Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 05:14 PM
Vacation was actually not as damaging to my weight as I thought it was going to be... trust me it should have been.
I gained 1/2 a lbs making me now 221.. even
Margo accepted my challenge and we're working to see how well we do. We'll see in Sept.
I got home last week and went... I'll go to the gym! yeah... can't get myself up 15 minutes earlier to do that. But I've been walking... and watching what I eat.
I need to really start posting what I weigh... the same number every week will irritate me no end.
lol
For my birthday I want an Ab roller... or ab Lounge... a friend has had some great results.
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( 0 / 0 )Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 05:12 PM
So for anyone who didn't know what I looked like.... I hate beach hair.
Laura is almost 2 in this picture and Mackenzie is 5... we're at Mrytle Beach... the family vacation spot. Where we go every summer.
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( 0 / 0 )Thursday, June 11, 2009, 05:24 AM
Ok, most of us love fruit... especially in the summer time. Well instead of just having your same old apples, pears and bananas try something new.
Fruit Kabobs!!!
Its really simple, you'll love it, the kids will love it. Its as much fun to eat as it is to make. Get a few of your favorite fruits. We used apples, banana, watermelon and pears. But you can use Kiwi, pinapples, starfruit, cantelope, honeydew any fruit that is pretty firm.
Get some Kabob sticks at the store.
Cut up your fruit, squares, circles... triangles if you're talented. and start lining them up... (put your apples or pears in a saltwater mix so they don't brown if you're serving these as a treat) use a harder fruit for your starter.. so that the others don't slide off... like Apples and on at the end so everything stays in place. Then use your favorites... watermelon and kiwi on a stick with some banana and apple, the colors are cool and the kids love it. Who has to tell them its good for them!
for smaller kids (two year olds and under) break off the sharp end of the Kabob stick so that they don't poke themselves.
And you have a yummy fruity treat thats sure to have them begging for more!!
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( 0 / 0 )Thursday, June 11, 2009, 05:21 AM
So... FSF Margo accepted my Challenge... and we're daring anyone else to accept it with us.
We're weighing in on Mondays... sharing idea's and recipes... Its all on the honor system. After all we have goals.
The start date was this past Monday and we both know where we stand... we're ending our Challenge on Sept 7th... Cheer us on... help us out....
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( 0 / 0 )Monday, June 8, 2009, 05:16 AM
So, I've said I'd go to the gym after the competition. That I'd say away from the soda and that I'd keep up the good fight.
Hmmm, riiiight.
I downed a two lt of pepsi this weekend. OMG!! And in my head there was this little voice are you freaking nuts! Stop that!
Clearly it didn't win out.
Part of me goes well theres no competition and no one to challenge me, I can't do it on my own without a reason or a goal. No one to go "Splushhhh I'm beating you."
But you know part of me knows that just an excuse. Don't you just hate it when you know yourself too damn well?
So. I didn't really get off the soda wagon over night... it took a few weeks. And Mrytle Beach is next week! So... the nice part about that is I can't really run down to the corner store for a soda if I want it... the closes store is on Route 17. If I really want some I can run for it. HAHA.
But on the up side of this little rollercoaster. I haven't gained anything.
I'm sitting still at 221. lbs. Yes I still check every monday morning.
So whatever I'm doing I'm doing enough that I'm not gaining either. A little extra activity and I can get back to losing. The goal is still below 200. 21 lbs...
I'd like to say... Halloween... Thats Oct... that would really be nice and its not like it would be hard to do, if I did it.
But I have to do it. Anyone up for challenging me... I'm all for it.
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( 0 / 0 )Saturday, May 30, 2009, 05:49 PM
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( 0 / 0 )Saturday, May 30, 2009, 05:35 PM
Today was Mackenzie's graduation! Kindergarten done and overwith.
It was a fantastic ceremony. I was real impressed. The kids got little signature dogs with their classmates signatures on them, picture frames and precious moments characters.
She made me cry... which if anyone who knows me knows thats almost impossible to do. She gave me a plaque with her little handprints on it, that had a very adorable poem on it about her little fingerprints being on everything and how when she'd grow up they'd fade... but these were perfect little hands so I could remember the day. It was really tear jerking and she was so upset she thought she'd done something wrong
I hugged her and almost refused to let go.
It was an amazing day.
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( 0 / 0 )Thursday, May 21, 2009, 05:10 AM
Finally they announced the winner of the Biggest Loser competition here at work.
With a stunning 17% lose in weight a co-worker of mine took first place. Proudly she lose 8 lbs and is now sitting below 150 lbs for the first time in a long time.
Yours truly came in second place. with only a 6% lose. there a lot more for me to lose...
So where does that put me and my goals?
No where really. If I had won I most likely would have gotten cocky and backslid some... gained weight back... slacked off. At least with coming in second place (which I hate to do) I still haven't reached a goal. I still have something to work for.
And yes I secretly hope she gains it all bad ( I know I'm horrible) It won't do me any good to dwell on not winning. So... move on...
Still walking now every morning, about 20 minutes, its a slow walk. I mean a slow walk. I usually can walk about a mile in just under 20 minutes, this is like walk to dog slow.
Fencing is still there. I have to do something else, I don't think its really enough.
I have a camping weekend this weekend. So we'll see how it goes.
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( 0 / 0 )Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 05:28 AM
Its been two weeks since the final weigh in (no we still don't know who won)
lol
I did my own weigh-in yesterday just to see.. its been bad since the end of the competition. I guess it really is about competeting for me. I didn't really realize how much I had to have something to chase.
I've had soda, birthday cake. Ice cream! Chips! OmG have I been bad. sleeping in.
But we got a dog for mackenzie for her birthday and the walks are starting to happen again twice a day. So that helps out some. And its nice enough to walk on my lunch now.
So its something.
Someone told me once that it isn't a diet, its a change of life. And sometimes life gets in the way. When you stumble and trip up and everyone does. Pick yourself up... and start all over again.
So if you fall off the wagon... just start over. Whether you fall off for a day or a year of 20 years. Just get back on... start over again. Write it all down. What you eat what you do. Start small.
And as always Good luck to us both
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( 0 / 0 )Saturday, May 16, 2009, 05:41 PM
For anyone whose known me they knows that when CotD was first created in 04 it was overshadowed by a very important, very dramatic live changing event for me.
That life changing event... celebrated her 5th birthday today. A small gathering of family and friends... the two top presents.... A fishpole (barbie) and a dog! Yes... a dog... 8month old German shepard/ huskie mix. Not all that big of a dog. I'm actually surprised.
Mackenzie was already willing to jump and walk her, get her food. LOL couldn't handle clean up though.
I hope to have a picture of them on soon.
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