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Today is going to be a day of randomness starting with this totally cute 5 year old!

This is my niece, Julia, who I completely adore and this is a picture of her starting Kindergarten!! I cannot believe she is heading to big kid school already - Geez. I was a Freshman in college when she was born and I feel like that was yesterday! Isn't she too cute? Love the hot pink zebra shirt :) She's going to be a little heart breaker. I can feel it now.


Next, I wanted to mention something that I am totally excited about! This is going to be bragging for a sec on myself so I apologize a head of time. Sometimes though, you just have to pat your self on the back!

I stepped on the scale this morning after my usual morning workout to discover that I have officially hit my goal weight!! YEAH! I can happily say I have lost a whole 20 lbs and I could not be more thrilled. Let's recap this shall we?

• Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 - Weight: 128lbs. Started counting calories for the first time. On this day I hit 2168 calories


• Friday, January 2nd, 2009 - Began working out.


• Monday, January 12th, 2009 - Already down to 123.6 lbs.


• February 2009 - Working out 3x's a week regularly and training for my first 5k


• Sunday, March 1st, 2009 - Completed 5k, Weight: 120.8lbs


• Monday, April 6th, 2009 - Begin Jillian's 30 Day Shred DVD, Level 1, Weight: 118lbs.


• Monday, April 27th, 2009 - Begin morning and evening workouts. My very own two-a-days!


• Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 - Started taking 2 Fish Oil pills 2 hours before my afternoon workout (3:30pm) and drinking Green Tea regularly.


• Monday, June 1st, 2009 - Weight: 117lbs. Down to 900 Calories (this includes factoring in how many calories I burned during my workout)


• Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 - Finally completed 30 days of Shredding! Weight: 113lbs. Also still doing two-a-days.


• July - Working out 8+ times a week and walking more for work. Weight: 111lbs.


• August - Completing Jillian's Shred in the mornings (monday - friday) and running/elliptical/weights in the evenings (monday - friday). I will skip workouts if I can tell my body needs to rest. Usually on Saturday's I do a hard workout in the gym


• Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - Weight: 108lbs. My goal has been met!!!

Again, I know that was A) a lot of information and B) me basically talking about how my weight loss went but I must say, I am very proud of myself. I did a LOT of hard work to finally get down to the size that I wanted and that is acceptable for a girl who is only 5'1". Also, I mainly wanted this all in writing so I can look back and see just what all I did and how hard I worked. It is a great feeling for me to have accomplished this. BUT, just so you all know, a lot of my exercising and weight loss was inspired by you guys. Jen, Lindsey, d.a.r, you guys are the ones who talked about Shred and Running and really got me interested in pushing myself to be a better/healthier person. So thank you girls for being amazing. Now, my hard work won't stop from here. I will continue to count my calories at least until dec. 31st, 09 that way I have completed that for an entire year. Also, I am completely addicted to working out now so that won't be stopping anytime soon!! I am planning on running in another 5k coming up in October so that is exciting. I don't know if I will ever be able to go above a 5k (I get bored with running for too long) but who knows, maybe that will be my next goal!

Now for the proof - And just to throw this out there. I never thought I was "fat." I think that is a horrible word and I feel bad when I find myself thinking it in fact. But anyways, while I did not think I was fat, I did know that I had some pounds that I needed to lose and some toning up to do. Now, with that being said, here I am!

<----This is me, Christmas 2008. It was over the Christmas break when I decided to start losing weight. The jeans I am wearing here were tight on me and that was really depressing. I can proudly say they now fall off of me! (which is a shame because I love those pants!!)

And now, here was me this past 4th of July. ---->
From this picture I have actually lost 3 more lbs but I am not too sure where. I can really see the difference in my face and arms when I look at pictures. Personally, aka when I am naked/in shorts, I can see the difference in my legs. I am happy, for once in my life with my thighs! ::shock::

Alright - enough with that. Lastly I want to share with you a super funny email (or so I think) that my hubs forwarded to me today. I am amazed at how many of these things I am about to share with you apply to me!

Random Thoughts Of the Day

Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no Internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.

How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in. **This is SO me**

The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.

Was learning cursive really necessary?

I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger. **Guilty**

Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying. **Completely agree - this always freaked me out!**

How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said? **When you have a hubs that mumbles and talks quietly, this applies. ::cough cough:: me**

While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it....thanks Mario Kart.

MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!

If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.

Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from; this shouldn't be a problem....

You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren’t doing anything productive for the rest of the day. **This is me, every minute of ever work day**

Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.

"Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.

I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren’t watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'

I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Darnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?

I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.

Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.

Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I’d bet money everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time... **come on ladies, you know you are guilty of this one!**

I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.

The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimate d that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself.

Happy Tuesday everyone - I hope you guys are having a great day. Thanks for listening to my randomness :)