Daniel's 30th Birthday Party

I had a 30th birthday party for Daniel at our house. The girls went to Nana's to make cakes for him and they did a great job with help from Gran and Aunt Ruby also. We cooked out and had lots of family and friends up. Here is pictures from his party.

Daniel's cakes.

Family and Friends

Teddy and Ricky

Gran and Ruby

Griffin

Emmy

Ruby and Ash

Daniel showing Travis how to rip a phone book in half.

Travis trying to do it himself.

Daniel opening his gifts.

Rick his mom and sister with the limo.

Bailey and a frog she found.

Amber and Ricky on the 4 wheeler

Some of the friends and family that came up.

Levi and Casey

Daniel's present. I painted this for him and put two spot lights on it in the flower beds.

May 31st, 2010

Well I have done really good this weekend. I have not exercised but I did stay on my diet. I even got on the scales this morning and I have lost the two pounds I gained last week plus 2 more pounds. I made sure to get extra water in this week and all my protein. I must say I do feel better when I am loosing. I am going to exercise tonight for sure.
I don't go to weigh in until Wed so wish me luck and hopefully I will be down even further.
If anyone has any helpful hints and how to loose weight I would love to hear them. If anyone has any other blogs that would help inspire me please send them my way.
Tricia

May 29th, 2010

Well the last couple of days has not been that bad. I have gotten on my bike each day but today. I didn't have any ice cream cake today at Papa's birthday party which I wanted so bad. I have gotten my protein shakes in and my water. I really want some chips or popcorn now but I wont do it! I have also kept my promise to myself that I wont eat after 8 and I have not eaten after 8 all week. Yea me. I just wish is came off as easy as it was to put it on. I hope I am down Wed when I weigh or I might just give up. I will post pictures of some stuff later.

My life change.

For those of you that don't know I have started a new life. I have been trying to loose weight for pretty much my entire life. I have always been up and down with diets. I have always gained more after a diet and was at my highest weight 3 years ago. Well I am slowly getting the weight off. From 3 years ago to today I have lost 89 pounds total. I started a new change March 3rd 2010 and since that date I have lost 31pounds. My goal is 50 pounds by vacation so I have just 19 more pounds to go. I have until July 16th to loose 19 more pounds. I found some other blogs about people trying to loose weight (mom helped me find them thanks mom) and they blog about their struggles and it really helped them. I am going to give it a shot. I am going to try to start blogging about my journey to my new life. I hope that it will help it go easier and I hope that their will be some helpful messages left to encourage me on my journey. I will try to post pictures as I loose the weight etc. I am really excited about this.

I have some down with some medical problems but since they have started me on treatments and corrected my blood levels I am feeling really good. I have not had this much energy in a long time. I feel that if I keep my levels up and keep loosing weight that I will feel better and better.

So please keep me in your prayers and send me encouragement and suggestions to get me through my journey. Here are some before and after pictures. I didn't start the pictures until March 3rd but oh well at least I have started them.

Thanks in advance: Tricia

This is 31 pounds ago.

I have lost 31 pounds and even got contacts and a new hair due.
31 pounds ago.

This is with 31 pounds off.

This is 31 pounds ago.

Look at my pants I have to order a new pair of pants and belt. Daniel has put two holes in my belt and I need another one already.

31 pounds ago.

My posture is getting better and I am feeling so much better.

I have lost 9 inches in my hips, 6 inches in my arms and 5 in my thighs. I am really beginning to tell. These measurements are from March 3rd on. I didn't do pictures or measurements 3 years ago. I will keep you all posted on my journey.

March 2010--Gone fishing.

Daniel and I decided to take the girls fishing on a Friday night. They love to do this and everyone got a fish but me : (

Daniel is fishing and Bailey was fishing until she saw me with the camera and had to pose.

Casey was the first to get a fish. She dragged it all through the grass to me to show me. Poor little fish she was so scared and tramatized.

One of the frogs we saw.
Then Bailey caught a fish.

Bailey getting ready to put a worm on the her hook.

Casey being a pro. She could throw the hook in while sitting down. You just had to watch it because she was wild with it.

She got tired and laid her pole down and is relaxing now.

I tell you she is soooo shy!