So Busy!!!

First of all, sorry to all on taking forever to post anything new!  I've been so completely busy in my life I have had literally no time to post any updates.  Let's see - where to begin!?

Well, as you all know, I did finish college and have been busy preparing for my upcoming graduation on June 24th!  It's so exciting, but lots to prepare for.  I am getting fitted for clothes this week because, as Adam said, I am not going to walk across the stage in pants that fall off of my ass and a shirt that is two sizes larger than what I wear now lol :)

I've lost 97 lbs so far and it's so completely insane.  I'm so excited to have lost this weight, but now things get serious.  Starting tomorrow I am going to be walking 30 minutes per day at the gym.  I am going to do it either 30 minutes before work or 30 minutes after, 4-5 days per week.  I want to start exercising with cardio and move into weights next month.  My work offers a $650 per year reimbursement so I am going to hire a trainer and start working with them for a few months and see how I do. 

Eating has been just fine for me.  I am able to eat pretty much anything without problems.  I have completely cut sugar out of my diet and steer clear of anthing greater than 10g of sugar per serving.  I've had a few bites of real sugar here and there, but I am not used to it at all now.  My favorite drink from Starbucks is a "tall, decaf, soy, skinny peppermint mocha frappucino, no whip" lol :P.  Say that five times fast :D.  Anyway, it's really good and like 95 calories :).  It's a nice, sweet, satisfying treat if I am craving ice cream or anything like that.  I got my mom a white chocolate mocah frappucino yesterday and tried a sip.  Holy sweet OMG grossness Batman! lol.  I was like zomg eww lol :P

For Mother's Day brunch we all went to this really good place called William Tell Banquets.  It was really good!  I was a bit nervous as to how I would do at a buffet, but I did just fine.  I was able to eat pretty much everything (just a lot smaller amount) :)

Adam and I found a house!  WOOHOO!  Our offer was accepted, I've already put earnest money down, the home inspection is done, and our close date is July 13th, move in date July 14th :).  I'm super excited and am happy to be moving!  It's a bit further from work than I would have wanted, but the further away from Chicago we looked the more beautiful (and cheap) homes we found.  The house is a 2 bedroom, 1 loft, 2 and a half bathroom home with a deck, and fully finished walk out basement with a patio :).  It also has a 2 car garage and all appliances included.  It's SO NICE :D  I can't wait to move!

Other than that, to save money (and calories) I am bringing lunch to work everyday.  I bought Lean Cuisines for the entire week :).  At this point I can eat about 3/4 or so of a Lean Cuisine.  Yesterday I went to breakfast with Mom and ate two sunny side up eggs, a little bit of corned beef hash, and a piece of bacon :).  It was pretty good.  The other night I went to Buffalo Wild Wings (which I go to a lot lately since it actually has a lot of grilled healthy chicken options) and got a chicken wrap (ate mostly the filling, not the tortilla haha) and some carrot sticks.  It's all about the healthy eating nowadays.

On a completely unrelated note, my mother started her driving lessons Monday.  I am so proud of her! :D  My brother and I got her the lessons for Mother's Day.  She did really well for her first lesson and her next one is this Wednesday.  She will be getting her license this time around (as she has tried a few times in the past but just never followed through with it).  With my father's Alzheimers progressing along each year, she needs to have this bit of independence under her belt.  I am confident she will do just fine.  I look forward to seeing how things progress in the next few months. 

Other than that, things are going well at work and at home.  Just a bit stressful overall with the upcoming move, getting reaclimated to everything at work, and just trying to enjoy what bit of Spring we have left.  Summer is almost here!  Cheers to everyone, and healthy eating!