I worked out with the trainer yesterday and it was great. I managed to weigh in at 236. So that means I LOST 2 lbs over Christmas! Even though I weighed 2 lbs more than the lowest weight my trainer has seen me at, he said I looked the best he has ever seen! That definitly motivated me. After working out with him for an hour and 15 minutes I did 40 minutes of some intense cardio. I just got back from doing an hour of cardio at the Y. I might be going back with my mom later tonight. I am working out with my trainer tomorrow too!!!!

I went and ordered my bridesmaid dress for my friend's wedding. This summer I was able to fit into a size 16. I tried that on again and it still fits, but it fit a lot better, so even though hopefully I will still continue to lose weight, and it will be too small before the wedding and I will have to have it altered =)

The holidays have been rough eating wise. Let's face it. Since September it has been rough eating wise. I think the gym has been my one saving grace. I was back up to 238 last Tuesday. Let's hope that I can at least stay the same with all the Christmas goodies I have been eating.

I live in a relatively small town. I can not go one place here in Charleston without seeing at least one person I know. Just because I see them doesn't mean I talk to them though. At the movies on Christmas I saw several people I knew and it felt good to be 60 lbs lighter. I have also been trying to work out more while out home and I have seen several people at the gym that I know. I know this is not very nice, (if you were a cheerleader in high shcool I am sorry for what I am about to say) but I have seen several former cheerleaders from my high school who have gained A LOT of weight since graduation. I know this is some sort of messed up vindication or something, but it is comforting to know that everyone or mostly everyone (even formerly skinny cheerleaders) has weight problems, not just me. I had a pretty on points day except for the 4 pieces of See's candy I had. Tomorrow is a new day and I will be working out with my trainer =)

Ok, so I finished finals with a bang (I got a 4.0! this semester). My goal was to work and go to the gym last week while I stayed in Nashville. Instead of going to the gym I worked a lot. I mean a lot. So I only worked out on Tuesday of last week and I ate crap! I weighed 233 last Tuesday. This week I weighed 238. When I got back home I was afraid to call my trainer because I knew how badly I had been doing. Good thing he is awesome and he called me Monday night to see if I was back in town. I maid an appointment to work out with him yesterday. I was honest with him and told him I had not worked out in a week and I had been eating crap. He started to me out slow, but realized that even though I hadn't worked out in a week, I had lost any of my ability. That was comforting, but I know that is way to long to go without working out. So yesterday I started to get my stuff together. I worked out with the trainer for an hour and then did an hour of cardio. Today I did 30 minutes of weights and 30 minutes of cardio. I have also been eating lots of vegetables. I just need to watch out for the Christmas candy, cookies, pies, etc.

I would love to be in the 220's by New Years Day, but that might be a pretty lofty goal.

Finals will be over tomorrow at 6:15 PM!!!! I have done amazingly well in the not over eating department during finals. I even made it the gym today and yesterday! I did however splurge and have a beer at the Will Hoge show at the Ryman followed by a late night trip to Wendy's. Thank goodness I don't do that all of the time.

I really need to step it up a little bit. I need to start losing more weight. I know I can do it. I know how to do it. It is just a matter of actually doing it and sticking with it. When I am home I want to spend about 2 hours each day at the gym. I want to do lots of cardio and start running again. I ran about a mile yesterday and it felt so good.

With my last final done tomorrow I will have very few worries. I will be able to devote all of my time to work and working out at the gym through Saturday. I will be driving back to WV on Sunday.

I am out!