leahmarie

BMI	Weight Status
Below 18.5	Underweight
18.5—24.9	Normal
25.0—29.9	Overweight
30.0 and Above	Obese

I am No longer Obese!!!! Now I am just Overweight and I can hang with that, because its not going to last for long!! I started this with a BMI of 41.7, ahhhhhhh! Now its 29.8 and I plan on keeping it droppin’ until I am  in the ‘normal’range woot!

I am just so happy right now, I have been wanting to get that BMI number under 30 for sooooo long I am just going to keep sticking with it, because it pays off!

Right now my muscles are a little on the sore side. I have been workin my core out the past two weeks and I measured my waist this morning, 35 inches!!!! I started this somewhere around the 46 inches area, I dont really measure much else but I know that I am loosing inches everywhere, in my arms too, Thanks for the Push up advice Nancy!!! And I am sure the long 45+ minute sexercise work outs have been helping a lot too, thanx hubby

But feeling my muscles being a little sore is making me feel so alive, its a good feeling to know that I can and will be the hot fit mama I wanna be!

And the hubz! Oh some of you may remember me blogging about his back and how he could barely walk or stand up straight….well he is standing up straight and walking and getting himself back into tip top shape, he has been working out too and its paying off for him, I am so proud of him!

Lets make this summer full of goals won and dreams coming true!!!

Shout out to my cats, I love you guys!
Peace Always,

Leah♥

Wow, this is like so amazing, today I went to Waly World, found a pair of size 14 (petite) jeans on the clearance rack for $5, what a deal, even better they rang up $3 at check out, I love that! I figured they would be my next goal jeans, I mean they are 14s!

So I got home and figured lets see how much more I gotta loose to fit into these suckers…pulling them on, they went over my hips, woot, now for the buttoning, well they button yes with room to Breath!!!! Now I started this journey is a size 24……a 24! Now I am fitting into 14s…whats next can I really hit 12s and then by the grace of the universe will i hit 10s….oh ya baby!!!!!

We can do this!!!!!!

I love you guys!!!

Since my Nancy was brave enough to show us hers, I figured I would share mine….These were hidden away in a box, I only stumbled on them looking for more books to read…So here we go, here is me in ‘04, I was 5 months prego in this pic, but I only gained 3 pounds during the whole pregnancy with my daughter.

And here is me in ‘05, this was at one of my biggest points….omg I cant believe Iam showing you guys this LOL!!!

Talk about Ms Piggy, that was what I always called myself back then lol…….

Ok now for the recent ones, these make me feel better lol!!!

( those pants are size 15s  woot woot! )

Still got work to do, gotta get rid of that tummy, tone those arms too!!!

I got goals and I am gunna reach ‘em!!!

I could not have come this far with out my Buddies….I LOVE you guys!!!!!
If I can do this, anyone can…so smile, we are on this journey Together!!!

Cheers to Us and our Bright, Healthy Futures!

Peace & Hugz,

♥ Leah ♥

Its May 8th, the sun is just now peaking over the desert mountains that surround my little town….I just woke up , realizing it was weigh in day, I jumped outa bed and stumbled to the bathroom, nope this cant wait, I have been working so hard, I just have to see!!! I slowly step on the scale, rolling my eyes at the fading ridicules from the past, you know the ones that taunt you when you step on the scale…..it seems like it spins for a longer moment then usual, the line comes to a stop at 198, No Way! But I was 200 even the day before…so I step offf the scale, let it rest back on 0, get back on it, 198….ok I am dreaming….one more time, still 198…..I made it, I made it to Onederland!!!!!  Hubby asks as I emerge from the bath room with a huge smile on my face, “So how was it?” and I told him and he congratulated me and hugged me, letting me know how proud of me he is…..So get up buddies do a happy dance with me!!!

