Dawn’s Weight Loss Journey

Hello Buddies! And a very happy Sunday evening to you all!

Well, we got home about an hour ago from Chicago…And the event of a lifetime! Did I mention that I ADORE Chicago!?!?!?

I promised I would reveal my secret…And because I love you all soooo much, here you go:

My husband Steve and I were in Chicago to attend the wedding of Jerry Springer’s daughter, Katie…She married one of our best friends, Adam, on Saturday!!!

And just in case you dont beleive me, there is a picture of me and Jerry posted in my profile!

We felt both blessed and honored to attend this very wonderous affair. Adam is a very dear friend of ours and we have met Katie several times. She is a very sweet, very special girl who has overcome many challenges in her life…

We attended the rehearsal dinner on Friday, the wedding on Saturday and a goodbye Brunch this morning, and then we headed home here to Ohio…

It was, of course, by FAR, one of the biggest events I have ever witnessed. It was BEAUTIFUL. Sooo many “Firsts” I dont even know where to start…

My first Jewish ceremony…My first celebrity encounter…

I tried my first caviar, my first smoked salmon, my first cappers…Sooooo much food!!! I tried sooo many new drinks I kinda lost count!!!!!

We really wont talk too much about that! I did consume, but not crazy like, and I knew I would get right back on track, so I am not stressing about it. It was a once in a lifetime event for Gods sake!

So there you go! I am absolutely exhausted…We didnt even eat until midnight last night, and made it back to our room around 1:30!

I am going to go catch up on some blog reading to see how you all are doing. Enjoy the pics!!!

Love~Dawnie

Okay, I dont really know whats going on with my blogs, so I hope this works…My blogs are way funky right now!!!!???? (HELP DR.MARC!!!) The one posted as most recent, is not, and the font is all kinds of messed up…

Anyway…

I am off to Chicago this a.m. for my previously mentioned CELEBRITY WEDDING (Of sorts!)

Dont worry, I will reveal all secrets when I return on Sunday…I am looking forward to Chicago. I LOVE CHICAGO!!!

So my weigh in this morning was okay. Down one more pound…Kind of tired of these one pound weeks…Am VERY tired all ready of all the chaos that abounds in December…Parties, social gatherings, etc…UGH!!!

So hard to keep on track even when you are sincerely trying…

I did NOT make my 10 in 6 challenge…VERY disappointed in myself but trying to get over it. There was a holiday and a TOM in there that kind of screwed that one up…

So my next mini goal is 10 pounds by January’s end putting me at 175. I think this is reasonable and doable…

We will see…

Take care buddies and I will be gone until Sunday night…

Will check in then!!!

I CANT WAIT FOR JANUARY TO GET HERE…Honest, so I can refocus all my energies on finally reaching my goal…

Love ya all~Dawn

Ummm. Okay…So Its really down and out in Columbus, Ohio, but that just doesnt sound catchy now does it?!?!?

Confession time:

I was not going to blog today. I did not blog yesterday. I had made up my mind not to blog for a while, and was even leaning towards staying away from here for a bit…

Why? Because I am having very very bad week…Not weight wise, but life wise…

And I felt it would be too much of a downer to come on here and wallow in my sorrows…But then I was reading Kari’s and Nikki’s recent blogs, and I realized something…

We dont always have to be positive all the time…

This weight loss journey, as with life, is stocked full of Ups and Downs…Lots of downs actually…Lots of pot holes and pitfalls…

And I bet every single person here has suffered at least one…

So I decided to come out here anyway…

Yes folks, I fell in another damn pot hole today. And it hurt…And for a minute (okay, maybe longer) I didnt WANT to get up…I couldnt see through the pain…

But I came out here, read blogs, checked in on everyone and I found myself relating to many of the stories…And I found myself smiling (ERIKA!!!) and I realized that pulling away from the support in your life is not good. EVER…

So here I am…Nothing spectacular to report, no poetic thoughts today, just wanted to say thanks to all of you for being around…

Dawn

Hi. My name is Dawn, and I am a Pajama-aholic…

I think on some level, I have known this for a while…My husband has been trying for YEARS to get me to accept and acknowledge this disease…

He has tried interventions…Drastic measures. Nothing has really worked…

Until this morning…I have seen the light!

Folks, this is no lie, I own about 32 pairs of p.j.’s…Shorts, tops, bottoms, night shirts, flannel, cotton, silk, satin…

I have “Cutesy” p.j.s (Spongebob, Care bears…) I have “Theme” pjs, (OSU, Guiness…) I have Christmas p.j.s, I have some, ummm, sexy little numbers , and on and on and on…

Seriously folks. I have a problem and now I admit it all to you…I have over three dresser drawers full of Pajamas!!! EGADS!!!!

So here is how this blog relates to my life…

Last night, it was damn cold here in Ohio. So I pull out some Old Navy flannel Pj’s that the husband bought me last year (HEY, doesnt that mean he is PART of the problem????? )

Anyway, I was excited last year when he bought them because it was the first time I could actually WEAR Old Navy sizes…They are Xtra large…They fit last year but were slightly tight around my belly…

Last night I pull them out from a dark corner of my dresser drawer…(Seriously, kinda scary in there!)

And lo and behold, they look absolutley ridiculous on me…The are huge!!! Even with the draw string, they were falling off by morning’s light!

