Happy New Year!!!

Start 2006 off right. Make resolutions you can keep - and stick to them. You can do it. Don't forget to eat your black-eyed peas either, ya'll. They're a tradition and they're good for ya with only 160 calories in a whole cup!

Hugs,
Cara

The new and improved me for 2006! 

My baby and I getting ready for the New Year! 

Swimsuits

Okay, I feel I must explain all the swimsuit photos. I absolutely love swimsuits! The sad thing is that these pictures don't even represent a 1/10 of my collection of suits. All throughout Gary's career we have lived near an Ocean and I am a total beach bum, so I can somewhat justify having this many. Now, that's not to say I don't own tons of shoes too, just not as many shoes as swimsuits. The reason I blamed the photos on Bob (jokingly) was regarding one of his posts. Trust me though, it takes very little persuasion to get me to wear a swimsuit - even when I'm a little chunky. I guess I'm weird like that!

Hugs,
Cara

Yep....I love swimsuits! 

Yet another. 

Some girls have a shoe issue, I have a swimsuit issue. 

In a swimsuit after goal. 

Blame all these swimsuit photos on Bob! lol 

What the F***?

This is SO weird. After trying and trying to get a goal picture (I ALWAYS have red eyes) I realized something; I look better in a swimsuit than in clothing. How could that be???? What annoys me about that is the fact that it is about 50 degrees and walking around in a swimsuit really isn't too practical. I've never heard of another soul having this issue. Generally if you look good in a swimsuit, you look better in clothes. Right???? I think maybe it's just that because of my body type it is hard to find clothes that fit properly. Or.....maybe I'm just obsessive and crazy!!!???

Hugs,
Cara

Here I am beyond goal, 128. I know I look no different than I did at 134, but it's the principle of the thing! lol 

129

Well, after holding out at 131 for what seemed like forever, I got up this morning and had lost ANOTHER pound!! 129! Finally, all that exercising is paying off - thank God, because I am exhausted.

On another front, my daughter is going to MEPS on Monday to do her final paperwork and swear into the Army. I really wish Gary was here to swear her in, but at least he will be here when she finishes bootcamp. I will hate to see her leave the nest, but I'm happy for her to get to spread her wings. My ideal was for her to go to a University after graduation, but emotionally she just doesn't feel ready for that. I think that she is a pretty smart kid to know that, rather than to enroll in college and then bomb out. Being in the military after high school is a little like a baby step in leaving your house because you still have a "parent" looking over you! lol At any rate, I'm happy for her and she is very excited about being a "real" adult.

Hugs,
Cara

GOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally! I've been hanging on to that last stupid pound for 16 days! Now obviously that 1 pound isn't going to show in the mirror but, it was just driving me nuts because I was exercising and eating properly (I don't cheat). Now I feel that I have completed the task. I'm sure I will fluctuate between 132 and 127, but that is really the best size for me because even though I am almost 5'7", I'm small boned (at my heaviest I wore a size 6 ring and always had to take links out of bracelets and watches).

Anyway, I just wanted to share my victory with y'all. I'm rooting for each and every one of you to make your goal. I'll still be checking in on all of your blogs and updating mine - although there may be a lag in late Feb or early March when my husband returns!!!

Hugs,
Cara

Another shot of my little winner. 

My baby! 

Yeah, Cammi!

I just had to post to brag on my little one. She just competed in the state gymnastics meet and did really well. She is #2 in vault and #8 all around. I wish I had her strength and her abs!!! lol

Here's my before & after, side by side. I'm not too good at figuring this out and somehow cut off the top of my head. I'll have to work more on this. I'm posting this because someone had the nerve to say that I didn't really need to lose weight in the first place. HATERS!!!!  

That 1 Stupid Pound!!!

Well, for all my reasonable talk I just can't help but want to lose that last 1 pound. It's really annoying me - I'm a really driven, goal oriented person. I cannot stand to not complete something. So, to that end, I decided to kick up my gym time this week. I started yesterday by adding on an extra 30 minutes burning a total of almost 800 calories yesterday. Now if that doesn't get rid of that stupid pound, it just isn't going anywhere.

Hugs,
Cara

My Virtual Model Currently 

My Virtual Model Before 

Hovering One Pound Over Goal

Well, here I am hovering one pound over goal. It's only been a few days since I reached this point, but I think it may be a plateau point. I'm exercising religously and eating well and the weight loss has continued to slow up to this point. After looking at my bmi & body fat, I feel that this is probably the weight at which my body is most comfortable. I'm not going to stop any of the things that I am doing - but due to my history with an eating disorder, I will do my best not to obsess over this 1 little pound. This is actually the same size (but 5 pounds heavier) that I was when I was training for road races. My thinking is that I have more muscle density this time - plus I'm a few years older! lol

Hugs,
Cara

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Body Fat

Today I tried to measure my bodyfat using some calipers that I bought. I have scales that measure bodyfat along with weight, but I know that they are not supposed to be as accurate as calipers (if used properly.) Anyway, I tried the calipers 4 times and got essentially the same reading - 16%. My scale shows me at 24%, so I'm going to split the difference and call it 20%, which puts me in the atheletic classification.

Along those lines: I started going through my old work clothes to decide what I would wear for court tomorrow. Everything is too big! I found one pair of size 4 pants, but they are a little too casual for court. I guess I'll go through my suits, it's a little easier to wear them when they are too big - not as noticeable. Well, I'm getting ready to go to dinner with one of my former foster children. It is her case that I am testifying in tomorrow - the termination of parental rights. I'm always so happy to see her. She is such an inspiration.

Hugs!
Cara