This was something I thought was Impossible just months ago, and here I am, here I sit telling all my buddies! You see guys I have never been a high achiever in any department, will power, HA,  I had no clue!! But I changed, I found a reason to do this, myself, my own happiness….a journey of this scale can only come from a drive to be happy, For You, Yourself only…you cant do this for anyone one else, my lovelies….So Please always remember~

Oh I am just so happy, life is really what we make it, lets make it the best we can!

Needless to say, I am going to treat myself to a little shopping! Thanks to Mr Obama, I am waiting on a little check this month, and then its off to the store to find the perfect pair of size 14s, a nice shirt, new pantie and a new sexy bra, I think I deserve it

My man was so sweet to me this morning, before I even got out of bed he told me I was beautiful, How Sweet was That!! And then he gave me a hug in the kitchen, and was grabbing my ass,and saying look how far I can reach around you, and then he said something that made me wanna cry,’This reminds me of when you were younger, before we had kids’….oh he melts ,my heart sometimes…..

 So cheers my friends!!!!   Heres to us, to us being Happy, to great Buddies and awesome achievements…to never being alone because we have each other!!!

Today is our day, the sun shines, the birds sing and we can breath, we are alive, lets grab life by the horns my Buddies….Life is beautiful…

Remember always that I am here for all my Buddies, for all who need a helping hand, grab mine!
Sending Peace and Hugz, I love you guys, I love this site…together we can achieve anything!!

((Hugz))
Leah♥

Wow….201, a weight I never could imagine being again…and now looking back, How did I ever let myself get that big!!! I was 274 and then some…..I have such a new respect for my body, and I feel so ver guilty I let it get so big and so out of control….I mean yes I am sooooooo, so, sooooooo very happy I am getting rid of this weight, every time I get on that scale I am so proud of the work out machine I am creating, but on the other hand, my POOR body!!! I have extra skin everywhere (look at my progress pic, look at my arms, uhhhggg), and stretch marks and a few spider viens too, Body I am So Very Sorry I was so ignorent, so oblivious to the damage I was causing you! Nope never again will I treat my poor body like that! From here and forever, I will treat myself like the goddess I am So promise me now, my Buddies, that you will do the same, treat yourself, your body and your spirit like the truly beautiful, strong Goddess you really are!

Wow, what a journey these last few months have bee, I have been doing more soul searching and more finding myself that I hid deep inside. But I can say, now more than ever, that I WILL reach my goals, I have been considering changing my goal weight from 165 to 145….I dont wanna push it lol But a girl can day dream right!

But ya I am totally appreciating my body now,  I feel like I am really creating a real relationship with my outer shell I mean I can feel bones that I have not felt, or expected to feel, in Years, new muscles too, oh ya!!!…..I can paint my toenails with ease, no more holding my breath lol! Ummmm hair removal is no longer a blind process, if you know what I mean, lmao! Sex, wow, sex is just getting better and better, no more rolls of blubber getting in the way And it helps to not have to be so very self conscious, wow that sexy and free feeling, I LOVE it!!!

And I love working out, getting up on my bike is not a chore, its my special me time! I love to sweat now, and jumping jacks, push ups, crunches, they are all more like privileges that I Get to do, instead of being unable to do! Feeling your muscles working under your skin, is just so awesome. I love that feeling when you are sweating, your heart is pumping, your blood is flowing and you are Alive!!!! Oh ya no more taking this body for granted!!!

I LOVE my WILDCATS!!!!!!

Without my awesome team, each day would be a true struggle! I feel so lucky to be able to be apart of such an awesome group of beautiful, strong, and super amazing women!!! Everyday I cant wait to get on the forums and read my Cats blogs. Thank you guys for rockin’ as good as you do and just being your beautiful, sexy, awesome selves!!!!!

So Buddies, smile with me

Breath in deeply, feel your body, you are Alive!!!

Each and every day is special, a new chance to do things right, a new start to a new you! Remember that we are on this journey together, with all these awesome Buddies, none of us are ever alone!
We can do this, we are going to reach our goals!!!!
(((Hugz))) to all my awesome Buddies
Peace Always!

♥Leah♥