Shrinking Natalie

Report in girls! Inquiring minds want to know how your 5k went on Sunday!

Busy, busy, busy at work lately. I promise - cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye - to post more tomorrow. Weigh-in is tonight; week 2 on maintenance and it looks like I have lost weight. I will find out officially at 5pm, and will probably get to add in more food this week!

You, dear readers, asked and so I must deliver! You will notice I have added a Daily Menu page (per Nicole, Beth, Susan, & Becky's requests), as well as a FAQ page (per Meg's request). The Daily Menu page is up and running, but I am still working on the FAQ page. If there are any particular questions you want to see appear on this page, let me know by commenting on this blog  post!

I want to say a heartfelt thank you - such small little words that cannot encompass the feeling behind them - to all those who have commented on my blog, guestbook, and joined my site. I especially want to acknowledge all the wonderful support and true joy you have shared with me over the last week when I hit goal. For all those people who think women are catty and unable to support their fellow gal - I hope they read this blog and see how amazing you all have been...

I never really felt like I fit into the stereotypical pear, apple, or hourglass body shape types. Well, I found this article on the UK's Daily Mail website written by the hosts of the British version of What Not To Wear. They detail 12 different f...

Here are five of my favorite non-food items that have really helped me on my weight loss journey (and, no, I am not getting money from any of these companies. These are all items I rely on often, if not daily!):

• My Intak water bottle by Thermos. Reusab...

I have been a very delinquent blogger lately, and I have no excuse other than that I am tired. Not actually tired, not even tired of blogging. I am just tired of talking about weight loss. I am kind of in a funk with this right now and I just needed a break from talking about it. I am still eating healthy and exercising, leading to some very good losses over the last three weeks (2.4, 2, & 2 lbs respectively).

Sorry for being MIA over the last week. I actually took a vacation for the first time in three years! My adorable husband and I both had Monday (MLK Day) and Tuesday (Inauguration - we work near DC) off, so we escaped to the West Virginian mountains and stayed at Snowshoe Ski Resort for four days. It was fantastic. I have skied before - but only once and it was on a very flat bunny hill in Michigan. And I loathed it.

As you can clearly tell, I have changed my website for the second time in a month. I wasn't really digging the green on black - I think it was just too hard to read. I think this blue and white scheme is cleaner; I hope you enjoy!

A before & after pic of me made onto the Biggest Loser's Viewer Weight Loss Gallery. Granted I submitted the pics last month, so its a little outdated (and contains my old goal), but cool nonetheless!

After having a pretty "blah" day (see previous post), I got just what I needed at home. I was making dinner, and my adorable husband literally swept me off my feet in the carrying-over-the-threshold style and plunked me down on the couch. When we were married, and when we bought our house, I was just too large for us to do this tradition. I probably would have seriously damaged his back or given him a hernia or both! I made him promise the day I hit goal, he would ...

I am finally back at home after a long 11 days in Michigan because of a family emergency. I am exhausted and just trying to make it until midnight tonight to ring in the New Year. I will post more tomorrow.

I haven't posted in awhile because I am still in Michigan at my in-laws. We have had a family emergency that has neccessitated us statying here until next week.

I am trying really hard to stay on-track, but its difficult with so much temptation food lying around and little room for exercise (its a full house here).