20 Pounds in 10 Weeks

I have been exercising and dieting for 10 weeks now. I have lost 20 pounds!! I am way excited. I was looking at some old vacation photos from 6 months ago and wow! I can't believe what I looked like. It makes me happy to see that I am making a change. I feel better and look better. I have been getting compliments from people so I know it is showing.
I went to go buy me some new crop pants. I bought a size 12. So nice to see that number again. They fit good, they just make my muffin top show more. Does anyone have any tricks for muffin tops?
I guess I need to start doing some sit-ups. My backs of my arms are flabby too. Looks like I will be lifting some weights or soup cans.
My hair is getting long and I have glasses now. I love them, although I am still getting use to them. They have a little diamond bling on the sides of my frames and that is what I am still getting use to. I need to get a cut and color...I will look like a new woman!! I am so excited.
I know this post makes no sense, but the kids are running around and distracting me. Its a day off today...they have way too much energy!!

Down 5 more!!

I am down 5 more pounds. I have to admit, I was a little sad. After a WHOLE month and only 5 pounds lost. I do think it is good. An average of a pound per week is good...I was just hoping for more because of all the exercising I have been doing. I do a mile a day on the elliptical. I guess I need to make it more a cardio workout. There are some preset programs that make you run faster with less tension. I started to do that this week.
I think I am going to start weighing myself every week. My diet is still going really good, but I have given in to a lot of things. A bite here, a bite there of chocolate or candy. My kids have leftover french fries and I have a few. At least I am not eating the WHOLE lot of fries or candy. I should be proud of my weight loss. Its less weight I am carrying around. If I start weighing myself every week I can look back to see what I did different and fix it NOW instead of LATER. I think it will help out a lot.
I went shopping and picked out an XL, tried it on and it totally did not look good. It was too big and long. Being a L was quite a surprise. Now if I can get rid of the flabby stomach that still is lurking things will be looking really good come summer.