Good morning beautiful bloggers! Happy Friday! How has your week been? Mine, a tad crazy, but I don’t know why… nothing TOO out of the ordinary, but I feel like I’ve been super swamped. Work has been busier… but busy for me, at my current job is not busy. Hmm… who knows! All I DO know is, this week went by too slowly!!!

So, I weighed in this morning… did I follow the weight loss trend that I’ve noticed…? Lose for 3 weeks, gain for 2 weeks…? (Man, that trend SUCKS!) Well……..::Drum roll, please::……… YES! I did follow my little trend (stupid trend). I lost this week. Down 1 pound. I’m still 2 pounds above the lowest I’ve gotten (well, THIS time around) – so it’s nothing REALLY major to celebrate. But it’s a loss. At least it’s not a gain – especially with everything else that has taken priority over my weight loss lately.

My Aunt Mary has been doing well. Since the big tumor on her ovary was putting pressure on her kidney and causing it to not be fully functional – she had a stint inserted yesterday to relieve some of that pressure. The surgery went well and it was a success. She was feeling really good after surgery too – she was the one to call my mom and update her while my cousin, Kayla, was driving her home. She starts chemo today. They are not wasting any time with this. Everyone seems very optimistic. I was very worried about my cousin Kayla. She’s only 19 and she is a total Mama’s girl. She was devastated (obviously) when she found out her mom had cancer. I’m very surprised and PROUD of her at how she is holding up and being very supportive and strong for her mom. Kayla is in cosmetology school and she is currently in the process of making her mom a wig for when she loses her hair during chemo (her doctors told her to expect to lose her hair). Kayla (and Amy – my other cousin) have been great and so supportive and strong for their mom, which is exactly what Mary needs.

So, chemo starts today. I’m not sure how many treatments they’ll do – I think my mom might have told me, but sometimes there is just so much news and information to take in, I can’t keep it all straight. Mary is in great spirits, holding up great – she just seem like my “regular” aunt Mary, which is great. So, please – today and always, say a little prayer for Mary and her family. This is going to be a rough road, but they’re determined to beat it. She will beat it.

On the work front – holy CRAP have I had a lot of interview this week!!!! FOUR to be exact. All within 2 days. I had mentioned, HERE, that I applied for a Merchandise Coordinator position at my current place of employment. So, on Wednesday, I interviewed with the recruiter, Jaime, and the Buyer that this position would report to, Deb. Both of those interviews went great (at least I FEEL like they did!) I’ve known Jaime since I started working here since we work in the same department, so that interview was a breeze, felt like just a little chat – no pressure. Easy. The interview with Deb was also pretty relaxed. I filled for someone on Deb’s team last fall, so I was familiar with her and the interview went smoothly. I felt great after those interviews.

Yesterday, I interviewed with the VP of Apparel and Accessories, Cindy as well as the Director of Health and Beauty, Donna. Those were both a little tougher, which I full expected them to be. Both Donna and Cindy are relatively new to the company (been here less than a year), so I wasn’t as familiar with them. Regardless, I feel like I answered their questions well and both interviews seemed to progress smoothly. I was please after I was done. I was SO relieved to write my “Thank You’s” and give them to them and now, just wait. I’m GUESSING I will hear something today since the girl who currently holds the position (Tara), her last day is next Friday and from the sounds of it, Deb wanted to get someone in there ASAP to train briefly with Tara. So, maybe I’ll hear something today! Obviously, I’m hoping for good news – so keep your fingers crossed for me!

I’m super pumped for this weekend. Not because I have anything really great or special going on, just because it’s the weekend and it’s a loooooooooong weekend! Yaaaay! Me, Adam, my sister Jessica and my friend Sheena (Hi!!!) and a couple of our other friends are planning on going to the State Fair this weekend, probably Sunday – so that will be a good time… besides the food baby I will have Haha I’m looking forward to a little relaxing time and some EXERCISE since I have been not so hot on the exercise front this past week. Gotta break that cycle – and I fully intend to this weekend. I have an activity calendar that I track my activity on – whenever I work out, I put a stick on the day and a little note as to what I did. Well, I have only ONE stick in the month of September. Not cool. So, this morning, I decided to put stickers on Saturday and Sunday – I figure if I already have the stickers, I HAVE to work out on those days. We’ll see how that goes. I can’t wait for BodyPump this weekend – I have missed it so much! I wish there were other days during the week I was able to attend, but the only times during the week that they have it is at 5pm. I work until 5pm and in my current position, my time is not flexible. So that sucks. BUT – at the Y I go to, they are in the process of remodeling and they added 2 new studios (we only have one now) – so they are adding more classes, maybe I will get lucky as far as BodyPump goes and they’ll add more at times I can attend, that would be FAB!

Lastly, I just wanted to take a second to comment a couple of comments I got on my last blog post.

Hey Lindsay, Can I ask you something without coming across like a b*tch? If you “hate” running, why are doing it? I don’t mean anything by this. It’s just a question. And good luck with your interview! Natasha

Natasha – GREAT question!!!!! If you want my 100%, completely honest answer, the reason I HATE running is because…. I have big boobs! Hahahahahaha (Hey! I’m being honest!) It’s not that I hate actually running, I hate how it feels because I have a big chest. NO JOKE, I wear like 3 bras to work out (3 for a really hard work out – lots of bouncing (hahaha!) and 2 definitely, no matter what kind of exercise!). I wear one that’s REALLY light weight, has like nothing to it, but it keeps the ladies separated, because I HATE the whole “uni-boob” thing. It gets all sweaty and gross, I can’t stand it! And then I wear 2 sports bras. It’s a pain in the ass, really. So, running is not my favorite form of exercise, but I only really hate it because of how it feels because of my chest. I really would like to complete a 5K at SOME POINT. After seeing my friend Sheena accomplish it, I think it’s a good goal to strive for. When I did the C25K program a couple of years ago, I did enjoy it. I felt accomplished when I would finish a work out – and that accomplished feeling out weighs the “my GOD, I hate my boobs” feeling. So, I definitely see what you’re saying – I agree that you shouldn’t do a workout you hate because working out does not have to be un-enjoyable… but now you know why I’m not so fond of it. (How’s that for honesty…?? Oh! And PS – you didn’t AT ALL across like a b*tch!!!

I dont think I was supposed to, but this part really made me laugh because it was SO honest!”…but when I got home for dinner, it just slips my mind – or in all honesty – I just don’t want to do it.”
I cannot tell you how much I enjoy your blog. I love learning about other peoples weight loss success but I love that you talk about other stuff too, it reminds me that there IS life outside of weight loss. Sheesh. Im hoping everything is going well for your entire family. Cancer is never an easy thing to deal with but I find that it often brings families closer together and for that you guys will all emerge stronger. Im also going to give myself some September goals!

That comment is from Monica. First off, Monica, THANK YOU, I’m glad I’m able to make you laugh a little bit and I really enjoy your blog too!! (Anyone who has not checked her out, do it now!
You are so right, there is LIFE outside of weight loss. As important as our weight loss is to all of us, we have to understand, there ARE more important things. Life happens and if that means a gain, so be it. This is a life long thing – a gain for a week, or even a few weeks – is just a bump in the road. We cannot let the number dictate our life. There are so many more important things to worry about.
Good luck with your September goals!

You guys, I love reading all of your comments – it’s so encouraging to know we’re not in this alone! Good luck everyone! Happy losing!

xoxo
Lindsay