So, Valentines day threw me off the weight loss wagon...and I landed hard. We were doing better, getting back on track until the phone rang monday morning. Phones ringing at 7am are never good. A family member who had bad health issues to begin with had passed away.
Off the wagon again. It is almost ridiculous to say, but I honestly feel out of control with my eating. I can't stop craving the "bad stuff". Monday begins a new week and a renewed focus on improvment...but I've got to get the candy back out of the house!!!
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Friday, February 27, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
The fallout from Valentines day...
I hope everyone had a wonderful V-day! I know mine was good/fun. I asked for my fiance to make me alfredo *drools*. It was great! He also made some steaks. Oh yeah, and did I mention that I made some oatmeal cookies?
Long story short, the day was great, but the night was filled my tummy hurting. The next day was somewhat painful too. LoL. I guess eating "healthier" has me unable to out-and-out splurge on foods. IT was all fabulous though. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
With all the indulgences this week, I was a little afraid to step on the scale this morning. Friday morning has been the traditional weigh in day though --so I figured good, bad, or ugly, I better do it. *drum roll please*
168.2 --same as the last weigh in. I'm soooooo excited. I know, doesn't really "mean" too much, but I'm excited I stayed the same. I have to commit to being exceptionally good this weekend and upcoming week. Must say "no" to the pizza --which has recently been sneaking back into the weekly food rotation.
Being at 168 pounds is very cool for a number of reasons. First off, it means I've solidly lost 20 pounds. Depending on where I "start" my weight loss from. (I know I weighed as much as 198 before I started kind of yo-yo dieting) I also know that I've lost another WW point. So I have to be smart about that. I guess it really signifies that I'm trying to do this though. The first 10 pounds could have been written off to water weight and such....this is a commitment. I'm going to do this! I'm going to lose the weight. 30 more pounds to go.
I look forward to seeing some size 12 jeans in my future. Another 10 pounds to lose before I start trying on some old dresses and begging to be taken out on a date =0p
Long story short, the day was great, but the night was filled my tummy hurting. The next day was somewhat painful too. LoL. I guess eating "healthier" has me unable to out-and-out splurge on foods. IT was all fabulous though. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
With all the indulgences this week, I was a little afraid to step on the scale this morning. Friday morning has been the traditional weigh in day though --so I figured good, bad, or ugly, I better do it. *drum roll please*
168.2 --same as the last weigh in. I'm soooooo excited. I know, doesn't really "mean" too much, but I'm excited I stayed the same. I have to commit to being exceptionally good this weekend and upcoming week. Must say "no" to the pizza --which has recently been sneaking back into the weekly food rotation.
Being at 168 pounds is very cool for a number of reasons. First off, it means I've solidly lost 20 pounds. Depending on where I "start" my weight loss from. (I know I weighed as much as 198 before I started kind of yo-yo dieting) I also know that I've lost another WW point. So I have to be smart about that. I guess it really signifies that I'm trying to do this though. The first 10 pounds could have been written off to water weight and such....this is a commitment. I'm going to do this! I'm going to lose the weight. 30 more pounds to go.
I look forward to seeing some size 12 jeans in my future. Another 10 pounds to lose before I start trying on some old dresses and begging to be taken out on a date =0p
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Clean, clean, clean....
That's my plans for the day. Forgive me for not being overly excited about it though >.<>.< So, my plans for making him happy used to revolve around food. To be honest, I haven't decided 100% not to make something *awful* for dinner like fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and gravy with some oatmeal cookies afterwards. I don't want to blow our diet --but it would be nice to see him smile. I just don't want to depress him later in the week when he doesn't see a loss. *sigh* So insead of cooking, I'm going to start cleaning up the mess we call a house. To be fair, it really should be spotless considering I can't seem to find a job. This "economic downturn" in the USA is really making it difficult to compete for a job. I'm thinking later this week I will call a temp. agency and see if I can start finding at least some part time types of jobs. I'd like the experience, and we need the money. I'm tempted to post my resume on the blog. See if anyone has a suggestion. I'm tired of playing a housewife (no offense to anyone that enjoys the occupation --I'm just not very good at it). After a couple of months of having my efforts to keep the house clean go unnoticed, it just became easier to let the mess pile up. Now I clean once a week at best. I'd be fired if I were a maid =0p Speaking of being fired...my car needs to be! Okay, maybe it just needs a check up instead of being chucked out, but the "check engine" light came on yesterday. Very sad. It has been such a good car --hopefully it just needs a cheap fix. Two things: 1. If you live in the Kansas City, MO area and you are aware of a job (entry level is fine) that could utilize a communication degree --please post! I'll take any random ideas. I comb the careerbuilder site often, but would be interested in any personalized, possible job opportunities. Even just leaving a company name would be great. 2. I need some WW breakfast ideas. With 24 points a day (soon to be 23!!) I don't like spending much more than 3 points for breakfast. Sometimes I splurge with 6 points, but then I have to be careful with lunch --eating something like a can of Progresso Soup.
