Victory

So me and the scale definitely made up today!

I lost 3 pounds this week. I am so happy that I didn't give up on myself.

Go me!

Arguing

"I hate you scale!!!!"

(That is not what I weigh. I will probably never weigh that. It is just a picture.)

Me and the scale had a heated argument this morning. I guess it won. I gained a pound this week. I was not perfect this week, but I did try. I did go over my points, but I didn't feel it was a whole pounds worth! I almost wanted to quit this morning but then I remembered that I still wouldn't be happy. Quitting wouldn't make me happy. Hmmmm......wow......a breakthrough.....

I have quit before. I ate and ate until I was "happy". But, I really wasn't. I would feel sick to my stomach. Bloated and guilty.

I will not do that this week! and hopefully never again.

I will not give up. I will not give up. I will not give up.

Maybe if I say it enough, it will be true.

Here's to a new week!

Gracie turns 9 months old

Oh my Gracie, what can I say about my baby? Hmmmm.....that I LOOOOVE her so much it hurts? That she is the cutest baby on the planet? That her smile melts my heart...

She is 9 months old and crawling, pulling herself up, standing and cruising along furniture. She is 16 pounds 10 oz now...making her only 14th percentile in weight. She is a petite little thing. Her smile is contagious.

She hates her crib.....HATES it.

She loves her bottle....maybe even more than Mommy....: (

We are still nursing maybe twice a day....but she gets frustrated easily because I have such a short supply of milk.....I am drying up....partly because I work all the time and I had the flu a few weeks ago. The flu did me in. And dried my milk up. I don't pump anymore, which I have to say I am relieved about. I hated pumping. So yeah, my baby does get formula. That stuff is expensive! I have decided that I am buying the Sams club brand from now on. Only $20 for 3 lbs. It makes 89 bottles of milk....and she doesn't seem to mind it.



She is not really a laid back kind of gal.....she is more high maintenance than the others were... the girl knows how to get pissed.....

She does not sleep through the night yet....I mentioned it to the pedi and she recommended reading "Solving your Child's Sleep Problems" by Dr. Richard Ferber. I don't know...right now
I just give her the boob and we are both happy...


She finally decided that she would start eating baby food and solids. She hates rice cereal...

She is on her second ear infection of the year. Poor baby doesn't feel too well. Her body hates the antibiotics. It gives her major diarrhea and then in turn a major diaper rash. I mean her butt looks pretty yeasty right now.....the poor thing.

Happy 9 months baby girl!

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!