Do you know what this means???

First, I can eliminate another pair of pjs and use that as an excuse to go buy a new pair!!!

But second, and this is MOST important, it means that this year, should he, or anyone for that matter buy me p.j.s, I am in a LARGE pj bottom…A LARGE!! ME?!? NO more EXTRA…

WOW…WOO HOO!!!

I was very excited about this development…

So there you have it…My dirty little secret! Shhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Now, all of you go out and buy me some new pj’s please…I have been a good girl this year!

Love~ Dawn

So, I am certain that pretty much every woman on this board is going to TOTALLY relate to this blog…

And for the few men we do have, Dan, Scott, etc…They are going to be sitting here scratching their heads…Boys, you probably arent going to get it…And thats okay!!! We really dont expect you too…

But I was reading Jo’s blog about her good hair day and it truly made me laugh out loud…

Mainly because for the first time in probably over a month, I am having a good hair day today too!

And I find it absolutely hilarious how us women can be up or down depending on our hair!

I mean, its JUST hair?!?! Right?!?!?

Nope. I dont know why or how, but man, you can have a bad hair day and the whole world around you goes in the toilet…

BUT…When God graces you with a good hair day, it doesnt seem to matter what else is going on around you…You think “Well, damn, at least my hair looks good!”

Its soooo weird, and I have no idea what genetic chromosone is responsible for that, but I find it absolutely hilarious this morning…

I keep thinking about life and how chaotic it is right now for me, but everytime I go in the restroom and look at my hair, I just feel better!

Its actually quite ridiculous!

What a hoot…

Take care buddies…

Here’s to good hair days for us all!

Dawnie

Well, here we are…I made it to Sunday, and well, thats a good thing this week!

I felt pretty crappy yesterday. I had VERY little sleep on Friday…I had a hangover from hell yesterday! (umm, now whose fault was that???) I am dealing with Mr. TOM’s visit, and was basically in a funk the whole day…

To make my day even more stellar, I had a social gathering to attend…You know, the ones where you have to pretend all sorts of things that your not???

So last night was DH’s work Christmas Party. It was held at a place called GameWorks…ANd for those of you who dont know, its like a giant, classy, arcade for adults…

It was very nice. We got a free token card worth 35 dollars a piece to play games, we got free movie passes and of course, there was great food (Prime Rib) and drinks…

I ate what I wanted, in moderation, but loaded up heavily on the salad and grilled veggies…

I had not eaten anything all day due to previously mentioned hangover, so I felt pretty good about my choices…I also worked out yesterday even though I felt like I had been hit by a van or something…So all and all, I didnt stress at ALL about the food…

Here was the interesting event…

They were doing free “Pictures with Santa” and as we walked by the girl was like “Come get your picture taken”…At first, we declined, because, well, we dont have children, and what other reason is there for a picture with Santa????

But later, as the evening wore on, I said “Hey, lets go get our pictures done!” I mean, I dont beleive there is a rule book that says you have to be under 18 years of age to get a picture with Santa, is there????

So we go up, and of course the very creepy Santa was like “Hey, you gonna sit on my lap?” I mean, ooooh, GROSS! “Umm, no thank you creepoid…”

But we get the picture taken, and I take my comlimentary candy cane, and off we went to look at the picture on the screen (Gotta love digital technology!!)

MAN!!!! Is that really me???

I gotta tell you…EVERY time I get my picture taken I tear it apart 30 differnt times in 30 different ways…I pick out 2, 3, 4 double chins, hair issues, etc. etc. etc…I am sure most of you can relate…

So here I am looking at this pic, and I say to myself “Man, if I didnt know better, I would think that was a pretty cute girl!”…I just may be down now to a half of a double chin, and well, even though I felt less than stellar yesterday, and didnt really dress up or anything, well, I looked kinda cute?!?!?

It was a weird moment…I litterally, didnt even recognize the girl I was seeing…

And I guess I just wanted to share that with you guys…

Its really weird when you look at yourself outside of your normal perspective…

Hard to do, I know, but we should probably all try it, because we might be pleasantly surprised at what we see…

I hope you all have a great Sunday. I am off to start FINALLY Christmas shopping…

Love-Dawnie

Well, the good news is I had no gain AND no loss…

Why is that good? Well, please standby and I shall tell you my tale…

First, because it means I am still sitting at 186…

UGH!!!! I feel like I have been here for a couple weeks now…And I kind of have, but I also, kind of havent…When I really put it into perspective…

I ended up, overall, having about a pound and a half gain from the holiday week…

So “Technically” I have lost…

And why does all this make me happy???

Because TOM greeted me this morning as well, which actually means, I am retaining, once again, a couple pounds of water…(Can someone tell TOM that us women DONT really care for him????)

SOOOOOO…Even tho the scale reads 186, if I were not being visited by my least favorite relative, TOM, I would PROBABLY be down a couple pounds…

SO thats cool…I know by mid week next week it will show on the scale, and I am at peace with that…

I leave next Friday for my wedding in Chicago, and will weigh in early that morning…

I dont think I will make the 10 in 6 challenge I made for myself due to the holiday, but I will be close, I think…

And I gave it my best, considering there was a holiday in there, so I am okay with it all..

Today, I am happy to be 186…

HAPPY FRIDAY FRIENDS!!!!

Dawnie