13 weeks is OVER!

Well it has clearly been a VERY long time since I have written on my blog! A lot of things have happened in the past couple of weeks but one of the biggest things, my cousin had her baby girl!!

She is so cute and snugglie. There is nothing like baby snuggles! They are all doing very well and her big brother is so sweet with her. Trying to give her little high fives. =)

That same week her husband and Kevin ran the mini. This year they ran with my other cousin Wes. Even with it being as hot as it was, they all did great!! GOOD JOB BOYS!

Well, last night I had my last weigh in with the core program and I lost another 3.5 pounds! So I have lost 35 pounds and some change since January! YAY!!

This weekend is Derby, so I know some bad eating may be in my future. Well there is just one thing I really want and my favorite person in the whole world is making it!! BLT dip! YUMMIE!!! I wont even tell you all the goodness that will be in it, because it is TOTALLY out of the box!

Thanks to everyone who has read this for the past 13 weeks.. maybe I will continue this blog and try something else for 13 weeks, like being nice to my husband.. um... yeah, all you wives out there know this is an impossible task! Well, maybe I will come up with something to write about. Who knows.

Have a great day and night!

Love,
Em

Easter

Well today is Easter and the first time I have seen some people since I have started doing my 13 week challenge, I am changing it to that, bc "life style change" seems to be so nice and lovely and this is hard!

It was very sweet of everyone to tell me how great they thought I was doing. =) It really did help! Deep down inside, I just wanted to pile on some mac and cheese, German potato salad, meat of all sorts and cheese!!

But instead I enjoyed veggies and fruit. I think it helped a lot that my throat was hurting so I wasn't feeling like eating much anyways. Well on Thursday I got some big news! We are done with our 13 weeks on April 30th!! This was SO exciting bc I thought it was going to be May 14th before we were done with this phase!!

I keep telling Kevin that I want eat a breakfast buffet, a buffalo wrap from cheddars and some BLT dip. =) He tells me I am crazy and that I would gain 10 pounds back fast if I eat all that. I told him that maintenance will Begin the following week, so I am not going to go all out crazy, but I may have a special something =).

I am going to get off here and snuggling up on the couch to get some rest.

Hope you all had a great Easter!!

Have a great day and night!

Love,
Em

Stressed

I haven't been writing on my blog for the fact that I have been stressed and the last thing I have been wanting to do is get on here. I have been asked by a few people about my lack of blogging, so I thought since me being stressed is part of this 13 weeks then I should blog about it, so here it goes.

I think it all hit me all of the sudden. I am completely unhappy at work, which in turn has been causing me to be more stressed and on edge. By the time the weekend rolls around I dont want to go out and doing anything. I just want to sleep.

I have been working out a lot more lately because its the one thing that I actually feel good about, wants I am done with it. ( oh and if I weigh myself in the morning and I loose 2 more pounds, I will have lost 30 since Jan-I will keep you posted.)

After a long talk on Friday with a very wise woman, I realized I needed to take my life back. I need to be happy, and I shouldn't have to give up things that I have been. If that means I need to make changes, then those changes are going to have to be made.

I have become the person who has allowed to be walked over, and I am NOT that person.

I know this isn't my typical up beat post, but this is how I am feeling at this moment in time. Remember we all have the strength inside to make our selves happy, if we choose to use that strength, is the question.

Have a great day and night!

Love,
Em

Two Sizes...

Well I finally did it. I went to get some work pants. This was a very happy morning for me! How can you not be happy when you are shopping?!?!

Well I went to New York and Company, I had a 30% off thing, and I looked at Kohl's the other day and didn't really find anything I liked. So I figured since I was going into work late, might as well go look for some new work pants.

Do you know how excited but nervous I was about going to look for some black pants?? I walked in saw where some were on sale, pulled a pair of the rack, tried them on and to my astonishment, I DROPPED TWO PANTS SIZES!!

I was floored! I knew I was the same weight I was when I got married, but OH MY GOSH! I was actually smaller by two sizes! I haven't been this size in almost three years!! So what else do you do, but buy some new work-out outfits. Yep! I am pretty excited!

I will be sporting one of my new outfits tomorrow morning. =) I took the day off today from working out because I worked out 4 days in a row, so today is relaxation day! Since it is, I am going to bed early!

Hope you have a great day and night!

Love,
Em

Weight Loss!

Since so many people (Dad and Uncle Kevin) have been missing my blog updates, I decided to write a little something. Our computer is on the fritz and the one I am writing on isn't working well either.

I have lost 3 more pounds this week, so that means I have lost 20 pounds with HMR. Pretty good! I have also enrolled in a Fitness Study so I get to join Milestone for a month. I just have to take three classes a week.

That shouldn't be to hard. They have about a 1000 to choose from! I went to a Hip Hop Class on Friday and today I did a Step Class. Tomorrow I am going to Zumab!! I haven't been this active since I played soccer in high school!

Some other exciting news is that I am, as of today, am two pounds below what I was when I got married!! Now that is some excitement. Bad news is I am having a hard time find some black pants for work. =( The size I was is to big, and the next size down it a little to snug. I went looking last weekend, so maybe tomorrow I can find a pair.

I am in desperate need of a pair of pants, because the pants I wear to work now look like I have pooped in my pants they are that baggy in the but! (haha) It is a pretty funny site to see.

Well I will write more I promise when I get my lap top working right.

Have a great day and night!!

Love,
Em

family

Today would have been my cousin's little boy, Owen's 3rd Birthday, unfortunately he became an angel before we could enjoy him here on earth. For the last three years on March 14th Kevin and I, spend some time with her and her family. It makes me value how important family really is. I can and will always remember that day and the weeks that followed. I am a believer that good always comes out of a bad situation. It may take time, but good always prevails.
I would never wish what happened to Erika and Chris on anyone, but I do believe this situation is what brought the 4 of us closer together.

The Lega's have a unique way of getting through rough times, Laughter. You may be thinking, this doesn't seem like something that should be part of horrible situations, but it works. None of us like to see anyone sad. We know that people are going to be sad, but if there is a way to lift ones spirit, we are going to pull together and do it.

Some people may think we aren't taking a death or a situation serious enough, but anyone can tell you, a smile can help the pain. And that's what the Lega's are good for. We are a close family. We may not spend every holiday together, but we know if we need something, then we are going to be able to get the help we need.

Really its been in the last few years that I have actually realized how awesome of a family I have. I wouldn't change them for one bit, well maybe a little =) (just joking)

So always know, if you need a "pick me up" you can always count on the Lega's!

Have a great day and night!

Love,
Em

Friday the 13th (part 2)

Another Friday the 13th and another night of Zumba. Tonight was WAY harder then the other times. But I liked the challenge! Now I am at home resting with my feet propped up watching some TV and drinking a shake. (A HMR shake.) I am worn out!!

Have a great day and night!

Love,
Em