All About Me From A-Z Challenge: F is for "FAVORITE"

 

Here's this week's All About Me... Letter F

these are a few of my FAVORITE people and things...

FAVORITE COLOR: Red

FAVORITE LITTLE PEOPLE: My Nieces and the Hubs little cousins

FAVORITE PERSON: The Hubs

FAVORITE FRUIT: Watermelon

 

FAVORITE FLOWER: Daisies

FAVORITE PLACE TO BE: Disney World

That's all I got for you this week.



What are something things with the letter F that you like or do?

Check back in next week as the challenge continues and get to know more

All About Me with the "Letter "G".

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Read All About Me: A-Z Challenge- "Letter C"

Read All About Me: A-Z Challenge- "Letter D"

Read All About Me: A-Z Challenge- "Letter E"

Getting Healthy

Into my late teens I was always very thin. I'm 5'7 and the most I ever weighed was 115lbs wearing a size 0 until I turned 21. Sure, those are the years where you can eat everything and anything and your metabolism is running on overdrive and can burn every last calorie intake in your body. Those years quickly went by and before I knew it I had grown into a size 12 then with a blink of an eye into a size 22 and 100 lbs extra. If I recall correctly the increase of weight was between 2001 and 2006. A lot was going on in my life through those years and I counted on food to comfort me.

I'm one of those people who has read every health/workout book, tried about every single diet, workout video, in the market and failed.  In 2006 I went to see an Endocrinologist who put me on a 1200 calorie diet, which was easy to do as I wasn't restricted to all my favorite foods. He taught me how to read my food labels, and how to eat the correct portions and included light exercise. On his program I lost 57 lbs in a little over than 8 months. Sadly, a year later I went through a small depression and gained the weight back and then some. In 2011 I went back to see him and he suggested I try the HCG diet. This diet became very popular in the last few years, where you ate 500 calories a day and the pounds would just shed away. Yea, I tried it too and lost about 40 lbs and when I later could not afford to continue the plan I put those 40 lbs back on and added another 20.

Throughout the past few years I've struggled with weight loss, my weight would come off and then right back on plus a few. I have no one else to blame but myself for putting on and keeping on the weight for all those years. 

This weekend we went on our final Disney trip of the year and after reviewing our pictures, I was so disappointed at myself and decided that it was time to stop making excuses, and get with the program. 

I'm in a place where my life is starting to make sense, my goals and dreams are starting to become a little more reachable,  I'm happier than I've ever been, and I'm ready to take on the WORLD! Today I say my GOODBYES to my un-healthy WEIGHT, my FAT, and my BAD EATING HABITS forever! It's not going to be easy, "NOTHING GREAT IS EASY" but it's NOT impossible, plus I'm lucky to have the BEST support out there by my side, My Hubs!

This is where I am today...

Measurements:
Hips: 54"                      L Bicep: 15.5"                L Calf: 20"
Waist: 45"                     R Bicep: 15"                  R Calf: 19.5"
Neck: 16"                       L Thigh: 30"
Bust: 49"                        R Thigh: 31"

My goal weight loss: -65 pounds

August 2013

IRON MAN 3

Wow! I know this post is a little late, but better late than never and I still wanted to share with you, my High of that day!

So anywho, I'm sure many of you Marvel, Tony Stark, Iron Man fans went out to see Iron Man 3, what you guys think of it?

Of all the movies, Iron Man is totally one of my favorites, and you know I couldn't miss out on the Iron Man Marathon AMC was hosting. 10 hours of Iron Man, I was definitely on a Tony Stark high.

The Marathon began with Iron Man, followed by Iron Man 2, The Avengers, and finishing with Iron Man 3. I can't say I can compare it to The Ultimate Marvel Marathon back in May of 2012. Where we sat through 6 movies, I was so exhausted that I fell asleep when The Avengers began; this time around it was a little easier and I got to enjoy all the films. And I got to wear my new cool Iron Man t-shirt the Huns got me. :)

My thoughts...I loved all the new suits...pretty cool how they all came out at the end. I also Looooveddd that Penny got to wear it for protection at the beginning.

 My super cool Iron Man 3 t-shirt, compliments of the Hubs.

 The Hubs went out and bought me the 3 lunch totes from Subway for my special event. And AMC gave us these cool lanyards and 3D glasses.

Did any of you watch the movie? How did you like it?

All About Me: A-Z Challenge- Letter "E"

This week's letter is E...I couldn't think of many things that I do or like with the letter E.

