99 Day Challenge Top Ten "Before" Pics!

I went to the radio station last Thursday to take "before pictures". I am the biggest girl in the competition! I couldn't believe it! I actually think that's a good thing for me, because I'll be able to make a really drastic transformation and my AFTER pic will be amazing and maybe that will help me get more votes and win the Florida trip!!!

To see all the "before" pics of the ten contestants, go here:

http://www.my995fm.com/pages/99daychallenge/

I'm the very last picture. Not very flattering, but it's my "before" pic so it's not supposed to be cute! My "after" pic is the one that counts!

Guys, I am SOOOO EXCITED!! I went to the gym yesterday morning and worked out, and signed up to meet my trainer Monday morning at 5:30!! You all know that I am NOT a morning person at all, but somehow this competition has made me be able to overcome it! I know it's only day 3, and I still have 96 more to go, so hopefully I'll still be this enthusiastic the whole way through.

99 Day Challenge!!!

A few weeks ago I heard a contest on the radio...

http://www.my995fm.com/pages/99daychallenge/

So I entered. In my entry form I wrote about how we just spent all our money for Jay to have gastric lapband surgery and how he's lost 40 pounds since November and I've only lost like 4!! About how I'd love to go to the gym but we don't have the money and how I'm jealous of all the attention Jay is getting for his weight loss and how I have some catching up to do, etc. etc.

I know there were at least 60 people who entered... they were going to pick 5 men and 5 women.

And guess what??

I GOT THE PHONE CALL TODAY FROM THE RADIO STATION!!!!
I'M IN!!!! Wooohooooo!!!!

I am so flipping excited!!! So I automatically win a year membership to Golds Gym and a duffel bag full of stuff. Then if I have the "biggest transformation" (a.k.a. get the most votes!) after 99 days when they post my before and after pics, I win a trip to Florida!!!!!!

I go in to the radio station Thursday to meet the other 9 contestants, get interviewed, learn all the rules/deadlines, and take "before" pictures. Then comes 99 days of intense working out, eating right, and changing my physical appearance!!!!

Did I mention I'm FREAKING EXCITED?!?!?! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

Wish me luck!
I'll be sure to keep you posted all along the way!!

Parent Teacher Conferences:

I SURVIVED!!!

Parents didn't yell or be mean to me or anything!!

WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Topher's 12 month checkup

Last Wednesday I took Topher to his 12 month check up. Good thing, too... here's what we found out:

He has a double ear infection.
He has a pretty bad cold.
He has all four molars cutting through.
He has a heart murmur.


All of that sounds pretty awful, but it's really not so bad. He had a double ear infection in the fall too, and the dr said that's pretty typical of young kids, so as long as he's not getting them every month, he's fine. He's had a cold for awhile, we have the humidifier going in his room, but it'll just take time. All four molars cutting... well that just sucks. He hasn't been too particularly fussy, but he does have his rough days. As for the heart murmur, the dr also said not to worry. He said it's not uncommon in babies and they normally grow out of it. He just wanted to make me aware of it in case I ever have to take Topher to the instacare/ER and another dr notices it. Just so we all don't freak out.

What a week. I love my Topher Gopher and I'm sad he has to deal with all this mess at once, but I guess it's all part of raising kiddos and the good stuff totally outweighs the bad stuff so we'll just have to grit our teeth and make it through.