Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Mar 13th - 6 months down...

Today is the 6 month anniversary of when I started the hypnosis program and what a great and rewarding 6 months it's been.

I can't speak highly enough of the program.  I see Julie Ann Kibe of The Key Hypnosis (http://thekeyhypnosis.com/) - for anyone who may be interested and local in MA.

I still have a lot of work ahead of me and the true test will be when I get into maintenance mode. This is where my true fear sets in!

For now, though, I am focusing on getting rid of the last bit of weight- only 2 more sizes to go - and celebrating the extreme success I have had over a VERY short period of time.

A quick celebration recap-
  • My blood pressure is way down (last read was 120/80) and my cholesterol is down a bunch too.
  • I've gone from a size 22 to a 14! I'm embarrassed to admit the first number,but it really does show how far I've come. I may even be inclined to take a photo or two and post some before/current shots.
  • I am down to the last of my "skinny" clothes in the attic. I have 2 pairs of size 12 capri's w/ tags on, but that's it. I only had a few 14's up there. I didn't realize (or used selective memory) that most of my "skinny" clothes up there were 16's. 
  • All of the dresses I wore the summer I got married and to all the weddings we went to around that time (10+ years ago) are too big. 
  • I haven't had anything sweet (sugar, soda, fruit, ect) or anything with any significant gluten (bread, flour, beer, ect) since the day before I started the program. Not even a glass of wine & that one is hard!!
  • I have significantly more energy, patience, & self-confidence.
So now, after a few moments to pause and reflect, I can say this - I am happy - truly & deeply happy - and that is the best gift I could have given myself and my family.





Thursday, March 7, 2013

Mar 6th - Things that help with Balance

Since there really isn't anything new or exciting to comment this week in regards to weight loss, I thought I would share some websites and podcasts that I love and have found really helpful as I continue to strive for balance in my life - especially when it comes to mothering

1) Busy Mom Survival Guide - PJ Jonas is a homeschooling mom of 8 and runs a very successful business - Goat Milk Stuff. She is the sister-in-law of my high school & college roommate.

http://goatmilkstuff.com/Busy-Mom-Survival-Guide.html - I subscribe via iTunes.

2) Power of Moms - I don't know anyone here, but I do enjoy their podcasts. I haven't gone into their website all that much. I subscribe to the podcasts via iTunes and started with the 1st one.

http://powerofmoms.com/learning-tools/podcasts/

3) Scary Mommy - You probably see links to this on my Facebook page, but I just find it funny - hysterical, actually.

http://www.scarymommy.com/

4) Pinterest - well, you all know Pinterest, but I find it really does make me "appear" to be a Super-Mom, when I really am not. I am a copy cat and proud of it.

http://pinterest.com/trsboston73/

5) Groupon, Eversave, Living Social, Amazon Local, Family Zip, Breathe NH - I use all of these sites frequently to find deals and savings for me and my family. I can't tell you the last time I paid full price for a hair cut....

http://www.groupon.com/
http://www.eversave.com/boston/bottoms-up-detail-2
http://www.livingsocial.com/cities/2-boston
http://local.amazon.com/boston
http://www.familyzip.com/
https://www.breathenh.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=948

That's all I got. Enjoy!

-tammy