I'm Sorry, Did I Miss the Month of July?

Well I definitely failed at the blog upkeep for July - but really July's over already?

Between the holiday, vacation, and work - I was a little busy. No excuse, I know. Here's where I really don't have any excuses - I am back over the mark I said I would NEVER go over again. That being said...I'm happy. Not with the fact that my awesome clothes that I bought last year don't fit, but with my life. I smile. I enjoy my family and friends more. I am in love. No matter what I weigh, I haven't been this happy for a long, long time - if ever. My year of "do" is not panning out the way I thought it was going too. However, new "do's" occurred that were not "planned" and you know what -- I like them!

I wondered if I used the gym before as my escape from what was going on in my life. If I went to the gym, I didn't have to be around the people that were making my life, well, not happy. Whatever I was using the gym for before, today I want to use it to be healthy. They say you need to be happy and healthy to have a long life. Well, I'm happy...now I need to get back to being healthy. I've started using MyFitnessPal again... the ticker is going to be on these blogs (pending it works out correctly) -- it'll show my progress each time I enter my weight.

In the past I have always just put my "GOAL" weight -- right now that is depressing as it is so far away from where it was before! So, I'm going to have multiple goal weights -- 10lb increments -- if I get there sooner, great -- I'll adjust them as I go. But first goal is October 31, 2014 -- 195lbs.

Aside from being past the point of no return...my summer has been amazing. I have been spending lots of time with Shaun and the kids. Baseball. BBQs. Camping. Friends and family. I couldn't have asked for a better summer. The last exciting event for the summer is "the move"...that's right, Shaun is moving in next month!

Yikes... big step. But I know that it's the right step. This is a man that, as my life was heading in a downward spiral, picked me up and got me out of the whole I was heading down. He kept me smiling when all I wanted to do was cry... and he continues to keep me smiling. He also fits 98% of my "What I Want in a Man" list. The list that I wrote before he came along...and the one he misses the mark on, isn't a deal breaker -- it's ok if he doesn't dance, cause he'd still bring me out dancing if I wanted to go!

Well there you have it -- July in a nut shell.



Note: Most of those that read this blog know my struggle with my weight. If you are going to be mean or hateful about my weight, my goals, etc... please remove yourself from my blog feed, as well as my life. I need people that are going to be encouraging.

~ Melissa
Current: 205lbs 
Goal #1: 195lbs (October 2014)
Goal #2: 185lbs (January 2015)
Goal #3: 175lbs (March 2015)
Goal #4: 165lbs (June 2015)
Final Goal: 150lbs (Birthday -- 2015)
Mood: Happy, Determined

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