Extreme Makeover: Me Edition ~ My Inspirational Photos

This week for Extreme Makover: Me Edition, hosted by the lovely Amber at {aefilkins}, in addition to sharing our goals for the week, we are sharing photos that inspire us in our “weight loss/get healthy/get happy about our bodies” endeavors. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, Daisy de la Hoya has recently become my inspiration, in part because she is only two and a half inches taller than me {there aren’t a lot of teeny celebrities} and because we are fairly close in age {some reports say she’s 33, others say 25 ~ either way, she’s close to my 28}, but mainly because I think she’s absolutely adorable. {Please note that my desire to have her body does not include a wish for fake breasts!}


I am also inspired by a picture of myself that I took and sent to Nate during a trip to Hawaii right before we started officially dating. This was in December ’07 and was the first time in a long time that I was completely satisfied with my body. I gained about ten pounds and lost some of my definition in the first few months of our relationship ~ I started eating more {Nate’s family is Italian and their weekly get~togethers always include delicious food} and working out less, and have been struggling to get my Hawaii body back ever since. {Apparently my body likes the extra weight a lot more than I do because it sure seems reluctant to let me lose it!}

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My goals for the week are to:

~ Add cardio back into my workout routine. {I’ve been focusing most of my attention on strength training and Pilates, and really need to get back on the elliptical machine.}
~ Do 5 sessions of Pilates.
~ Continue eating a salad at least once a day. {I have done this every day for almost two weeks and feel really good about it.}
~ Limit my random snacking ~ this really is my weight~loss downfall. I’m a horrible snacker.

I hope everyone has a fabulous week and I wish you all luck with your goals!

~Heather