Entertain
I love entertaining...I dream of one day owning a house with a huge dining area and yard so I can entertain my family and friends.

Eggs

I'll take my eggs scrambled with extra cheese any day everyday.

E.T.
From what I hear...
I am the ONLY person in the world that has not yet watched the movie ET.
::rolls my eyes at those who are thinking that I've been living under a rock::

My argument: As a kid I preferred to play outside in the dirt than sit in front of the tv.


That's all I got for you this week.



What are something things with the letter E that you like or do?

Check back in next week as the challenge continues and get to know more
All About Me with the "Letter "F".

ReadAll About Me: A-Z Challenge- "Letter A"

ReadAll About Me: A-Z Challenge- "Letter B" 

Read All About Me: A-Z Challenge- "Letter C"
Read All About Me: A-Z Challenge- "Letter D"

All About Me: A-Z Challenge- Letter "D"

Disney
If you've been following me around by now, you'd know that Disney World is one of my favorite places to be and that I visit atleast 4 times a year.

This is my Daddy! 

Daisies
Daisies are my favorite flower.
Something about them just makes me happy all the time.

Dancing with the Stars 
One of my favorite shows to watch is Dancing with the Stars. 
It makes me want to learn ballroom dancing.

Dancing
From time to time, I like to hit the dance floor and show off my moves.

Desserts 
Life would be so boring without these sugar filled loaded in extra calorie sins. These babies are my weakness. Who needs a meal, I say we just get right to dessert.

Check back in next week as the challenge continues and get to know more
All About Me with the "Letter E".

ReadAll About Me: A-Z Challenge- "Letter A"

ReadAll About Me: A-Z Challenge- "Letter B" 

Read All About Me: A-Z Challenge- "Letter C"

Happy 3rd Anniversary to My Little Ol' Space

I AM BACK!!! Yea...I know...I should be sentenced to a LIFE in the absent blogger Box of Shame. I can't believe it's been a month since my last post. Go ahead, beat me up, I deserve it. My excuse is: Once You Get Married...Life Happens and time Flies when You're Having Fun! I promise you that I had scheduled a bunch of fun summer posts, just haven't had the extra time to finish them. But it's something to look forward to in the coming weeks. In the meantime I wanted to celebrate with you fine people this special day!

Today my little space is 3 years old!  

This past year has been ahhhhmmaaazzzeeee balls! 132 posts, 116 new bloggy friends, 1 hubby, 40+ new family members, 4 new visits to Mickey and 2 more to go, turning 33, an extra 10 lbs, a fun-filled summer surrounded by those I love, and 1 family road trip to look forward to. That my friends is what has kept me away from you all. Waaaahhh I've missed you so much!

Now that I've rambled off about the last year...let's talk about First Blog Posts.

You know the one you posted to introduce yourself? I remember when I first started I had a million thoughts in my mind and knew exactly what I wanted to say. I mean c'mon how hard can it be to talk about yourself? 

And then......when I sat in front of my screen my mind went blank_________. 

I took a piece of paper and jotted down a few things about me, what I like to do, and what I want to write about and put it all together and came up with something short and sweet. 

You can read my introduction first post HERE

Now it's your turn....

Tell me about your first blog post?

What helped you get all your thoughts together?

Happy First Day of Summer

Today is the first day of summer although living in Miami it feels like it's summer all the time and everyone here practically wears flipflops all year long, the kids definately look forward to their time off from school to go out and play in the sun.

As I sat with my nieces over the past few weeks, and sorta interviewed them for this post. I asked them what were a few things they would like to do over the summer. Realistic and Affordable of course, I was afraid that one would ask me to take them to the moon.  So here's what they've requested.


☀ Pool party

☀ Go to Disney World

☀ Go to the beach
   

☀ Go to the park

☀ Visit Samantha and Sabrina (my other 2 nieces)

☀ Bake cupcakes and cookies

☀ Go to the SpongeBob Hotel... (Nickelodeon Hotel)

☀ Get a facial, mani, pedi☀ Go to the Zoo

☀ Go to the Water Park

☀ Fly Kites

☀ Go to the Icecream store (Menchies)

☀ Have a sleepover


☀ Go to the movies
☀ Go to Jump A Roos

After their requests, I began doing some homework on some outdoor activities and putting together a spectacular pool party. Every year I have a Summer Bash for the girls, last year I took a break from it all, but this year's Bash is going out with a BAM. 

Check back at the end of the summer to see what we've accomplished!