Maxi Dresses- Love 'em or Hate 'em

Personally, I'm not a fan of them but I really love this dress from Addition-Elle

Of course because I'm not a maxi dress kind of girl I'm going to have it shortened   lol 


On some good new front: I have three job interviews scheduled within the next week.  I'm so excited that positive things are starting to happen for me  :)

I also picked up a book today on Weight training for Women..No, I dont want be all uber muscled but I'd love to tone while I'm losing weight.

Much Love & Healthy Living!!

Why is it so hard?

I want to be healthy. I want to be able to not pay double for larger sized clothes..So why is it so hard to just do it?

A virtual representation of me now

258lb - Current Weight

How I'd look approximately without the extra 58lbs

200lbs

 

And then at 175 which is close to my goal weight

275lbs

Pretty awesome at 175lb I think....not my final goal of 155 but even would be a good stopping point and keep working on toning.

So why is it so hard?    I have a million excuses on why its hard but how many of them are really valid.. Probably 5% or less.

I mean I know what I need to do and I have started it but yet something little unhealthy devil sits heavily on my shoulder and whispers sweet and fattening nothings to me "fast food, chips, Southern food" and so on. 


Then there is the "sit on my butt" devil that sits on my other shoulder that says "Hey! Video games are fun!  Watch more tv! surf the net for hours!"  

I need to find my food and fitness angels that those devils are sitting on and set them free!!  


Yesterday I walked over 4 miles /pats back  though my time sucked but its a start.   2 years ago I could walk 4 miles in 60 minutes and yesterday it was 4.25 miles in 78 minutes.  Not bad but not great. 

What are your devils? 

Much Love & Healthy Living

Swimsuits!!

Disclaimer: I don't swim but I love going in the pool and I'm hoping soon to be able to take some kind of Aqua non-swimming class...I have a fear of drowning so despite swimming lessons when I was younger it didn't take.

That being said, SWIMSUITS!!!

Land's End - Swim Top and then Swim Shorts

I love the colour and the flirty skirt- Land's End

Old Navy Swim Top

Old Navy Swim Top

Old Navy Swim Top

Old Navy Swimsuit Coverup

Old Navy I love the colour but am worried I may not be busty enough for it

I'm thinking I may order the swim shorts from Land's End and then get an assortment of cute swim tops to mix and match.

What kind of swimsuit do you have?   Do you swim a lot or just pool exorcise classes?

This mornings weight in : -2.7lbs and I walked 4.15 miles this morning

Much Love & Healthy Living

Hello Everyone

I'm truly sorry that I've been AFK again. I've had quite a few medical issues in the last few months and have been trying to sort them out. 

While that has been going on I've become re-commited to a fitness routine and have re-vamped my way of eating again also.

In the last 15 days I've faithfully logged my meals at My Fitness Pal and have been working out at least 4 times a week. 

I'm back to eating most of my meals vegetarian though I haven't given up totally on some meat and seafood/fish.   I'm also still eating eggs and dairy.  Overall though I'm feeling better and have more optimism that my life will get better in the next 12 months. 


My personal goal is to start blogging again, at least twice a week to keep up with my accountability.


P.S. If anyone that still reads my blog is on MFP I'd love to have more friends:)


Much Love & Healthy Living1!

Reality Check

Last Year I lost over 60lbs and then Yayy!! I gained it all but and I'm sure even more.  Yes, the Yayy was sarcasm. 

While I had vowed not to weigh and measure all the time I also know that I've been depressed, lacking motivation and just feeling blah lately.  One reason I'm going 80% vegetarian.

I also want to start walking again, running if possible and getting that energy back that I had 60+ lbs ago.  I have quite a few fitness, health and eating books on my TBR list and will be sharing some of my favorites with you. I had thought about starting another separate blog but I know I wouldn't have time to maintain another one.

My current goal for the next 8 months (which will be just in time for my next birthday) is to be able to walk 4 miles again in 45 minutes or less, eating more fruits, whole grains, and veggies, and being happier overall

Some of my current health finds:

My favorite magazine

A Fitbit device to track all activity AND sleep  (the latter I really need too)

www.fitbit.com

Its 100$ USD and I think it will work great in conjunction with my heart rate monitor too.  

I may give in and purchase this from London Drugs

Some new workout clothes which is always a great motivator 

Work out Accessory (also on sale at MEC)

19$ at Mountain Equipment Co-op right now

I do need another pair of running shoes but for the life of me can't remember what sort I require so off to The Running room in the near future.

Some favorite sites for workout/athletic clothing (all ship to Canada)

• www.junonia.com
• www.oldnavy.ca
• www.oldnavy.com
• www.teamestrogen.com
• www.lanebryant.com

Please note that my goal isn't to get down to a size 7 or even a size 11 but to be more fit and healthy. If that means that I'm healthier at a size 16 or 18 then I'm happy with that.  I know at my age its going to be harder to kick my metabolism in the butt but I'm certainly going to try!! 

Much Love!!

Old Navy tunic WTB

I'm looking to buy this top if anyone has it in a 2x ...Thank you

Old Navy tunic (see more sleeveless tops)

Sales & Blog Address Change Update

Here are some sales and other goodies that are going on for online & in store

Reitmans: $50 off Outerwear event

My two picks at Reitmans 

This is also the last day at Land's End for $30 off $100 plus free shipping (free shipping is always always awesome 

My two picks from Land's End would be

Another think I've been noticing is that Land's End is FINALLY get some really cute plus size clothes and shoes in larger sizes though I'm still waiting for wide-calf boots from them.


Also as far as my blog address is concerned  it will be changing to www.thestylefiles.blogspot.com tomorrow please jot that down so you can update your subscriptions and blogrolls (if I'm on them)

Much Love!