Week 7 weigh in

I am down another half pound. I am pretty satisfied with that because of the splurge I had for Valentine's day. Hoping for a new great week...... I went to Sam's club today and bought a large vegetable tray. It was $1o dollars but had tons of cut, fresh, clean veggies. I also bought a bathing suit there which was a mistake. I brought it home and tried it on and it looks horrible on me. It is one of those with the skirt as a bottom and yeah...not flattering on me at all! I should have known.....will return it asap! I hate bathing suit shopping!

I am wishing to be asleep right now....but the girls decided that they would not nap today! I am going to be one grouchy woman for the next 18 hours or so. They must have known that I had to work tonight! One of my weight watching challenges is the fact that I am awake for many hours at a time. I read over and over that to help you lose weight you should get more sleep. For example, today I woke up at 6 am and will not be able to go to bed until probably 8:30 the next morning. That is over 26 hours! It is so not good for you in so many ways. Sleep deprivation causes mood swings and sugar cravings...and metabolism problems, just to name a few.

I just want to sleep!

This is one of the reasons I can't wait for a vacation. SLEEPING IN!

Week 6 weigh in

I lost another 1.5 pounds! yay!

A total of @ 10.5 pounds!


I had a wonderful dinner last night at Bravo! Italian Restaurant. That place is so freaking good....and it was lots of points! Bread with olive oil, margherita pizza, cafe mocha, and a chocolate chip bread pudding brioche was on the menu for me. It was worth every bite!

I started a new routine this week that I am really happy about. I have decided to start working out right after work so I can burn off a few more calories. I can't believe how good it felt! I told myself just to try it for 15 minutes.....but the next day I stayed for 20. After the workout I am not sleepy on the way home like I normally am. It felt great and for those two days I added 35 more minutes of exercise and burned 300 more calories this week. And to help me stay on track I am using the gym at my work instead of driving to the Y because I know that I will just drive right past it. I still can't believe how good it made me feel! I think I am going to stick with it for a while.

Happy Hearts Day!

We went to the YMCA for Valentine's day! How romantic right? Well, I was planning to have a "date"night with my hubby on Friday to bypass all the crowds, but he has blown me off for some of his friends. That is okay, we are gonna go out on Thursday after we do our taxes. Sounds fun huh? The hubs asked what I wanted for Valentine's day and I said I really didn't want anything...see....he is letting me go on not one....but two vacations this year....by myself...with my girlfriends....I think that is present enough! I am flying to Mexico with a couple of girlfriends in just 6 weeks! and in September going on a cruise!



Am I ready for the beach? Mentally I am always ready for a beach....buy physically my body is not beach ready. I have a lot of gut and a lot of butt. But, if I keep putting off vacations because of that way I look, I will never go anywhere!!! So, I am taking my fat butt to Mexico! I am hoping that this vacation will give me an incentive to lose 10 more pounds before then! It is possible.... right?



At any rate, 10 pounds thinner or not....I will be sipping on margaritas by the beach and loving it....

Week 5

I lost 2 more pounds this week! and I even had cake, brownies and doughnuts! How in the world did I still manage to lose weight? Well, probably because I had the flu most of the week....and another key.....getting right back on track! I didn't stop counting points. Even if you get sick and don't eat for 3 days doesn't mean you can go on an all you can eat buffet when you start feeling better. Getting back on plan is important!



I had something "new" to me for lunch today. Pop chips. They are delish! You get 20 chips for 3 points! I found these at Target. YUM!

I have lost 9 pounds total!

older by the minute

My babies are growing up so fast. The other day I saw a picture of Allie...she was about 3 years old and I can barely remember what she was like back then. That was only 3-4 years ago. Those years went by so fast.

I have a box for each kid that I put special keepsakes in, like their first baby hat, their hospital bracelets, pictures, art projects, etc... It was fun to see what has been collected so far.

I know I say this all the time.....but I can barely keep up with what is happening around the house that I forget that I need to remember these moments with my babies...

Allie and Maddie

she is pulling herself up and standing tall already.....and crawling all over the place now!

just tryin on the boots!

2 more pounds

yup, I lost two more pounds this week. I am so thankful that I can finally post this because I have been in bed for 4 days with what I think would be the FLU. I haven't had the flu before....and I never get the flu shot....but now I am wondering if I should start! I hate being sick. On the up side of being sick, I think I already lost two more pounds....probably from dehydration.

Anyway, I had a great week on track. I exercised 4 days last week and stayed within my points like a good girl should.

oh and I am happy to announce that ....

I lost 7 pounds in January!

Same

Weigh in this week was uneventful. I actually gained 0.2 lb's...but why count to the tenths? Let's just go with the same! I had a long weekend of eating, drinking and more eating. There was cheese fondue, chocolate fondue, wine, beer, cake....the list goes on. I planned for this splurge of a weekend and I guess I did pretty good. I exercised and I stayed right on plan the remaining days. I also saved every single point I had. My plan worked. Life happens and you can't just ignore it. Celebrations occur and you have to celebrate. The key is getting right back on track instead of splurging every day. Here's to a brand new week.