October is over!!!

October was a terrible month, weight loss wise.  Other than that, it was pretty much party time!  I had two vacations to two of the most vibrant cities in the US.

My daughter turned 18 this month, so to celebrate, we went to New York City.  What a fantastic city!  The highlight of the trip was the Broadway show "Wicked."  It was great "girl" time.  Lots of food and fun!  I gained 1 1/2 lbs.  But then I lost 2 1/2 lbs. the next week.

Then off to Las Vegas!  My husband had a convention, so I went along for a few days.  Again food and fun!  I performed with "Big Elvis" by shaking my maracas and dancing to "Viva Las Vegas."  I stayed the same weight during that week, so I guess that was good.

So for October, my net loss was about 4 1/2 lbs.  Now I have to get serious!  The holidays are coming up, but we don't have any big plans, so maybe I'll get through these next two months with great success.  I just have to get my head back in the right place.  I was so good at the beginning.  Now I'm in that mode of "this little bit won't hurt."  Then all those little bits start to add up.  I also need to WRITE IT ALL DOWN!  That is really what has worked for me.

I bought a new Firm DVD, Lower Body Sculpt.  Needless to say, my workouts have taken a back seat this month.  The Firm workouts work really well for me.  My butt has really tightened up these past couple of months.  I just need to get back in the habit of getting up and doing them.  It's funny, but I'm more consistent during the week than on the weekend.  During the week, I get up at 5:00 and get the workout done.  On the weekends, I like to sleep in a bit, and then I get up and think, "I'll workout later."  Then it never gets done.  Not tomorrow!  I will get up and get it done!

When I have lost 20 lbs. (I have 4 to go), I'll post before and after pictures.  I'm curious to see the difference.  My face always tends to look fat.  Even when I'm fairly thin, I have that little bit of double chin.  So when I'm overweight, it really hangs down there!

Here's to a great November!  I wish everyone the best of luck staying the course!