I'm worthless. I got very little cleaned today. I did wash 3 loads of laundry though. The last load is in the washer now. Hopefully I'll have it in the dryer before fiance comes home.
Do you ever have those days where you look back and wonder where the day went? I swear I didn't get anything accomplished today, which makes me wonder, what did I do? And honestly, I don't know where the time went >.<
I'm worthless. I got very little cleaned today. I did wash 3 loads of laundry though. The last load is in the washer now. Hopefully I'll have it in the dryer before fiance comes home.
Do you ever have those days where you look back and wonder where the day went? I swear I didn't get anything accomplished today, which makes me wonder, what did I do? And honestly, I don't know where the time went >.<
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Things to do tomorrow...
Library --return books DONE
Walmart --buy cilantro, spray butter, and possible V-day present! DONE
Home Depot --get our window shades "shaved"
Helzsburg --see if I can get my "free gift" and my jewelry checkup DONE
Recycle Papers --see if I can get the billion of newspapers to the recycle bin at the school DONE
Wash laundry
Check mail DONE
Call lady that hit my poor car (and get insurance info)
*gulp* weigh in DONE
I'm taking a page out of Diet Coke's book --or maybe I should say blog -- I listed what all I was going to do today, and because it was written down, I finished the majority of it up =)
I went by Home Depot, and had a lovely chat with the guy back in the window shade dept. He told me I'd been told incorrectly about how much they could take off the side of the shades. I had been told 1/8 of an inch, but he said they could only do 1/4 of an inch. That's a lot more off than I want/need. Damn it! So, I called the fiance and he told me to go back later and try talking to the people I talked with the first time. Looking back, I wish I had just kept the stupid things in the car and had them cut the first time around. Oh well, hind sight is always best.
My experience at Helzburg was actually really good today too. I don't know if the "economic crisis" in America has made companies realize they actually need to provide customer service now, or what, but I was shocked. Normally they treat me like I'm not good enough to be in the store. Maybe I'm just "old enough" now to look like I could possibly have money. I don't, but looks can be deceiving. My only other thought is, has losing almost 25 pounds really made me that more "approachable" or made me look like that much less of a "slob"?? I mean, honestly, I feel better about myself, and I can understand confidence translating into better service, but it really does make me wonder if I'm not just more socially acceptable at this point. How sad would that be? What a knock on society. Even at my heaviest, I was always well groomed, clean, polite, etc. Just makes me a little bit curious.
Walmart --buy cilantro, spray butter, and possible V-day present! DONE
Home Depot --get our window shades "shaved"
Helzsburg --see if I can get my "free gift" and my jewelry checkup DONE
Recycle Papers --see if I can get the billion of newspapers to the recycle bin at the school DONE
Wash laundry
Check mail DONE
Call lady that hit my poor car (and get insurance info)
*gulp* weigh in DONE
I'm taking a page out of Diet Coke's book --or maybe I should say blog -- I listed what all I was going to do today, and because it was written down, I finished the majority of it up =)
I went by Home Depot, and had a lovely chat with the guy back in the window shade dept. He told me I'd been told incorrectly about how much they could take off the side of the shades. I had been told 1/8 of an inch, but he said they could only do 1/4 of an inch. That's a lot more off than I want/need. Damn it! So, I called the fiance and he told me to go back later and try talking to the people I talked with the first time. Looking back, I wish I had just kept the stupid things in the car and had them cut the first time around. Oh well, hind sight is always best.
My experience at Helzburg was actually really good today too. I don't know if the "economic crisis" in America has made companies realize they actually need to provide customer service now, or what, but I was shocked. Normally they treat me like I'm not good enough to be in the store. Maybe I'm just "old enough" now to look like I could possibly have money. I don't, but looks can be deceiving. My only other thought is, has losing almost 25 pounds really made me that more "approachable" or made me look like that much less of a "slob"?? I mean, honestly, I feel better about myself, and I can understand confidence translating into better service, but it really does make me wonder if I'm not just more socially acceptable at this point. How sad would that be? What a knock on society. Even at my heaviest, I was always well groomed, clean, polite, etc. Just makes me a little bit curious.
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