Small Victories

I was flipping through some old pics and realized that small victories are worth acknowledging/celebrating.

The "then" picture on the left was taken Easter Day 2012.

The "now" picture was taken just a few days ago, August 12, 2012.

I don't really have a goal weight or size...I'm more focused on fitting into old clothes! LOL

Have a great day! 

And don't forgot to shop my closet here! 

Chicken and Waffles

I had a breakfast date with Rocquelle.

We went to the Breakfast Klub.

ROCQUELLE's serpent tongue (joke!) wanted chicken and waffles and mimosas!

I, my friends, did NOT have any.

If you follow me on twitter then you see my morning tweetpics of my view as I WOG (Jog/Walk).

My weight goes up and down.

It always has. I just choose not to blog about it because I try to dress cute at any weight.

Plus, if I start talking about it....then there's THAT pressure to not eat chicken and waffles.

And I fall off the wagon alot.

If you notice, I steer clear of labeling myself on my blog.

Not that I'm against those who choose to do it for me.

But it puts me in a box

I'm just Reiko.

The girl with a southern drawl who loves dresses and a really good shoe. 

I like to just do me.

 Whatever that means for that day.

And without the labels...that means I can eat chicken and waffles every now and then.

(Prince Tshirt/ Vintage Skirt gifted by Juanette/Dolce Vita sandals/Thrifted clutch)

But I didn't eat them this time.

Rocquelle did.

But I did watch her eat chicken and waffles.

And she lived to tell about it!

I had scrambled egg whites/toast and sausage.

I was okay with that.....

Only because my hubby cooked chicken and waffles the day before! LOL!

And I ate it!

And life goes on!

(Full disclosure: I lost 4 lbs last week...COMPLETELY on purpose. I'm just trying to make better choices/eat healthier. A small milestone was fitting into this skirt again. I don't plan on blogging much about weight/weightloss just because that's not my ministry but you can follow me on Twitter/Instagram and you might see a glimpse of some things I'm doing there. With meat on my bones or not...I try to live a full and happy life no matter what)

Drop and Give Me TWENTY, You MAGGOTS!

I joined a month long Work Out Boot Camp to shed some summer pounds...Is it normal to want to puke the entire work out? Hope so.

I had a fear that the trainer was going to be some uber hostile Army guy but it was this really nice lady who closely resembled Vera from In Living Color.

I didn't do great, hence the urge to projectile vomit during the sit ups but I made it through the end. I expected to be the slowest person there but there was this one woman there that was just plain ridiculous. She was barely lifting her legs off the ground to just walk, and she was smaller than me. Maybe, she has some pre-existing health conditions, so I won't mock her. But I will mock the fact that she wore a swimsuit and a swim cover up to work out in. What was she thinking?

But who am I to judge? She wasn't the one about to haul azz in the opposite direction of the class...I was! So the joke is really on me isn't it?

Anywho...not much to post right now...oh except that I found a cute Tracy Reese dress on sale and it is the official last purchase for a while...okay...until after Boot camp (let's be realistic). I am wearing this to a wedding on Sunday. I am a hostess for the wedding and the colors are green and black...This was my way of fitting into the color scheme.

The dress criss crosses in the back as well. This is worn without Spanx...That won't be the case at the wedding. I have on flats in the pic but when I wear my heels, I am sure to look longer...aka leaner.

Toodles...Must go pray before Boot Camp