My two favorites

My husband and our cat:

Tattoo ideas

I've been wanting a tattoo for a couple years now. However, I didn't want to get one just to get one. I mean, it'll be on my body for the rest of my life. So, I decided whenever I reach certain weight goals, I'll get a new tattoo. Here's what I decided on:

When I lose 50 lbs.

When I lose 100 lbs

When I reach my goal weight.

Day 30

I made it! Today is the last day of my challenge. I gotta admit, 2011 is off to a godawful start. I lost my job, and for whatever reason every interview I've had hasn't panned out. I'm trying to stay positive and keep my head above water. It's really hard, and I'm tired of being so stressed out. But I feel like I can't relax or rest until I find another job. Hopefully I can either find a job, or some kind of release...

Day 29

Wow...I'm really bad at 30 day challenges. Moving on...There are several things I want to accomplish within the next month. But if I had to pick, I'd say I'd want to lose 10 lbs. Losing weight is like my driving force right now. I even managed to find a group called Done with Being the Fat Girl. And you have no idea how true that is for me. I touched on it somewhat a couple days ago, but it has affected me my whole life. It doesn't have to be that way for the rest of my life. I want to be able to actually run and play with my kids. Not standing off to the side gasping for air. I can't even walk through a mall without getting tired. It's ok though. I'm just taking one day at and time, and making progress along the way.

Day 28

I miss being a kid. I miss that blissful ignorance most of us had the luxury of having. Everything was so much simpler when we didn't understand what war, disease, rape ect was. If I could give my father credit for anything, it was that he tried to keep it in that state for as long as possible. If this tells you anything, I didn't find out what a condom was used for until I was 15. Then...I got older, and I wanted to learn things by myself. My parents decided that I should learn all about the bad things that could happen to me whenever I left the nest. I ignored them. But I still miss not having to worry about bills, debts and jobs. I guess I just miss not having to constantly worry...

Day 27

Is it bad that I had a hard time figuring out which problem bothers me the most? I'm going to go with my weight. It might seem superficial, but it has been a huge roadblock for me. I'm 150+ pounds over weight. I think I'm considered obese. The main problem I have is I never really thought about it before. Yeah, I knew I was bigger than most girls, but I was happy. Then I started going to school and working, and people felt the need to ask me why I was so big. It still hurts to think about it. But...I'm happy to say I'm trying my damnedest to stick to a plan. I weighed myself this morning, and I've lost 3 pounds in 2 weeks. It's going slow, but it's working for me. I know I'll be healthier one day. Not just for me, but for my family. And that will be an awesome day.

Day 26

I always thought I was into the tattooed yet sweet bad boy. Oh how wrong I was. I quickly learned that "bad boy" are the worse guy to date, and will leave you high and dry. I tried dating the sensitive type. The ones I dated wanted replacements of their mother, so those went nowhere. I tried dating a jock. All he wanted to do was take me to the gym so I'd lose weight.  Finally, I dated a geek/nerd. He's funny, sweet and constantly kicks my ass on Super Mario. We have fun and make dates night out of playing House of the Dead: Overkill. What can I say? Nerds are hot.