Venus and the moon aligned. I got a few photos of that as well. It’s pretty fascinating when you look at things through the lens of your camera.
My main goal that I am working for (other than my health) is to get the Canon Rebel SLR Digital camera. It’s a step closer to a professional camera. I’m hoping that by the end of the year, I’ll be able to get that. :-) I’d better start saving now. Haha. So watch out world… Christie is going to take on the photography world! Okay.. well… Christie will take on MORE of the photography world!!! :-)

Well, I’m going to end the blog for today. I’m completely ecstatic about losing 31 LBS!!!!!! MAN I LOVE BEING A LOSER!!!!! The world better accept the baggy clothes for a while! :-) WOOOHOOOO!!!!! GOAL HERE I COME!!!!! I’m including some of those images down below. I hope you enjoy!!!!

Love to you all!!!
-Your Loser Gal
Christie

Congrats Ben and Kristen!! 5/12/2007 Wilmington, NC

Sorry for the shaky image. The following is of Venus and the Moon Aligning.