Last, First Day

So tomorrow is my last, first day of school... I can't believe that after 19 years of school, of tests, of homework, of summer and winter vacations, that it's all coming to an end.  I'm really excited, but nervous too.  I registered for graduation the other day and that was awesome.  I also got my grades for my two summer classes annnndddd.............both A's!!!!!!!! I've taken 14 classes at Cal State and I've gotten 12 A's and 2 A-'s.  I really hope I can end my college career with an additional 4 A's. 

This weekend Kyle and I started looking at apartments and that was fun.  We fell in love with a place that is just outside of our current budget, but will work once I'm done with school and have a job with more hours.  So I think the plan for now is to wait until then to move in together.

And now for the weekly weigh in:

August 26th: 143.7 lbs!!
Waist: 26.5 inches
Thighs: 23.25 inches
Bicep: 11.25 inches
Hips: 35.75 inches
Chest: 34.25 inches

I was really pleased to see that I lost this week.  And I didn't only lose pounds, I also lost inches!  I ate much better than I normally do and felt better.  Hopefully I can keep this up! 

The Date!

We finally set a date!!!!  And.........we bumped it up a year!  Instead of June 2014 it will be September 2013!  I'm so excited!  I can't wait to start the planning.  I will definitely be busy with school, planning this wedding, and finding a place to live, but I'm looking forward to the craziness of it all.  It's the beginning of a new chapter of my life and that is so exciting.  I had a long talk with my mom this morning about the wedding and all of the planning.  I definitely have a lot to think about and consider.  We also came up with a sketch of my dream dress.  I hope I can find something similar or that having it custom made isn't too expensive.

Okay so other happenings:

I finished up classes on the 10th of August so this past week I've just been working and relaxing and it has been wonderful!  I'm sad that I only have one week left of summer and then I start classes again...  But on the plus side, this is my last semester of college!!!  Yay!

As far as weight loss goes...it's not going so well.  But, I haven't done anything to make it go well.  The first week I was so stressed about school that I didn't eat well and didn't exercise.  The second week was this past week and I just vegged because it's been so hot here.  Hopefully this week I'll do better.  So here are the weigh-in results:

Start weight: 144.4 lbs

August 12th, 2012: 144.0 lbs

August 19th, 2012: 144.7 lbs

I also think I decided that maybe I'll measure myself at the end of every month instead of each week, because I don't think my measurements will change much in a week.

Losing weight and this and that

Okay, so aside from posting the daily going-ons of my life, I want to start keeping track of my weight loss.  As I mentioned here a little bit, I am a Weight Watchers (WW) member.  I did really well losing weight on the plan when I followed it last year, but haven't been tracking at all this year and have gained back about 3-4 pounds.  I really need to start putting in the effort again and my wedding seems like good motivation! I want to have an all-around healthier lifestyle, but I think the goal of having lost my weight and getting toned by my wedding day is a good one.  I would ideally like to lose the weight by the New Year and then tone/start the toning process after that.  I would also love if by the time my wedding rolls around, I am capable of running a 5k.  I will try to put up weekly progress reports, including my weight/weight loss for the week and inches from my waist, thigh, bicep, and hips. If I find a workout that works really well for me, I will also post that.  I also added a "ticker" to the right to chart my weight loss.

Day 1:
Weight- 144.4 lbs
Waist- 27 inches
Thigh- 23.5 inches
Bicep- 12 inches
Hips- 36 inches


Life aside from weight loss:

I have been crazy busy with school!!! I'm taking 2 summer classes (5 weeks) and they end this week.  I feel like I've been constantly stressing over the next assignment so I will be very glad when this week is over.

Yesterday, I went to Newport Beach with Kyle and his family and got a little sunburned, not too bad and it's mostly all gone today, but it does hurt a little in places that didn't get sunscreen. 

Also, the house hunting is no longer.  After a long discussion, Kyle and I decided to just rent until we're married.  We need to be able to be mobile if either of us gets a great job opportunity so this seemed like a good option.  We also don't want to stay where we are now, so we don't see the point in buying here if we're only going to stay for 2 years, if that.

So I think that catches you up on my life thus far!