MISSION: ACCOMPLISHED (for now…)

Today has been a good day and it’s only 11:11 (Hey! Isn’t that good luck, too?!)

Any-who, my morning started off like any normal day – alarm going off at 6:00, snoozing ‘til 6:10 and then out of bed to get ready for the day.

At about 8:15 I knew it was going to be a good day. Mr. J. Bitty sent me a text after he had dropped me off at work (we carpool since we work at the same place, just different buildings) and said he had washed my car and filled up the tank so I wouldn’t have to before or after my workout this evening. #dreamboat

A little after the #dreamboat text message,  I was sorting through my work e-mails and to my surprise I had received an e-mail from someone I work with, expressing gratitude for how hard I had been working for this person. After I picked my jaw up off the floor from reading it, I thought - ‘ok, this is really going to be a good day.’

But wait, that’s not even the best part of my morning!!!

Later, I had to walk over to another building/department and I ran into a colleague that I hadn’t seen in months and the first thing she says to me is…”Have you lost weight?!? You look great!!” #daymade

That might have been the best thing I’ve heard in months. I’ve been working so hard with eating the right foods and working my butt off at the fitness studio (more information on this AMAZING place at a later date), that it was really nice to hear from someone (that isn’t a family member) that they had noticed my weight loss.

I don’t expect the people that see me all day/every day to say something about my weight loss because I barely notice and if I barely notice then my husband might barely notice and my co-workers probably don’t even notice at all – which is perfectly FINE! But it was so refreshing to hear and I don’t think this person will know just how much her words really meant to me. #evenmoremotivatednow

That’s all for now,

Mrs. J. Bitty

p.s. I’ve never really been one to take selfies (mostly because of my chub factor), but I heard no blog is complete without pictures so I will work on the whole ‘standing in front of my bathroom mirror and pose ‘ thing. But for now, here is a picture of the other two loves of my life!

Allow me to re-introduce myself...

Congratulations!

If you are reading this you have accidentally stumbled upon my very first blog, or you’re a member of my family and I’ve forced you into this.

My name is Tiffanie, but you can call me ‘Mrs. J. Bitty.’  That’s right, ladies and gents, I’m a 20-something, going-on-almost- 4 years-of- marital-bliss, not-so-old broad with a blog.

About a week or so ago I was toying with the idea of entering the blog-o-sphere because…

 a. Everyone is doing it (Haha – just kidding! But really everyone and their mom have a blog and now that includes me!)

 b. I decided that 2013 was going to be MY year and I wanted to share my journey with everyone or pretend I’m sharing it with everyone, depending on who is going to read this.   

Those closest to me know that my whole life was turned upside-down in 2010 when I lost two very important people in my life in a matter of weeks. After many a nights of crying and 40 lbs. later I knew this is not what my life should be at such a young age. I had lost the fun-loving, always laughing, confident Tiffanie to this hermit of a girl who just wanted to stay home and eat lime chips. But dammit, I’m back and I have a completely different outlook on life and I can’t wait to share it with everyone (or whoever partakes in my blog).  

January 1st of this year (and every other January 1^st prior to 2013) my resolution, like everyone else’s, was to lose weight. My plan was to eat right, exercise and lose those pesky lbs. that I had gained over the last two years. Well, guess what - It’s March 6, 2013 and I am still eating right and working out 5x a week like a boss.

From my heaviest weight back in Jan. 2012 I am down a total of 18lbs, and 10 of those being within in the last month and a half. I’m hoping to reach my goal weight or be within 7-10lbs of my goal weight by the time Mr. J. Bitty and I head to Hawaii in late May for an early 4 year anniversary vacay.

I still have a good chunk of chub to lose before then, but I’m surprisingly having a really fun time on this journey. I count my calories using the ‘Lose It!’ app on my phone. Most people use ‘MyFitnessPal’, but I’ve tried both and prefer the setup of ‘Lose It!’ even though they’re basically the same (at least I think so). I am also a newly self-proclaimed Zumba addict – I just can’t get enough! I had done Zumba in the past, but didn’t have the motivation I have now. Let me tell you, a day I go without shaking my thang in Zumba is not a good day for me.

Before I wrap up this post, I just want to clarify that this isn't just another fitness blog. Yes, I will be documenting my journey to my goal weight, and yes, that was the motivation to get me to blog. But it’s also about my life as a 26-year old married woman who is rediscovering who she is after two years of completely losing herself to things she had no control over. 

I hope you enjoy!

Until next time,

Mrs. J. Bitty