Bikini Day!

Hi. I've lost some weight. SOME weight. Not a lot. In my case, it's very little. 22 lbs. Yeah, I know.... great job Michele! However, when you start at 269, 22 pounds later is still 244. And honestly, I feel my clothes fitting differently, but they are still the same size clothes. No one even notices. I think I can kind of see a difference in my face.... anyway, it can get kind of frustrating. But I just keep doing what I'm doing. I feel a lot better, that's for damn sure. My roomies and I decided to have a 'family day' at the lake, and it was SO MUCH FUN! We donned our bikini's (except for Eric. Being 'the dude' of the house, he opted for shorts. Lame.), and had ourselves a bonafide lake day. Yup. It was awesome. Until Haylie decided to pull us all under water while Eric photographed it. (Bitch. Love her.) Anyway, the results are below. As you can see, I am still far from Bikini ready, but you know what? I'm thankful for my body. I love it. I am heading full speed toward victory in this weight loss battle, and it FEELS FREAKING GOOD! :D

I'M LOSING IT!!!!

So, if you've read my previous blogs, you know that my sister and I are doing a bikini body challenge. OH. EMM. GEE. I have not been trying. Well....that's not entirely true. I have been cooking many more home made meals. But that's just because fast food is not so readily accessible as it was in Phoenix or Vegas. But I have done NO excersize. Unless you count all the drunk walks home from the bar, which I DO....(because there are MANY). Anyway, we started this challenge about a month ago, and I weighed in at....DRUM ROLL PLEASE....I'M SERIOUSLY ABOUT TO SAY IT....THIS IS BARING ALL, FOLKS....261! No, seriously. Two friggin hundred and sixty friggin one pounds. Well, I SHOCKED myself today when stepping on the scale and seeing the number 246. 246! I've lost 15 pounds! I couldn't believe it. It made me actually want to TRY! I know I can lose more weight. I know I can do it better. I know I can be healthier. This blog has gone on long enough. I'm going to the lose the weight, and turn this blog into a healthy eating blog. I'm so cool. YASSSS! (I SAY my yes's with an A, so I think I should start spelling them that way. It's more accurate. And I am not a liar.) On a side note, I was totally going to write a blog for the fourth of July, but then I went to watch the fireworks and sing 'Merican songs instead. :D These are pics from the beginning of the night. My phone died before we could document the true Red White and Blue Debauchery!

Banana WHAT?!

Banana Pancakes. Not just banana flavored pancakes. And there are no banana chunks in these bad boys. I'm talking: blend a banana in a food processor with an egg, a little cinnamon and vanilla, and voila! Pancake batter. WHAT?! Ridiculous? You don't believe that it's that easy? Well, it is AND it's not. The batter really is as easy as it sounds. It's the cooking part I'm having trouble with. The consistency of these 'pancakes' is similar to a crepe, but somehow still puffy like a pancake. I can't seem to cook them on low enough heat. If I cook them low and long, they get really dark (but they don't taste burnt, so this is how I ended up cooking them all). I did experiment with high and fast, but they just spread all over the pan and they were difficult to flip. I topped them with a delicious peanut butter syrup made from 1 Tsp pb and 2 Tsp agave syrup. You can use whatever syrup you want, tho. All in all a hit, but they took a really long time. I don't think I'll make them again unless I have a griddle. Making them in a pan takes just WAY TOO LONG! Anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSICA AND AMERICA!!!!! My bestie, Jessica Milligan (not Jessica Blow) was born on the fourth of July, just like Uncle Sam. :D Love you both!

coloRADo

Oh, hi guys. So, here's the thing. I really suck at this. The whole blogging thing. But I'd like to get better. So I'm going to try to commit to blogging at least twice a week. We'll say.....Tuesdays and Thursdays. Ok, well maybe I won't exactly commit to certain DAYS, but I will definitely do the the twice a week thing. My sister and I did this super hideous bikini contest last summer. For those of you that don't know..... Rachel and I pretty much have the same body type. That is to say, neither of us really have any business wearing anything close to or resembling a bikini.....Meh. So, the story goes that we were going on vacation to Myrtle Beach, and decided that we were going to lose some weight, and whoever lost the least amount of weight had to wear a very shameful bikini on the beach. Well, I lost. Yes, I will post pictures. Anyway, we are doing it again this summer. The deadline is August 17th. I have no idea how well my sister is doing, but I haven't done shit. (DISCLAIMER! THERE IS SWEARING IN THIS POST!) Teehee..... Okay, so I moved to Colorado (which is totally awesome), and went on a tiny miniature little hike, and then an even tinier miniature bike ride. But I took lots of pictures, so it looked like it was really long. (Totally on purpose). But that's it! I like in the middle of the friggin mountains, but I can't bring myself to actually go out there and enjoy them! (of course, I say this as I sit in my house, typing on my computer, gazing out the window at this lovely day that is quite possibly optimal for hiking.... I'm not exactly an expert tho....) OKAY! So all of this comes down to this moment right now: I'm still not going to be a hiking guru. However, I am determined to make these last 6ish weeks count. So the blogs I write will, again, be all about what I am doing to make them count. Food, exercise, Food, Food. More food than exercise. Might not be any exercise. :( I HATE EXERCISE!!!! My roommate, Eric goes on a daily 100 mile bike ride. Or hike. He's so gross. I prefer to park in the very last stall at Walmart, and walk all the way to the front, and then all the way back to my car with my groceries. That counts. So here's what I ate today: Cheerios with almond milk. And I made myself some chicken and veggies sauteed with Italian dressing for dinner at work tonight....(ugh, nigh shift!). For lunch, I will most likely drink a diet shake and eat an apple or something like that. I will FOR SURE let you know, tho. This is a COMMITMENT!